Live theatre screening return to Rialto
The Rialto Theatre will resume its collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera of New York, presenting The Met: Live in HD 2023-24 with nine new operas broadcast live at cinemas around ...
Forestry department boosts firefighting arsenal
Nine large tractors and eight excavators were received by the forestry department on Friday, an announcement said.
The tractors and excavators were received as part of the department’s strategy ...
202 individuals deported from Cyprus in latest crackdown
A total of 202 people were deported from Cyprus over the past week, an announcement from the police said on Friday, after the individuals were found to be residing illegally in ...
Cyprus to hike its military spending
Cyprus is committed to increase defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP in the next five years, MPs were told on Friday.
Presenting the defence ministry’s 2024 budget to the ...
Brilliant Alcaraz downs Medvedev to reach last four at ATP Finals
A stunning performance by world number two Carlos Alcaraz earned the Spaniard a 6-4 6-4 victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to secure his place in the last four of ...
Seeking jets and trade deals, Turkey’s Erdogan visits awkward ally Germany
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, with both hoping to find common ground on trade, migration and defence despite views ...
UN says starvation imminent in Gaza, no let-up in Israeli assault
UN aid deliveries to Gaza were suspended again on Friday due to shortages of fuel and a communications shutdown, deepening the misery of thousands of hungry and homeless Palestinians as ...
Ferrari fastest in Las Vegas after drain damage drama
Charles Leclerc led Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz in a practice one-two on Friday to cap an extraordinary first night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with the delayed track ...
Cyprus to launch one-stop shipping centre on Monday
The one-stop-shop shipping centre, operating within the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, is slated to commence its operations on Monday, November 20, according to an announcement released this week.
Following a Cabinet ...
Open Banking and Open Finance: Pioneering the future of financial services
As financial services evolve, two terms have increasingly become the focal point of discussion and innovation: open banking and open finance. These concepts, though related, offer distinct advantages and have ...
Potato producers promise presidential palace protest
Potato farmers are threatening to protest outside the presidential palace to demand more government support to deal with increasing costs of production.
The farmers have sent a letter to President ...
Cyprus tourist arrivals surge in 2023 — UK still the biggest market
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus during the first ten months of 2023 soared by 21.1 per cent compared to last year, according to a report released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...
A minute with Kiriaki Papachristophorou, embroidery artist
Where do you live?
I am currently living in Nicosia with my partner
What did you have for breakfast?
A slice of bread with avocado spread and one egg
Describe ...
Discovery of ancient tomb halts projects in Limassol
An ancient tomb has been discovered during the preparatory work for improvement projects planned in the Tziamouda area in Limassol, it was announced on Friday.
The discovery was made during ...
‘Sausage, ugly little man, rabbit’: Fury and Usyk separated at face-off
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in Riyadh on February 17, organisers announced.
Britain’s Fury is the WBC world champion while ...
Olympic shooters accuse federation of mismanagement
The Olympic trap and double trap shooters association on Friday has made accusations against the Cyprus Shooting Federation for mismanagement and against the Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) for tolerating the ...
Israeli hostage families near Jerusalem in march of solidarity and protest
The families of Israeli hostages and thousands of supporters marched towards Jerusalem on Friday, ramping up pressure on the government to secure their release nearly six weeks after Hamas militants ...
TIF applauds new thalassaemia therapy
The Cyprus-based Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) on Friday hailed the landmark announcement by UK regulators approving a revolutionary gene-editing treatment for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease “and ushering in a ...
Kremlin hopes Putin runs for another term as president
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday that he hoped President Vladimir Putin would run in the March election for another term as Russian president, a ...
Everton deducted 10 points over breach of financial rules
Everton have been deducted 10 points for a breach of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) for the season ending 2021-22, the league said on Friday.
An independent ...
App for detection of brain injuries in footballers introduced
The football players association (Pasp) on Thursday presented a mobile application called BioEye designed to aid in the detection of brain injuries and diseases by tracking eye movements. The application ...
Cyprus Investment Fund legislation praised — expected to boost competitiveness
The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) on Friday expressed its commendation for the recent approval by the Cabinet of a draft law regarding the establishment and operation of Fund Managers ...
First Lady meets with ‘Hope for Children’ leadership
“Hope For Children” CRC Policy Centre Executive Director Andria Neocleous, met with First Lady of Cyprus Philippa Karsera-Christodoulides, to discuss the Organisation’s work and the needs of the island’...
Participatory event celebrates heritage of Cyprus
Workshops with Cypriot artisans, grandmothers travelling to the capital from rural villages and local crafters are taking place this Sunday at The Gardens of the Future as an event is ...