Archive 2022

As seemingly the last Limassol resident to have not eaten at the popular Israeli restaurant, visiting Pitot was long overdue. I did once attempt to visit Pitot but unluckily happened ...

The east Mediterranean is critical for energy security, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Diplomacy Laura Lochman has told CNA, pointing out that through potential interconnections between Israel, Cyprus ...

In today’s episode, we hear that the presidential palace is set for a makeover, that the two communities met to promote the role of women in Cyprus peace talks, ...

British Bases police said on Thursday they have reopened investigations regarding the case involving a premeditated murder of Dimitris Stavros – nicknamed “Jimmy” – which took place near the village of Ormidia ...

Two unaccompanied minors were among 31 irregular migrants picked up by police from a beach near Polis Chrysochous early on Thursday, the Cyprus News Agency reported quoting Paphos deputy police chief ...

By Matthew Flinders After months of dodging the issue, it appears that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in fact break his own emergency laws during COVID restrictions. The police ...

San Francisco police were left scratching their heads after they pulled over a car earlier this month for driving without headlights at night and found no one inside. In what ...

The Cyprus property market prices recovered during the fourth quarter of the previous year, boosted by high local demand, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ residential property price index ...

China’s top offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd. (0883.HK) is preparing to exit its operations in Britain, Canada and the United States, because of concerns in Beijing the ...

An estimated 3.6 million unemployed people in the European Union found employment in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to data released on Wednesday by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service. This ...

Crypto lender Nexo said it has teamed up with global payments company Mastercard (MA.N) to launch on Wednesday what it calls the world’s first “crypto-backed” payment card. It ...

The education ministry must work on forming a more cohesive legal framework for private dance and music schools, the House education committee agreed on Wednesday while discussing a variety of ...

Some weeks back, when the effects of inflation were starting to be felt and the government, parroting the EU line, was still insisting it was transitory, this column argued that ...

Manchester City produced a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and reach the Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate. Tensions boiled over in ...

The AG Leventis Biological Sciences building will be a space of scientific excellence and a source of intellectual wealth for the University of Cyprus and our country, President Nicos Anastasiades ...

Limassol police on Wednesday arrested one of two suspects in a case of fraud involving a chain of restaurants. The 38-year-old man, together with a 27-year-old woman who is still ...

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) voiced concern on Wednesday over a UK scheme that allows British residents to house Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, saying the programme could be ...

Well-known Italian street artist Millo has completed his new mural at the Andreas Sylianides park in Yeroskipou. This comes after the destruction of a Millo mural in January last year, ...

Russia said it had taken control of the port in Mariupol on Wednesday and that more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines had surrendered in the southeastern Ukrainian city, whose capture would free ...

Authorities arrested the gunman who allegedly set off smoke bombs and shot 10 passengers in a packed New York subway car, television station NBC New York reported, citing four law enforcement ...

President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday attended an event hosted by Unficyp at Nicosia Airport, under the aegis of Special Representative and Head of the ...

The House environment committee on Wednesday said it would look at the costs borne by the public when it comes to municipal waste management by local authorities. The issue was ...

Real Madrid and Villarreal reaching the Champions League semi-finals this week showed the strength of LaLiga, Barcelona manager Xavi said on Wednesday as he eyes a return to Europe’s ...

The health ministry announced two deaths and 1,414 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The new deaths were of two women, aged 82 and 83, bringing the total death toll to 984. There are 183 ...