Airport delays will hit aviation recovery, UK regulator warns
Cancelled flights and long queues at British airports caused by a lack of staff due to the coronavirus pandemic will hit confidence and hold back recovery unless the problems are ...
Zelenskiy’s address to Cyprus parliament leaves bitter aftertaste (update 2)
The Ukrainian president’s failure to mention Turkey’s invasion of 1974 has cast a long shadow over his historic address to parliament on Thursday, the bitter taste exacerbated by the ...
Macron regrets entering France’s presidential race late as Le Pen cuts lead
French President Emmanuel Macron voiced regret on Friday for starting campaigning late as opinion polls showed him holding a slender lead over the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who he ...
UClan Cyprus, Lebanon’s UOB to open medical school in Larnaca
UClan Cyprus and the University of Balamand will jointly open a medical school in Larnaca district.
The two academic institutions signed a letter of intent on Thursday, Larnaca Mayor Andreas ...
Free guided tours of old Nicosia
Free guided tours in English and Greek will take place in the old city of Nicosia from April to December this year, the tourism deputy ministry has announced.
The Nicosia ...
Preventive recall of some Kinder products
The health ministry on Friday announced the withdrawal of some Ferrero chocolates from the Cypriot market following a possible salmonella link that resulted in some EU member states recalling batches ...
Remarkable Woods in Masters hunt after opening round
Back playing the Masters after a career-threatening car crash, Tiger Woods said he thought he could win a sixth Green Jacket and on Thursday made a few more believers after ...
Torres salvages draw for Barca as 10-man West Ham draw
Barcelona were shaken up by Eintracht Frankfurt but took a first step in their bid to reach the Europa League last four as a second-half goal by Ferran Torres salvaged ...
Upcoming exhibition turns art into fashion
‘Fashion is more art than art is,’ is the famous quote by Andy Warhol and an exhibition opening in Nicosia this month shows how. Synergy: Art into Fashion is the ...
EU Commission sets up bicommunal informal working group on halloumi
The European Commission has established an informal working group on halloumi/hellim, which will focus on the correct implementation of the standards agreed in the Protected Designation of Origin scheme ...
Coronavirus: Total Covid-19 deaths revised upwards by 19
The health ministry on Friday added 19 more fatalities to the total death toll attributed to coronavirus, following a review of the epidemiological data.
This brings the number of people who ...
High dust levels persist on Friday
Dust levels remain persistently high for the seventh day on Friday, although respite is on the way later today, when the dust is expected to gradually start clearing.
According to ...
Cyprus News Digest: Local government reform still in the balance
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international.
Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Cyprus to close its ports to all Russian ships and to deny “privileges” to Russian nationals, as part of ...
Coronavirus: Five people booked in Larnaca and Famagusta
Police on Friday said they fined five people for failing to abide by coronavirus measures in Larnaca and Famagusta following 2,307 checks across the island in the last 24 hours.
About half ...
Ukraine conflict hits PC market
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia have ended seven consecutive quarters of growth in the PC market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said ...
Palestinian who killed 2 in Tel Aviv shot by Israeli forces
A Palestinian who killed two people in a Tel Aviv bar was shot to death on Friday by Israeli security forces after an hours-long manhunt through the city.
The bar ...
Russia laments ‘tragedy’ of troop deaths as Ukraine braces for major offensive
Russia gave the most sombre assessment so far of its invasion of Ukraine, describing the “tragedy” of mounting troop losses and the economic hit from sanctions, as Ukrainians were evacuated ...
Lebanon parliament ready to agree legislation, reforms for IMF-backed programme
Lebanon’s parliament is ready “with great seriousness” to secure the necessary legislation and reforms to make a programme supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a success, parliament speaker ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Paphos regional board of tourism (Etap) this week announced that it participated in the inaugural meeting for the U-Mar Project, in Sicily, as part of the actions of the ...
Airbus, Qatar jetliner feud enters UK court spotlight
Airbus (AIR.PA) and Qatar Airways are set to face each other in court as a dispute over billions of dollars of jets enters a theatrical phase and rattles some ...
Anonymity for burner phones coming to an end
After more than a decade of back-and-forth, parliament appears ready to finally bring to the plenum a bill obliging users of burner phones to identify themselves.
Marinos Mousiouttas, chair of ...
Our View: Imperative for Cyprus to become part of new energy plan for the region
After President Anastasiades’ meeting with the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, the government spokesman issued a written statement in which he said, they discussed the ...
At least 2 dead in Tel Aviv shooting attack – hospital official
At least two people have died and four were seriously wounded in a shooting in Tel Aviv’s city center on Thursday, the latest of several attacks in which 13 people ...