Archive 2024

Three people were injured in a knife attack in the metro in the French city of Lyon on Sunday, authorities said. A suspect was arrested, the local prefecture and a ...

By Shrivathsa Sridhar Third seed Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title when he beat American J.J. Wolf 6-1 6-2 6...

The exhibition “Mediaeval Women of Cyprus”, just opened in old Famagusta, is a joint project of two Turkish Cypriots, the mediaevalist Ahmet Hilmi and artist Semra Bayhanli The show, that ...

Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely ...

A 43-year–old man found himself in handcuffs after reporting he had been attacked on Sunday morning. According to the police, at 7am the man reported that an hour beforehand ...

Warnings have been painted on the road around the island at junctions that have fixed cameras on them, the transport ministry announced on Sunday. According to the ministry, painting of ...

By Erol Riza Last week the two major opposition parties locked swords with Akel calling for a windfall tax on the “unexpected” earnings of the banks while Disy accused Akel ...

While Disy seems to be the winner in the latest poll for the elections taking place in two weeks, it also points to a lack of interest, with 55 per cent ...

Recognised as the leading and largest event of its kind in Cyprus, the Contemporary Dance Festival returns this May and June with a rich programme featuring seven distinctive performances in ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose Hamas said it launched missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday, prompting sirens to sound in the Israeli city for the first time in four ...

Child cancer charities on Sunday expressed deep concern over changes planned to the Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia. Members of five charities that support children with haematological and oncological ...

Cape Aspro and Petra tou Romiou could be included in the Unesco Cultural heritage list if a proposal by Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou and the communities of Pissouri and Kouklia ...

Cyprus’ president is working tirelessly to overcome the obstacles posed by the Turkish side and create the conditions for the resumption of talks to find a solution to the Cyprus ...

By Andy Bruce Britain’s Conservative Party will introduce mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if it wins the national election on July 4, comprising military or community participation, Prime Minister Rishi ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades and Nikolaos Prakas With a staggering more than 7,000 candidates to choose from, next month’s EU and local government elections are threatening to drown voters in array ...

Lack of political will for a substantial revision of the sustainable development plan for the Akamas is putting the region in danger, the Federation of Environmental Organisations (Opok) said on ...

Fighting the growing trend of illegal and undeclared work in Cyprus is proving to be a challenge, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Sunday. Addressing the 29th Annual General Assembly ...

Whoever thought up the idea of locating the EMEL bus station in the heart of a Limassol residential area needs to come and see the issues it is causing.  From ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday to join an upcoming peace summit as his country struggles to stave ...

What is happening in the Osiou Avakoum monastery is within the statute of the Church and everything is legal, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday, while noting that the trial will ...

By John Irish The European Union will convene donors next week to keep Syria on the global agenda, but as the economic and social burden of refugees on neighbouring countries ...

By Alex Prior, London South Bank University Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that a general election will take place on Thursday July 4. Over the course of the next six ...

Three people were able to safely evacuate a vehicle that burst into flames on the highway on Saturday night. Police received information at about 11.30 on Saturday night that a car ...

About 200 aid trucks, including four fuel trucks, are expected to enter Gaza on Sunday through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Khaled Zayed, the head of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society ...