Environment

Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark illustration of ...

Musicians from Finland and Cyprus will meet on stage next week as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra welcomes two distinguished and dynamic musicians from abroad. Petros Gospodinov, the former principal cellist ...

The Power of Images is the launch event of DialogRaum Goethe, which will take place regularly at the event hall of the Goethe-Institut Cyprus in the buffer zone. In an ...

By Yousef Saba, Saeed Azhar and Marwa Rashad Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said on Saturday that the world’s top oil exporter aims to reach ‘net zero’ emissions of ...

Getting ready for another celebration of all things film, the organisers of the Cyprus Film Days festival have announced a call for entries for its new edition. Scheduled for April 8 ...

Love has no borders, sees no colours, yet what happens when external factors, be it laws, politics or visas, say it does. In the case of Lital and Vinas, their ...

A ‘pay-as-you-throw’ system, designed to promote recycling and reduce waste, will make Cyprus greener and save people money, Green party MP Charalambos Theopemptou told the Cyprus Mail on Friday. But ...

Celebrating German language and culture, five weeks of back-to-back events are coming up! The Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe-Institut Cyprus are organising the 5th edition of the ...

The forestry department on Friday reminded the public that the use of tools for mushroom picking is prohibited, since it damages the ecosystem. In a written statement, the department said ...

The 7th Cyprus Fotomarathon is all about uniting shutterbugs to capture Paphos through their own camera or smartphone lens. Taking place at Kennedy Square in Paphos on Saturday from 10am, ...

Parliament on Thursday passed legislation tweaking the Waste Law in such a way as to enable the activation on a nationwide basis of the ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ system designed to promote recycling. ...

Time to jazz things up and Sarah’s Jazz Club has several groovy nights of music coming up this month. Bringing that ‘smoky jazz bar’ vibe to Nicosia – minus the ...

This weekend it’s all about jazzy, rocking tunes as several bands play around Paphos. The Moonriver Swing & Jazz band play at the Saint Giorgio restaurant on Friday starting ...

By Maxim Shemetov The old airport in the Siberian settlement of Churapcha has been unusable for years, its runway transformed into a swampy field of puffed-up mounds and reliefs. Like ...

It’s that time of the year again. Halloween! The time to get your autumn décor out, carve pumpkins, bake pumpkins, dress up as something spooky and welcome the ...

Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international deal on climate change when the Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin would not fly to Scotland for ...

Mines. They’ve been photographed, featured in the news, worked on and some abandoned. Their land, location and surrounding nature hold so many more stories than meet the eye and ...

British Bases entomologist Kelly Martinou has urged nature lovers in Cyprus to download the recently launched Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count application to learn more about pollinators and help scientists collect ...

As public pressure has grown for action to limit climate change, countries and companies worldwide have made promises to contribute to the effort, which will be reviewed and amended at ...

Jazz lovers and music enthusiasts rejoice! Acclaimed US trumpet player John Marshall will be captivating audiences this October with five thrilling performances islandwide, the musician’s first-ever gigs in Cyprus. ...

Measures needed to provide a support framework By Kyriaki Demetriou Social entrepreneurship has the remarkable potential to tackle the economic and unemployment crisis by combining profitability with sustainable growth and ...

A beach party in October? Why not? It does sort of still feel like summer some days and some say that summer never really ends in Cyprus. An upcoming beach ...

By Fransiska Nangoy The European Union’s head of climate change policy said that returning to using dirty energy from coal during the current energy crunch is “not a smart ...

Frederick university has launched a free online platform for flood forecasting in Cyprus and Attica in Greece. The platform was developed by Frederick Research Centre through the CyFFORS (Cyprus Flood ...