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SADLY, it does not look like we will be returning to the constitution of 1960 any time soon, Prez Nik’s zealous and earnest initiative failing to convince anyone, not even ...

In the music for the film Zorba the Greek, Mikis Theodorakis, who died last week aged 96, produced a masterpiece that married music and character to perfection. Zorba, “Damn it boss, ...

Dear Editor, How difficult it was to restrain tears on reading in the Greek press (Philelefteros, August 20) the article detailing the distress wreaked upon the hunting brotherhood due to the ...

I read Alper Ali Riza’s article in the Sunday Mail of August 29 and would like to make the following comments. I do not think that it is easy for ...

Cyprus had another bad night in Fifa World Cup qualifying on Saturday, with Russia coming away from the GSP stadium in Nicosia with a 2-0 win. Aleksander Yerokhin got the ...

One death and 295 new coronavirus cases were announced on Saturday out of 55,492 tests with a positivity rate of 0.53 per cent. The death concerns a 77-year-old man who died on Friday ...

The first Intergovernmental Summit between Cyprus and Egypt was described as “historic” by President Nicos Anastasiades who laid the groundwork for closer ties on Saturday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel ...

Have you ever wondered what really happens during art residencies and artists’ workshops? At times, it can feel that they are reserved only for the creatives, with the rest of ...

A dozen opposition candidates for Russia’s September parliamentary election met scores of journalists in Moscow on Saturday with a message of resistance against the Kremlin’s squeezing of independent ...

England return to Wembley for the first since losing the Euro 2020 final when they host Andorra in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The Three Lions have won their opening ...

The health ministry announced the rapid testing sites for Sunday, 35 in total. Presenting an ID, passport or driver’s licence is necessary to get tested. Districts Testing Sites Work Hours ...

Max Verstappen edged out Lewis Hamilton to put his Red Bull on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix. Following an incident-packed qualifying – stopped twice after George Russell and Williams ...

The In the Fight Against Cancer campaign, organised by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society and Bank of Cyprus (BOC) will run until September 12, with the holding of fundraisers island wide. “We ...

A 12-month-old baby who had symptoms of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked with coronavirus, has been intubated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the ...

The populations of four of the most commercially fished tuna species are showing signs of recovery but rising sea levels mean the Komodo dragon is now classed as endangered on ...

In this video for ‘Vogue’, we catch up with British-Asian actress Gemma Chan, the magazine’s cover star for September 2021, as she shares the contents of her Louis Vuitton top-handle. “...

Taliban and opposition forces were fighting on Saturday for control of the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the Islamist group, according to ...

A soldier serving at the British bases died in a road accident early on Saturday on the Kolossi to Akrtotiri road while two others who were in the same vehicle ...

If Greek Cypriots start drilling in the eastern Mediterranean Turkey will too, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced. Oktay had a meeting on Friday in Ankara with Turkish Cypriot leader ...

Wales captain Gareth Bale on Saturday called for countries whose fans are repeat racism offenders to be banned from international football after reported abuse towards England’s Raheem Sterling and ...

Where do you live? I live in an apartment in Nicosia with my dog Floki! What did you have for breakfast? Freddo Espresso and a toast Describe your perfect day ...

Proposals to hold the World Cup every two years, being pushed by governing body FIFA, are set to be opposed by UEFA and Europe’s leading clubs, sources have told ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures and when, during the 1974 war, Turkish Cypriot soldier Mehmet needed help to save his baby girl he had to risk it all. The film ...

Australia, struggling to quell its worst wave of COVID-19, reported 1,756 infections on Saturday, another record high, and officials warned that worse is yet to come, urging people to get vaccinated. ...