Archive 2024

The Forestry Department announced on Monday the start of maintenance work on the pedestrian paths in the Academia park in Nicosia. It said the works will last approximately for 20 days ...

Three people staged an armed robbery in the early hours of Monday at a kiosk in Tseri. The three people, armed with a pistol, entered the kiosk at around 4.15am ...

Black Friday delivered a small lift to retail sales in Cyprus, as a drop in temperatures and end-of-month deals encouraged shoppers to buy winter clothing, according to industry stakeholders. However, ...

A van on fire was reported to the police on Monday morning, in a remote area near the archaeological site in Lempa community. Further investigation showed that the van was ...

Romanian centrist and leftist parties looked to have fended off a surge by the nationalist right in Sunday’s parliamentary election, as attention turned to a top court ruling later ...

Two new categories of people are now eligible for the electricity authority’s discounted pricing for vulnerable consumers, the EAC announced on Monday. The move comes after a decision by ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has urged Cypriot businesses to adopt a more international, export-oriented approach, saying that the island can become a starting point from which they can sell products ...

Israeli forces bombarded houses in overnight attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people in one of the buildings in the town of Beit Lahiya, Palestinian medics said ...

Nicosia police were on Monday investigating a case of attempted murder after four people were injured in an attack. According to police, the attack happened around 2.30am in Strovolos when ...

The Cyprus Yacht Owners Association has called for the immediate return to the previous Larnaca marina fees. On Monday, the association called on Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, after a cabinet ...

“I want to do a crossover with the English-speaking audience,” says Athena Xenidou, sounding almost impatient. Xenidou is the director of Nachtland, a play by German writer Marius von Mayenburg ...

Music legend Elton John told a theatre audience in London on Sunday he had lost his sight after struggling to recover from an eye infection earlier in the year. The 77...

A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people according to a provisional toll, the government said on Monday. The fatalities ...

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 after battling dementia, his family confirmed on Sunday. Griffiths claimed the world title in 1979 and went on to ...

There is no shortage of artistic events this season and Nicosia is brimming with them. In parallel with the emblematic exhibition Kanthos – The Sharp Edges of History, the AG Leventis ...

Property disputes between ex-spouses can be settled by the issuance of a court decision, but this should be conditional and leave it to them to fulfil mutual obligations towards each ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs, reckless and dangerous driving, and other offences. Polis Chrysochous police arrested the man near the village of ...

The police association (Sak) on Monday wished a speedy recovery to a colleague who was injured in a traffic accident in Larnaca. The accident happened on Sunday shortly before 5pm ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is in Warsaw on Monday to participate in the first coordination meeting of the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries presidencies. The presidency trio comprises Poland, ...

Monday will start off mostly clear, later turning cloudy with afternoon rains expected, as the Bora storm system which affected Greece starts to move in, although in a weakened state. ...

At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia, the Syrian opposition-run rescue service known as the White Helmets said ...

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who ...

Employee perceptions of how hedge funds handle diversity and inclusion have fallen to their lowest level since before 2021, when Reboot Financial Services began its annual report, the financial services campaigning ...

A new generation of lasers using ultrashort bursts of light is showing great potential for the sustainable manufacturing of precision parts. By Gareth Willmer German mechanical engineer and research manager ...