Archive May 2023

Cyprus is among the countries with the lowest rates of children with unmet medical needs in the EU according to data released by Eurostat. But unmet medical needs for dental ...

The upgraded playground of the public Limassol garden combines nature and entertainment, the municipality said on Tuesday. Families with children attended the inauguration of the fully upgraded playground on Tuesday. ...

It may only be the start of the week but looking ahead to Friday and Saturday night, Sarah’s Jazz Club in the capital has two exciting programmes planned. On ...

A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) failed to meet the real needs of Gesy beneficiaries, physiotherapists said on Monday as they announced a four-hour work stoppage for next week. The Cyprus ...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnations and risking sanctions from aid ...

The defence ministry and football association reached an agreement on Monday over sportsmen who are serving in the army but need time for training and games. Parents and athletes alike ...

The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the ...

The typewriter of a 21-year-old Eoka fighter which was donated to the Eoka struggle museum was presented on Monday by his distant relative, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas. Makis Giorgallas from ...

An international aeronautical exercise, named “Cyp-Fra-02/2023”, took place on Sunday off the coast of Limassol, in the presence of French Navy frigate “Languedoc”. The exercise was planned by the Navy ...

Two young men – aged 21 and 22 – received five-month prison sentences for football hooliganism. Nicosia district court handed down the sentences on Monday, detailing that the cases emerged from incidents at an ...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has called for more investment in the club so they can challenge for trophies after the team finished third in the Premier League this ...

Sam Allardyce was parachuted into Leeds United on a rescue mission to keep the club above the drop zone but was left apologising to fans after they were relegated on ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou on Monday updated Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos on the programme advocating for a greater presence of women in governmental jobs. Christodoulou said the programme’s ...

Russia on Monday said U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham should say publicly if he believes his words were taken out of context by a Ukrainian state video edit of his ...

A Limassol primary school learned to implement gratitude and mindfulness in education during its participation in an Erasmus+ seminar. The Kontovathia primary school recently participated in the seminar Happy Schools. ...

SARAH BENDALL on what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry The hotly anticipated prequel to the popular Bridgerton series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, has recently landed ...

Larnaca municipality engaged in a cleanup operation on Monday over the contentious Pampoulas industrial area, where three shacks deemed to be dangerous are set to be demolished. The area has ...

President Nikos Christodoulides congratulated President Tayyip Erdogan for his re-election victory on Monday, expressing his hope that talks for the Cyprus problem could pick up where they left off in ...

Chelsea appointed Mauricio Pochettino as head coach on Monday, tasking the former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St Germain manager with reviving their fortunes after a dismal season. Chelsea finished 12th ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari on Monday met the leaders of the Pancyprian Multiple Sclerosis Association to listen to their requests regarding the provision of medication to chronic patients from public ...

A new map of the island shows it drowning in illegal tipping sites. ALIX NORMAN speaks to its creator, and finds the entire country is being poisoned In terms of ...

The Atlantica Hotels & Resorts Group – the largest hotel chain company in Cyprus and Greece with a portfolio of 50 hotels – has sealed an exclusive collaboration with the Real Madrid Foundation, ...

Airport operator Hermes on Monday announced the donation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the forestry department as a contribution to the latter’s efforts in protecting the environment in Cyprus. ...