Newcastle hold Milan to 0-0 draw in Champions League opener
Newcastle United marked their return to the Champions League after a two-decade absence with a hard-fought 0-0 draw with AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, as the Serie A ...
At UN, Zelenskiy tells Russia to stop war so world can fight climate, other crises
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored world leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand united against Russia’s invasion and said Moscow had to be pushed ...
House commerce committee torn over implementation of e-kalathi
MPs on Tuesday were split during a House commerce committee discussion on the effectiveness of e-kalathi in eliminating unfair competition between smaller and larger businesses.
Konstantinos Karagiorgis, director of the ...
Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war (Updated)
Azerbaijan sent troops backed by artillery strikes into Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the breakaway region to heel by force, raising the threat of a new ...
Cyprus Rally to return after a year of absence
The Cyprus Rally will return on October 6-8, celebrating its 50th year in the running, the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA) announced on Tuesday.
This year’s rally will be the ...
Michel, Metsola to push for UN Cyprus envoy (update 3)
The appointment of a special UN envoy for Cyprus remained at the top of President Nikos Christodoulides’ agenda as he met with EU officials on the sidelines of the 78th ...
Call to take anti-flooding measures
Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou issued a call to all local authorities on Tuesday to urgently undertake preventative measures for winter weather, such as decongesting areas near bridges to prevent ...
Two new exhibitions opening in Nicosia and Limassol
Just before September ends, two more exhibitions will join the cultural agenda. The Closer to a Sustained Caress: Contemporary Readings of Printmaking exhibition will open at the Hambis Municipal Printmaking ...
At UN General Assembly, Biden asks world to stand by Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also ...
Banks offering ‘insufficient’ support over interest rate hikes
Commercial banks have so far offered insufficient support amid interest rate hikes, the House commerce committee heard on Tuesday.
During a session focusing on the issues caused by the European ...
Kyrenia mayor pledges to ‘improve aesthetic’ of old harbour
Kyrenia mayor Murat Senkul on Tuesday announced his intention to carry out a project to “improve the aesthetic appearance of the town’s old harbour.
The project will commence once ...
Arrest for ‘causing harassment and threatening violence’
A 31-year-old man was detained subject to a trial on Tuesday after “causing harassment and threatening violence” in Xylotymbou.
According to Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou, a 70-year-old man reported ...
UN chief assails Russia’s war in Ukraine for ‘unleashing nexus of horror’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday assailed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the U.N. Charter, telling the annual UNGA gathering of world leaders that ...
Evidence suggests errant Ukrainian missile caused market deaths
Evidence suggests a deadly explosion at a busy market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka this month was caused by an errant missile fired by Ukraine, the New York ...
Family of dead soldier to hold memorial
The family of the 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was discovered under the Alassa bridge in Limassol in 2005, will commemorate the 18th anniversary of his passing ...
First lady lays wreath in New York for 9/11 victims
First Lady Philipa Karsera Christodoulides has laid flowers at the memorial to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York, it was announced on Tuesday.
Christodoulides is in New York ...
Police fire warning shots at car
Police in Larnaca said they fired warning shots at a car in Larnaca on Tuesday which was driving “recklessly and dangerously”.
They said the car, which had been stolen on ...
Phil Mickelson: My gambling crossed the line into addiction
Less than a month after the release of a book that detailed his gambling ventures, Phil Mickelson announced Monday that he will refrain from wagering on football games this season ...
Traditional statue in place ahead of Limassol wine festival
A seven-metre statue of a winegrower was on Tuesday placed in its traditional spot in Limassol’s municipal garden ahead of the city’s 62nd Wine Festival, due to take ...
UK should only hold immigrants in detention centres for 28 days
Britain should only hold people in immigration detention for a maximum of 28 days, a public inquiry concluded on Tuesday, after finding some detainees had been subjected to inhumane treatment, including ...
Larnaca municipality to introduce pay as you throw scheme
Larnaca municipality said on Tuesday it will introduce a Pay as You Throw waste management programme.
The announcement came as the municipality, which now encompasses Larnaca, Livadia and Oroklini, signed ...
ECB done hiking rates but cut not expected until at least July
The European Central Bank is done hiking interest rates and will stay on hold until at least July next year, according to economists in a Reuters poll, who said there ...
Cyprus tech sector wants to attract global giants — Ireland seen as blueprint
TechIsland, Cyprus’s leading tech business association, celebrated a significant milestone as it concluded the “Building Tech Islands: A Workshop on Attracting Foreign Tech Companies”.
Held as a side event ...
Rape suspects still awaiting court decision
The five Israeli nationals, aged between 19 and 20, accused of raping a 20-year-old British tourist in Ayia Napa on September 3, will remain in custody for one more day, the Famagusta district ...