Archive January 2025

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of ...

An Israeli military strike killed 12 people in a house in Gaza City early on Saturday, bringing the death toll from strikes across Gaza to 65 over the last day, Palestinian medics ...

The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek on Saturday came under fire after allegedly lying about the historical availability of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the north. Dincyurek had ...

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak continued his rich vein of form with another goal on Saturday to help his side beat injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away in the Premier League ...

The transport ministry is “preparing decrees” to order recalls of vehicles with faulty airbags, Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said they will ...

President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., do not drink and have been outspoken about the ...

It’s green and crunchy and most people either love it or hate it. There are dozens of recipes cooking Brussels sprouts – which come into their own during the festive ...

By Delphine Dion For several months, Chanel, one of the most iconic luxury houses, has found itself at a crossroads. Following the death of Karl Lagerfeld in 2019, Virginie Viard, his ...

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has recommended extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2026. In his latest report to the Security Council, covering ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested in connection with two burglaries in Larnaca, the police announced on Saturday. The man was arrested on Friday in connection with a burglary which had ...

Israel on Friday defended its raid on a north Gaza hospital last week while the U.N. human rights chief called the justification unsubstantiated and the World Health Organization urged ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday criticised the British government’s energy policy with a demand the country “open up” the ageing North Sea oil and gas basin and ...

Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight U....

Kutia, a ceremonial dish at the heart of Ukrainian Christmas celebrations, is more than just a festive pudding. Steeped in symbolism and centuries-old traditions, it represents unity, blessings and the ...

LeBron James scored 30 points and Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence to collect 18 points and 19 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 119-102 victory over the visiting Atlanta ...

Liverpool boss Arne Slot believes struggling Manchester United are better than their place in the Premier League standings suggest, and said he does not plan to rest any players when ...

Fame, the spectacular musical that has been loved like no other by young and old all over the world, is coming to the Nicosia Municipal Theatre with an outstanding cast ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday visited Mia Milia in a show of support for the idea of opening a crossing point ...

For a while, this article on Swami Jyothirmayah – and the three-day course he conducted at the Indian High Commission in Nicosia a couple of weeks ago – was lacking only one ...

A policewoman was injured on Friday night after a metal railing fell on her as police attempted to keep fans of two rival football teams apart after a match on ...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of having stolen items from a painting workshop in Limassol, the police announced on Saturday. The thefts were reported on Thursday by ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of having stolen parts from substations, the police announced on Saturday. The thefts had been reported on Friday by an employee of the ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly cloudy across the island, with light rain possible in some parts. Temperatures will rise to 17 degrees Celsius inland, 19 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 10 ...

Cyprus is about as angry as Britain. And France. It’s less angry than Greece, Spain, and (understandably) the Ukraine. Unless, that is, you look at our nation as a ...