Archive 2023

Armenia’s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has been unable to deliver ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will focus on the Black Sea grain deal during their meeting on Monday as Turkey seeks to bring Moscow back ...

Entrance to the Paphos village of Mandria has been given a colourful facelift By Melissa Hekkers The island’s longest mural now stands complete at the entrance of Mandria village ...

Cyprus has received a demarche from an Arabian Gulf nation, after it emerged that far-right protestors attacked a tourist from their country, the permanent secretary of the foreign affairs ministry ...

Summer is a fruitful season on the island. Not only because there are endless events to go to but also because seasonal fruit, dishes and vegetables are abundant. Here to ...

Unficyp has allowed plenty of Greek Cypriot building in buffer zone, Turkish Cypriots argue By Fahri Zihni Following the Pile (Pyla)-United Nations incident on August 18, when the building of ...

Police arrested three people in the Chlorakas, Paphos area overnight, authorities said on Sunday, as the area has been under intense monitoring, following clashes between extreme-right nationalists and migrants last ...

Chevron is probably prepared to negotiate around its proposed FDP, but it will probably be on the details rather than the substance It finally happened. Cyprus rejected Chevron’s updated ...

France plans to ban disposable electronic cigarettes, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on radio station RTL on Sunday. “It’s an important public health issue,” said Borne, adding that ...

The EU already has a role in the Cyprus problem, but it does not have Washington’s political clout By Marios Eliades During the election campaign, now President Nikos Christdoulides ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday he considers the UN General Assembly and the October’s European Council Summit to be of decisive importance as regards prospects for the resumption ...

Three delivery drivers were attacked in Limassol overnight, police said on Sunday, following a wave of racist violence two days ago that left migrant businesses in ruins, people injured, and ...

By Patricia Jordan Probably the most popular summer climber here is bougainvillea, which trails over walls, hedges and even up trees as the mass of bright-coloured papery bracts shield the ...

The crypto world came alive in August 2023 after co-founder of Cardano ($ADA), Charles Hoskinson, said the token will surpass Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) to become the best cryptocurrency in ...

‘Every kid who plays in Europe wants to come to the NBA’. Born in Nicosia, the new Sacramento Kings forward is living the American dream In a ground-breaking moment for ...

Police arrested a total of seven people, following the anti-fascist rally held in Limassol last night, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the six people were arrested ahead of ...

Russia launched a 3 1/2-hour drone attack on southern parts of the Odesa region on Sunday, hitting Danube River port infrastructure and injuring at least two people, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’...

President Nikos Christodoulides, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday referred to the benefits of the bilateral cooperation between Cyprus and Israel, after a bilateral meeting. Christodoulides thanked the ...

Calling himself one of the “humble heirs” of ancient schools of wisdom and quoting the Buddha, Pope Francis on Sunday urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological ...

Iraqi security forces deployed in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Sunday to prevent further violence as the death toll in clashes between ethnic groups the previous day ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting August 28: Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday that it posted a profit of €160.2 million during the first half of 2023, ...

Sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss By Alper Ali Riza When the history of women’s football comes to be written it will be Spain’s 1-0 World ...

IN KYPROULLA we have managed to give overt racists a veneer of respectability by referring to them as ‘anti-migration’ activists and their violent, hate-filled protests as ‘anti-migration’ gatherings. Theirs is ...

“Do something not only for yourself but also for others”: an interview with Mariusz Gasiewski, founder of GameCamp by Google, about the future of communities and the tech industry, and ...