Christmas festivities at cosy Prozak Kafeneio
Live music, art and pop-ups at the popular venue. By ELENI PHILIPPOU
One could easily visit Nicosia’s centre without exploring the gems that are the local cafes and bars ...
Hellenic Bank CEO cleared of any wrongdoing, returns to role
Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatzke returned to his duties today following a recent decision by the bank’s board of directors after an investigation into allegations of statements and actions ...
Death, divorce and yoga in Nicosia
In a shocking story, one Nicosia-based instructor tells ALIX NORMAN that yoga brought her from the very brink of death. It’s a journey that inspired her to write the ...
The vision of the startup and innovation ecosystem in Cyprus
The vision of the startup and innovation ecosystem in Cyprus should be about changing the ‘DNA’ of the people living in Cyprus.
People should start to think differently and find ...
The best projects for new crypto investors in 2023: Orbeon Protocol (ORBN), Dogeliens (DOGET), and Oryen Network (ORY)
The crypto market is attracting a new group of investors who hope to make massive gains by investing in unique projects. Orbeon Protocol (ORBN), Oryen Network (ORY), and Dogeliens (DOGET) ...
Leonidas Malenis: famous writer and journalist dies
Writer, poet, journalist and actor Leonidas Malenis, best known for his poem that later became a song ‘Chrysoprasino Fyllo’, died at age 85 on Monday.
Malenis was born in 1937 in Nicosia. ...
Shoplifting arrests
Two women aged 67 and 43 years were arrested in Paphos on Monday for a case of shoplifting.
According to the police, the two women who allegedly stole clothes from a Paphos ...
President signs controversial sex education legislation (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has signed the legislation on sex education in schools which was passed by parliament, despite the attorney general claiming it is unconstitutional.
The bill soon became engulfed ...
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra goes festive
Nothing marks the arrival of Christmas more than the annual festive concerts of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. For years now, the Orchestra has been dedicating its December shows to the ...
Dollar gains as inflation pressures persist; eyes on central bank meetings
The dollar climbed on Monday after data on Friday showed US producer prices had risen more than expected last month, pointing to persistent inflationary pressures and a chance the Federal ...
Autopsy on dead deer at Limassol zoo
The Limassol municipality has expressed its deepest regrets after a deer housed at the municipal zoo was found dead on December 9.
In a statement, the municipality said that an autopsy ...
Interior ministry defends hiring practices at checkpoints
The interior ministry on Monday said that it has taken them two years to get the approval for hiring hourly workers at the checkpoints, condemning an article over the weekend ...
Cyta unveils its new rewards scheme and application
Cyta unveiled its Cyta Rewards loyalty scheme and new My Cyta app for Android and iOS, at a festive presentation that took place in Nicosia on December 9, attended by its ...
Italian PM pays tribute to victims after gunman kills three women
Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents ...
UK economy rebounds from royal funeral hit, outlook remains bleak
Britain’s economy rebounded in October a little more strongly than expected from September when output was affected by a one-off public holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, ...
Starbucks makes the spirit of Christmas come alive
There is something special about the Starbucks holiday season. Maybe it’s the people behind the bar wearing the red apron, or the first sip of coffee that makes it ...
Decision to cut line from play slammed as ‘homophobic’ (Updated)
The Cyprus Theatre Organisation (Thoc) on Monday slammed the education ministry for its special committee that approves theatrical productions for schools, calling it ‘backwards’ and an ‘instrument of censorship,’ following ...
Incentives are needed to solve the rent crisis
Rising rents and the lack of apartments available for rent are a given. Not only is the situation not being resolved but it looks to be getting worse. This both ...
Man jailed for 25 years for double murder
The 33-year-old who admitted to murdering two Russian women in late 2021 was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday morning.
Limassol criminal court handed down the sentence and described the ...
Microsoft to buy 4 per cent stake in London Stock Exchange
Microsoft (MSFT.O) is to take a 4 per cent equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) as part of a 10-year commercial deal to migrate the exchange operator’...
Man arrested at Paphos airport with forged passport
A man was arrested at Paphos airport on Sunday for impersonation after attempting to leave the country with a forged passport.
According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, the man ...
TotalEnergies: committed to start Lebanon drilling next year
TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Monday said it was working towards exploiting its new Lebanon Block 9 offshore gas project from next year, adding that it would likely select the vendor for ...
Southgate will not let emotions decide his England future
England coach Gareth Southgate cut a disconsolate figure after losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday but said he would not make any decision about his future ...
Don’t expect any man-marking of Messi in semi-final, say Croatia
Croatia will not attempt to stop Argentina superstar Lionel Messi by man-marking him but instead will focus on immobilising the entire team in their World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, they ...