Archive 2023

Even the world’s best players are not immune to crippling nerves as Iga Swiatek discovered when her Wimbledon dreams were turned to dust in a 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2 quarter-final ...

With a long tradition of supporting the local community, Alphamega Hypermarkets and Petrou Bros donated €5,000 to the Timotheion Care Home, following the completion of their annual CSR initiative, which returns ...

Demand for loans from businesses and individuals alike declined during the first quarter of the year as banks tightened up their lending criteria and raised interest rates, according to a ...

“Don’t miss out on a sensational night of jazz,” say the organises of an upcoming music performance, “as The Origami Trio and saxophone virtuoso Simon Rigter join forces for ...

Four advisors working for the government were unlawfully employed and procedures to end their employment should begin immediately, the Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides has said. Neither the two advisors to ...

Marketa Vondrousova reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon with a roller-coaster 6-4 2-6 6-4 win over American Jessica Pegula in the last eight on Tuesday. The Czech came through a topsy-turvy ...

The procedure for examining unemployment benefit applications needs to be reviewed, deputies said on Tuesday after social insurance department officials asked the neighbours of an applicant whether she was employed. ...

Aphrodite Hills Resort, the leading real-estate, leisure, sporting and lifestyle destination, is thrilled to announce that it has been honoured with three prestigious ‘Five-Star Awards’ at the esteemed European Property ...

City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe’s first integrated casino resort, officially opened its doors this week, with high hopes that it would usher in a new era for tourism. The ...

A 33-year-old tourist was rescued by helicopter after falling down a 50 metre cliff in Akamas on Tuesday while riding a quadbike. The accident happened in the Akamas area of Kakoskali ...

Break out of the negative habits that have sometimes been drilled into us since childhood says DESPINA NICOLA Investing in self-care can often bring up unpleasant feelings about the way ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou discussed ways to expedite the examination of asylum applications with officials during a visit to the Pournara migrants’ reception centre on Tuesday. At the camp in ...

A forest fire that flared up in Kofinou and resulted in the evacuation of asylum seekers from the nearby reception centre, was placed under partial control by firemen on Tuesday. ...

A 21-year old man was arrested at Ercan airport on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of Turkish Cypriot lawyer, Seyhan Yildirim in his office in Kyrenia on Tuesday morning. ...

Europe’s top human rights court ruled in favour of Olympic runner Caster Semenya on Tuesday, saying courts in Switzerland should give her a new chance to fight a requirement ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it would be “absurd” if NATO leaders gathering for a summit on Tuesday did not offer his country a timeframe for membership, after the alliance ...

The Kremlin accused NATO on Tuesday of treating Russia like an “enemy” and said it would closely follow any decisions taken at a two-day summit of the Western military alliance ...

Blending the old and the new, an expanding radio station hopes to appeal to audiences both local and international finds PAUL LAMBIS It was the summer of 2020 when new waves ...

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, recouping some of the losses from the previous session, as traders focused on supply cuts by the world’s biggest oil exporters Saudi Arabia ...

As many as 61,000 people may have died in Europe’s sweltering heatwaves last summer, according to new research, suggesting countries’ heat preparedness efforts are falling fatally short. The study by ...

North Korea on Tuesday condemned U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine as a “criminal act” and demanded an immediate withdrawal of the plan. ...

Gary Lineker retained his position as the best-paid presenter employed by Britain’s BBC, taking home more than 1.35 million pounds ($1.74 million) in the 2022-23 financial year, according to the broadcaster’...

An audio-visual installation exploring the city and public spaces of Limassol will be set up in the coastal town this July. The installation is part of the 1100m project by ...

The north’s first single-use plastic regulation came into force on Tuesday, with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic waste produced. According to the new law, it is ...