Archive May 2022

Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfilment of contractual obligations”. More ...

Disy, Akel vitriol over Nikos Christodoulides’ candidacy No sooner had ex-foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides thrown his hat in the 2023 presidential race than he took a drubbing from almost all sides ...

Liverpool won an absorbing English FA Cup final on Saturday as they prevailed 6-5 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece somehow ended 0-0 after extra time. Substitute Kostas ...

The new relaxations of the restrictive measures against Covid-19, decided by the Cabinet on April 20 and May 10 will come into force on Sunday, May 15. The Health Ministry in a statement ...

The funeral of Corporal Natalie Neophytou took place on Saturday, held at public expense, with Neophytou buried with full military honours. The funeral, which took place at the Apostolou Pavlou ...

World number one Iga Swiatek swept aside third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-1 in a lopsided contest in Rome on Saturday to advance to the Italian Open final, where she will ...

The Animal Party on Saturday said it disapproved of sending the Savannah cat that recently attacked a three-year-old boy to the Limassol Zoo. The cat had reportedly escaped its Limassol ...

The United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab state by a federal supreme council on Saturday, solidifying his rule ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Saturday said that Cyprus’ status as a tourist destination necessitates the provision of high-quality services on its beaches, with a focus on the safety of ...

Turkey has not shut the door to Sweden and Finland joining NATO but wants negotiations with the Nordic countries and a clampdown on what it sees as terrorist activities especially ...

The ministry of health will operate 40 free rapid testing sites on Sunday for eligible groups. Those entitled to a free test include minors, the vaccinated and those who have had ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday inaugurated a new rehabilitation wing at the Eoka veterans’ rehabilitation centre in Palodhia, Limassol. The new wing will boost the centre’s quality of service ...

Where do you live? It’s complicated What did you have for breakfast? Banana blueberry pancakes with no flour: 2 eggs, 2 Cyprus bananas, blueberries, and walnuts. You have to roll instead ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday said if any sanctions and measures suggested by the EU are not conducive to the bloc achieving its objectives, then they will simply not be ...

Efforts are being made to promote cycling as a safe and reliable means of transport, exercise and entertainment, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Saturday. He was speaking at the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced the launch of an online platform which will reinforce its efforts to curtail money laundering. CySEC, in a press release said that ...

Very complex talks are underway to evacuate a large number of wounded soldiers from a besieged steel works in the strategic southeastern port of Mariupol in return for the release ...

Satisfactory consultations were held for the reform of local government, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday. He was speaking to CyBC radio after the municipality of Aglandjia filed an ...

Police arrested three men on Saturday morning after finding a package of cannabis weighing 5kg in a car driven by one of them. The detainees, aged 20, 21 and 23, were taken into ...

A 31-year-old Paphos resident was arrested on Friday after cannabis and cocaine were found in his home, police said on Saturday. According to a police statement, the man in question, ...

Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to Russia’s border, Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on ...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel believes that his side is unlikely to find much support among neutrals when they take on Liverpool in the FA Cup final on Saturday, but said ...

By Prudence Wade Food is so much more than just nourishment – it can be an expression of your culture, amongst other things, and a powerful diplomatic tool. Few people know ...

Cyprus’ very first festival for gender equality takes place on May 29. It will be a positive, proactive event for everyone discovers Alix Norman In terms of gender equality, Cyprus is ...