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Is it just me asking or has the Electricity Authority lost the plot completely? Just before Christmas I received a ludicrously over ‘estimated’ electricity bill. We were all aware of ...

As far as I am aware there is no shortage of petrol, since there has been no rationing at any time and no rationing is being proposed. If that is ...

With reference to the 2021 tax returns I had previously had excellent help by prompt return emails from the Taxisnet office as with the recent changes to returns I found it ...

Ukraine rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for saying it was important not to “humiliate” Russia, a position Ukrainian foreign minister Dmitro Kuleba said “can only humiliate France”. Macron ...

Despite the Russia-Ukraine war, the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) on Saturday expressed restrained optimism for summer bookings in local hotels. The association’s director, Philokypros Roussounides spoke to radio Trito ...

Ukraine on Saturday dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call not to “humiliate” Russia for the sake of diplomacy and said that there was no point in negotiating until Moscow’...

A wildfire raged on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, threatening homes and power lines, a fire brigade official said. Fanned by strong winds, the fire quickly spread across the ...

Kyiv said on Saturday it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern ...

Iga Swiatek cemented her place at the top of women’s tennis with a commanding victory over Coco Gauff in the final of the French Open. The number one seed ...

The green party urges people to ask the older generation about how much richer and healthier the natural environment used to be in light of the world environment day in ...

Gareth Southgate admits he is “surprised” by the number of Hungary fans who will be in attendance for England’s behind-closed-doors Nations League clash in Budapest. There are expected to ...

For the first time in Cyprus, LGBTQI+ organisations and communities across the island are joining forces for a Pride march, bringing about two Pride parades this year in Nicosia. “United ...

Hail and rain are expected to hit the island on Sunday afternoon while temperatures will remain around the average levels for the season, the met office announced on Saturday. Following ...

The education ministry announced on Saturday it will proceed with “reasonable adjustments” to the university entrance exams for students with disabilities. The decision was announced a day after the ministry ...

Where do you live? I am jumping back and forth between London and Cyprus. In London I live with random roommates and in Cyprus with my mom and our dog ...

The government on Saturday said the change to the status of the illegal Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north was another action on the part of Turkey to put the ...

Cyprus needs to improve its perception, attitudes, and behaviours towards diversity, acting Labour Minister Yiannis Karousos said Saturday, while presenting the completed and coming actions to support people with disabilities. ...

Article by Ambassador Liu Yantao on Global Development Initiative We live in a time when the world is beset by global changes and a pandemic unseen in a century. The ...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed recent protests in Iran on foreign “enemies” seeking to overthrow the government in the Islamic Republic. Also, he said, enemies were ...

By Yiannis Seitanidis The deal between Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed earlier this week to launch a joint venture to lay fibre optic data cable that will link Europe with ...

The metaverse will enable people to invest in the real and virtual worlds designed on different blockchains. Your “Avatar,” or virtual self, will someday be able to interact with other ...

By Luigi Scazzieri Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO have put the spotlight on Ankara’s role in the alliance. Even if a compromise is found, Turkey’...

Two men, aged 35 and 38, were remanded on Saturday on suspicion of assaulting and causing grievous bodily harm to another person during a bar fight in Paphos. The two appeared before ...

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka’s name appeared on the singles entry list for Wimbledon released by the organisers on Friday but veterans Roger Federer and the Williams sisters ...