Supreme Court’s bizarre split in rape case
From being a gang-rape victim, the complainant was interviewed as a suspect
By Alper Ali Riza
By a majority of two to one the Supreme Court of Cyprus quashed the ...
Man and two children injured by attackers at party in Limassol (Updated)
Two man aged 25 and 20 have been arrested and remanded for eight days by the Limassol court following a fight at a house party in Kato Polemidia during which two children ...
Pay gap in Cyprus falling, now lower than EU average
A woman has to work until February 6 to reach the same wage as a man received in the preceding year, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Sunday.
Emilianidou said that ...
Not inevitable that Johnson will go, UK business minister says
British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday it was not at all inevitable that Boris Johnson would have to stand down, as he gave the prime minister his backing ...
Audit office defends its position on LNG debacle, says it had major doubts
The audit office on Sunday hit back at reports that it was somehow culpable in the growing concern over delays to the construction of the LNG terminal in Vasiliko.
The ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: More oppressive than our colonial rulers
VERY little attention has been given by the media to the government’s dictatorship law also known as the Infectious Diseases Law of 2021, which was tabled in the House last ...
Coronavirus: 13 individuals and 22 businesses fined for violations
Police fined 13 individuals and 22 businesses were fined for violating Covid measures over the past 24 hours.
They carried out a total of 2,484 checks islandwide.
In Nicosia, there were 611 checks, booking 10 people ...
Probe into Paphos escapees, fugitives appeared to have a key – reports (Updated)
Three police officers in Paphos have been suspended pending an investigation into how two suspects escaped detention cells at the city’s police HQ on Saturday.
According to the latest ...
Teen driver loses control, runs over four girls aged 16 on pavement
An 18 year-old man has been arrested in Nicosia after losing control of his car and smashing into four teenage girls standing in front of a supermarket wall in Lakatamia.
The ...
Thousands protest vaccine mandates in Canada, further fraying nerves
Thousands of people demonstrated in Canadian cities, including the financial hub Toronto, on Saturday as mostly peaceful but noisy protests against vaccine mandates spread from Ottawa, the capital.
The “Freedom ...
Driver killed on Limassol-Platres road after crashing into a tree
A 32-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Saturday night on the Limassol-Platres tree after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.
In statements ...
Special Report: Inside J&J’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and ...
Australian PM signals reopening borders to tourists ‘not far away’
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country’s borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate ...
UK auto industry cuts 2022 sales forecast due to income squeeze
British new car registrations are likely to grow less strongly in 2022 than previously thought due to the cost-of-living squeeze and ongoing supply problems, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (...
Oil shipments in European oil hub delayed after cyber attacks
Tanker and barge shipments in and out of Europe’s biggest oil hub have been delayed by up to a week as four storage companies scramble to resume operations after ...
Amazon surges with record $190 billion gain in value
A day after Facebook owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) suffered the deepest loss of stock market value in history for a U.S. company, Amazon logged the greatest ever one-day ...
Our View: Time to call a halt to project fear
The relaxation of the Covid measures we expected this week did not materialise, the higher number of cases, compared to the previous week, and relatively high positivity rate making the ...
Letter: I will miss commentator’s ‘unwoke’ wisdom
Richard Dickenson’s farewell article in the Sunday Mail (January 23) is a VERY sad day for the paper.
I have enjoyed his down-to-earth, common-sense articles for many years. I have ...
Letter: Shocking example of discrimination against the disabled
Bejay Browne wrote at length about the discrimination experienced by guide and assistance dog users in the Sunday Mail (January 30). While this is shocking, it is just one example of ...
Scotland edge out England at Murrayfield
Finn Russell slotted a penalty eight minutes from time to earn Scotland a narrow 20-17 win over England on Saturday as they took advantage of a penalty try and a ...
Lampard enjoys winning start at Everton, City crush Fulham
Everton thrashed fellow Premier League side Brentford 4-1 at home in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as Frank Lampard got off to a strong start in his first ...
Coronavirus: One death 2,568 test positive on Saturday (Updated)
The health ministry announced that one person had died of Covid-19 and that 2,568 had tested positive from 87,025 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 2.9 per cent.
The death concerned ...
World-class maestro Carlos Kalmar to perform with CySO
A new concert series coming to Nicosia and Limassol will see the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra share the stage with the charismatic, world-class maestro Carlos Kalmar. The Starlight 4 concerts on February 17 ...
Slick Ireland ease past hapless Wales in Six Nations opener
Ireland eased past reigning champions Wales 29-7 in the opening game of the Six Nations championship in Dublin on Saturday, picking up where they left off in November with a ...