Archive May 2022

Limassol is one of 100 EU cities that will participate in the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, the so-called Cities Mission, the EU Commission has announced. The 100 cities ...

By Katie Wright Remember back in lockdown, when lots of people attempted to cut their own or their partner’s hair? It resulted in some surprisingly decent ‘dos – and some ...

A primary school based in the Maronite village of Kormakitis is set to reopen in 2023, Presidential Commissioner Fotis Fotiou said on Tuesday. The school has been closed since 1998 and the ...

Three people were arrested in Larnaca on Tuesday after they were linked to the discovery of three unregistered guns and several bullets in a house. Members of the crime prevention ...

A school shooting at Kokkinotrimithia lower secondary school was prevented in November, MPs heard on Tuesday at parliament’s ad hoc committee on demographics and migration. The allegations were presented ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday no-one could assume that Russia would not attack other countries given its violation of international law in Ukraine and Germany would support Finland ...

Anti-abortion activists and pro-abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Washington on Tuesday after news that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that ...

Elon Musk is in talks with large investment firms and high net-worth individuals about taking on more financing for his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and tying up ...

In an actor who says he enjoys playing women, PAUL LAMBIS finds a London Cypriot who thanks the community that raised him for giving him his values Over the years, ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday named the members of the newly-established anti-corruption authority amid controversy over the background of some of those nominated. Harris Poyiadjis, a former judge, will chair ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on retaliatory economic sanctions in response to the “unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and international organisations”, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. ...

BP (BP.L) boosted its share buyback programme after net profit soared to its highest in more than a decade on strong oil and gas trading results, as the energy ...

Police have warned that they will carry out increased 24-hour alcohol and narco tests, particularly on Friday and Saturday night, to try and net drivers under the influence (DUI). The ...

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday in a second day of thin trading in Asia, pulled in opposite directions by China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, which could weigh on fuel demand, and ...

People in Cyprus have a good general grasp on how to correctly preserve and store food, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The habits of Cypriots were put under ...

Police are searching for 27-year-old Ahmad Rayed Al Zahri in connection with the attempted murder of another young man in Nicosia on Sunday afternoon. Police on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old ...

A brazen burglary resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect who allegedly broke into a house in broad daylight while the owner was in the garden entertaining family. The 68...

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will provide any US business with over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for their workers free of ...

The sale of pesticides in Cyprus has edged down in the past ten years, according to the latest figures released by Eurostat. These showed that between 2011 and 2020, the sale of ...

The cryptocurrency market is always full of surprises, with tokens coming and going, reaching all-time highs, and declining a week after. This is why it is always good to stay ...

Political parties, the church, and commercial interests have significant influence over the media in the Republic, according to a Reporters Without Borders study which ranked Cyprus at 65 globally, a significant ...

Russia’s foreign ministry accused Israel on Tuesday of supporting neo-Nazis in Ukraine, further escalating a row which began when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler had Jewish ...

A brand-new approach surveillance radar entered its first day of operation at Larnaca airport on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the transport ministry. In aviation, an approach surveillance ...

In keeping with its longstanding efforts to give back to the community, the Anglo Cypriot Theatre (ACT) group made a donation recently in support of the Cans For Kids charity. ...