Archive 2021

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Wednesday appointed Sheikh Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani as central bank governor, according to a statement posted the website of ...

The European Union won’t suddenly pull up the “drawbridge” on Britain’s financial services sector, and reducing reliance on the City of London for euro clearing could take years, ...

Possible new measures to curb the further spread of the coronavirus are to be discussed next week with some experts calling for bringing back teleworking for some or introducing self-tests ...

Since the Turkish side began opening up Varosha last year, it has been predictably disappointing to see how the EU has been handling Cyprus’ pleas to take action against Ankara. ...

Over 100,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses during the 12-month period ending April 2021, setting a grim record, according to data published on Wednesday. That marks a 28.5% jump ...

Two brothers were remanded for five days on Wednesday afternoon after police received a tip off they were conspiring to carry out an attack against the president of the Limassol ...

Thousands of Greeks marched peacefully through the capital Athens on Wednesday to commemorate a 1973 protest in which dozens died when the army cracked down on students opposing military rule. Hundreds ...

A bullet which appears to have been fired from a national guard shooting range in Sia struck the window of a man’s car as he was driving past. Defence ...

Gary Hoffman will step down as Premier League chair at the end of January. The Premier League thanked Hoffman for his “committed service” in announcing the news, which comes after ...

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said it will act to exonerate two men convicted of killing black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965 in what will represent ...

The EU said on Wednesday it will send 700,000 euros worth of food, blankets and other aid to migrants at the Belarus border, after criticism it had done too little to ...

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the US Capitol rioter known as the ‘QAnon Shaman’ for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 ...

Former Brazilian footbaler Pele said on Wednesday he was feeling better “every day”, almost two months after leaving hospital following the removal of a tumour in his colon. “Friends, it’...

An F35 fighter from Britain’s biggest aircraft carrier crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, though the pilot ejected and was safely returned to the ship. The pilot ejected ...

The health ministry reported 346 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday following 53,832 tests – a positivity rate of 0.64 per cent. No deaths were announced. There are 81 people in hospital with the virus, 37 of ...

A 50-year-old man succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday, obtained during a traffic collision on November 6. He was in a critical condition and receiving treatment at the ICU wing at ...

Sarah’s Jazz Club is turning up the music once again with its weekly live performances. This week has a few special evenings planned as the Club welcomes esteemed musicians ...

Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek’s unpaid position at a public university while simultaneously serving public office is a violation of the constitution, according to arguments heard at Wednesday’s House ...

A child is sexually abused every 27 hours in Cyprus, a statement by the children’s rights commissioner’s office said on Wednesday, a day ahead of the European day for ...

Efforts are underway to better manage and utilise the animal waste produced in places such as Aradippou, with a Greens MP arguing that it could help produce electricity and not ...

Ah, the Devil. He’s an interesting, widely-featured figure, isn’t he? I always pictured him as a red-skinned creature with horns, a pointy tail and a trident spear. In ...

Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said. One car bomb ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas has withdrawn from the ATP Finals due to an elbow injury, organisers announced on Wednesday with the Greek having lost his opening match against Andrey Rublev. Tsitsipas, who ...

The first batch of halloumi produced according to protected designation of origin (PDO) specifications was produced at a factory in Frenaros on Wednesday. The process was observed by Agriculture Minister ...