The problem with hunters: close encounters of the unpleasant kind
I never thought I’d spend my Sunday talking with hunters. Hunting is an alien concept to me. Why anyone enjoys shooting animals, when there is no pressing need for ...
Protesters storm governor’s office in southern Syrian city, gunfire heard
Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed the governor’s office in the southern city of Sweida on Sunday and set fire to parts of the ...
Will Cyprus embrace ‘psychedelic renaissance’ for mental health?
Global research is positive but Cyprus remains resistant
As society elsewhere finds itself in the grip of what has been coined as the psychedelic renaissance, how ready is Cyprus to ...
Christmas comes alive outside the city
Seven of the more isolated communities have put on a good festive show
Among the many events for the festive season, one of the highlights are the Christmas villages supported ...
Clarifications please, Mr Christodoulides
He must define his position on the Cyprus problem
I have repeatedly made it clear that for me the major issue of the presidential election campaign is – rightly so – the ...
Military exercises with French aircraft carrier
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is on the island, as part of military exercises Cyprus is involved in, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Sunday.
“Within the framework of ...
Sounds of jazz and world music at Rialto
An upcoming showcase will also bring sounds of the Eastern Mediterranean to light says ELENI PHILIPPOU
It is time for jazzy melodies and world music to fill Rialto Theatre as ...
Government budget is inappropriate and inadequate
Failure to address social and economic needs
By Les Manison
The budget is the main instrument of government policy for meeting the social and economic needs of its citizens. Indeed, ...
UK government could bring in military to ease strikes
Britain’s government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the ...
Romanian woman missing for over a week
Police on Sunday said they were looking for leads to find Casandra Moraianu, a 36-year-old woman from Romania, missing since last Friday.
She is described as slim, around 1.55m tall, ...
UK Supreme Court decides Scotland not an oppressed colony
Rules that Scots do not have the right to self determination
On November 22, 2022 the UK Supreme Court ruled that the people of Scotland did not have the right to self-determination ...
Boat with 13 migrants rescued near Cape Greco (Updated)
Authorities on Sunday said 13 migrants had been rescued from a boat off the coast of Cape Greco, which included three minors.
The boat’s 24-year-old driver was arrested and remanded ...
Iran executes four people convicted of cooperating with Israel
Iran on Sunday executed four people convicted of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of ...
Attempted murder in Oroklini, man and child injured (Update)
Larnaca police are investigating an attempted murder after gunshots were fired at a moving vehicle on Sunday.
Two men aged 39 and 42 were in the car, as well as a six-year-old ...
Gifts of Christmas past: buy secondhand to give your loved ones the gift of nostalgia and imagination
By Omar Khaled Abdelrahman,
Christmas is a period for celebrating our relationships with family and friends – a time filled with nostalgia and sentimentality. Of course for many people it’s ...
Kane misfiring but England big favourites to end Senegal run
The prospect of Harry Kane not scoring in any of England‘s group games at the World Cup might have left fans fearing the worst but instead there is a ...
Crypto meltdown a boon for bankruptcy lawyers
Turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry has rattled major exchanges and sent the value of digital assets tumbling, but at least one group stands to gain: bankruptcy lawyers.
High-profile bankruptcies involving ...
Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount
Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and layoffs.
Rising cost pressures as a result of inflation and shrinking ...
France know full well there is more to Poland than Lewandowski
Most of France’s talk ahead of their last-16 clash with Poland has been about how Les Bleus will handle Robert Lewandowski, but the defending champions are well aware there ...
Airports and harbours prepare to slash emissions as the greening of transport accelerates
Ports for planes and ships are gearing up for the era of sustainable fuels and renewable energy.
By Michael Allen
If the European Union is to meet its net-zero targets ...
Huawei to bring connectivity to 120 million people in remote areas
International technology company Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Partner2Connect digital alliance, it announced on Thursday.
This will enable Huawei to ...
‘Role model’ for migrant policy
EU agency tasked with border control has high praise for Cyprus’ rate of returning failed asylum seekers
While Cyprus has been criticised for its treatment of migrants, it has been ...
Our View: Non-inclusive TV debates not a good show of our democracy
The second presidential debate broadcast simultaneously by the four private television channels was held on Thursday night. Like the first one, the guests were the three leading candidates, who had ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Utter nonsense gaining ground with swathes of population
OUR DEPUTIES go on a three-month holiday having attended the last session of the House on Friday. The legislature will reconvene after the end of the presidential elections, giving deputies ...