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A businessman has been jailed for 18 months over the plane crash that killed footballer Emiliano Sala. The 28-year-old striker and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, died when the small plane they were ...

The European Commission on Friday authorised the placing on the market of a second insect, Locusta migratoria (migratory locust), as a novel food. According to the Commission, locust will be ...

Even though dairy companies have held off raising their prices for the time being, it appears many basic products have seen a rise in the past month, according to the ...

Consumers can now enjoy the unlimited possibilities of Epic 5G on the iPhone 12 and 13, which have been certified on the Epic 5G network. This means all users of the iPhone 13 ...

“Expression through free, physical movement/dance facilitates awareness, clarity and self-growth on the emotional, cognitive and physical levels,” say the organisers of an upcoming movement workshop. “It guides you to ...

By Alexia Saleem Birthdays just aren’t what they used to be since having children. I used to make a big deal out of mine. I’d take the day ...

Max Verstappen fans will have to get used to a new number next season if Red Bull’s Formula One leader wins the world championship. The Dutch driver told reporters ...

Issues related to operations at Paphos airport, in particular air connections and the state of the roads leading to the airport, were discussed by the House Transport Committee during a ...

The year was 2014, in San Remo participating in the Contest for the Best Sommelier of Europe. Iraklis Christophorou, then president of the Cyprus Sommeliers Association, and myself were at one ...

Schoolchildren from several communities abstained from class on Friday morning to protest the government’s decision to move asphalt plants from the Dali industrial area to an area near Mitsero. ...

The Kremlin said on Friday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had not consulted Moscow before raising the possibility of cutting natural gas flows to Europe, and that Russia was a ...

Citing political dangers linked with the Cyprus problem, Famagusta municipality and the district’s chamber of commerce said on Friday they opposed any changes as part of the local government ...

Seated cross-legged amid a fog of incense and platters of fragrant offerings, dishes of red chillies, garlic bulbs and frangipani petals, Indonesian shaman Ki Joko Sapu-Jagat prepares at home the ...

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men aged between 65 and 74 in Cyprus, with 456 documented cases in 2018, according to the Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf). ...

The youngest Covid patient at Famagusta reference hospital is 32 years old and the oldest 74, with an average age of 55, the facility’s scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Friday. Hadjiyianni ...

There has been a 39 per cent increase in the 14-day cumulative diagnosis rate in covid cases, with Paphos and Famagusta recording the biggest rise, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

Some 30 athletes, the majority of them footballers playing in Cyprus’ first and second divisions, could soon lose their health cards obtained from the Cyprus Sports Association (KOA), because they did ...

Colin Stewart, the new UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of Unficyp, is expected to arrive on the island in early December, it was reported on Friday. ...

Polish authorities stopped two groups of migrants from crossing the border from Belarus late on Thursday, private broadcaster TVN24 quoted local police as saying, marking a relatively quieter day in ...

According to recent statistics, Schneider Electric, headquartered in France, leads the ranking of the most sustainable corporations as of 2021, with an 83.2% score. The prior leader, the Orsted business in Denmark, ...

England’s qualification with games to spare for next year’s World Cup finals had looked like a formality but two draws in their last three Group I qualifiers has ...

Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022. Lucas Paqueta got the vital ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Nicosia police said on Friday that they are investigating an assault which resulted in the injury of two men, one of whom has been admitted to hospital in critical condition. ...