Archive 2022

And no, she could not have reprieved Evagoras Pallikarides in 1956 Queen Elizabeth may have passed away but some of us of a certain age will remain Elizabethans until “we too ...

Environmentalists and owner fight over future of Akamas quarry A fierce debate over the future of the Androlykou quarry zone could end up crippling the entire development industry, with operators ...

In this day and age politics is all about packaging and presentation. It is no longer about ideas and convictions which are the subject of public debate. Few politicians seem ...

EVERY few years someone decides it is time to make a fuss about the corruption and sleaze plaguing the government’s Service for the Administration of Turkish Cypriot Properties. Although ...

Kindergarten teachers on Sunday blasted the education ministry for ignoring a number of issues they say has made the start of the new school year very difficult. “Despite the input ...

The Supreme Court has recently revoked a previous decree meaning the Famagusta District Court will now operate as its own entity and be housed in Paralimni, it announced on Saturday. ...

The suspension of around 50 students due to their haircuts from the Petrakis Kyprianou gymnasium violated current educational legislation and children’s rights, the Larnaca federation of parents and guardians of ...

Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children’s books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had ...

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday, with George Russell joining him on the front row for Mercedes. ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Saturday received an honorary philosophy doctorate from the University of Cyprus in a first ever ceremony in Fener, Turkey. UCY rector Tasos Christofides said the proclamation ...

Aer Lingus cancelled all of its afternoon flight departures from Dublin airport on Saturday as connection problems in its reservation systems disrupted check-in and boarding processes, the company said. The ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected on Saturday to announce further funding to cushion the impact of an energy crisis and soaring inflation on the nation’s households, a ...

Two people found in possession of illegal drugs have been arrested in Paphos, police said on Saturday. One of the two, aged 26, was residing in the country illegally. He was ...

British football has come under fire for its decision to postpone this weekend’s round of fixtures following the death of Queen Elizabeth, with some fans questioning the move in ...

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, as he rounded off a two-day trip aimed at raising awareness of the disaster. Record ...

Patna was the home of Vātsyāyana – the author of the Kama Sutra. Little is known of this monk, other than that he intended the book as more of ...

Limassol CID on Saturday said it has launched an investigation into possible criminal offences after a sold-out concert overcrowded the Tsirio stadium in violation of safety rules earlier this week. ...

A supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stabbed to death a backer of leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, authorities said on Friday, in the latest example ...

Football corruption is an ‘open wound’ in Cyprus, main opposition party Akel said on Saturday during the presentation of a survey that showed most fans believe match-fixing is a huge ...

Europe on Wednesday unveiled the first of a 4 billion euro ($4 billion) family of satellites designed to give earlier warning of extreme weather that has been causing havoc across the globe ...

European Heritage Days takes place in dozens of countries and this year Cyprus is taking part as well. The initiative was first launched in 1985 by the Council of Europe and ...

The establishment of a deputy ministry of immigration that will help speed up procedures in Cyprus so the country stops being an attractive destination for migrants was proposed by presidential ...

King Charles was officially proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch on Saturday at a ceremony in St James’s Palace where former prime ministers, bishops and a host of politicians ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will present the expected economic and social transformation of the country within the €4.4 billion Cyprus Tomorrow plan at the presidential palace this coming week. In a first ...