Empowering women through fitness
Gym Kile offers a safe, nurturing space where women can focus on their health without feeling self-conscious or intimidated
Two young ladies took the helm of what is today known ...
Israeli strike kills two Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli air strike on a car near Rafah in southern Gaza on Sunday killed two Palestinian journalists who were out reporting, according to health officials in Gaza and the ...
Police to forward findings from fatal New Year crash to legal service
The remand of a 44-year-old driver arrested under suspicion of causing a New Year accident that killed four people will expire on Monday, as the results of a reconstruction of ...
Six performances to see this January in Nicosia
January is typically a rather quiet month events-wise, following the Christmas mayhem, and although the cultural calendar sees a slight drop exciting productions are approaching.
At the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, ...
Israel held hostage – and Biden too
Israel is withdrawing some troops from Gaza, because the reservists who were called up for the fighting amount to 10-15 per cent of the country’s workforce and the economy ...
Main suspect in Nicosia drive-by shooting remanded for further two days
A 26-year-old man was further remanded on Sunday for another two days, under suspicion of shooting a gun into the air outside the Nicosia jail last week, after being released ...
PM Sunak makes election appeal for Britain to ‘stick with’ his plan
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged voters and his own party on Sunday to “stick to the plan” for “long-term change” at an election he has signalled will most probably ...
President called on UN to intervene over Turkish buffer zone violations
President Nikos Christodoulides requested the UN intervene on Cyprus’ behalf to stop Turkish violations in the buffer zone, it emerged on Sunday.
In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General ...
Heading for disaster on Cyprus problem
We have no time to renegotiate the Guterres Framework
By Christos Panayiotides
I must admit that I am deeply concerned by the fact that we appear to be going full ...
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong vows immediate strike if any provocation
North Korea will immediately launch a military strike in response to any provocation, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Sunday.
The remarks come ...
Car destroyed in Limassol arson
A car was destroyed by arson in Limassol, police said on Sunday, about the vehicle fire extinguished early in the morning.
According to police, the fire broke out at 3am ...
Rain expected this week, met office says
Light rain the southern areas of the island will lead to increased cloud cover, the met office said on Sunday.
According to the met office, the temperature will rise to 22 ...
Three months in, Western diplomats try to stop Gaza war’s spread (updated)
Top U.S and European diplomats sought ways on Sunday to keep the Gaza war from spreading further in the Middle East, but three months after the start of the ...
Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine – Ukraine’s air force
Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday, adding that its air defence systems destroyed 21 of the drones.
The air ...
Man remanded for torching Paphos Christmas tree
Paphos District Court remanded a 39-year-old man under suspicion of setting fire to the city’s Christmas tree, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the man was arrested on ...
Explosion in Paphos damages car and storefront
A bomb explosion in the Paphos caused serious damage to a vehicle it was placed and storefront, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the explosion occurred in a vehicle ...
Motorcycle driver in critical condition after Ayia Napa crash
An 18-year-old young man is in critical condition at Nicosia General on Sunday, after a 59-year-old crashed into him in Ayia Napa, police said.
According to police, officers are investigating ...
US grounds some Boeing MAX planes for safety checks after cabin emergency
U.S. regulators on Saturday temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an ...
Japan premier vows “ceaseless” aid as snow hampers quake relief
Japan’s prime minister vowed to provide “ceaseless” support to areas devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local ...
Ukraine’s churches are adopting the western calendar – but not everyone is happy
By Chris Hann
Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. Yet in the ancient Julian ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 1:
Mortgage-to-rent scheme a favourable arrangement, Hellenic Bank released on Tuesday a statement welcoming the recent launch of ...
Self-defence is not a defence to the crime of genocide
A busy couple of weeks for Israel’s legal minds
It was an eventful New Year weekend for the legal community in Israel. Her judiciary managed partly to restore her ...
Google, Meta and Tiktok’s debts removed from Russian database
Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and YouTube, Meta (META.O), TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Covid craze makes a comeback
Covid craze makes its comeback
COVID craze has made its comeback, in a lite version, for now, but the possibility of it eventually returning to its former glory cannot be ...