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Seven businesses and 16 individuals were fined for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 3,688 nationwide checks carried out between 6am on Friday and 6am on Saturday, police said. A police spokesperson ...

Europe’s no-frills airlines are heralding a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grab market share from traditional carriers struggling to emerge from the pandemic, but each will have to overcome significant challenges ...

President Joe Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday by visiting each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, seeking ...

As the Premier League resumes following the international break all eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo’s homecoming party at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the Portuguese international set to ...

Aquapaws is Cyprus’ very first Canine Hydrotherapy centre. ALIX NORMAN finds out why dogs actually love this treatment “We swam a Labrador,” Gaynor recalls. “He would only get in the ...

In his autobiographical book, Bitter Lemons of Cyprus, British writer Lawrence Durrell takes the time to meditate about the beauty of the island and how the landscape and architecture were ...

Hybrid working, meaning a combination of office work and working remotely, is here to stay according to US corporation Microsoft and corporate social networking site LinkedIn. The two companies’ CEOs, ...

World number one Novak Djokovic kept his bid for a calendar Grand Slam alive on Friday, overcoming German Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open ...

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry that its recently launched programme to boost Small-to-Medium sized enterprise (SMEs) competitiveness has received 453 applications through the designated system. The number of applications ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) announced on Friday the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to fund research on the environmental impact of a proposed ferry service connecting ...

The new Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipantelas, has not acted in a very responsible way in giving the state health services (Okypy) 10 days to tackle the long waiting times at ...

Firefighters on Friday managed to prevent a large fire in Limassol from reaching pristine forest, bringing it under partial control around four hours after it broke out. The blaze in ...

By Rich McKay and Brendan O’Brien A Florida appeals court ruled on Friday in favor of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, issuing a stay in a case that effectively reinstates ...

Valtteri Bottas put in a ‘mega lap’ to beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and qualify fastest on Friday for Saturday’s experimental Italian Grand Prix sprint race. The Finn, ...

One person has died from Covid-19 and 142 new infections were detected after 56,668 tests, a positivity rate of 0.25 per cent, the health ministry said Friday. Forty-one people were in serious or ...

U.S. heath regulators said children in clinical trials testing COVID-19 vaccines should be monitored for at least two months for side effects, suggesting that the agency is considering a ...

By Anton Zverev and Alexander Marrow The Kremlin’s crackdown on websites linked to jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny and on technology used to evade online bans are causing major ...

The Pharos Arts Foundation is bringing together three Indian musicians for a unique evening of Indian Classical Music on September 18. Jasdeep Singh Degun on the sitar, Suhas Mitra on the ...

A 49-year-old man responsible for injuring two motorcyclists in a traffic accident in July 2020 was sentenced on Friday by Larnaca district court to 60 days in prison, had his licence suspended ...

Two police officers have been suspended after a 24-year-old suspect managed to escape while in custody at the Yermasoyia police station in Limassol. Police said the chief ordered the suspension ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday expressed satisfaction with the “excellent work” that has been done in relation to the absorption of EU funds, putting Cyprus in the first places ...

The Limassol Wine Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, in October, after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. There will however be some modifications to ensure all ...

Police said Friday they were investigating five sexual abuse cases against a 50-year-old man, four concerning minors. The man is already in custody in connection with three of the cases. “...

State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t have to foot the ...