Archive 2022

Bone and tooth remnants from two Siberian caves are helping scientists for the first time decipher the social organization of our cousins the Neanderthals through genetic sleuthing, including on the ...

Gamers are going analogue. And across the island, hundreds of people are meeting to enjoy this fascinating, and extremely varied, pastime finds ALIX NORMAN You’ve played Monopoly and chess. ...

Police arrested two women attempting to bring over €14,500 worth of tobacco products from the north, the customs department said on Monday. According to police, the two women were discovered at ...

President Nicos Anastasiades met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, telling reporters afterwards that it was a very fruitful meeting. The president detailed that he is thankful for the ...

If horror is your thing, one of the masters of the craft is back with something new says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES If there’s one thing to say about director/writer ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday defended the 2023 state budget as being a “responsible” one, with substantially augmented spending on social assistance as well as growth-oriented projects. He was speaking ...

Around two months ago I wrote an article about the traffic problem that exists coming into Nicosia from the highway, which is getting worse over time. In addition to the ...

The education ministry announced on Monday that free afternoon Greek language courses will be made available to Turkish Cypriots that hold a valid ID card of the Republic of Cyprus. ...

The weekend’s cricket produced a number of close matches in both competitions, a century by Abid Ali for Sri Lankan CC, and a change in leadership of the 40-over ...

The deputy tourism ministry said on Monday that renters operating on platforms such as Airbnb have registered about 2,000 units with the government, ahead of the February deadline to do so. ...

At a dead-end road in a crime-hit town in central Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a mobile stage enclosed by a glass wall, pledging through a window to restore law ...

Rainfall so far this month is already almost three times the average for October – 282 per cent – the met office said on Monday. Preliminary data from the department showed that the ...

Labour union Peo is holding a march to demand for the right for every employee to return home able-bodied and healthy. The event will take place on Wednesday at 5pm ...

Abuse and neglect of the elderly at home is a bigger problem than at care homes, spokesman for the Third Age Obervatory Dimos Antoniou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC ...

The Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s Kherson region said on Monday it was organising some local men into militia units. In a notice on Telegram, the occupation authorities said men ...

A new subvariant of Omicron Covid virus is expected to arrive in Cyprus and precautions must be taken, epidemiologist Michalis Voniatis said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC radio, Voniatis said ...

The end of October always has something to look forward to with a public holiday, which this year falls on a long-weekend, and Halloween celebrations in every town. Parties, crafty ...

It is permissible to adjudicate disputes mentioned in the referral notice and not other claims The jurisdiction of an arbitrator should be limited to adjudicating disputes which are the subject ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican today as part of his third official visit there during his ten-year term. In other news, ...

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the ...

Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus said Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Southampton felt like a defeat after the Premier League leaders dominated the first half before losing momentum after the break. ...

Police caught a 41-year-old suspect in a car theft case on Sunday. According to police statement, on Saturday morning they received a complaint from a 60-year-old used car salesman, who ...

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday for the second time in three days and held a flurry of calls with three ...

Limassol traffic police on Sunday carried out a coordinated operation to tackle juvenile delinquency, noise pollution and the nuisance caused by motorcycles that have been mechanically altered. Police announced that ...