Archive November 2022

It is a favourite spot for the island’s music lovers and bands and in November and December, Savino Live has plenty of live shows to keep the local music ...

Parliament’s decision to extend foreclose freezes until January 2023 is “ridiculous” and exposes Cyprus for no reason, Bank of Cyprus group chief executive Panicos Nicolaou said on Friday. “This is ...

Female referees at the World Cup will not face restrictions based on cultural or religious grounds in matches involving conservative nations such as Iran, Saudi Arabia or Qatar, referees chief ...

Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system, the government said on Friday, and authorities in the capital Kyiv warned that the city could face a “...

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled from the COP27 summit in Egypt to Portugal on Friday to meet officials, showing that improving foreign ties and the country’s ...

A request by the Turkish Cypriot side to conclude a “status of the forces agreement” (SOFA) with Unficyp has been rejected by the UN Secretariat, China’s ambassador, Liu Yantao, ...

Thousands of British civil servants are planning for one month of “sustained industrial action” through the winter in an ongoing pay dispute, the head of the Public and Commercial Services ...

Eight Turkish Cypriots have been barred as of Friday from entering Turkey, after Ankara branded some of them as suspected national security threats and then required them to obtain a ...

Cyprus is the only EU country without a university hospital despite the fact there are three medical schools in the country, University of Cyprus’ medical school professor of neurology Georgios ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday his negotiator Ergun Olgun would meet with Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou next Thursday over the murder of Turkish Cypriot inmate Tansu ...

Russia said on Friday it hoped to clinch a prisoner swap with the United States to return convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death”, in ...

Sex education needs to have a place in teaching as part of a broader government strategy to protect children from sexual abuse, children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Friday listed seven strategic goals as part of the presentation of her ministry’s 2023 budget to the House finance committee. The goals concern justice, prevention ...

Bank of Cyprus reported a €9 million net loss for the first nine months of 2022, largely due to the voluntary staff exit plan and its respective one-off cost of €101m recorded ...

Seven villages that ooze local charm are once again transforming into festive Christmas wonderlands offering festive fun for all. Young, old, locals and tourists will be able to enjoy activities ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday received the 2021 annual report from the tenders review authority. The report was given to him, by the director of the authority, Efi Papadopoulou. “Our mission ...

The trial of 74-year-old Briton David Hunter was delayed for the sixth time on Friday, after his lawyers requested more time for procedural matters. Hunter admitted to killing his wife ...

Where do you live and with whom? Nicosia, with my family What did you have for breakfast? I always almost eat the same thing every morning, which is cereal. Describe ...

Bishop of Karpasia Christoforos on Friday responded to claims he was inciting other bishops to withdraw from the race for a new archbishop so that he can win. Elections for ...

Fantasy cartoons are a genre I have loved since my teens, with many of them approaching adult themes, and having magical elements. The Dragon Prince is one of those shows, ...

The attorney-general’s office has appealed the decision to acquit nine suspects in a case relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme who were cleared of all charges by the Larnaca ...

In a reversal, alcoholic beer will not be sold at Qatar’s World Cup stadiums, world soccer governing body FIFA said in a statement on Friday. The announcement comes two ...

A Turkish court ordered the pre-trial detention of 17 people suspected of being involved in an explosion this week in central Istanbul that killed six people, the state-owned Anadolu news agency ...

The Biden administration has ruled that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain ...