Archive February 2022

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on the first such visit since 2013, as the two countries mend ties strained by years of animosity in ...

Cyprus’ legal system was tested and failed in its handling of the 2019 Ayia Napa gang rape case concerning a British woman, the chairwoman of the House human rights committee said ...

Three deaths from coronavirus and 2,930 new cases were reported on Monday out of 134,415 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.18 per cent. The deaths concerned an 85-year-old woman who ...

A piano recital scheduled for Wednesday in Paphos with Tatiana Stupak and Andrey Pronin has changed its line-up after one of the musicians tested positive for Covid. Pianist Andrey was ...

The government and the opposition traded barbs on Monday over whose fault it is that Cyprus has come under the European Commission’s scrutiny over its VAT policy on primary ...

Cyprus’ National Guard and the French armed forces successfully completed the air defence exercise “Talos 2022” on Monday. The exercise was part of the bilateral defence cooperation programme, between Cyprus and ...

The fire department in 2021 responded to a total of 12,333 calls for assistance, 7,383 of which concerned fires, 2,909 taking place in urban areas and 4,474 in the countryside. According to the annual report ...

Turkey will not extradite three suspects arrested in Istanbul in relation to the murder of Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, it emerged on Monday. A total of twelve people, six ...

The team format of the final ski jumping competition of the Beijing Games ended the programme on a high note on Monday, as Austria edged out Slovenia on the very ...

The health ministry on Monday said they will investigate the sudden death of a 33-year-old mother of two and whether she died from the anti-coronavirus vaccine she had recently received, ...

Manchester United need greater focus to see out games following back-to-back Premier League draws in which they failed to hold onto a lead, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said on Monday. ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides announced a modification in foreign policy in a newspaper interview on Sunday, saying the government would focus on promoting the president’s confidence building proposals rather ...

For this year the state-run power corporation estimates it will spend €183 million on purchasing greenhouse gas emissions allowances, while the cost of fuel purchases is projected at €485 million. The numbers ...

Secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek on Monday reiterated their request for guards in schools, saying they are still expecting police to complete investigations after a parent assaulted a head teacher ...

Following around four years of discussions, a bill creating an anti-corruption authority will finally go to the plenum this week, with an MP saying the outfit will establish Cyprus’ bona ...

By Katie Wright Pamela Anderson is back in the spotlight with the arrival of highly-anticipated drama series Pam & Tommy on Disney. Critics have praised Lily James for her portrayal ...

A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central Pakistan and dozens of people have been arrested, police and officials ...

Continuing its longstanding collaboration with the Keyboard Charitable Trust in London, the Pharos Arts Foundation presents a new musical evening in March with the fascinating Russian pianist Roman Kosyakov. March 2’...

Camilla, the wife of British heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, has tested positive for coronavirus. “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating,” Clarence House ...

Demetris Demetriou was sworn in as the new deputy police chief in a ceremony held at the presidential palace on Monday. Speaking during the ceremony, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked departing ...

Testing sites for eligible groups for Tuesday District Location of testing units Operating hours Telephone Lemesos (6 units) My Mall Limassol (Entrance D, next to “Public” store) 9 am – 6 pm 94041843 Pano Polemidia ...

Valentine’s Day is normally about personally delivered romantic gestures and passionate kisses but Olympians at the “closed-loop” Beijing Games have had to be creative to express their feelings of ...

Smartphones are no longer a luxury – they’re a necessity. So how are people without a smartphone coping – especially having passed through Covid restrictions? ALIX NORMAN finds out more We ...

On a day that’s all about love, there are people (and places) that get it tragically wrong. Alix Norman looks at the darker side of Valentine’s Day You ...