Tales from the Coffeeshop: When pandering trumps principle
SUPREME ruler of the Dias media empire, Zeus Hadjicostis, I hear from a reliable source, has been on to Akel chief, Stef Stef, trying to persuade him to reach an ...
Prince Harry avenges death of Diana on Netflix
“They lied to protect my brother but did not tell the truth to protect us” is how Prince Harry summed up his gripe with the Palace in the latest Netflix ...
Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to finish third in World Cup
Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday to secure a top three finish in the tournament for the second consecutive edition.
Runners-up in 2018, Croatia also ...
Alexis Sunder and Della live in Nicosia
More live music is coming to the capital this month and especially to the old town. One of Nicosia’s oldest music venues, Antonakis Music Hall is welcoming two musicians ...
Varadkar targets housing crisis on return as Irish PM
Leo Varadkar was elected Irish prime minister for the second time on Saturday, taking over from Micheál Martin under a novel rotation arrangement struck between their two parties – once ...
Champion jockey Dettori says he will retire after 2023 season
Italian jockey Frankie Dettori, who has ridden more than 3,300 British winners and has 21 British Classic triumphs, said 2023 will be his final year in the saddle as he plans to retire ...
Oldest DNA on record – 2 million years – reveals Greenland’s lost world
Scientists have identified DNA from animals, plants and microbes dating to about 2 million years ago – the oldest on record by far – from sediment at Greenland’s northernmost point dug up ...
Police swim to raise money for children with cancer
Police’s underwater demolition team swam 1.5 kilometres on Saturday as part of an event to support children with cancer.
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou kicked off the event. Participants swam in ...
Croatia and Morocco make several changes for third-place playoff
Croatia and Morocco made several changes to their starting lineups for their World Cup third-place playoff at Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday, with both coaches giving opportunities to players benched ...
Mexico reinvents island prison as Pacific tourist draw
One of Mexico’s most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed at bringing in tourists to the former penal ...
Walking tour of Larnaca salt lake highlights its importance, mayor says
A walking tour at the Natura 2000 protected area of Larnaca salt lake was held on Saturday by Pandoteira project and Larnaca municipality.
People who participated in the tour had the ...
Animal welfare groups demand closure of Limassol zoo, large protest planned
The animal party is mobilising with other groups to form a human chain around Limassol zoo on Sunday to protest against its continued existence following a series of scandals related ...
House destroyed by fire was used by the homeless, fire service says
Homeless people were sleeping at the Larnaca brick house that was damaged by a fire early on Saturday, the fire service said in its statement.
Three fire engines from Larnaca ...
What’s Eaten Where: Aland
Here in Aland, there’s an island for nearly every resident. No mean feat, considering that there are 28,000 people. Granted, you might have to settle for a small rocky outcrop (...
Ramaphosa heckling triggers backlash in South Africa’s ANC
Party allies, and even some rivals, of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday condemned opponents who disrupted his opening speech with chants and shouting at a conference of the ...
New exhibition puts spotlight on Instagram
The Limassol concept store Guadaloupe, which sells a curated selection of products by local artists and designers, is hosting an art exhibition this December by Maria Michael Happilou. Titled Instagram, ...
Mbappe’s star power looms large in home city Bondy
As French soccer star Kylian Mbappe gears up for the World Cup final on Sunday in Qatar, the striker’s presence is also felt strongly in Bondy, the unassuming satellite ...
Second suspect remanded in connection with Paphos abduction
A second suspect has been remanded for seven days in connection with the abduction of a 23-year-old man earlier this week in Paphos.
Police had arrested the 29-year-old man as ...
BoC asset quality and deposit base praised after rating upgrade
Limassol-based rating agency Capital Intelligence this week announced that it has upgraded the Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating (LT FCR) of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) to ‘BB’, from ‘BB-‘.
In ...
North deports 4,000 irregular migrants in seven months
In the last seven months, a total of 4,000 irregular migrants have been deported from the breakaway state in the north, according to the “minister of the interior”, Ziya Ozturkler, Turkish ...
Putin sounds out military commanders on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine should proceed during a visit to the operation’s ...
Larnaca continues mosquito spraying
Larnaca is continuing to spray against the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, as weather conditions are enabling their growth, the municipality announced on Friday.
The health ministry and municipality are also working ...
The way the cookie crumbles
How is Alexander the Great related to chocolate chip cookies asks ANDRY VOSKARIDOU
In the unlikely case you don’t know what cookies are, they are a magical tiny indulgence ...
Despina Bebedeli returns to Rialto to perform in Doubt
John Patrick Shanley’s renowned play Doubt, written in 2004, won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, and became widely known through its film adaptation in 2008. Starring Meryl Streep ...