Archive August 2022

The government remains committed to the One China policy, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Wednesday night, noting that the EU also supports this. Speaking to state broadcaster RIK, Pelekanos ...

Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed comments by ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war and said any dialogue would be contingent on a Russian ceasefire ...

Lit coals caused the fire in Pedoulas on Wednesday evening which was swiftly brought under control by six firefighters and two firetrucks. The incident has been reported to the police ...

A United Nations committee ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending vocational training in a public school while wearing her Islamic head scarf, according ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the “grotesque greed” of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged governments globally to “tax these excessive profits” to ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia had no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been serviced in ...

Alessia Russo has handed over her match-worn Euro 2022 boots to the Tower of London to be displayed alongside the nation’s treasures. History was made on Sunday as England won ...

US President Joe Biden tested positive again for Covid-19 on Wednesday, his physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memo released by the White House, adding that the test was ...

More equipment is desperately needed to deal with forest fires in Cyprus, a problem that is getting worse by the year, according to the director of the forestry department, Charalambos ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) sent out a warning on Wednesday to the public against using a Limassol-based credit institution identified as Sabax Bank, noting that it does not ...

Chairman of the health insurance organisation (HIO) Thomas Antoniou published a letter on Wednesday evening confirming his resignation from the post as he condemned the constant and unprovoked attacks on ...

This summer’s Perseids meteor shower is set to be a feast for stargazers as it coincides with a full moon, according to astrophysicist Chrysanthos Fakas. He said that the ...

Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday imposed concurrent prison sentences of more than nine years on a man accused and found guilty on all seven charges of sexual abuse of a ...

Disgruntled Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers expressed concerns about being left out of talks regarding the export of halloumi as a PDO product. According to Turkish Cypriot media outlet Kibris Postasi ...

Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that Moscow could be preparing ...

Russia’s services sector expanded in July at its fastest pace in more than a year, a business survey showed on Wednesday, as strong domestic demand outweighed slumping export orders ...

Music in the city never stops, not even in August when most people go on holiday and businesses go on a summer break. A few of the capital’s bars ...

The impressive displays by the Cyprus Gymnastics team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have caught the attention of media and fans, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The ...

In the eleventh instalment of “Weekend Escapes,” we visit the five star Grecian Park Hotel, situated adjacent to the National Park of Cape Greco with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, ...

Political parties expressed their sorrow on Wednesday for the passing of local philanthropist Thelma Paraskevaides, who died at the age of 87 the previous day. The wife of the founder of ...

A Turkish Cypriot academic, who is being prosecuted for insulting Turkish president Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday denied the allegations. Dr Hasan Ulas Altiok announced on his social media that he ...

As we all know by now, our planet needs our help. The need for sustainability is greater than ever and requires all our efforts. That’s why it’s important ...

Premier League teams will limit their pre-match anti-racism gesture of “taking the knee” to only some significant games from the new season, the league said. The Black Lives Matter cause ...

Works to construct five wave breakers along the coast of Chlorakas just in front of hotels St George and Laura are currently underway, according to Chlorakas community board chairman Nikolas ...