US admits Qatar into visa waiver program
The United States on Tuesday announced it was admitting Qatar into its visa waiver program, allowing visa-free travel by Qatari citizens for up to 90 days starting no later than December 1.
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Turkish Cypriot delegate meets Russian deputy permanent representative to UN
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar met Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Anna Evstigneeva on Tuesday, Tatar’s office said.
The meeting ...
Avgousti leaves Karmiotissa to become Cyprus national team manager
Karmiotissa manager Sofronis Avgousti left the club on Tuesday, with it expected that he will become manager of Cyprus’ national team.
The club announced that he had left by mutual ...
Christodoulides meets Armenian PM Pashinyan and others in New York
President Nikos Christodoulides met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other heads of government from across the globe on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in ...
Five injured in Paphos car crash
A total of five people were injured in a road traffic accident involving three cars in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga on Tuesday.
The accident occurred at around 3.30pm, ...
Live music coming up this week
Music performances, recitals and concerts will entertain Cyprus’ music lovers this week as musicians take the stage across the island. Coming up first is a performance by the Yogev Shetrit ...
Erdogan to UN: Federation in Cyprus has lost its validity
The federal model for a solution to the Cyprus problem has “completely lost its validity”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on ...
ECtHR rejects Turkey’s appeal over Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday rejected Turkey’s appeal against its ruling that the country had violated the human rights of a Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector ...
‘Fruitful discussion’ over Audit Office reform
Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Tuesday met deputy auditor-general Kyriacos Kyriacou to discuss ‘the philosophy’ of government bills aimed at reforming the Audit Office.
Hartsiotis described it as a “fruitful ...
President’s popularity takes a hit
President Nikos Christodoulides’ popularity has dipped so low that it currently fares worse than that of Demetris Christofias in the aftermath of the 2011 Mari naval disaster, a new survey has ...
Beaches a high-value product says tourism minister
Half a million euro is to be spent on upgrading the island’s beaches next year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis said on Tuesday.
“The beaches are undoubtedly one ...
Teen hospitalised after fight on Finikoudes
A 17-year-old boy has been hospitalised and required surgery on a leg injury after being involved in a fight on Larnaca’s Finikoudes beach on Monday night.
According to the ...
Misfortune for Tziortzis at EuroNASCAR Pro semi-finals
Despite determination and a good performance on his part, misfortune stood in the way of Vladimiros Tziortzis getting on the podium at the EuroNASCAR Pro semi-finals in Germany at the ...
UN chief condemns ‘get out of jail free’ card on wars
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced on Tuesday a growing number of governments and other groups who feel they are “entitled to a get out of jail free card,” citing ...
Greece to kick off National Bank stake sale next week, according to reports
Greece’s bank bailout fund HFSF will start the process to sell a stake of up to 12 per cent in National Bank of Greece (NBGr.AT) early next week, two ...
Demetriou seeks permanent replacement after Koulias fracas
House President Annita Demetriou is set to table the issue of who will fill her shoes when she is temporarily away before party leaders at the House, she said on ...
Apoel football match to be held without away fans
Sunday’s football match between Omonia 29M and Apoel will take place without away fans, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) announced on Tuesday.
The CFA said the decision had been ...
Nicosia sees three times September rainfall in just four hours
Three times the average rainfall for the month of September fell in just four hours in Nicosia on Monday, the met office said on Tuesday.
As such, Monday’s rainfall ...
Packed calendar has overloaded top players, says United’s Ten Hag
The best players have been overloaded due to a packed fixture calendar leaving them prone to injury, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said ahead of the Old Trafford side’...
Rodri absence would be an ominous blow for Man City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is sweating on the next medical bulletin for midfielder Rodri as speculation mounts that the Spaniard faces a lengthy lay-off with a knee injury.
Deep ...
Main Nicosia artery to close for works
A section of Athalassa avenue in Nicosia will be closed for roadworks between 9pm and 5.30am on Wednesday and Thursday, the public works department announced, asking motorists “to show understanding ...
Parties give cautious welcome to new auditor-general
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of new Auditor-General Andreas Papaconstantinou’s although they warned about the circumstances he would have to work under.
After a tumultuous couple of ...
Man admits to gangland murder
A 42-year-old man on Tuesday admitted to the pre-meditated murder of Demetris Andronikou, also known as Demetroui in a gangland shooting in April.
The defendant, a Syrian national, made the ...
Trump says Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US election
Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted the Democrats to win the 2024 U.S. election, in which the former president faces Vice President Kamala Harris, the ...