How to save the Walled City of Nicosia
By Glafkos Constantinides
The social and economic future of the old inner part of Nicosia, the Walled City, is in serious doubt. It is a unique area in many ways ...
Low occupancy means hotels open in Paphos operating at a loss
Occupancy levels of hotels that are open in Paphos are not even reaching 20 per cent, president of the Paphos Hoteliers Associaion Thanos Michaelides said on Sunday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Pope calls for world day of ‘prayer for peace’ over Ukraine crisis
By Philip Pullella
Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of “prayer for peace” on January 26 to stop the Ukraine crisis from worsening, saying the tensions were threatening ...
Man remanded after ‘winning’ €14,000 at casino with marked cards
A 40-year-old man remanded in police custody on Sunday won €14,000 in recent weeks from the Limassol casino after marking cards.
According to Limassol CID on Saturday night the manager of ...
Remand after two swindled out of nearly €40,000
A 28-year-old man has been remanded in custody for four days following his arrest for allegedly cheating two people out of €39,700, paid for the supposed import of vehicles from overseas.
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Navy takes part in exercise with French frigate (pics)
A military exercise with the participation of a frigate of the French Navy took place on Friday in the sea south of Larnaca, the ministry of defence said on Sunday.
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Coronavirus: Greens official slams Test and Stay measure
The Test and Stay scheme to be introduced in schools as of Monday to allow close contacts to stay in lessons will only create more problems, deputy leader of the ...
UK lawmaker says she was fired from ministerial job for her ‘Muslimness’
By Michael Holden
A British lawmaker has said she was fired from a ministerial job in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government partly because her Muslim faith was making ...
An asset unlikely to make you a millionaire
Although I am not in the habit of blowing my own trumpet, I find the temptation to do so in this particular case irresistible. Those of you who read my ...
Inspired Shapovalov overpowers listless Zverev
By Ian Ransom
Denis Shapovalov upset an out-of-sorts Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in broiling heat on Sunday to reach his first Australian Open quarter-final and set up a showdown ...
Heavy rains see Argaka dam overflow
The Argaka dam, which holds 990,000 cubic metres of water has overflowed, the local community leader said on Sunday.
Community leader Spyros Pelopida said the dam overflowed earlier this year than ...
Coronavirus: Creatives still reeling from impact of pandemic
State support has been laughable say those in artistic community
A year ago, the Cyprus Mail spoke to artists, actors, writers and musicians who were virtually all in dire straits ...
Traffic builds up as drivers ignore calls and head to the mountains
Traffic congestion has been caused on roads leading to Troodos as those with unsuitable vehicles have ignored police advice and headed for the mountains.
The chaos picked up pace shortly ...
Kyrgios circus rolls on in Australian Open doubles
By Courtney Walsh
The “Special K’s” circus rolled on in the Australian Open doubles on Sunday, and according to ring-leader Nick Kyrgios and fellow showman Thanasi Kokkinakis, tennis should ...
Two charged as police checks continue on Chlorakas
Coordinated police operations in Chlorakas continued over Saturday night with two people found illegally staying in the area charged.
A new operation was staged on Saturday lasting from the afternoon ...
Barty fends off Anisimova to reach Australian Open quarter-finals
Ash Barty will play an Australian Open quarter-final for the fourth straight year after defeating emerging talent Amanda Anisimova 6-4 6-3 in Melbourne on Sunday.
The world number one was ...
Russia faces severe sanctions if it installs puppet regime in Ukraine, UK minister says
By Paul Sandle and Michael Holden
Russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, a senior UK minister said on Sunday after Britain accused ...
Plans for Chlorakas coast branded ‘dangerous’
Concerns about the environmental costs and risks to public safety posed by the plans to upgrade the Chlorakas coastline were expressed on Sunday by President of the AKTI Rehabilitation and ...
Coronavirus: Nine Nicosia businesses fined for breaking Covid rules
Eight businesses in Nicosia were fined €500 for employees not having a SafePass while one was fined €1,500 because the manager was not wearing a facemask as almost 3,000 checks of Covid measures ...
Djokovic should have been allowed to play
Novak Djokovic is world tennis champion, not an anti vax champion. He arrived in Australia armed with a visa that gave him a presumptive right to enter and take part ...
Coronavirus: Bad weather moves some rapid test sites
As extreme winds grip the island the ministry of health on Sunday announced changes to its rapid testing locations.
A site in Kyperounta due to offer free rapid tests to ...
‘No information’ to link Cyprus to rape case (updated)
No information so far indicated people in Cyprus were involved in the well-publicised rape of a 24-year-old woman in Thessaloniki, Cyprus the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday.
From the ...
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
By Edmund Blair and Laila Bassam
Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on the local currency decimated the value of their salaries ...
Snow closes all roads to Troodos
Roads to Troodos were closed to all traffic on Sunday morning police said as snow remained heavy in the area.
The Platres-Troodos, Karvounas-Troodos and Prdromos-Troodos roads were closed due to ...