New exhibition puts voices of Asia Minor in the spotlight
A new series of events by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation titled Moments at the Museum, launches with an interactive sound and visual exhibition. Titled Memory Returns – Voices of ...
New CEO of Ukraine’s Naftogaz vows to increase investors’ confidence
The new chief executive of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz promised on Friday to boost international investors’ confidence in the firm and provide energy security, despite the war with Russia.
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Germasogeia unveils sculpture honouring nurses and midwives
The public health contribution of nurses and midwives was honoured on Friday with the inauguration of a small park and sculpture in the heart of the tourist area of Germasogeia
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Jubilation shattered by gunfire: How attack on ex-Pakistani PM Khan unfolded
Moments before Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg, a young man in the cheering crowd that lined the streets for a political protest spotted ...
Supreme Court gets tough on ‘unprecedented scourge’ of child porn and abuse
The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of the attorney-general, who challenged a ruling for a court of first instance to release on parole a woman facing a multitude of ...
G7 Russian oil price cap applies only to seaborne crude
The price cap on Russian oil exports to be imposed by G7 countries and Australia next month will apply only to seaborne cargoes through the first landed sale and will ...
Problem of delayed justice will be better in four to five years, officials say
The backlog of court cases is expected to improve within four to five years, once relevant legislative reforms have been implemented, President of the Supreme Court, Antonis Latsios, said on ...
Brittney Griner faces bleak life in Russian penal colony
Tedious manual work, poor hygiene and lack of access to medical care – such are the conditions awaiting U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian penal colony after she ...
Prisons probe report handed to attorney-general
Four criminal investigators tasked with investigating claims of drug pushing and mobile phone use in the prisons turned their report into the attorney-general on Friday.
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Nine suspects in passport case acquitted
Nine suspects in a case relating to the controversial citizenship-by-investment programme were cleared of all charges by the Larnaca criminal court on Friday.
Five natural persons and four legal entities ...
FIFA pleads with World Cup nations to ‘focus on football’ in Qatar
FIFA has written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political “battles”.
The letter ...
Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia’s retreat in one of ...
Sofa colour at centre of Kiti bishop hearing
The colour of the sofa in former Kiti bishop Chrysostomos’ office continued to be at the centre of his defence on Friday as proceedings over an alleged sexual assault continued ...
Turkish Cypriot leadership pulls out of bicommunal education programme
Teachers and opposition in the north are in an uproar with the ‘presidency’, which cancelled the participation of Turkish Cypriots in bicommunal education programme, repots said on Friday.
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A minute with Yiorgos Tsangaris Graphic designer, director of experimental animation films, Artistic director of Animafest Cyprus and the Municipal Museum of Engraving Chambis
Where do you live?
I live in Nicosia with Magdalena and Charalambos
What did you have for breakfast?
Fruit, olives, cheese, and bread
Describe your perfect day
A day full ...
Russia seeks sanctions exemptions for state bank in Ukraine grain deal talks-sources
Russia wants the West to ease restrictions on state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank to facilitate Russian grain exports, according to four sources familiar with the request, made during talks to extend ...
Pega delegation ‘left with more questions than when they arrived’
More effort is needed to ensure transparency in Cyprus and Greece, the European parliament’s committee of inquiry on Pegasus and other spyware (Pega) said on Friday after visiting the ...
Half of women in tech experienced sexism in 2022
Staggering and unacceptable facts revealed by Web Summit survey about women in technology
Over the last 12 months, half of the women in the technology industry have experienced sexism in the ...
Erdogan rival is first target of Turkish media law, opposition party says
Turkey’s main opposition party has said its leader is the first target of a media “disinformation” law after police asked prosecutors to open an investigation into comments he made ...
Interview with actor Eugenio Mastrandrea for “Culturescope”
In an exclusive interview with Culturescope, showrunner and presenter PAUL LAMBIS speaks to Eugenio Mastrandrea, the Italian actor fronting the new Netflix miniseries ‘From Scratch’ alongside Zoe Saldana, discussing his ...
TV shows we love: Rita
Even though I don’t approve of cigarettes being representative of a badass attitude, Rita smoking inside the school toilets surrounded by graffitti on the walls, couldn’t paint a ...
Trump to announce the launch of 2024 presidential campaign
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle is discussing announcing the launch of a 2024 presidential campaign on Nov 14, Axios reported on Friday, citing three sources familiar with the ...
Medvedev says Russia is fighting a sacred battle against Satan
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday cast Russia’s war in Ukraine as a sacred conflict with Satan, warning that Moscow could send all its enemies to the eternal ...
Suitcases remain at airport following baggage handlers strike
Some of the thousands of passengers caught up in an unlawful strike by baggage handlers at Paphos airport on Wednesday have yet to receive their bags, they said on Friday.
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