Five local bands to perform at New Division this month
Music fans in Nicosia have plenty to look forward to this March. In the centre of town, the bar is planning several live music nights bringing some of the most ...
Thousands of buildings require inspection, says Etek
Thousands of buildings in Cyprus require inspection, the scientific and technical chamber (Etek) said on Thursday, as the interior ministry looks to swiftly pass a bill that will secure the ...
TechIsland equips fire-stricken school class with computers
The non-profit organisation TechIsland has previously rebuilt the Regional Primary School in Arakapas, which suffered from a terrible wildfire. The organisation has invested more than €200,000 in renovating the school.
TechIsland ...
Real estate agents urge public to remain vigilant
The real estate sector appears to be rife with scams and bad actors as another warning has been issued and the public urged to be vigilant.
Marinos Kineyirou, president of ...
Paphos shopkeepers incensed as awnings taken down
Some 25 shopkeepers in Paphos were furious on Thursday after they woke up to find their shop shades seized by local authorities.
The incident may make an interesting start for the ...
Tourists arrested for cannabis possession
Two tourists have been arrested for cannabis possession as one of them was found driving under the influence of drugs, Famagusta police said on Thursday.
The pair, both men aged 22 ...
Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan denied parole for 16th time
A California review board on Wednesday denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
Sirhan was ...
Cypriot students aboard doomed train still unaccounted for (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the government is in touch with the families of the two Cypriot students who were on one of the trains that collided in an ...
Conte nominated for manager of the month despite overseeing only one game
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for February despite overseeing only one game, a 4-1 defeat by Leicester City.
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Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza
A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings, Egyptian ...
Ronaldinho’s son signs for Barcelona’s youth academy
Joao Mendes, the son of former Brazil forward Ronaldinho, has signed a contract with Barcelona’s youth team, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.
The 18-year-old, who previously terminated his ...
Cyprus to become a protagonist of technological developments
The new Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philippos Hadjizacharias took over the portfolio of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy during a brief ceremony ...
The best sommeliers in the world
In the recent international contest the Cyprus entrant did better than ever before, raising the bar for the profession on the island
The ASI Best Sommelier of the World contest ...
US ambassador Julie Fisher met with Unficyp’s Colin Stewart
The new US ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher met the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart on Thursday inside Nicosia’s buffer zone to ...
The wellbeing ‘pandemic’
By Steven James Jackson, Marcelle Dawson and Michael Sam
Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept ...
Blinken, Lavrov speak amid war of words over Ukraine at G20 meet
The United States and its European allies sparred with Russia over the war in Ukraine at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday, with the rival ...
Christodoulides and cabinet visit Eoka fighters’ graves
President Nikos Christodoulides laid a wreath at the imprisoned graves and Makedonitissa tomb on Thursday, where he went to visit with his cabinet members.
“It is no coincidence that my ...
Anger, sorrow in Greece after devastating train crash
Anger and sorrow grew in Greece on Thursday over a devastating train crash that killed dozens of passengers along with crew members near the central city of Larissa in the ...
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut; Russia battles saboteurs in cross-border raid
Ukrainian forces hung on to positions in the ruined eastern city of Bakhmut on Thursday, while Moscow said its security forces were battling Ukrainian saboteurs who had taken hostages in ...
Vultures arrive in Cyprus to help strengthen local population
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus announced on Thursday that a batch consisting of 14 Griffon vultures arrived on the island from Spain.
The arrival of the birds is part of the ‘Life ...
Fengaros Music Village returning for its 10th edition
Celebrating its 10th edition this year, the Fengaros Music Village will bring together musicians once more in Kato Drys from July 27 to August 1. Providing arts education through a series of ...
Open Call for 6th International Poetry Slam Cyprus 2023
In just over a month the latest version of the International Poetry Slam Cyprus will take place in Nicosia. Organisers Ideogramma has just launched an Open Call to invite poets ...
ECB confronts a cold reality: companies are cashing in on inflation
Higher margins not wages driving inflation, data shows
ECB policymakers debated issue at Arctic retreat – sources
Data may help case against more rate rises – analysts
Huddled in a retreat in ...
British Bullion Company bets big on silver, should you?
A leading London bullion dealer is increasing premiums to increase their silver stockpiles. Analysis of silver’s prospects suggests that investors should consider buying silver too.
Auronum, a British gold ...