‘More Europe’ is answer to Cyprus’ problems
More Europe is the answer to the challenges Cyprus and other EU countries are facing, Annita Demetriou, President of the Cyprus’ House of Representatives and Roberta Metsola, President of the ...
Polish opposition holds massive Warsaw rally ahead of tight election
Hundreds of thousands of people held an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an election that the liberal Civic Platform (PO) says may decide Poland’s ...
UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic Armenian exodus nears end
A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported, as a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region began drawing to a close following a Azerbaijani ...
Peace is the only way forward, says President in Independence Day message
The only way forward is the way of peace, said the President Nikos Christodoulides in a televised address to the public on Sunday, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary ...
Europe beat US to regain Ryder Cup
Europe survived a fierce American fightback to secure the four points required to reclaim the Ryder Cup with popular Englishman Tommy Fleetwood sealing the deal in a nerve-jangling climax at ...
Parts of Nicosia and Limassol without power, yellow weather warning for storms on Monday (Update)
Parts of Limassol and Nicosia were hit with power cuts on Sunday, while police warned drivers of slippery roads on the highway between the two cities.
Meanwhile, the met office ...
New state-of-the-art fire trucks to bolster blaze battles
Climate change makes need for constant upgrades ever more vital
In a significant stride toward bolstering its firefighting capabilities, the Fire Service recently welcomed a delivery of nine cutting-edge 4×4 fire ...
Two remanded for death of Serbian man in Limassol
Two people have been remanded for three days in connection with the death of a 29-year-old Serbian national, who was run over Limassol.
Police on Sunday said the case was ...
The Greatest Fraud ever perpetrated
On September 23 you reported that Britain recorded 4,500 heat related deaths in 2022. Why did you not report that Britain had 28,000 cold related deaths last winter? We both know why, don’t ...
What’s in a name?
I have always been fascinated by plant names. Some are Greek and some are Latin, whilst some only have common names. Most plants have two names, one is the family ...
Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Prigozhin as hero of the people
At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens of mourners hailed the mutinous mercenary chief as a patriotic hero of Russia ...
Lessons in the constitution much appreciated
Thank you for that editorial on Friday ‘Deputies must show respect for the constitution’. You taught me (and hopefully us) something I did not know. Bless the ‘fighting’ heart of ...
UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from reported comments by his defence minister that he ...
Oil, diesel, petrol prices – it will get worse
As demand grows around the world, two top producers have cut output
Oil, diesel and petrol prices have only one way to go over the next few months: up. Brent ...
An autumn of festivals: October’s buzzing calendar
ELENI PHILIPPOU looks forward to a full agenda as the weather (hopefully) turns cooler
New month, new fun. October’s bursting events agenda is here to silence the idea that ...
The Cyprus problem is a European problem: Metsola (Update)
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday as part of her official visit to Cyprus.
The two held a meeting at the presidential ...
Hands off the Refugee Convention
In a speech in the US last week, UK interior minister Suella Braverman floated the idea that the definition of refugee under 1951 Refugee Convention needed to be tightened to stop ...
Nighclub fire kills at least seven in Murcia in Spain
At least seven people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor said, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted ...
Attempted murder against Syrian man in Limassol
Police on Sunday said it was investigating an attempted murder against a 21-year-old Syrian national who was stabbed while walking with a friend near the seafront on Saturday night.
According ...
Independence Day should be a time for reflection
I reside in Australia and have been trying to campaign to change the way that Australia observes its national day. Instead of it just being a celebration of Australia, I’...
Bomb attack targets Turkish capital, Kurdish militants claim responsibility (Update 2)
Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara on Sunday, leaving both of them dead and two police officers wounded, and a Kurdish militant group ...
Cyprus celebrates Independence Day, Christodoulides pledges to protect country at all costs (Update 2)
Cyprus on Sunday celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence, with the annual parade in Nicosia attracting scores of people who waived Cypriot and Greek flags.
The parade began at 11am ...
No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy
Law expert Dale Mitchell ranks legal dramas by their accuracy
FROM Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny ...
Azerbaijan’s use of force in Nagorno-Karabakh risks undermining key international norms
By Nareg Seferian
The United States’ top humanitarian aid representative, Samantha Power, was dispatched on a fact-finding mission on Sept. 26, 2023, to a registration point on the border with Armenia for ...