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George Kassianos reflects on sommelier contest that reflected the island and samples some local wines The ASI Contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa, organised by the Cyprus ...

Around 5,000 inbound passengers undergo Covid PCR testing every day at the Republic’s two airports, operator Hermes said on Tuesday. Larnaca airport has seven testing points while Paphos three. At ...

Tottenham’s plans for a busy period of games have been hurt by a coronavirus outbreak at the club. A number of first-team players and two members of the coaching ...

Nicosia animal police were investigating on Tuesday after two dogs were found dead with a metal wire wrapped around their necks in Lythrodontas. The owner of the dogs had been ...

British bases police (SBA) have donated 23 computer towers seized from gambling joints to nine schools. The computer towers, which were seized in SBA Police online gambling raids in 2020, have been ...

A 31-year-old man has been arrested as a suspect in a burglary in Peyia a week ago, while a second suspect is being sought in the same case, police said ...

An 11-year-old boy has been hospitalised after a car crashed into the bicycle he was riding in Paphos, police said on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 4.20pm in Yeroskipou when ...

There has been a constant flow of admissions of Covid patients with severe symptoms at the reference hospital in Famagusta in recent days, the majority unvaccinated, a senior official said ...

Biology teachers staged a two-hour work stoppage on Tuesday morning to demand the introduction of labs in the currently theoretical biology courses taught at public secondary and high schools. The ...

At least four people were killed and 20 wounded in an explosion in Iraq’s southern city of Basra, police and hospital sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Police are still investigating ...

The education ministry and federation of parents’ associations on Tuesday condemned the vandalism at another primary school where culprits wrote slogans against the new face mask mandate and coronavirus testing ...

State doctors’ union Pasyki on Tuesday expressed concern for the future of public hospitals citing the recent decision to postpone non-urgent surgeries. Saying the union was not informed regarding the ...

By Susan Langthorp Food waste has reached colossal proportions and the magnitude of the problem requires equally massive resources with the potential to supply sustainable answers Around 88 million tonnes of ...

Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian port of Latakia on Tuesday, causing a fire in a container storage area, Syrian state media reported, in what appeared to ...

Novak Djokovic was named in Serbia’s team for the men’s season-opening ATP Cup in January in Sydney, although the world number one has yet to commit to the ...

In today’s episode, a Syrian man was remanded in custody for eight days in Limassol yesterday over the premeditated murder of two women whose bodies were found in Kato ...

Another week, another walking tour by the Home for Cooperation and the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research. Their city walks are now a monthly happening, each time inviting different ...

British drugmaker GSK said on Tuesday its antibody-based Covid-19 therapy with U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology is effective against all mutations of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, citing new data ...

Police on Tuesday said they arrested a second suspect on suspicion of staging a dogfight after a video of the crime appeared on social media. A 28-year-old man was arrested ...

The met service issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms on Tuesday, saying that outdoor activities might be disrupted. The warning concerns isolated thunderstorms and is in force until 5pm, ...

A Nicosia-based supermarket was booked €8,000 after employees were found working without a SafePass, police said on Tuesday. The fine came after 1,100 checks in the capital during which six people were ...

With Christmas just around the corner, telco provider Epic is bringing the holiday spirit to all State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) hospitals, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. ...

Property sales across three major Limassol municipalities exceeded €6.3 billion in value over the past five years, a report from independent real estate asset management and advisory firm WiRE has shown. ...

New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the ...