Arrest after youths found graffitiing building in Limassol
Limassol police early on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man after he was found with three others spraying graffiti on a wall near Nikeas avenue.
The four were spotted by officers ...
Upcoming film fest documents the real
From avant-garde voices to established documentary auteurs, the 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival tells a host of stories. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at them
The 16th Lemesos International Documentary Festival, which ...
CDC says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the ...
Coronavirus: Business charged for employee not having SafePass
A Limassol-based bar-restaurant has been fined after a staff member was found without a SafePass, police said on Friday.
The owner of the business received a €500 fine, while the employee ...
Coronavirus: Two patients in newly opened Paphos Covid ward
Two coronavirus patients are bring treated in the Paphos general hospital Covid ward after it reopened for the second time during the coronavirus pandemic this week to help relieve the ...
Police looking for driver who abandoned accident scene (updated)
Police on Friday said they are looking for two passengers and the driver of a car that hit a motorcyclist the previous night in Limassol and abandoned the scene of ...
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
Sydney’s poorest neighbourhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic as the infection numbers held persistently high five ...
Tokyo Olympics least watched in history
Broadcasters will not be taking home any gold medals for how many people have watched the Tokyo Olympic Games so far.
In several major markets around the world, the TV ...
US swimmer sparks doping controversy, high octane BMX marred by crashes
An American swimmer sparked controversy at the Tokyo Games on Friday when he said it would take a long time to clear his sport of doping after losing his Olympic ...
Olympics: Rowing – Ntouskos (video), Twigg win, titans fall in men’s and women’s eights
The final day of Olympic rowing at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway delivered thrills as four-time Olympian Emma Twigg of New Zealand and Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos raced Olympic best ...
France calls on UK to lift “discriminatory” quarantine
The United Kingdom’s decision to maintain restrictions only for French travellers is a “discriminatory” move, French Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said on Thursday, calling on ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry has released a statement on companies in Cyprus and the energy efficiency regulations affecting them.
The ministry specifies that companies that do not ...
Will a billionaire fix Lebanon’s economy?
“He has about a 50-50 chance of forming a government,” says one analyst of Najib Mikati who became Lebanon’s prime minister designate on Monday.
Should he succeed, Mikati has ...
Coronavirus: Cabinet mulls tightening the noose, ombudswoman cautions against it
By Nick Theodoulou and Elias Hazou
The cabinet may on Friday further tighten the grip on unvaccinated individuals by expanding the enforcement of the SafePass to include businesses with a ...
Our View: When will we have a president who takes responsibility for his actions?
President Anastasiades, having lost control of the Cyprus problem process through his erratic decisions, has now resorted to the time-tested and reliable tactic of blaming the foreigners for what is ...
Afghan villagers search for survivors as flash flood kills at least 40
Afghan villagers searched desperately for survivors after flash flood swept down a narrow valley in a Taliban-controlled area, killing at least 40 people and destroying dozens of houses in the early ...
Coronavirus: four deaths, 655 people test positive on Thursday (Updated)
Authorities on Thursday announced four more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while the number of positives from testing came to 655, for a positivity rate of 0.96 per cent.
The four latest deaths ...
One more suspect arrested in connection with Sigma attack
Police on Thursday arrested one more person, a man aged 28, in connection with the events taking place in Nicosia on July 18 during or after gatherings protesting coronavirus-related measures.
After being ...
Malta government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia found on Thursday that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity”.
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International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama concludes with Italian production
Ancient Greek drama has taken over various theatre stages around Cyprus this July as the International Festival held its 2021 edition with productions from Greece, Israel and Cyprus. Now, the final ...
Defence ministers of Cyprus and Slovakia sign cooperation MoU
The ministers of defence of Cyprus and Slovakia met on Thursday in Nicosia to discuss
bilateral relations, the continuing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean region as well as the recent ...
Security Council renews Unficyp mandate, foreign ministry welcomes move (Update 2)
The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution that will renew the mandate of Unficyp for another six months, until January 31, 2022.
The final text, which was tacitly accepted and ...
Yellow weather warning in effect until 5pm Friday
The met office on Thursday renewed a yellow weather warning over high temperatures.
According to the warning, high temperatures are expected from Thursday 9pm until Friday 5pm.
The minimum temperature ...
Council of Europe calls for reversal of Turkish decisions on Varosha
The Council of Europe has called for the reversal of a Turkish decision to further re-open the fenced-off area of Varosha and hopes for renewed settlement talks in Cyprus, while ...