From tattoos to paintings
Best known on the island for his colourful tattoos, artist Kompi has recently been slowly making his name as a painter. Stuck in the house during the lockdown, much like ...
How one of Egypt’s last dye houses keeps an ancient textile craft alive
Salama Salem has been running his traditional dye house in Egypt since 1975.
“My job goes back to the pharaohs,” he says of his labours, running Uncle Salama’s Dye House, ...
Resident finds ancient gravestone in field
A 14th century gravestone found in a field by a resident has been handed over to cultural activist known for her work in combatting art trafficking Tasoula Hadjitofi, it emerged ...
Man arrested for stealing catalytic converters
A 48-year-old man who is suspected of stealing €200,000 worth of car parts was arrested late on Friday in Larnaca.
During investigations into recent thefts of catalytic converters from cars in ...
Klopp: City couldn’t have won title with Liverpool’s injuries
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said Manchester City would not have won the Premier League this season if they had had to deal with an injury crisis like that of the ...
Remans after knife wound inflicted during argument (updated)
Paphos district court on Saturday remanded a 32-year-old man for five days for attacking another man with a knife late on Friday.
The incident was reported to the police by ...
Mickelson, Oosthuizen locked in first-place duel at PGA Championship
Six birdies earned Phil Mickelson a shot at his first major title since 2013, as he entered the final two rounds of the PGA Championship six under par and tied for ...
Man charged for driving twice the speed limit
As road safety week continued police on Friday night arrested two people, aged 42 and 51, for traffic violations.
Limassol traffic police arrested a 42-year-old man speeding at twice the maximum speed ...
Coronavirus: More than half a million vaccines given (update 2)
Cyprus has administered more than half a million coronavirus jab doses, with 20 per cent of the eligible population having completed their vaccination, the health ministry announced on Saturday.
The ministry ...
Thrift market to pop up in Nicosia
Clothes stalls, booths and goodies to browse. Remember what markets are like? It’s been a fair while since we last had the chance to attend one, almost too long ...
Fans to vote from home as long-awaited Eurovision song contest returns
Twenty six nations compete in the final of the Eurovision song contest in the Netherlands on Saturday, vying for votes in the world’s most popular live music event, which ...
Foreign minister on working visit to Egypt
The latest developments in the Middle East and the Cyprus problem will be among the issues Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will discuss on Saturday with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry ...
New rules for using herbs
By Ella Walker
“We don’t need herbs,” says Mark Diacono, a man who has just written an entire cookbook about them. He goes on to call them “unnecessary” and ...
Parliamentary elections: harmonious or discordant political expression
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
Due to the upcoming parliamentary elections for a new legislature an increasing number of parties are being established to seek a role in political decision-making, constantly ...
TRUiC research announces new AI tools for business support
Europe and the US are in a tight race to be the most ideal location for new startups.
The Really Useful Information Company says that it invested in AI-powered tools ...
Coronavirus: 24 fines issued after 4,757 checks
Police fined 24 people, including one business owner, for violating coronavirus measures after 4,757 checks across the island in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Saturday.
The majority of checks concerned ...
New book tells tale of the goat and the halloumaris
Set in the Cyprus of the 1950s, GOLDIE and the Power of Love is written in both English and Greek Cypriot. Alix Norman finds out more about a favourite goat, ...
Falling birth rates
The birth rates are falling fast in all the world’s more prosperous countries, but the generation now in their middle years have not yet grasped what that means for ...
Phoebe Dynevor breaks silence on Regé-Jean Page’s ‘Bridgerton’ exit
Actress Phoebe Dynevor who plays Daphne in the wildly popular ‘Bridgerton’ series has addressed Regé-Jean Page leaving the show in a new interview.
The 26-year-old actress broke her silence ...
Why list your property with a real-estate agent?
Many people who decide to sell their home, think they can make extra money by removing the small percentage allocated to a real-estate agent.
This seems like a great financial ...
Corruption remains number one issue ahead of elections – poll
Corruption remained the number one problem for people whose majority also believe that an acceptable and viable solution of the Cyprus problem was out of reach, according to a survey ...
BMO investment arm sold Microsoft over US Army headset deal
A responsible-investment arm of Canada’s Bank of Montreal sold roughly $275 million worth of Microsoft Corp shares because of the company’s recent US Army contract for augmented reality headsets, ...
Marks & Spencer profit seen crashing 90 per cent in “lost year” of pandemic
Britain’s Marks & Spencer is set to report on Wednesday a 90 per cent slump in full-year profit after the COVID-19 pandemic hammered its clothing sales.
Analysts on average expect ...
Bitcoin skids after China clamps down on mining, trading activities
Bitcoin slid on Friday after China doubled down on its efforts to prevent speculative and financial risks by cracking down on the mining and trading of the world’s largest ...