Archive 2024

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian Hollywood stars descended on London on Sunday for the annual BAFTA Film Awards, where U.S. historical drama “Oppenheimer”, one of the highest-grossing films of 2023, leads nominations ...

Officials would do better to stop blaming misinformation, apologise for clearly illiberal measures during the pandemic, and try to reassure us that the vaccine situation is being monitored Covid vaccines ...

Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas ...

Nine people were arrested on Sunday as the police staged a special operation in Nicosia and Paphos to identify third country nationals living illegally on the island. During the operation ...

“I love you,” Alexei Navalny’s wife, Yulia, posted on social media on Sunday beside a picture of them together. The post on Instagram showed a picture of the two ...

Every effort is being made to upgrade the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday. Speaking at the 1st Mandarin Festival in Arakapas, she said ...

By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light The death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny deprives President Vladimir Putin’s opponents of their most formidable leader and the man who, for some, ...

The Green Party will continue for many years, its leader George Perdikis said on Sunday, vowing it would take a strong line against the exploitation of both people and the ...

Harry Kane is not happy with “the way he is involved” in games of late but Bayern Munich are relying on his leadership to get their season back on track, ...

By John Irish Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on Feb. 26, the Palestinian Authority prime minister said on Sunday, adding that the PA was ready to engage ...

Israel on Sunday formalised its opposition to what it called the “unilateral recognition” of Palestinian statehood, and said any such agreement must be reached through direct negotiations. Prime Minister Benjamin ...

India set England a huge target and then skittled the tourists out for 122 to romp to a 434-run victory in the third test and go 2-1 up in the five-match ...

Untaxed tobacco products, building material, fertilizer and petrol were found during customs checks at the Limnitis crossing point in Pyrgos on Saturday, police announced on Sunday. The items were found ...

A family ignored the sneers of friends and escaped the noise, haste and cost of Limassol to friendly, peaceful, affordable Ypsonas. But now the city is following them By John ...

While Senora Holguin is “off island”, may I put into the written word a moment of reflection that may impact her future conduct. The previous president who pulled out of ...

Bills to abolish the maximum duration of secondment between the civil service and semi government authorities will be discussed at the House finance committee on Monday. Debate will also begin ...

Tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday surged by 47.3% year-on-year thanks to a domestic travel boom amid a longer-than-usual break, official data showed ...

The status quo in Cyprus cannot be the island’s future, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Sunday. The island is at a critical juncture in its history, he said. “With ...

Gender equality commissioner Josie Christodoulou will head to Jordan on Monday for official contacts to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. According to her office, the visit aims to ...

Big players like Polkadot and Cardano have seen more greens than red recently. But conversations aren’t around price recovery for the big boys but excitement for new projects like ...

Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and U.N. health officials said, as Israeli forces battled ...

Dear Ms Holguin Welcome to Cyprus! While I appreciate that as a foreigner in Cyprus I should hold my counsel on all things Cypriot, my many years of residence in ...

By Guy Faulconbridge and Tom Balmforth Russia claimed the capture of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew, but Moscow said that some Ukrainian troops were still holed up ...

The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said ...