Archive 2023

The association of civil engineers on Monday sounded the alarm over the potential for severe damage and even loss of life in the event of a powerful earthquake, due to ...

The ‘surprise’ of Sunday’s first round presidential election – Andreas Mavroyiannis making it to the second round, leapfrogging Averof Neophytou – should not really come as a surprise, one commentator told ...

Police on Monday arrested two people after 34kg of cannabis was found in Limassol. According to police spokesman Christos Andreou, the drug squad received a tip off to search a ...

The agriculture ministry on Monday signed a €183,000 deal to create a photovoltaic park that will cover the ministry’s central admin energy needs. It was signed by the ministry’s ...

Independent candidates and smaller parties were on Monday being courted for the runoff presidential elections set to be held between Andreas Mavroyiannis and Nikos Christodoulides this Sunday. Mavroyiannis had meetings ...

Police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Osama Aldheis from Syria following the murder of his compatriot Alsweidani Ahmad, 21, on Sunday night. The incident took place at around 9:40 on ...

A meeting between Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu and the UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on issues surrounding the Cetinkaya football stadium located inside the buffer ...

The crisis engulfing the Adani Group intensified on Monday as hundreds of members of India’s opposition parties took to the streets to press for a probe into allegations by ...

Wild swings in global currencies hammered corporate earnings in the past year, and while forex markets have gotten less choppy, some companies are seeking ways to guard profits and lower ...

Leeds United have sacked manager Jesse Marsch with the team 17th in the table, one place above the relegation zone, the Premier League club said on Monday. Jesse joined Leeds ...

It’s Oscars season in Los Angeles but instead of the red carpet all eyes are on the NBA hardwood where Lakers forward LeBron James is on the cusp of ...

A Turkish Cypriot PE teacher claimed he was refused entry into Turkey, which deemed him a “non admissible person” newspapers in the north reported on Monday. A document posted by 46...

A 23-year-old man found guilty in a drug trafficking case involving around 13 kilograms of cannabis was sentenced to nine years in jail on Monday by the Larnaca criminal court. According ...

President Nicos Anastasiades began applying pressure on the Disy leadership to back the candidacy of Nikos Christodoulides even before the counting of the votes of Sunday’s presidential election had ...

With a new season round the corner, now is the time to welcome some new trends says NIKI CHARALAMBOUS While Spring may appear a long way off, the fashion industry ...

The 9th International Conference on Visual Communication, Graphic Stories, coming in March includes a new focus – the Power of Youth. Taking place between March 17 and 19 in Nicosia, the three-day conference ...

Average temperatures recorded in January were unusually high, both in terms of daily maximum and minimum in comparison to previous years, the meteorological service said on Monday. The average daily ...

When China’s suspected surveillance balloon first passed into U.S. airspace north of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28, American officials believed there was a good chance it would ...

Nottingham Forest have signed a mind-boggling 29 players since the summer in their bid to ensure their return to the Premier League is not a short one but perhaps the most ...

Trainers are Big Business the world over. But it’s character, not cost, that matters in the island’s small but dediated community finds ALIX NORMAN “Show me your sneakers, ...

A unique opportunity with the focus on love awaits audiences in Limassol and Nicosia says ELENI PHILIPPOU A unique occasion for Cyprus’ dance world this February will see the Celebrity ...

Ukraine sent mixed messages over the fate of its defence minister on Monday, leaving a key post in its war effort in doubt even as it braces for a new ...

A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the many thousands left ...

The Cyprus government on Monday said it was saddened by the fatal earthquakes in Turkey and said it is ready to send help. The quakes and their multiple aftershocks were ...