Gabriel gives Arsenal win over Spurs in derby
Gabriel’s second-half header earned Arsenal a crucial 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty north London derby on Sunday to keep pace with early Premier League leaders Manchester ...
Limassol-Nicosia highway closed
The queue on the Limassol-Nicosia highway stretched on endlessly on Sunday, after an accident with a semitruck.
Police urged the public to use the exit at Governor’s beach until ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Patroclos still going strong
Dear Sirs,I’m a Belgian expat who worked in Cyprus between 2003 and 2008. At the time I was an enthusiastic reader of your paper (and Cyprus Weekly which sadly doesn’...
Piastri wins in Azerbaijan as McLaren take over at the top
Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and sent McLaren top of the constructors’ standings in a race that finished with a virtual safety car after a penultimate lap collision ...
Missing persons a trauma ‘of an unspeakable tragedy’
The government continues its efforts to determine the fate of people that went missing due to the Turkish invasion 50 years ago, head of humanitarian affairs for missing persons and the ...
More traffic cameras in Limassol starting Monday
Three new traffic cameras will be rolled out in Limassol starting Monday, at the Spyrou Kyprianou and Ayias Fylaxeos traffic lights.
According to a police announcement on Sunday, the aim ...
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Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe
One person drowned in southwestern Poland, a rescue worker was killed in Austria and thousands were evacuated in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on ...
Justice minister urges fans to behave ahead of Apollon-Ael game
Football is a healthy sport and games should not be turned into a hotbed of conflict, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Sunday ahead of an Apollon-Ael match deemed high ...
The aliens are in the bed
Sir,
Tony Milligan’s article in Thursday’s edition of the Cyprus Mail (Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control – here’s why that’s so ...
Up To YOU(th) Festival returns for the 8th year
An eventful day at the park awaits with the upcoming Up To YOU(th) Festival. Performances, discussion events that break down stereotypes, an NGO Fair, a tech corner, exhibits, games ...
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Limassol car crash: man dies after leaving hospital
A 43-year-old man in Limassol died early on Sunday morning while driving away from the general hospital where he presented with chest pain.
Alkis Michail crashed into a parked vehicle ...
Illegal use of firearms in villages
On Sunday at 5pm two Cypriot Youths turned up at my ancestral home in Droushia Village and stopped their khaki green Mercedes saloon vehicle on my drive to let the ...
Dozens of blood transfusions postponed
Dozens of blood transfusions to thalassemia patients were postponed due to low reserves in Cyprus’ blood bank, head of the national thalassemia association Miltos Miltiadous said on Sunday.
His statements ...
Will Taylor Swift’s Harris endorsement influence US election?
By Jarrett Renshaw and Heather Timmons
Global pop star Taylor Swift’s support for Kamala Harris may have boosted the Democratic vice president’s hopes of attracting young voters, but ...
Laughing doves could be putting local species at risk
If you live in a populated area, you will have seen or heard the laughing dove, the small lilac pigeon with a pinkish underside, which sounds as if it is ...
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Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time, no injuries reported
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a “heavy price” on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missile on Sunday for ...
Musk on track to become world’s first trillionaire. It’s a sign markets aren’t working
By Richard Denniss, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Apparently, the world is about to get its first trillionaire.
A report from the business intelligence agency Informa Connect ...
Overworked footballers
Dear Sir/Madam
After reading the article about footballers and clubs complaining to Fifa and others that there are too many games being played, I think they should start by ...
Limassol protest to affect traffic
Police on Sunday warned the public that a football club protest would affect traffic in Limassol’s city center after 6:30pm.
Main roads will be closed, and driving will be ...
The role of Ukraine in US presidential debate
Before saying anything about the Great Debate in the US last week between the best-looking old man Donald Trump and the best-looking fifty-something woman, a few words about the way ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 9:
Influencers in Cyprus are currently facing increased scrutiny as authorities ramp up checks on tax compliance and ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Big day looms: Odysseas faces martyrdom
THE BIG DAY is nigh. On Wednesday the supreme constitutional court will announce its decision about the Odysseas-general. His future depends on the half a dozen judges who have probably ...
Russia to spend over half a billion dollars to bolster internet censorship system
Russia’s digital development ministry plans to allocate nearly 60 billion roubles ($660 million) over the next five years to improve the system used to censor web traffic, a government proposal seen ...
Our View: President should be congratulated for improving US ties
If three years ago someone had predicted that in 2024 the Cyprus Republic would be signing a roadmap for bilateral defence cooperation with the United States they would have been dismissed ...