Book Review: Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
Following up a debut as striking as 2021’s Open Water was always going to be a tough ask. Caleb Azumah Nelson’s second novel Small Worlds returns to the themes ...
Migrants living in squalor in Chlorakas (video)
We visited the St. Nicolas Elegant Residence in Chlorakas near Paphos, which has been occupied by migrants for over a year now – though in fact the situation seems to have ...
All that’s coming up at outdoor theatre festival
The last weekend of August, a final hoorah before the return to routine, has a couple of exciting events up its sleeve. One of them, nestled in the eucalyptus trees ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the United Nations Security Council late on Monday expressed its deep concern over the developments in Pyla, in which three UN peacekeepers were attacked after a ...
Ukrainian drone hits apartments, cars in town near Moscow, says Russia
Russian officials said early on Tuesday that the military had brought down four Ukrainian drones near Moscow and over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine.
A Reuters reporter was in ...
Today’s weather: Clear, temps above average
Tuesday will be mostly clear after locally increased low clouds disperse. Temperatures will rise to 40C in the interior, 34C on the southwest and east coasts, and 32C on the ...
Park and ride system in operation from September
A park and ride system will start operating at the beginning of September at the GSP stadium outside of Nicosia, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades has said.
Speaking to CyBC, Vafeades ...
Our View: Government clampdown on Chlorakas unlikely to work
After the last week’s scuffles between migrants from the infamous Ayios Nikolaous apartment complex in Chlorakas and police, President Nikos Christodoulides decided to intervene. On Monday he held a ...
Erdogan slams Unficyp over Pyla incident
The physical intervention of UN peacekeepers on the sovereign territory of the ‘TRNC’ is unnacceptable, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday evening.
Erdogan’s comments on Friday’s ...
Cyprus near bottom in EU for recycling
Cyprus ranked third from last in the European Union in terms of the percentage of municipal waste recycled, according to data released by Eurostat.
The percentage of recycling in Cyprus ...
Australian MP suspended after Turkish invasion speech
An Australian MP of Greek Cypriot heritage has reportedly been suspended from a sub-faction of the Victorian Labour Party after sparking factional in-fighting over a speech backing Cyprus.
According to ...
Kaimakli set to host an annual arts and community festival
The old neighbourhood of Kaimakli is a charming, quiet area of Nicosia. Its houses, with tall wooden doors and green courtyards, are worth a visit and the church square is ...
Russia finally condemns Pyla violence (Update 5)
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to express its deep concern over the developments in Pyla, according to CyBC’s reporter in New York.
Just hours before the ...
Cyprus fourth in EU for number of doctors
In 2021 Cyprus ranked fourth in the EU in terms of the number of practising doctors per capita, according to data just released by Eurostat.
In Cyprus the number of licensed ...
CyBC in trouble with audit office over promotions
Staffers at the state broadcaster CyBC have been promoted despite not having a recognised university degree or sufficient foreign language fluency, the audit office charged in a letter that went ...
Greenwood to leave Man Utd after abuse allegations
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will leave Old Trafford, the Premier League club said on Monday following an investigation into allegations of attempted rape of which he was cleared.
Greenwood, ...
US Senator Menendez to be made honorary citizen of Paphos ahead of Cyprus world diaspora conference
US Senator Robert Menendez will be named honorary citizen of Paphos when he visits on Friday, the municipality announced on Monday, ahead of his visit set to coincide with the ...
Eris, BA.2.86: Do I need to worry about COVID again?
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Six cases in ...
Child in hospital after migrant boat sinks off Cape Greco
A child fell unconscious and was taken to hospital after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Cape Greco early Monday morning.
The child, who was on board the ...
Man in intensive care after falling off Nicosia walls
A man is in intensive care after falling around two metres from the walls of Nicosia’s old city on Sunday evening.
Yilmaz Demir, 29, fell off the wall at around 9...
Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere
What is the appeal ask CARLOS DIAZ RUIZ and ANGELA CRUZ
In 2017, Louis Vuitton caused a stir in the luxury industry by partnering with the New York skateboarding brand Supreme.
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Another ex-finance minister weighs in on GDP drop
The cost of the government’s actions will become evident in the medium-term and it have to take responsibility for its choices, former finance minister and opposition Disy MP Harris ...
Four arrested in north for selling weapons to a fugitive in Republic
Four people have been arrested and charged in the north after being found selling weapons to a wanted person in the Republic.
In addition, the suspects attempted to convert counterfeit €1,300 ...
Killer nurse Lucy Letby jailed for rest of her life
Nurse Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life behind bars for killing seven newborn babies after a judge on Monday ruled Britain’s most prolific serial child killer ...