The ‘fairy of knitwear’
In a self-taught designer who has even taken part in Paris Fashion Week, NIKI CHARALAMBOUS meets a knitwear specialist who says it takes a village to succeed
With an emphasis ...
Fire in furniture factory in northern Nicosia under control (Updated)
A large fire that broke out on Monday morning in a furniture manufacturing company in the industrial area of northern Nicosia has been brought under control, authorities in the north ...
Top UN official to visit Cyprus
UN Deputy Secretary-General Rose Marie DiCarlo will arrive in next week in Cyprus to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, as part of the aim ...
Hoteliers relieved over employment of third country nationals
Hoteliers are upbeat about the new employment regulations, after the cabinet decided to raise the percentage of third country nationals allowed to be employed by businesses from 30 to 50 per cent ...
Remand for suspected bike thieves
Paphos district court issued a five-day remand for three suspects accused of breaking and entering buildings in which they stole bicycles.
Paphos police announced on Monday that the three men – ...
Cyprus the dark tourism destination
A well-known Dark Tourism blogger recently visited Cyprus, discovering a wealth of locations. ALIX NORMAN finds out where they were
In January, Cyprus had a very unusual visitor. He wasn’...
Satiriko Theatre presents Steel Magnolias
It debuted off-Broadway some 30 years ago and since then Steel Magnolias has become a hit on stage and screen. Written by American writer Robert Harling, the play is based on ...
Russian mercenary chief says army HQ has barred his representative
The founder of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia’s “special military operation” in ...
Ford taps masses of vehicle data to stay ahead in commercial van market
Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) push to use reams of data generated by its vans and trucks – from engines to oil filters or brake pads – to attract more customers ...
Nazis, the Oscars and triathlon
With a back story as gripping as the production All Quiet on the Western Front could well repeat history and win big at the Oscars says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES
All Quiet ...
Cost-of-living talks to start next week
Consultations are due to restart next week on reinstatement of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), Sek union general secretary Andreas Matsas said on Monday.
Matsas told CyBC that the fact that ...
Young Cypriot caught trying to steal pieces of Acropolis
A 26-year-old of Cypriot origin was arrested in Athens after trying to remove pieces of stone and marble from the Acropolis as souvenirs.
Greek media reported that the young man ...
Funerals of Greece train crash victims take place (Update 3)
A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of the fatal train crash in ...
UK to extend financial guarantee for EU research applicants
Britain said it would extend until the end of June the financial guarantee it has provided to ensure UK applicants to the Horizon Europe scientific research programme receive funding while ...
RenQ Finance (RENQ) will give better profits than Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND), experts predict
Crypto assets due to their excellent volatility are the best when it comes to the financial asset class that yields more profits, and the ultimate aim of the investing game ...
Strategies to combat dyslexia
Ten per cent of children present signs of learning difficulties in reading
By Angela Charalambous
Reading is not a natural skill to acquire, it needs to be explicitly taught. Children ...
Safety at work needs to be reassessed says expert
Work safety should be taken seriously and stricter protocols promoted at all levels, an occupational health and safety expert said on Monday, speaking in the wake of the fatal train ...
Cyprus appeals for more EU border agency staff on island
An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow.
The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants ...
Greek, Turkish Cypriots to hold joint demonstration for Women’s Day
A joint event will be held with Turkish Cypriot organisations on International Women’s Day, Peo union and the federation of women’s movements (Pogo) announced on Monday.
The event ...
Binance execs’ texts, documents show plan to avoid US scrutiny
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, developed a plan to avoid the threat of prosecution by US authorities as it started an American entity in 2019, the Wall ...
Setting aside judgement for failure to appear
The court may set aside a judgement if a party did not appear at trial, under terms and if the application is made within 15 days after the hearing
A strong ...
Man United meltdown was unprofessional, says angry Ten Hag
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called his side’s performance “unprofessional” after their worst league loss since 1931 on Sunday, 7-0 to Liverpool at Anfield.
“The result is quite obvious. ...
Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an “unforgivable crime”
Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls in recent months is an “unforgivable” crime amid spread of suspected poisoning across the country with hundreds of ...
Dollar slips as investors await Powell testimony
The US dollar was broadly lower on Monday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and looked towards a February jobs report at the end of the ...