Aphrodite blues
This is the second time this year I feel compelled to write about the development of – or lack of – the Aphrodite gas field. This is the fifth attempt made by ...
Arsenal beat Man United to keep title race alive
Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard capitalised on dreadful Manchester United defending to give his side a 1-0 victory on Sunday that saw Mikel Arteta’s men provisionally overtake Manchester City for ...
Hundreds protest in support of auditor general
Bearing placards expressing support to Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides, hundreds of people protested outside the legal service on Sunday.
They then marched to the presidential palace, where they called on ...
A distrust that cost Cyprus dearly
In the third article looking at the Cyprus problem from a diplomatic viewpoint, Andreas Pirishis examines the long-standing hostility towards the US and UK
During the first years of its ...
Ukrainian strike on apartment block kills 15, Russia says
At least 15 people were killed and 20 injured on Sunday when a section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after being struck by fragments of a Soviet-era missile, launched by Ukraine ...
Israel pushes back into northern Gaza, ups military pressure on Rafah
Israel sent tanks into eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip early on Sunday, after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments, killing 19 people and wounding dozens of others, ...
Why German politicians are facing growing violence
By Sarah Marsh and Kate Abnett
The black-clad attackers beat up Matthias Ecke so badly as he put up posters in Dresden that he needed surgery. In Nordhorn, a man ...
‘Back to the dark ages’: forced sterilisation still exists
Buried behind closed doors lies a legal practise that allows people with disabilities to be forcibly sterilised if their guardian deems them unfit to be a parent.
Branded as a ...
AG should stay out of Thanasis Nicolaou’s investigation, family decries
Any more involvement of the attorney general’s (AG) office on the case of Thanasis Nicolaou is unacceptable and unethical, lawyer for the national guardsman’s family Leto Cariolou charged ...
Apoel win Cyprus football championship
APOEL Nicosia won the 29th championship in its history on Saturday night following a 1-1 draw on Saturday at GSP stadium in Nicosia, in the last match of this year’...
Tunisian police arrest prominent lawyer critical of president
Tunisian police stormed the building of the Deanship of Lawyers on Saturday and arrested Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer known for her fierce criticism of President Kais Saied, according to three ...
China and the opportunity from its development of new quality productive forces
Supporting a global economic recovery and green development
By Liu Yantao
The “China collapse” and “China has peaked” rhetoric seems to be resurfacing recently in a part of the world. ...
‘Cyprus ready to negotiate with Turkey over energy’
The Greek Cypriot side is ready to sit at the negotiation table and solve the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
In statements on the sidelines of an ...
Island’s oldest police station poised for facelift
Nicosia’s Paphos Gate police station has stood empty for nearly a decade
The iconic Paphos Gate police station, perched on the historical Venetian walls in old Nicosia, is poised ...
A transitional period with lots to do in the garden
Newcomers to the island may ask ‘What goes on in our gardens here in May?’
There are many different flowers in bloom including roses, which always seem to be around, ...
Measures against crime ‘evaluated on a daily basis’
Measures taken to combat crime and ensure the public’s’ safety are constantly evaluated for their effectiveness, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday.
“Measures are taken constantly, which are ...
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies ...
Holguin to meet with Christodoulides on Monday
UNSG personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin will hold a second meeting on Monday with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace.
Monday’s meeting will be held at 1030.
In her ...
Christodoulides: Time for answers over Thanasis Nicolaou’s death
The executive branch will move to examine why for 19 years the tragic case of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was not properly handled, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
These are ...
‘No room for division in Cyprus’ future’
Cyprus’ future cannot be one of a country that is divided and occupied, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday.
In a speech during the memorial service for the fallen ...
Brightening cancer patients’ day with wall art
One of the walls at the Bank of Cyprus oncology centre has been transformed into a view of nature for the seventh year as part of its Wall Gallery platform.
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The mother of all climate feedbacks?
“Just like this year, last year the heat wave extended from parts of India to Bangladesh and Myanmar, and all the way to Thailand. This year it went further east, ...
Marina saga now ‘at a critical stage’
In two weeks’ time the government “may” take a decision on the ongoing dispute with the joint venture holding the concession over the redevelopment and operation of the Larnaca port ...
Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest, Cyprus in 15th place
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition.
Billed as a feel-good ...