Archive 2022

Following the excitement of Cyprus’ good showing at the World T20 Cup Qualifiers in Finland,the players have returned home to continue battling for the domestic 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup ...

The Turkish lira slipped again on Monday, sustaining a slow slide towards 18 against the dollar as concerns mounted about the government’s foreign exchange policy in the face of surging ...

A 49-year-old woman was arrested after she was caught driving under the influence of alcohol in the early morning hours on Tuesday in Paphos. Officers signalled the woman to stop ...

Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a 46-year-old man on suspicion of child pornography possession and dissemination. Officers carried out a search in the house of the suspect in ...

A pub in Pallouriotissa was damaged after a fire broke out on the ground floor of the premises, the fire department announced on Tuesday. Firefighters received information about the blaze ...

Seven players from Australian National Rugby League team Manly Sea Eagles will boycott a championship match this week in protest at being made to wear an “inclusiveness” jersey, triggering criticism ...

The airports of Larnaca and Paphos are to be used a venues to highlight the island’s rich cultural heritage and tradition, Deputy Minister of Culture, Yiannis Toumazis announced following ...

It’s strange to be able to say that a novel would be better if it were longer, but also that it would be better if it were shorter. The ...

Health Minister of Lithuania Arunas Dulkys begins a two day official visit to Cyprus on Tuesday. According to a press release by the Cyprus health ministry, the visit aims to ...

As preparations for the ninth edition of Buffer Fringe continue, festival organisers have announced the line-up of artists who will be present on October 7, 8 and 9. Since 2014, Buffer Fringe Performing Arts ...

In today’s episode, the Audit Office said it has wrapped up its report on the ‘golden passports’ and will be releasing it next month. Audit Office spokesman Marios Petrides ...

Paphos police on arrested a 19-year-old man, who had been wanted since February, in connection with a case of conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor and complicity in impersonation and illegal ...

The Paphos district court issued detention orders against a husband and wife, 41 and 31 years old, for illegal possession of explosives, methamphetamine and stolen goods. According to the police statement, on ...

Myanmar‘s Southeast Asian neighbours issued a stinging rebuke on Tuesday of the ruling military’s execution of four political activists, calling it “highly reprehensible” and destructive to regional efforts ...

Police have announced that the Larnaca-Nicosia highway flow has now resumed as normal following the two-lane closure Tuesday morning in the direction of Nicosia, due to an immobilised truck. Police ...

Police on Monday arrested four persons in Famagusta for a number of attempts to assist illegal immigration by sea. Three of the suspects were arrested for helping third-country nationals enter ...

Russia said it will cut gas supplies to Europe from Wednesday in a blow to countries that have backed Ukraine, while missile attacks in Black Sea coastal regions raised doubts ...

A yellow weather alert is in place lasting from midday Tuesday until 5pm. Vulnerable groups, children and the elderly are urged to take precautions. During the day the weather will ...

Construction sites, factory assembly lines and warehouses across central Europe are scrambling to fill vacancies after tens of thousands of Ukrainian men left their blue-collar jobs to return home after ...

A major fire broke out at an oil depot in the Budyonnovsky district of Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops shelled the province, Russia’s ...

The world conference of overseas Cypriots begins on Tuesday evening in Nicosia, with the physical presence of delegates. Among the topics of discussion will be the Cyprus problem, energy, security, ...

By Maria Demertzis The last time the euro was at parity with the dollar was 20 years ago in November 2002. The current situation of an almost one-to-one exchange is therefore an ...

A decrease in the registration of new cases of Covid -19 has been noted in many countries internationally. A total of 576,192,559 coronavirus cases were recorded worldwide according to the Worldometers ...

Russian gas giant Gazprom GAZP.MM has sharply increased pressure in the pipeline that delivers Russian gas to Europe without prior notice, the Ukrainian state pipeline operator company said on ...