Blinken arrives in Israel to try to bolster Gaza ceasefire (Updated)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East visit in Israel on Tuesday, hoping to bolster its ceasefire with Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants and help speed ...
Turkish mob boss releases 7th scandal video, alleges northern Cyprus connection
Turkish organised crime boss Sedat Peker on Sunday released his seventh video in a scandalous series about government and organised crime that has garnered 70 million viewers, according to Social Blade.
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Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner ‘state piracy,’ arrest of journalist
Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a ...
NHS vaccination app sees 1.3 million register in UK
More than 1.3 million UK residents have registered for the National Health service app since details of vaccination against Covid were added.
The app enables users to show proof they have ...
President accused of meddling in elections
President Nikos Anastasiades is taking a great deal of flak over his perceived undue meddling in electioneering as the clock runs down on the May 30 parliamentary ballot – but it could ...
Our View: Politicians ignoring the stark economic reality of endless handouts
One of the recurring issues of the election campaign is the need to protect small businesses and the self-employed. All the opposition parties have embraced this cause, demanding that the ...
Coronavirus: Nightclub owners protest, say they received less help than other businesses
The Cyprus nightlife association (Pasyked) announced on Monday its members plan to protest later in the week as they feel excluded from state help.
In a written announcement, nightclub owners “...
Italy’s Eurovision rockstar winner did not take drugs – organisers
The lead singer of Italy’s glam rock band Maneskin, which won this year’s Eurovision song contest, has passed a drugs test proving he did not take drugs at ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 100 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry announced two deaths and 100 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday.
The dead are two men, aged 60 and 82, who passed away at Nicosia general hospital.
The death toll ...
How to vote, and what’s allowed for Sunday’s elections
The central elections service issued on Monday some guidelines for the parliamentary elections on May 30.
Polling stations will open at 7 in the morning and close at 6pm, with a lunch ...
Online performance offers up ribbons
In Helen Kirwan’s seventh online performance, coming up this Friday, she will offer ribbons to men in black in an outdoor setting at an archaeological site. Since ancient times, ...
Coronavirus: Rapid testing sites for Tuesday
A total of 78 rapid test sites will operate around the island on Tuesday, the health ministry announced.
The sites provide free coronavirus tests to the public and for the obligatory ...
Ministers outline how post-Covid Cyprus will go green
More than €1 billion will be allocated in Cyprus over the next five years for a speedy transition to a ‘green economy’, three government ministers said on Monday.
In opening remarks ...
Ramos exclusion leaves Real with no players in Spain’s Euro squad
Spain coach Luis Enrique left captain Sergio Ramos out of his squad for Euro 2020 on Monday, meaning that there will be no Real Madrid players representing Spain at a major ...
US Supreme Court rebuffs inmate’s firing squad request
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to let a Missouri death row inmate with significant health problems pursue his effort to face execution by firing squad instead of ...
Ole: Premier League can do more to help teams in Europe
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Villarreal’s game at the weekend being moved ahead of the Europa League final is the kind of thing the Premier League should ...
Calls to reopen 1996 murder of Turkish Cypriot after claims of Turkish involvement
Revelations that Turkish officials were allegedly behind the 1996 assassination of a Turkish Cypriot journalist in the north prompted calls for the reopening of the case, it was reported on Monday.
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Coronavirus: British national hospitalised with thrombotic episode dies (update 4)
A British national who was hospitalised in Nicosia general hospital for a thrombotic episode after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has died, a health official said on Monday.
Health authorities ...
Stay another day: the appeal of unique versus ultra-luxe hotels
As you may suspect, hotels costing billions to develop offer some of the world’s most luxurious accommodation. Yet their more modest counterparts pack in enticing experiences of their own – ...
Limassol couple to stand trial for manslaughter
A 40-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were remanded on Monday until June 17, when they will appear in court in connection with the death of a Bulgarian national who was ...
Check yourself: Why gingham is the perfect print for picnic season
By Katie Wright
Picnic season is here, which means not only can we decamp to parks, beaches or gardens to graze on sarnies, salads and strawberries washed down with something ...
Turkey could expand drilling in eastern Mediterranean amid territorial dispute
Turkey may drill more boreholes in its search for gas in the eastern Mediterranean, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday, an area where its search and drilling operations led ...
White-knuckle ride: kayaking down the Indus river
If your work commute ever featured bumper-to-bumper traffic, would you prefer navigating a boiling waterway, coursing with powerful currents and studded with rocks on either side?
Because if you did… ...
Brutal rhythms: Beatrice Rana performs excerpts from Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
In this video, 24-year-old concert pianist Beatrice Rana performs an excerpt from ‘The Firebird’, a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky.
Written for Sergei Diaghilev’...