US announces $400m in new arms aid to Ukraine
The United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine on Friday worth $400 million primarily comprised of ammunition, but for the first time will include tactical bridges to move ...
Private clinics faced with nursing shortage
Private hospitals are struggling to keep their nursing staff afloat, as a huge influx continues to move to the public sector – that offers the unbeatable perk of a job for ...
EU official warns of sanctions if China crosses ‘red line’ and arms Russia
It would be an absolute “red line” if China provided weapons to Russia, a senior European Union official said on Friday, adding that the EU would respond with sanctions.
The ...
Good Samaritan returns pensioner’s wallet with €288
A pensioner’s missing wallet containing €288 was returned to him after a Good Samaritan handed it in at the local police station.
Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said on Friday ...
Families of Greece train crash victims grieve as protests grow
Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of a 34-year-old mother killed in Greece’s deadliest train crash was lifted up the ...
Dance performance supports Cyprus Autism Association
A dance performance coming up in Nicosia will raise money for the Cyprus Autism Association. Co-organised by the Association and the Dance Studio – Annita Hatjieftychiou Ltd the dance event will ...
Uproar over animal cruelty
The incident of a dog that was tied to a vehicle and dragged across the concrete road by an unidentified man in Nicosia on Friday has caused uproar on social ...
Tourists cancel visits to north amid quake fears
Tourists who had planned to visit the north of the island are cancelling in droves after “statements by experts” predicting another major quake in the region, Turkish Cypriot press reported ...
Archbishop Georgios visits Patriarch Bartholomew
Archbishop Georgios I on Friday visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on Friday.
Speaking after their meeting, Bartholomew said that the election of Georgios as the prelate of ...
Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is expected to secure EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision (ATVI.O) with its offer of licensing deals to rivals, three people familiar ...
Annita Demetriou: Disy’s future is in renewal, modernisation and unity
Disy must remain a protagonist in national politics, House President and candidate for the party’s leadership Annita Demetriou said on Friday.
About a week before the party’s elections ...
Scaffolding collapses, 12 cars damaged
Scaffolding crushed 12 cars in Limassol old town on Friday afternoon causing serious damage.
Officials from the labour inspection department saw the timing as fortunate since workers nearby going for lunch ...
Nursing students participate in Cyprus Seeds programme
A research team of the department of nursing of the Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) is among the ten teams selected for participation in the Cyprus Seeds programme.
The team ...
Okypy accused of treating hourly-wage workers as inferior
The labour union Peo said on Friday that they will react with lightning fast speed if the state health services organisation (Okypy) continues to ignore the problems being faced by ...
Irregular migrants arrested in the north
Twelve illegal immigrants were arrested by Turkish Cypriot police in the village of Kazivera west of Morphou, among them an 11-year-old child, reports said on Friday.
The reports said that ...
€400 million to be allocated for agricultural sector
Over €400 million is expected to be made available to the agricultural sector over the next five years by the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (Capo).
Capo commissioner Andreas Kyprianou explained on ...
Hungary set to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Hungarian President Katalin Novak said on Friday that no decision had yet been made on whether Budapest would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem next month despite an Israeli ...
Jesus not far from Arsenal return but must earn his place, says Arteta
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is set to make his return soon after recovering from knee surgery but the Brazilian will have to fight for his place, manager Mikel Arteta said ...
Defence minister sworn in, promises to strengthen national guard
New Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Friday he aims to make citizens feel “safe and secure” against any foreign aggression.
Giorgallas was speaking during the handover ceremony of the ...
A minute with Soteris Yerosimou AKA Origuy Upcycled artist
Where do you live?
I live in Manchester with my pencils, brushes and paintings
What did you have for breakfast?
A bowl of oats with cinnamon, apple, and almonds along ...
TV shows we love: The Office
Of all the TV shows I have enjoyed, one of my favourites has to be The Office. Yes, I know, it’s neither new, nor original for that matter, as ...
Two arrested for drug driving in Paphos
Paphos police found illegal drugs in the possession of a 22-year-old driver who tested positive in a narcotest, they announced on Friday.
The man was stopped during a traffic check ...
Applications for motorcycle safety items closed
The transport ministry announced on Friday that applications to receive funding for motorcyclists to receive protective equipment and airbags has now closed.
The ministry said 1,130 applications for the high power ...