Robbed, spat at and assaulted, British shopkeepers despair over retail crime
As shopkeeper Ben Selvaratnam recounted how his grocery store in south London was being targeted by shoplifters up to 10 times a day, he had to stop to eject two men ...
Navy warship near Yemen intercepted projectiles -Pentagon
A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement from Yemen potentially toward Israel, the Pentagon said.
Washington is ...
Protest in solidarity with Palestine held near Israeli embassy
A peaceful protest for solidarity with the Palestinian people was held near the Israeli embassy in Nicosia on Thursday evening, monitored by a heavy police presence.
The event was organised ...
Estonia to probe Sweden cable damage as part of Baltic Sea incident investigation
Estonia said on Thursday it would probe the damage on a Baltic Sea telecoms cable connecting the country to Sweden as part of its ongoing investigation about the rupture caused ...
Rockets, drones hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces -security sources
Drones and rockets targeted on Thursday evening the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, and multiple blasts were heard inside the ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Biden for ATACM missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for supplying long-range ATACMS missiles and Kyiv’s foreign minister said the military would be ...
Secret service agents granted speed limit exemption
Secret service (KYP) agents will be exempt from speed limits under certain conditions, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday.
Vehicles operated by KYP will be allowed to go ...
The Greece is Ordinary II: exhibition
The Limassol Photography Festival, organised by BPRArts Cultural Management, presents the photography exhibition Greece is Ordinary II: Triptychs, at 6×6 Centre for Photography this month. The exhibition will open on Friday ...
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ calls for closure of north’s Jewish Centre
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Yasemi Ozturk called for the north’s Jewish Centre to be closed on Thursday.
Ozturk, who belongs to governing party UBP, said she would contact the relevant ...
Goat and sheep halloumi to be ‘abolished’
Cyprus cheesemakers’ association chairman Marios Constantinou said the Agriculture Ministry has instructed producers to “abolish” goat’s and sheep’s milk halloumi on Thursday.
“What we have been told by ...
North ‘anti-prostitution operation’: three appear in court for second time
Three of the suspects in the north’s ongoing “anti-prostitution operation” reappeared in court on Friday, with one released on bail and the other remanded in custody.
One of the ...
104 Turkish Cypriots remain in Gaza
There are 104 Turkish Cypriots inside Gaza, Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz said on Thursday.
The 104 Turkish Cypriots are among around 700 people waiting to be evacuated to Turkey, he ...
Upgraded swimming pool legislation expected in parliament
A bill aimed at upgrading the legislation related to the features and inspections of public and private swimming pools is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of ...
Nicosia sewerage board extends payment deadline to December 7
People in Nicosia will have until December 7 to pay their sewerage, the sewerage board of Nicosia announced on Thursday.
According to the announcement, people in the municipalities of Nicosia, Ayios ...
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ leaps to defence of arrested former ‘prime minister’
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Armagan Candan leapt to the defence of arrested former ‘prime minister’ Sibel Siber on Wednesday.
Speaking in a television interview, he said “I have seen with my ...
Environment Commissioner stresses importance of managing waste and cleanups
Environment Commissioner Maria Panayiotou expressed the importance of managing waste and cleanups on Thursday.
She was speaking on the eve of the annual cleanup campaign organised by campaign group “Let’...
Israelis ink the memory of deadly attacks onto their skin
The date October 7 will be forever etched in Israeli history, marking the day Hamas gunmen rampaged through southern communities, killing 1,400 people, in the country’s deadliest attack since its founding ...
‘Toxic masculinity’ isn’t a useful term for understanding all of the ways to be a man
By Richard Gater
There seem to be as many interpretations of what ‘toxic masculinity’ means as there are uses of the term.
Some believe it’s a way to criticise ...
Can Monero’s price projections align with the prospects of this revolutionary new Cryptocurrency?
Recently, Monero (XMR) has experienced notable price growth that has wowed the crypto community. Despite being delisted on Binance, Monero defiled bearish exceptions and made an impressive 10% price increase. This ...
Israel’s Netanyahu says Hamas attack was aimed at derailing peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the Hamas attack on Israel was aimed at preventing the expansion of peace in the Middle East, and called on British Prime ...
EU ministers call for tougher immigration policies after Islamist attacks
Ministers from across the European Union said on Thursday that member states must screen migrants and asylum seekers better and expel those deemed a security risk more quickly, after Islamist ...
November a packed month at Rialto
With a new month round the corner, the action does not stop in Limassol finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
November is quite literally just around the corner, and Rialto Theatre has announced ...
Steward, Marler and Martin in for England semi against Springboks
England have recalled fullback Freddie Steward to start Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa, while Joe Marler and George Martin are drafted into the pack in the team ...
Eurobank backs Maritime Cyprus summit for third year
The Maritime Cyprus 2023 Conference took place with great success and the participation of over 1,000 delegates from the international maritime sector, over October 8-11, 2023 in Limassol. This year’s theme was “...