Arrests for drug production and illegal entry
Famagusta police busted an apparent drug production operation and arrested two men, aged 31 and 63, in the case which also involves illegal entry into the country.
Ykan (drug squad) officers entered ...
Connecting to Cypriot culture through food
In a refugee from Varosha, PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman whose life in catering brings back memories of home
Like most Greek Cypriots of the diaspora, Athina Merkouris has gone ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘Europe reaping what it sowed’ on energy crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Russia is cutting natural gas flows to Europe in retaliation for sanctions, adding that Europe is “reaping what it sowed”.
Fears in ...
Greece tells state entities to save energy or risk losing funding
Greek state entities will risk losing government funding if they fail to implement a government energy-saving plan, ministers said on Wednesday, as the country, like its European peers, struggles with ...
Quarry fined €23,000 for death of worker
A Paphos company engaged in limestone extraction has been fined €23,000 for failure to implement safety and health regulations in the workplace leading to the death of an employee and the ...
Cyprus, cats magic and Netflix
THE WAY THIINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
Netflix viewers can watch The Byzantine Cat and Inside the Mind of a Cat, a 00s film, and a documentary. Set on ...
Scottish mansion of late Cypriot hotelier tycoon vandalised
A Scottish team of urban explorers has posted a video and a plea online to save the contents of an empty mansion belonging to the late Cypriot tycoon, hotelier, Sir ...
Technopolis 20 celebrates 8th anniversary with live music
Two years short of a decade, the cultural venue Technopolis 20 of Paphos is celebrating its 8th anniversary this year. Since its initiation, it has hosted many a music night, art ...
Lone Star considering revised offer for the Bank of Cyprus
Private equity firm Lone Star, in a statement issued on Tuesday to the London Stock Exchange, said that it is considering its options in terms of submitting a revised offer ...
Dozens of students suspended over hairstyles
Dozens of students of at the Petrakis Kyprianou high school in Larnaca were suspended on Wednesday, the first day of the new academic year, for having “inappropriate haircuts”.
The incident ...
Murmurs of ‘sterling crisis’ no longer fanciful
By Mike Dolan
Even though fears of another “sterling crisis” have been wide of the mark for decades, they are harder to bat away this time around as a fourth ...
Chelsea sack Tuchel after Champions League defeat to Zagreb
Chelsea sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of the Champions League.
The ...
Oil slides to 7-mth low on renewed demand fears, rate hike expectations
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Wednesday to their lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine as COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of more interest rate hikes ...
Cabinet approves one-off benefit for children aged 4-18
The cabinet on Wednesday approved a one-off subsidy of €50 to €80 per child for children aged between 4 and 18, it said.
The measure concerns those registered in the child benefit register.
She ...
Secondary schools reopen (Updated)
Gymnasium, lyceum and technical school students returned to classes on Wednesday for the new academic year.
Teachers have been back in the classroom since September 1, preparing to welcome students back.
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UK heads for return to “trickle-down” economics under low-tax Truss
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng look set to revive Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s experiment in “trickle-down” low-tax economics, the results of which have ...
Eni official’s comments on EastMed pipeline misunderstood – energy ministry
A correction was issued on Wednesday to an earlier Reuters report quoting Italian gas giant Eni’s chief operating officer (COO) as saying that the EastMed pipeline would be fully ...
Saudi GDP up 12.2 per cent in second quarter, exceeding initial estimate
Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product expanded by 12.2 per cent in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2021, data showed on Wednesday, as the world’s top ...
Dejected Kyrgios feels like he ‘failed’ at US Open
Nick Kyrgios said winning is the only thing that matters at a Grand Slam and that he was “devastated” by his five-set loss to Karen Khachanov in the U.S. ...
Haaland’s hot streak continues, Real beat Celtic
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said praising new striker Erling Haaland after each game has become part of his routine following the Norwegian’s double in their 4-0 Champions League ...
Man 40, arrested on suspicion of assault
Police on Wednesday said they arrested a 40-year-old man after he fought an injured a 42-year-old in Paphos on Tuesday evening.
According to police the two men were reported to ...
Up-and-coming filmmaker in her ‘natural habitat’
In a woman swinging between despair and exuberance, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone living the dream, willing to promote the need for a touch of narcissism
Alexandra Matheou doesn’t stand ...
Two arrested in Paphos after incident during police check
Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly obstructing an officer in the execution of his duty, assaulting a police officer and for illegally possessing a narcotic substance.
During the ...
Russia’s Putin says West is failing, the future is in Asia
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the West was failing because a futile and aggressive attempt to isolate Russia with sanctions was destroying the global economy just as Asia ...