Archive 2022

Turkey’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Sweden has not yet acted to extradite or freeze the assets of people that his country believes are linked to terrorism, even ...

The breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is running short of food due to a blockade now well into its second week, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was quoted as saying on ...

A string of dodgy real estate agents were handed convictions by the island’s district courts in 2022 for illegally practicing without a licence, according to the Real Estate Agents Registration ...

By Anistatia Renard Miller It is cold outside and there’s nothing quite like a hot drink to warm the cockles. In the history of British mixed concoctions, there are ...

Continuing its dynamic course and promise to modernise public transport, Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) is reaching another milestone, bringing the first full-length electric urban buses to the country. These buses ...

By Cherine Fahd In April 1995, my uncle secured a lucrative job in Saudi Arabia. He and my aunt left their home in suburban Sydney and relocated to a western compound (...

Hellenic Bank on Thursday urged its customers to exercise caution amid a surge in fraud and scam attempts being made particularly over SMS, emphasising that employees will never ask for ...

Men will be allowed to compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics from the Paris 2024 Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday, as part of a drive towards inclusivity hailed by ...

The annual Santa Run event which sees dozens of runners dressed as Santa is taking over Nicosia’s streets for the ninth time on December 26, organised by NGO RuNicosia in ...

The four-year-old girl who was transferred to Israel with Strep A infection is in stable but critical condition, the health ministry said on Thursday. The child was admitted to the ...

Russia said that Ukraine acquiring Patriot missiles from the United States, announced during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Washington, would not help settle the conflict or prevent Moscow from ...

Rising interest rates have not hit the real estate market as sales are up by 36 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to Elikkos Elia, director of ...

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was due to be freed after nearly 20 years in prison ...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that recent military manoeuvres were not aimed at Ukraine and dismissed “conspiracy theories” about deployments of Belarusian armed forces at the border. Speaking ...

The Holy Synod said on Thursday they will elect the new Archbishop out of the triumvirate on Christmas Eve. Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Holy Synod, ...

It was evident from the onset that the legal service was going to go out of its way to defend the actions of drug-squad chief Michalis Katsounotos, lawyers for prison ...

Goals from Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford earned Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley in the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday as third-tier Charlton Athletic knocked out ...

I have said it before, when it comes to more traditional establishments in Cyprus, social media and websites don’t quite work as well as the old word of mouth. ...

Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires – 2022 has been perhaps the most turbulent year investors ...

The National Certification Body, which reflects the active promotion of gender equality practices and initiatives within a company, has awarded Lidl Cyprus the ‘Equality Employer’ certification. This makes Lidl Cyprus ...

A 25-year-old driver crashed into a police vehicle on the Limassol – Nicosia highway after ignoring calls to pull over when he was caught speeding at 164km/h, police said on ...

In today’s episode, between two and three trillion cubic feet of natural gas have been uncovered in exploratory drilling in block six of Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone, the ...

After welcoming a Latin Grammy award-winning band from Cuba to its stage, the Nicosia International Festival closes its 2022 agenda with another acclaimed production. The play STILL! A Statue that Turned ...

Melco Cyprus, operator of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the first European integrated resort, and Cyprus Casinos (C2), have provided local children with presents and raised funds for the country’s ...