Archive February 2022

The buffer zone in old Nicosia is a perfect opportunity for a high impact Confidence Building Measure By Glafkos Constantinides Confidence Building Measures (CBM) are back in fashion, a kind ...

Due to the pandemic and problems that arose because of it, Cyprus will not participate this year in the Venice Biennale, the ministry of education announced on Sunday. The special ...

Illegal tour guides are a plague on the industry, posing risks to its future, the Cyprus Tour Guides Association said on Sunday to mark World Guide Day on February 21. Those ...

A Limassol-based organisation, armed with all the right equipment and work ethic, is leading the way in waste collection As a non-governmental organisation dedicated to keeping our cities and neighbourhoods ...

Israel will begin allowing entry to all tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, from March 1, a statement from the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Cyprus’ GDP decline in 2020 was confined to 5 per cent, despite disruptions in international trade, supply chains and air transport. At the same time, unemployment ...

By Tony Munroe and Muyu Xu Beijing was set to close the curtain on a Winter Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage ...

The ministry of health will operate 38 testing sites for free rapid tests for eligible groups on Monday. These groups include minors, those who have had Covid in the last 90 days, ...

Cyprus will not be left alone to handle migration issues, European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas reiterated on Sunday after he was given a tour of the Green Line, adding the ...

By Polina Devitt and Polina Nikolskaya Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defence minister said, in a step that further ...

Demonstrators outside the Presidential Palace on Sunday called for the president and the council of ministers to act on a report by the Ombudswoman that female officers were not being ...

Opposition to the British Bases being involved in the crisis in Ukraine was expressed by demonstrators on Sunday who held a protest at the entrance to the Akrotiri base. They ...

By Daniel Meron Two years into the pandemic, nations across the globe are still struggling to cope with the profound challenges that coronavirus poses. Israel’s ability to deal with ...

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday. “The queen has today tested ...

If we want a solution, we must be willing to part with old ways, and make women not only a part but an indispensable part of the peace process By ...

US representatives Gus Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis have criticised the US government’s unilateral move to reverse its policy on the EastMed pipeline, noting that the US State Department seems ...

Dipa president Marios Garoyian on Sunday proposed the formation of a government of national unity. Addressing the party’s Electoral Congress, he suggested a common presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential ...

By Achilleas Demetriades Developments in the global economy, the effects of the pandemic and the collapse of the “state of corruption”, all call for a new model of economic development ...

Holidays will never be the same again – but that’s no bad thing says SARAH MARSHALL As a species, exploring is part of our DNA. The triumph of crossing new ...

The obligation of children aged four and above who attend nursery or pre-reception classes too undergo a weekly rapid test will begin on Monday, the ministry of health reminded on ...

Nineteen individuals and seven business owners were charged with violating Covid-19 measures in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Monday morning, police said. The charges were the result of 2,361 ...

Two drivers in Paralimni have been found driving under the influence of drugs, the police said on Sunday. The two drivers, aged 24 and 30, had saliva tests taken which have been ...

A passenger listed as missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive by rescuers, a Greek shipping ministry official said on ...

Archbishop Chrysostomos has called on members of the Synod to behave within the framework of decency and seriousness. Speaking to the CyBC, the leader of the church said some members ...