Pakistan PM Khan avoids ouster move but uncertainty builds
By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
Imran Khan survived a move to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister on Sunday, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of ...
Ukrainian minister accuses Russia of civilian ‘massacre’; Russia denies this
By Simon Gardner
Ukraine’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a “massacre” in the town of Bucha, while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
Finance Minister to attend Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings in Luxembourg
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides is in Luxembourg to take part in the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings which will be held on Monday and Tuesday.
Ministers will discuss economic developments resulting ...
All halloumi products have been made legally for decades, cheesemakers say
All halloumi products in Cyprus have been made legally for decades and are subject to checks by both the agriculture ministry and the commerce ministry, the Association of Cyprus Cheesemakers ...
Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish compete in wide-open Grammys contest
By Lisa Richwine
The music industry hands out its top honors on Sunday with acts from teen sensation Olivia Rodrigo to awards darling Billie Eilish and rapper Lil Nas X ...
Coronavirus: Free testing sites for eligible groups on Monday
The ministry of health will operate 34 free coronavirus testing units for eligible groups on Monday.
Those able to get a free test include the vaccinated and children.
Proof of ID ...
Tragedy in Ukraine has boosted election hopes of Hungary’s Orban
Russian President Vladimir Putin may not be able to save himself, but he may already have saved another despot, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. There’s an election in ...
Coronavirus: Total of €3,500 fines given for Covid violations
Fines totalling €3,500 were handed out by the police in the 24 hours leading to 6am on Sunday morning to those who broke anti Covid regulations.
The fines were given to 21 individuals ...
Missiles hit ‘critical infrastructure’ in Odesa, Greek FM heads humanitarian mission
By Issam Abdallah
Russia missiles struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely a fuel depot, near Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday but there were ...
Worker on ship anchored off Limassol dies (updated)
A foreign worker has lost his life in a labour accident on board a ship docked at Limassol port, police said.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said the 38-year-old man ...
Ministry warns of high levels of dust
The department of labour has warned of high concentrations of dust in the air on Sunday with vulnerable groups urged to remain inside.
Measurements taken at 7am showed 76.4μg/m3 ...
Russia says peace talks not ready for leaders’ meeting – chief negotiator
Russia said on Sunday that peace talks with Ukraine had not progressed enough for a leaders’ meeting and that Moscow’s position on the status of Crimea and Donbas remained ...
Arrest in connection with thefts from building sites
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the recent theft of items from building sites, police said.
During a search of his house a compressor was found that ...
Police seize over 850 firecrackers
Over 850 firecrackers have been seized by the police in the run up to Easter, which are thought to have come from the north.
Police said on Sunday that during checks ...
Russia’s rouble rebound is not as real as it seems
The rouble has staged a lightening-fast recovery to levels last reached in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, defying predictions that the war would launch it into freefall.
The dramatic ...
Series of explosions heard in Ukrainian port of Odesa
A series of explosions was heard and smoke was seen in Ukraine‘s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
Odesa was ...
Beware of wartime fake news triggering a run, EU banks told
Banks should beware of fake news that could trigger a run on their deposits, the European Union’s banking watchdog said in a warning on Friday about potential fallout from ...
Europe’s appetite for US gas fast-tracks two new LNG projects
Two US liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects took major steps toward launching this week as Russia’s threats to cut energy supplies to Europe drives up demand and prices for ...
A cash-strapped Venezuela leans on scrap exports to raise hard currency
On the outskirts of the eastern Venezuelan port town of Guanta, hundreds of trucks line up everyday to unload tons of scrap metal, part of the government’s attempt to ...
Howe taking nothing for granted as he calls for final push in survival bid
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has urged his players to reset ahead of a nine-game mini-season as they attempt to finally kill off their Premier League relegation fears.
Those members of ...
Russia’s point of no return
It seems ages ago that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin published a letter in the New York Times over the head of the US administration appealing directly to the American ...
Stateless children: the fight for Cyprus citizenship
Small victory for children born of Turks and Turkish Cypriots, but still a long legal battle ahead
By Esra Aygin
A recent court decision about two Turkish Cypriot children, who ...
Our View: Party alliances proving hard to forge ahead of 2023 elections
In a survey conducted by Politis newspaper last month, most respondents (74 per cent) said they wanted the future president to be honest. The second quality was the ability to solve ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Tale upon tale of ordinary Kyproulla madness
PRESIDENT of the ECB, Christine Lagarde got the full red-carpet treatment on her arrival in the regional centre of disappearing banks when she hooked up with her friend since the 2013 ...