Archive 2023

Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been ...

Former hotels association (Pasyxe) head, well-known businessman, and head of Anorthosis football club Kikis Constantinou was buried on Monday, a week after his passing. Constantinou was a well-known hotelier in ...

Cyprus has taken a slew of measures to prevent cyberattacks while tourism bodies are assessing how the loss of the Russian market and high risk surrounding the Israeli market can ...

Swords were drawn at the House human rights committee on Monday, after the justice ministry, legal service and former prison director Anna Aristotelous were called to answer why the late ...

Two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ threw order papers at each other in ‘parliament’ on Monday as tensions rose in a debate over a budget for the Cyprus Turkish Dairy Industry Institution (...

Israel said on Monday that its forces freed a soldier from Hamas captivity during the ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The soldier, identified as Ori Megidish, was kidnapped by ...

Thirty writers and poets from Cyprus and abroad will participate in the International Literary Festival this year which celebrates its 10th anniversary. As in previous years and the entirety of ...

The Cyprus Turkish Medical Association (KTTB) said on Monday it had received numerous complaints regarding cosmetic procedures performed by unqualified people. They said the complaints pertained to procedures such as ...

Construction of the new Morphou hospital will be completed in 2024, according to the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel. Ustel visited Morphou on Monday and said “we will put out ...

Children who are not Greek Cypriots are more likely to be bullied in schools, according to the latest results of the government’s school violence survey. The results of the ...

Taxpayers’ money is being squandered as police officers have become “full time drivers” transporting people to available holding cells across the island, the police branch of the Isotita trade union ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned as “cruel psychological propaganda” a video released on Monday by Hamas that shows three of the hostages seized by the Islamist movement on Oct. 7. ...

Family, friends and fellow celebrities on Sunday mourned the loss of Matthew Perry, the wise-cracking co-star of the 1990s hit television sitcom “Friends,” a day after the actor was found ...

A senior Russian Rabbi on Monday urged the Kremlin to ensure that rioters in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region who stormed an airport to “catch” Jewish passengers on board a ...

South Africans woke up in a jubilant mood and with some sore heads on Sunday, basking in the glory of back-to-back Rugby World Cup wins following their nail-biting 12-11 victory ...

French football was again marred by violence after Olympique de Marseille’s Ligue 1 match against Olympique Lyonnais was called off on Sunday when the visitors’ bus and some fans were ...

An organisation for people with disabilities has lambasted the annual Radiomarathon hosted by state broadcaster CyBC, saying it patronises them and does not treat them as equal citizens. “The Radiomarathon ...

Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza’s main northern city from both sides on Monday, three days after they began a major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave that has ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations. ...

Left-wing groups are organising a pro-Palestinian event titled ‘Not in our name! Stop Genocide! Free Palestine!’ to be held on Tuesday outside the interior ministry. Cyprus has hosted a series ...

British Special Forces troops are currently in Cyprus on standby for developments in Gaza and the wider region, according to media reports in the United Kingdom. Newspaper The Sun said ...

A four-part workshop this month will show teenagers and adults the beautiful and intricate process of printmaking. Artist Kyriakos Theocharous will facilitate the workshops which will take place at the ...

A German-Israeli woman who was snatched by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on ...

A series of events have been planned to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Deaf School. The events were announced on Monday by Deaf School Welfare Fund ...