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By David Pentecost Tatiana Stupak was trained in piano and organ playing while studying at the St Petersburg Conservatory. I was trained in organ playing in London in 1987 by the ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou was departing for Brussels on Sunday to attend the EU Council of Energy Ministers slated for Monday. On the sidelines of the Council, Papanastasiou will also ...

When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for private schools led to nationwide protests. He quickly ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Sunday called for the immediate resumption of talks to achieve a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem. She was speaking at the national memorial service ...

It has been a busy year at Rialto Theatre with numerous cultural productions each month. And the year is not over yet with the period before the Christmas holiday seeing ...

The Republic of Cyprus must have a leading role regarding Syria and its future, particularly due to its geographic proximity to the country, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Asked ...

The departure of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) ‘Prometheus’ is a positive development, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, over the ship that will form part of the ...

Member-states have taken a series of measures, ranging from direct protection to active support of journalists on the firing line, as part of the Council of Europe’s ‘Journalists Matter’ ...

A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also ...

The multilateral meeting for the Cyprus problem may take place in the first three months of the next year, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters, he specified ...

By Lysandros Lysandrou During his first stint as prime minister (1955-1963) of Greece, Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907-1998) boasted in parliament that Greece was prospering. The then leader of the official opposition ...

Volt on Sunday elected its new leadership during its in-house elections that put Andromachi Sophocleous and Panos Parras as the new party heads. A total of 60 per cent of the ...

EU-funded researchers are unlocking the secrets of the human eye, creating cutting-edge digital models that are transforming the quality of eye surgeries. By Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro For 89-year-old Mercedes Alvarez ...

Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country’s new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou will participate in the EU Environment Ministers Council in Brussels, while she will also meet with European Commissioners, and chair preparatory meetings in view of the ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas was travelling to Serbia on Sunday for an official visit. During his stay in Belgrade, the minister will meet with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuč...

By Elena Andreou In 2016, the augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon GO became a global sensation, blending physical exploration with virtual gameplay. Behind the scenes, the game’s immense popularity ...

The presence of permanently active French military forces in the Eastern Mediterranean would not be possible without Cyprus, a strong friend and partner of the French armed forces, Ambassador of ...

South Korea’s acting president, Han Duck-soo, moved on Sunday to reassure the country’s allies and calm financial markets a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and ...

A leaked memorandum from the ministry of agriculture caused great consternation a couple of weeks ago. In it, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou – whose portfolio also includes rural development and the ...

By taking fixed deposits at the second lowest interest rate in the euro area at an  average of 1.8 per cent and lending part of these funds at the third highest ...

A 39-year-old caught speeding on the highway at almost 200km/h was arrested for theft when he was found with some €95,000 of cash, police said on Sunday. Traffic police on ...

The irony of the overthrow of the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad last Sunday is that he fled to Russia as a refugee after he turned his people into refugees and ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 9: The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), taking effect on January 17, 2025, will impose tougher cybersecurity ...