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“Now that raw emotions have subsided, I realise how big a success fourth place at an Olympic Games is,” said Cyprus sailing star Pavlos Kontides at a press conference at ...

After the floods, Ahr valley winemakers are selling muddy bottles of wine labelled “authentic mud,” — bottles taken from the cellars that were filled with flood waters. Proceeds go to aid ...

While remaining popular for domestic tourism, increases in arrivals from abroad during August to October will dictate how successful year Paphos will have, head of the Paphos regional board of ...

Barcelona was forced to let Argentina superstar Lionel Messi leave the club because his wage demands could have jeopardised its financial situation and its future, President Joan Laporta said on ...

Building permits increased by 30.3 per cent in the first five months of the year, compared with the same period of 2020, the Statistical Service announced on Friday. “During the period January – ...

By Costas Baltas and Angeliki Koutantou Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the nearby island of ...

Soaring fuel prices when international levels are going down were slammed on Friday by the Cyprus Consumers’ Union. In the last six months days, an increase of 27-30 per cent ...

South Africa’s jailed former president, Jacob Zuma, was admitted to hospital for medical observation on Friday, the government’s Correctional Services department said. Zuma has been held at Estcourt ...

By Daren Butler Turkish authorities battling the country’s worst ever wildfires have been accused of failing to prepare for the threat after official data showed they spent only a ...

Police said there is still an issue with employees working without a SafePass as they announced early on Friday 33 people and five businesses were booked for violating coronavirus measures, after ...

NBA centre Enes Kanter has vowed to continue his fight against Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his regime’s alleged human rights abuses despite learning that the government had issued ...

Two men will be taken before the Famagusta district court later on Friday for a remand order over their involvement in a case of causing grievous bodily harm to a ...

BrainRocket, a leading Cyprus-based IT company, will vaccinate 150 of its employees on Friday, the 6th of August. The company will be able to do this thanks to its cooperation with ...

The Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee will attempt a world record on Sunday when they will unfurl from the Eiffel tower and fly what they hope will be the biggest flag ...

“Robot, stand up” – Oscar Constanza, 16, gives the order and slowly but surely a large frame strapped to his body lifts him up and he starts walking. Fastened to his shoulders, ...

Two Belarus coaches who cut short https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-belarusian-sprinter-decided-defect-way-airport-family-fears-about-2021-08-05 sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and were removed from ...

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 – in audio form. Presented by ...

About 30 per cent of coronavirus patients currently in ICU are under 50, Okypy spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Friday, as the median age of coronavirus patients receiving intensive care dropped to 57.6 ...

A new collaboration between BPRarts Cultural Management, Klirou community and the Cultural Services of the ministry of education presents an outdoor photography exhibition titled In the Footsteps of Memory this ...

Poland should not remain a member of the European Union at all costs, the justice minister said in an interview published on Friday, as he railed against what he called “...

Altius Insurance has moved its premises of the customer service network on Strovolou Avenue, 124C Tsigaridi Building to its new, advanced facilities on: 28 October Avenue 1, Business Center Engomi, Building Β, 3rd ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted another man with a knife during a disagreement, police said on Friday. The incident took place at around 4.30pm on Thursday in ...

Spaceship company Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) said it will open ticket sales on Thursday for space flights starting at $450,000 a seat, weeks after billionaire founder Richard Branson’s high-profile trip ...

The Cyprus Hoteliers Association has presented a plan detailing how the sector can recover in Cyprus. “Hoteliers remain focused on achieving the ambitious objectives that have been set despite the ...