Archive 2022

By Yiannis Seitanides The new sanctions against Russia, which were decided by the European Union member states and came into force on Saturday with their publication in the Official Journal ...

Michael and Pamela Groves have been honoured for their service to the British community in Cyprus as leading members of the Cyprus Residency Support Group (CRSG), the British High Commission ...

Thousands of pounds of items were stolen from footballers Ashley Cole and Tom Huddlestone by violent robbers in a series of “ruthlessly executed” burglaries, a court has heard. Kurtis Dilks ...

Chelsea will have to overperform if they are to overturn a two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Monday. The Spanish side ...

Ranting has something of a bad name. People who rant might be a little unhinged. Or taking themselves – and their topic – too seriously. But a good rant is magnificent. You ...

In today’s episode, a man accused of consistently supplying four girls with crystal meth and heroin was remanded for seven days by the Limassol court yesterday. Elsewhere, President Nicos ...

All options would be on table in response to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on Tuesday. British Foreign Minister ...

Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, as the city took tentative steps towards easing a COVID-19 ...

A new exhibition opening this month is a first in many ways. Andreas Kalli’s contemporary art exhibition Happy Few is to be hosted at the Archaeological Site of Amathus, ...

Police issued arrest warrants for two men to facilitate investigation into a case of theft and possession and transport of illegal firearms and ammunition. One suspect, a 23-year-old man, was ...

In the last 24 hours, police fined two individuals and one establishment for violation of Covid decrees. A total of 1,259 inspections were carried out. In Nicosia and Limassol, no fines were ...

A 40-year-old man is being treated in hospital, after he was hit by an excavator in a work accident, Monday morning. The man was working to repair a water pipe ...

The Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate (ILINR=ECI) for the first time in 3-1/2 years on Monday, as expected, to combat rising inflation partly caused by robust ...

At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout centre affiliated with the Shi’ite Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials ...

Ukraine pleaded for more weapons from the West to help it end the siege of Mariupol and fend off an expected Russian offensive in the east, as more reports emerged ...

Britain’s economy slowed more sharply than expected in February, reflecting a hit to car production from component shortages, storm disruption and reduced health spending as households braced for a ...

Turkey’s current account registered a deficit of $5.15 billion in February, more than double the amount in the same month last year, data from the central bank showed on Monday, ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday announced that it successfully held an event on April 5 on nanotechnological solutions in Cypriot companies. The event, which also explored ...

The EuroAsia Interconnector can be a gamechanger for energy security and the provision of energy to European markets and beyond, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Monday. She was speaking ...

Nothing illustrates better the deference extended to unions by the politicians than the president’s traditional address of the annual congress of the public employees’ union Pasydy, in the presence ...

Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Monday stressed the importance of a universal application of sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, making specific reference to Turkey. He was addressing ...

Ukraine on Monday said tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia’s assault on the southeastern city of Mariupol while the country’s rights ombudswoman accused ...

Almost all hotels in Paphos, over 115 units in total, have opened for the season, the Paphos hoteliers’ association said on Monday. April bookings are much better compared to last year’...

Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Elon Musk disclosed on Monday he had abandoned a plan to join Twitter Inc’sTWTR.N board just as his tenure was about to ...