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By Paul Lambis There is a legend surrounding Cyprus’ most famous monastery, which claims a bird with a human voice was flying around the burgeoning forest on the site where ...

From the anatomical features of Leonardo Da Vinci to the fractured portraits of the modernists, the human head has reigned supreme in art history. And then… Jean-Michel Basquiat, (1960-88) arrived ...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for the coronavirus, the La Liga club said in a statement on Friday. The French coach was isolating earlier this month after ...

A total of 260 forged euro banknotes were taken out of circulation in 2020 by authorities in Cyprus, down 43.1 per cent on the previous year and only a minute fraction of the ...

The Dali asphalt plants’ relocation to Vasiliko simply shifts the air pollution problem from one community to another, the nine communities surrounding the area said on Friday. Following long-standing complaints ...

You can grow food just about anywhere. You can grow it in a courtyard, you can grow it on a balcony in some pots, and, of course, you can grow ...

One in two labour fatalities result from a fall from a height, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Friday, a day after a 66-year-old man was killed after falling while ...

Nicosia is the European city with the thriftiest shoppers, energy company Saveonenergy reported on Friday. One of the biggest trends of 2020 was vintage fashion and thrifting, the report said. “With ...

The European University of Cyprus has secured the new Erasmus charter for higher education 2021-2027, following the excellent score (100 per cent) received by the relevant proposal after its evaluation by ...

A Russian woman is due to appear before the SBA Court in Dhekelia early next month after she was charged with possession of two large-bladed clasp knives after she was ...

A total of 3,711 coronavirus cases were diagnosed in the two-week period from January 6 to 19, with Limassol and Nicosia accounting for two thirds of these. According to the latest national surveillance ...

Police have completed their investigation into the employment of 26 illegal foreign workers at the Cypra slaughterhouse and sent the file to the legal service, with the suggestion that criminal charges ...

Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group – social media influencers. Alongside President Joko Widodo as the world’s fourth most populous ...

It has been a grim January, with 61 coronavirus-related deaths so far, 24 of them in one week alone, according to figures published by the health ministry on Friday. This follows on ...

The European Parliament on Thursday voted a resolution to reform and expand the official list of global tax havens. The resolution calls for screening EU Member States for acting effectively ...

An adult day care centre in Limassol due to be completed by August at a cost of €1.5m, will improve services for the elderly, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Friday ...

Five boys in the Famagusta district, aged between 14 and 16, were found trying to break into a coin-operated vending machine on Thursday night. According to the police, the boys were trying ...

The now-extinct ‘Hell Ant’ species had the same six legs and segmented body that we’d recognise in an ant today, but they also had a huge, scythe-like jaw and ...

By Andrew Rosenbaum and Dr. Charles Ellinas — First of Two Articles Producers of renewable energy, of whatever type, will be able to sell their production via the national electricity grid ...

Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis on Friday said she did not withdraw a bill for the creation of a court for the speedy process of disputes between borrowers and banks, but ...

Nearly 1.3 million coronavirus tests, both PCR and rapid antigen tests, have been carried out in Cyprus since the start of the pandemic in March, the health ministry said on Friday. ...

Poland could take legal action against Pfizer next month if the U.S. drugmaker does not deliver all scheduled doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, a government spokesman said on Friday. ...

Liverpool’s title hopes are slipping away and the club may soon be drawn into a battle to secure a top-four spot instead of fighting to defend their Premier League ...

Teens, this is one stylish Chevron-design friendship bracelet you really want to make and gift to your BFFs! All you need are embroidery floss, scissors, tape and a little time ...