Myth Unbound: new exhibition at AG Leventis Gallery
Public and private works look at the legends of Ariadne and Andromeda finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
The latest addition to Nicosia’s art scene is a temporary exhibition at the AG ...
Japan following China’s Taiwan drills with ‘great interest’
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard
China’s military simulated precision strikes against Taiwan in a second day of drills around the island on Sunday, with the island’s defence ...
Russia says it has destroyed 70,000-tonne fuel depot near Zaporizhzhia
Russia has destroyed a depot containing 70,000 tonnes of fuel near the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.
It also said Russian forces had destroyed ...
A foreign policy model to emulate
The following exchange between Senator Bob Menendez and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 22, 2023, exemplifies the Foreign Relations Committee chairman’s uncompromising commitment to human rights and the rule ...
Lemba re-enacts the resurrection of Lazarus
Easter traditions were marked in Lemba on Sunday where children recreated the Resurrection of Lazarus.
The re-enactment, which took place after the end of the church service in the courtyard ...
Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message
Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country’s invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on Sunday and appealed for dialogue ...
Kyrenia property set to change hands again
House near Snake Island sold to Turkish businessman after grandson received it from Denktash
The house on the Kyrenia seafront overlooking Snake Island, which the late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf ...
Semi government worker arrested for taking money meant for authority (updated)
A 43-year-old resident of Paphos and worker at a semi-government authority was on Sunday remanded for eight days by the paphos district court following his arrest on suspicion of forgery ...
May Instagram rest in peace: a real problem
A bestie, not just anyone, a true friend, who loves music and adores cats, unintentionally passed on to me a lethal virus. Not Covid, something even more modern and without ...
Hamburg police warn of possible toxins in air due to fire; 140 evacuated
Police in the German city of Hamburg warned locals on Sunday of possible toxins in the air after a fire at a storage facility.
Some 140 people have been evacuated, and ...
After tense night, thousands pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Dawn Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound ended peacefully on Sunday after days of heightened tension at the flashpoint Jerusalem site, as a mass Passover benediction at the adjacent ...
Leclerc asks fans for privacy after home address leaked
Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privacy after they keep turning up outside his Monaco apartment.
The 25-year-old Monegasque, who had an exclusive watch ...
Fiscal surplus shows economic resilience says Disy
The announcement of an increased fiscal surplus for the first two months of the year, amounting to €363m, is further proof that the Cypriot economy has resilience and is based ...
Services sector remained on the increase in 2022 says OEV
The broader services sector in Cyprus recorded an increase of 6.6 per cent year-on-year in 2022, with accommodation and food services (44.4 per cent), information and communication (15 per cent) and transport and storage (10.8 ...
It’s a long way from Chirokitia to Mars: Cyprus at the Venice Biennale
How the ancient settlement of roundhouses in the Cyprus village of Chirokitia could provide the blueprint for sustainable living on Mars is the focus of the Cyprus stand at the ...
President kicks off anti-cancer charity march
The longest running charity drive on the island reached its peak on Sunday with the holding of the 48th Christodoula March to raise money for cancer charities.
The slogan of ...
The conundrum that is the Cyprus problem
It really is impossible to answer ‘who do we think we are?’
By Gavin Jones
Before formulating my take on one of the most intractable and long-running disputes on the ...
City’s Haaland on the same level as Messi, Ronaldo – Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said striker Erling Haaland is of the same calibre as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the Norwegian international scored twice in Saturday’s 4-1 ...
Unsettled weather to continue, snow expected on Wednesday
With dust in the atmosphere until Monday, the weather for Holy Week is set to be unsettled with snow expected on Troodos on Wednesday.
On Sunday light rains are expected ...
Two killed in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia: officials
50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after Russian forces struck a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Sunday, authorities said.
Ukraine’s State ...
Arrest for cannabis possession
A 36-year-old man in Famagusta has been arrested after being found in possession of 255g of cannabis.
According to the drugs squad, Ykan, at about 5pm on Saturday, its officers ...
Bearish bets increase on Ethereum (ETH) ahead of Shapella upgrade
Several cryptocurrencies are on the market, making it more difficult to find a viable project to invest your money in. One of the things to look out for when searching ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here’s a summary of the top business news stories from the week starting April 3 in Cyprus:
Eurobank Cyprus was awarded the “Best Private Banking Boutique in Cyprus” award by ...
In search of common ground in Cyprus
Last week I was taken to task in the comments section for suggesting a referendum as a ladder for all parties to climb down in the political crisis in Israel ...