Elections running smoothly says justice minister
The second round of voting in the presidential elections went smoothly and no issues were reported, with the exception of one voter caught trying to take a picture of his ...
Election, fine weather keep bars and restaurants busy
Bars, cafés and restaurants around Cyprus were 60 per cent full on Sunday, according to the president of the recreation centres association (Osika) Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, who said the higher turnout ...
‘Cyprus’ history is bigger than itself’
How an exhibition on women in antiquity is linked to the Cyprus problem
An exhibition featuring the role of Cypriot women in ancient times has served as a catalyst for ...
Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested
Turkey vowed on Sunday to investigate thoroughly anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in the country’s devastating earthquakes nearly one week ago and has already ordered ...
Anastasiades and Katie Clerides trade barbs on election day
Voting day on Sunday was marred by some bad blood between President Nicos Anastasiades and Katie Clerides, daughter of Disy founder Glafcos Clerides, who had previously urged the party to ...
Uncle Bob and the dog do the Cyprus E4
A veteran German hiker mastered a long European trail and found an unexpected companion on the last leg.
Fancy a 10,000km hike? Well, Uncle Bob did, starting on the E4 ...
Nato’s Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in the works.
“The ...
Zelenskiy says drive to clean up government to continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a decree sacking a senior security figure and said separately that his drive to clean up the government would continue.
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Political leaders call for unity as they cast their votes (Update 3)
Party leaders across Cyprus’ political spectrum turned up at polling stations around the country to cast their preference in the runoff of the presidential elections on Sunday.
At the end ...
Real estate and the next president
One wonders what will be in store for us regarding real estate’s future as we get a new president. Based on what the candidates have announced so far, we ...
Survivors ever fewer in earthquake rubble of Turkey and Syria
Rescuers pulled a survivor from earthquake rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst natural disasters to hit parts of Syria and Turkey, as the death toll exceeded 28,000 ...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: the challenge of delivering aid in a disaster zone
By Jeff Evans
It’s the middle of the night and you are fast asleep. Suddenly you have ceiling plaster smashing down on you, pictures are falling off the walls ...
Limassol company loses €48,000 after business communications hijacked
Police on Sunday urged the public and businesses to be very cautious in online commercial transactions after a Limassol business lost €48,000 during a bank transfer.
CID is investigating the fraud ...
Gigapresses – the giant die casts reshaping car manufacturing
By replacing around 60 welded components with a single module, gigantic aluminium die casting machines made by the likes of Tesla supplier IDRA Group are helping carmakers to simplify manufacturing and ...
The impact of Valentine’s Day on the environment
This year keep it romantic and green!
By Maria Savvidi
Valentine’s Day is widely celebrated every year on February 14 as a day to express love and affection to significant ...
Russia: Nato should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream after Hersh revelations
NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings about September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said late on Saturday.
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Motorcyclist aged 20 critical after Limassol collision
A 20-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition at the Nicosia hospital after being injured in a road accident in Limassol on Saturday night.
Police said that at around 8pm, a ...
Shoddy buildings the reason for many quake deaths
Many of the buildings that collapsed were poorly built to satisfy the greed of shyster developers
The cluster of earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last Monday were bound to ...
Recession alarm bells are ringing, but less loudly than before
The rapid reopening of China’s economy, plunging European gas prices and cooling US inflation suggest a global recession may not be as deep and protracted as feared just weeks ...
EU envoy to Syria: ‘absolutely unfair’ to be accused of not providing aid
The European Union’s envoy to Syria said early on Sunday that it was not fair to accuse the group of failing to provide enough help to Syrians following the ...
Mainly dry on Sunday but cold night expected
As predicted, Sunday’s weather will be mostly clear with the possibility of some light rain along the coast later in the day, the met office said.
Snow or sleet ...
U.S. defence heads talk “priorities” for allies’ meeting
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed “priorities”, including air defence and artillery, for upcoming meetings of Kyiv’s allies in Brussels, both sides ...
Bard vs ChatGPT: What do we know about Google’s AI chatbot?
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and rival Microsoft (MSFT.O) are once again locked in a race to rule the internet zeitgeist after the Google owner launched “Bard” in answer to ...
Biden lauds ‘bipartisan progress’ as he dines with Republican, Democratic governors
U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to Republican and Democratic governors on Saturday to continue working across political divides to improve Americans’ lives and rebuild the economy after the hardships ...