UK issues export bans on every item used by Russia in war
Britain marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by issuing more sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item it has used on the battlefield and import ...
Kadis ‘left speechless’ by Petrides’ comments on compensation for Akamas local plan (Updated)
Just days before the end of the Anastasiades administration, two of his ministers publicly disagreed Friday on the compensatory measures for landowners connected to the Akamas local plan with Agriculture ...
In polarized Turkey, political feeling steers earthquake donations
An NGO started by a Turkish rock star and endorsed by pop star Madonna has raised 1 billion Turkish lira ($53 million) for earthquake victims, after many opposed to Turkey’s government ...
Liverpool need self-belief to turn around season: Klopp
Liverpool must believe in themselves if they are to find stability and consistency in the midst of a trying season, coach Jurgen Klopp said ahead of their Premier League game ...
Bird flu situation ‘worrying’; WHO working with Cambodia
The World Health Organisation is working with Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country.
Describing the situation ...
Akel delegation visits graves of Turkish Cypriot earthquake victims (Updated)
By Gina Agapiou and Nikolaos Prakas
Left-wing Akel said on Friday it stands by the families of the victims of the deadly earthquakes in Turkey, general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said during ...
White supremacists behind 80% of extremism-related US murders in 2022
Mass shootings in the United States accounted for most extremism-related fatalities last year in the country with over 80% of those murders committed by white supremacists, data released by the Anti-Defamation ...
Hala Sultan Tekke area was larger in antiquity than once thought
The Hala Sultan Tekke Bronze Age city in Larnaca must have been much larger and more dispersed than once thought, a pilot study has shown.
Since 2021 the Vrije Universiteit Brussel ...
Arsenal’s Partey in contention for Leicester trip, Jesus still out
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey could be back for the Premier League leaders at Leicester City on Saturday but Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus is still recovering from his long-term injury, manager ...
Weekly ‘meet the locals’ walking tour in Paphos
Weekly free tours titled “meet the locals” are to take place in Paphos old town during March and April.
A licensed tour guide will take visitors to key points of ...
A minute with Patrick Dale Freelance fitness, nutrition and health writer
Where do you live and with whom?
I live in Koili, Pafos, with my wife, Victoria, and our three dogs
What did you have for breakfast?
Oats with blueberries and ...
President condemns Russian invasion on “dark anniversary” (Updated)
Outgoing president Nicos Anastasiades again condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its one-year “dark anniversary”.
“February 24 marks the dark anniversary of the unprovoked attack on one independent country by ...
TV shows we love: Uncoupled
I’ve loved several TV shows Neil Patrick Harris has done. I obsessively watched How I Met Your Mother, then watched him play Count Olaf in the beloved, comic and ...
Legal Service: insufficient evidence for criminal proceedings in Thanasis case (Updated)
The family of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was found under a bridge in Alassa back in 2005, spoke of their disappointment on Friday when leaving the offices of ...
Hadjipantela says Okypy handled naked patient incident poorly
The way the state health services (Okypy) handled the incident of the naked woman at Limassol general hospital was wrong, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Friday.
Speaking to Alpha ...
Turkish central bank cut rates by 50 bps after earthquake
Turkey’s central bank cut its main interest rate to 8.5 per cent from 9 per cent on Thursday, moving to cushion the economic impact of a devastating earthquake that killed more ...
Eight deaths, more than 2,000 new Covid infections in past week
The health ministry announced that eight people died from covid between February 17-23, along with 2,062 people testing positive.
The deaths are those of six men – aged 67, 82, 85, two 89-year-olds, and a 90...
US winter storm kills firefighter, knocks out power, grounds flights
A monster U.S. winter storm pounded the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Thursday, killing a firefighter, knocking out power to more than 900,000 people and canceling or delaying thousands ...
Digital security authority cautions TikTok users
Cyprus’ digital security authority issued an advisory on Friday over TikTok practises, in light of the EU Commission’s ban of the app for its staffers.
It called on the ...
New and ongoing exhibitions in Paphos
Established and emerging artists are currently hosting art exhibitions around the island and Paphos in particular has several going on. With only a few more days remaining, Grigorii Pavlychev is ...
United face Betis, Arsenal take on Sporting in Europa last 16
Manchester United’s reward for getting the better of LaLiga leaders Barcelona in the Europa League playoffs is a last-16 clash with another Spanish side Real Betis, while Premier League ...
European thirst for tequila aggravates agave crunch
He can’t pour tequila fast enough. Premium shots. Margaritas. Palomas. The occasional sunrise.
“We definitely run out every weekend,” says Shubham Walavalker, a 24-year-old bartender, who’s struggling to ...
Five arrested over LGBTI incident (Update 3)
Five people were arrested in connection with the LGBTI-related attack at Cyprus’ university of technology (Tepak) in Limassol, police said on Friday.
Aged 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, they were arrested at various times ...
Two people arrested for housebreaking and burglary
Police on Thursday arrested two people in Limassol, a woman aged 54 and a man aged 19, in connection with a case of housebreaking and theft, unlawful possession of property, and conspiracy ...