‘Role model’ for migrant policy
EU agency tasked with border control has high praise for Cyprus’ rate of returning failed asylum seekers
While Cyprus has been criticised for its treatment of migrants, it has been ...
Our View: Non-inclusive TV debates not a good show of our democracy
The second presidential debate broadcast simultaneously by the four private television channels was held on Thursday night. Like the first one, the guests were the three leading candidates, who had ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Utter nonsense gaining ground with swathes of population
OUR DEPUTIES go on a three-month holiday having attended the last session of the House on Friday. The legislature will reconvene after the end of the presidential elections, giving deputies ...
Messi helps Argentina past Australia into World Cup quarter-finals
Lionel Messi scored on his 1,000th career appearance in Argentina’s 2-1 win over Australia at the World Cup on Saturday to surpass his great predecessor Diego Maradona’s tournament ...
Dumfries delivers as Dutch head into last eight
Denzel Dumfries set up the first two goals and netted a decisive third to ensure a 3-1 victory for the Netherlands over the United States at the Khalifa International Stadium ...
Limassol bishop back at work after Covid
Limassol bishop Athanasios has returned to his duties after recovering from Covid, it was announced on Saturday.
The bishop, attended a charity event organised by the youth in Limassol, after ...
Scientists build ‘baby’ wormhole as sci-fi moves closer to fact
In science fiction – think films and TV like “Interstellar” and “Star Trek” – wormholes in the cosmos serve as portals through space and time for spacecraft to traverse unimaginable distances with ...
Large number of cases before Ombudswoman concern inclusive access to education
A large number of interventions by the Ombudswoman’s office this year concerned the “inalienable” right of children with disabilities to equal and non-discriminatory or inclusive access to education, Ombudswoman ...
Brazil legend Pele under palliative care amid cancer battle
Brazilian soccer legend Pele is receiving palliative care after chemotherapy stopped having the expected results as he battles colon cancer, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Saturday.
Pele, 82, who ...
UK crime agency arrests ‘wealthy Russian’ over money laundering
Britain’s National Crime Agency said on Saturday it had arrested a “wealthy Russian businessman” on suspicion of money laundering and other offences as part of a crackdown on corrupt ...
Poinsettia season is upon us
There is still a lot going on in the garden this month. Unlike more northerly parts of Europe where winter has set in and gardens can be covered with frost ...
JRCC completes training for personnel from Balkan states
High-rank officials of six member states of the inter-Balkan, Regional Aeronautical Search and Rescue Advisory Committee (RASARAC) were in Cyprus this week to take part in an exercise coordinated by ...
Shopkeepers protest lack of cars on Makarios Ave (updated)
Shopkeepers on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia staged a protest on Saturday, calling for an accessible and sustainable shopping area.
Demonstrators blocked the road and held placards saying ‘We demand the ...
What’s Eaten Where: Sumatra
There are just three sub-species of orangutan, and the Sumatran is by far the most social. Almost exclusively arboreal, these highly intelligent primates rarely descend to the ground; instead, they ...
Soft-spoken Lloris set to match France caps record in Poland game
France’s Hugo Lloris began his international career a few months after Lilian Thuram hung up his boots, and on Sunday the keeper will match the great defender’s record ...
EU should be more involved in Cyprus settlement says Anastasiades
The European Union should be more actively involved in the efforts to bring about a settlement to the Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades told the European People’s Party leaders Summit ...
Chamber music concert for two pianos
A musical evening is coming up soon as the Curious Qat Cultural Organization presents the chamber music concert Exile for two pianos and percussion on December 11. Taking place at Pallas ...
Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more Covid curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of ...
Bus ended up lodged in store front after traffic accident
A bus involved in a traffic accident finally ended up lodged in the display of a store, police said on Saturday.
Shortly after 6pm on Friday in Nicosia’s Solomou ...
Christmas atmosphere at Larnaca and Paphos airports
In collaboration with the deputy ministry for culture and the Cyprus Handicrafts Centre, Larnaca and Paphos airports are celebrating Christmas with handmade ornaments inspired by Cypriot folk art and tradition.
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MP’s comments on sex ed branded ‘disgrace to public life’
Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous committed a criminal offence with the homophobic and racists rhetoric he spewed during parliament’s plenum, Akel said on Saturday.
The party said it will submit ...
Group stage excels as World Cup just keeps giving – now for the serious bit
The first World Cup hosted by an Arab nation enters its knockout phase on Saturday, but such has been the daily rollercoaster of shocks, comebacks and head-spinning group climaxes that ...
Two caught driving under influence of drugs
Two men in Paphos were caught driving under the influence of drugs after they tested positive for a narcotest, police said on Saturday.
The first, aged 21, was pulled over on ...
Cyprus Cocktail Festival returns with a Christmas edition
December cocktails? Yes, please. The Cyprus Cocktail Festival is back this month after cancelling its October event due to heavy rainfall. On December 14 it will take over the downstairs section ...