Afghan women open library to counter growing isolation
Afghan women’s rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public life under the ruling ...
Palestinian Authority urges Palestinians not to use Israeli airport
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
The Palestinian Authority urged Palestinians not to take advantage of concessions promised by Israel that would allow them to travel through Ramon airport in southern Israel, saying ...
British tourist injured in Akamas
A British tourist was hospitalised on Wednesday after he was injured when he dived from a height in the Akamas sea.
According to the police, the 43-year-old swimmer hit the ...
ECB’s Rehn sees several benefits to possible digital euro
A possible digital euro currency, which the European Central Bank is studying, could have several benefits such as facilitating cross-border payments and providing a digital monetary anchor, Finnish ECB policymaker ...
Honorary doctorate for Patriarch Bartholomew
University of Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it will nominate the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as an honorary doctor of its classics and philosophy department.
The decision was taken ...
Rice hoping England men’s team can follow in Lionesses’ footsteps
Declan Rice is hoping England’s men can follow in the footsteps of the country’s women and deliver a major tournament victory at the World Cup in Qatar.
West ...
Fury wants £500m for Usyk unification fight arranged within week
Tyson Fury has demanded a £500million payday for a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk and wants it arranging within the next week.
Usyk retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and ...
Presidential candidates lambast passport scheme
Several independent presidential candidates on Wednesday jumped on the bandwagon to slam the government over the findings of the auditor office report on the citizenship by investment scheme, which was ...
The Leptos journey: a before and after view of Paphos Harbour
Time flies and too often we forget to notice the signs of progress achieved. Over the past decades, Leptos Group has seen many changes in the evolution of its projects.
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Shortage of University of Cyprus accommodation
University of Cyprus dormitories are clearly cheaper than the offerings in the private sector, but demand for dorm rooms are double the availability, the head of the university’s student ...
The beating heart of UK’s Greek community
London-based LGR started as a pirate radio station but has since grown to be considerably more than that finds PAUL LAMBIS
London Greek Radio (LGR) has been the heartbeat of ...
Larnaca to boost diving by sinking amphorae
The Larnaca tourism board is to place dozens of clay amphorae along the natural reef next to the sunken vessel LEF1, which lies one kilometre off the coast at Voroklini ...
Withdrawal of frozen fruit
The health ministry on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of a batch of a specific frozen fruit brand found to be contaminated with Hepatitis A.
The contamination was discovered in Hungary ...
What do you do for your country? What does it do for you?
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
Four Cypriots graced an OPAP sponsored supplement in the Sunday Mail on July 31. Renowned and respected, they have brought credit to Cyprus.
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Paphos district officer questions origins of Pelathousa fire
Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou said on Wednesday that the statement that the Pelathousa fire broke out of an illegal waste site is a “rushed” conclusion, noting that the district’...
‘New shock’ for European markets as gas price spike fuels inflation fears
Another dramatic spike in natural gas prices appears to have ended any hopes that Europe’s inflation battle is set to ease, with financial markets now bracing for higher prices, ...
Indian federation asks FIFA to lift suspension
India’s football association has asked world governing body FIFA to lift the suspension imposed on it after the mandate of a court-appointed committee to govern the sport in the ...
Who, in the end, will undertake the criminal investigation?
By Achilleas Demetriades
An initial reading of Auditor-general, Odysseas Michaelides, findings reveals the corrupt system relating to the Cyprus Investment Programme (CIP). I would like to congratulate the auditor-general on ...
English School staff in further protest over layoffs
Members of the English School staff union (ESSA) held another in a series of ongoing protests against the layoff of three unionised teachers, as the House education committee held a ...
Oil steady as fears of imminent OPEC+ output cut fade
Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday as the market grappled with supply concerns amid the sanctioning of Russian shipments and the initial shock of comments that major producers would ...
Twenty-five years since Paris death, Princess Diana still captivates
A quarter of a century after her death at the age of just 36, Princess Diana remains a source of fascination to people around the world and her fate still casts ...
Russian stocks to pare some heavy losses by year-end
Russia’s stock market will pare some of its heavy 2022 losses by the end of the year, according to a Reuters poll of ten market experts, having fallen sharply after ...
Cyprus moves step closer to securing repatriation deal with DRC, Neophytou says
Cyprus has moved a step closer to securing a repatriation deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said on Wednesday.
His visit ...
Russian politician detained for criticising Ukraine invasion
Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman was shown being detained at his home in a video published on social media on Tuesday, in the latest move by authorities to punish critics ...