Archive 2024

‘In the burnt earth I lay weeping, I had lost all my humanity. In the scorched earth, like a wounded animal, wondering where was my life and the person I ...

Cabinet discussed on Wednesday the implementation and expansion of the mountain community development strategy aiming to halt urban migration. President Nikos Christodoulides described the strategy as “the most important issue” ...

Four decades ago, the United States deployed cruise and Pershing II nuclear missiles in Europe to counter Soviet SS-20s – a move that stoked Cold War tensions but led within ...

The district self-governance organisations (Eoas) budgets were approved by cabinet on Wednesday. The cabinet approved the budgets for all the districts for the period of July 1, 2024, until December 31, 2024. The budgets ...

Ayia Napa Marina announces the opening of the East Beach, an ideal destination that has been welcoming sea lovers. With its privileged location, close to the commercial area of the ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus displayed a slight yet steady increase in June 2024, recording a 5.5 per cent rise to 482,261 compared to 456,985 in the previous year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (...

Old and structurally unsafe buildings in mainly urban areas will be demolished and new, modern buildings will take their place through a new government plan. The cabinet approved a plan ...

Police reports over the Metamax pyramid scheme are pouring in on a daily basis with more than100 citizens claiming they have been scammed out of their money. So far, €200,000 have ...

The 50-year-old man held for killing his brother-in-law in Peyia is going straight to trial for manslaughter after he admitted to the crime. Paphos deputy operations chief Michalis Nicolaou on ...

A priority of Cyprus is to create a multiuse naval base in Mari, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Monday, announcing a technical study on the project is expected to ...

Ahead of their performance on July 18, 2024 as part of the FANEROMENI24 Arts Festival, what follows is an interview with Kristia Michael, founder and artistic director of Sibil·la Ensemble, which ...

Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to health officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into ...

Showcasing a wealth of talent, Norway hosted the international dance competition “World Ballet Grand Prix” (WBGP) over June 30-July 2, 2024. The Imperial Russian Academy Vania Vrondi, Limassol, achieved the highest competition ...

Police arrested two individuals, a 42-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, early Monday morning as part of an investigation into robberies at a house and hotel in Limassol. The first ...

A Dhekelia British bases court case for the murder of Charalambos Constantinides has been adjourned to give the defendant’s new lawyer time to study the case files. Court procedures ...

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has described a video posted on social media by his club team mate Enzo Fernandez as “uninhibited racism”. The video, posted by Argentina international Fernandez on ...

Tiger Woods has no intention of walking away from the sport and said on Tuesday that he will continue playing for as long as he believes he is able to ...

France forward Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday he was so convinced he would one day play for Real Madrid that he began taking Spanish classes at school. “Since I was ...

Sometimes, deciding which restaurant to review can be challenging, whilst on other occasions, it can be an easy, straightforward decision. That is what happened this week on one of our ...

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society Cyprus elected a new board of directors at this week’s AGM. Nikos Potamaris is the new board chiarman, succeeding Andreas Kleanthous, while Konstantinos ...

Police arrested two individuals, a 42-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, early Monday morning as part of an investigation into robberies at a house and hotel in Limassol. The first ...

The health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) have prepared a plan to incentivise gynaecologists and obstetricians to perform natural births instead of caesareans (C-sections), it emerged on Wednesday. ...

Four tourists have been remanded after they attempted to leave the island with almost 300 cartons of duty-free cigarettes, police said on Wednesday. Three women, aged 59, 54 and 53, and a 52-year-old man, ...

Maria seemed to have it all: a loving family, a successful career, and good health, yet she felt inexplicably unhappy. Seeking guidance, she turned to a life coach. Her journey ...