Apollon back on top after 3-0 win over AEK
Apollon overcame their shock draw against Karmiotissa over the weekend as they thrashed AEK Larnaca 3-0 on Tuesday night, leapfrogging Omonia and AEL at the top of the Cyprus First ...
Rival factions agree on procedures for Palestinian elections -statements
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Rival Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday on steps aimed at ensuring Palestinian elections are held as planned later this year and pledged to respect their results, a ...
Probe into Paphos municipality’s role over Mouttalos properties
A probe will be launched on whether there have been arbitrary interventions by the Paphos municipality in Turkish Cypriot properties in Mouttalos, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday.
Speaking ...
Murder attempt as shots fired in Nicosia (updated)
A murder attempt took place early on Tuesday evening with a motorcyclist shooting at a 38-year-old driver in the Halepianes area in the Nicosia district, reports said.
Police said the ...
Video of violence at Capitol open Trump’s historic impeachment trial (Update)
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan
Donald Trump‘s historic post-presidency impeachment trial began in the Senate on Tuesday, with Democrats who are hoping to disqualify him from ever again ...
Greece PM orders full lockdown in Athens after surge in COVID cases (Update)
By Angeliki Koutantou
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a full lockdown in the capital Athens and the surrounding region to curb a resurgence in coronavirus cases and ...
Coronavirus: Daily case number falls into double figures (updated)
The health ministry on Tuesday announced 95 new coronavirus cases were detected from 25,427 tests.
No deaths were announced.
The positivity rate is now at 0.37 per cent.
There are 94 patients with coronavirus ...
UK’s Princess Eugenie has had baby son – Buckingham Palace
Britain’s Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, has given birth to her first child, a baby son, with husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.
Eugenie, the 10th ...
Important for Cyprus to utilise EU funds says minister
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Tuesday said it was important for Cyprus to be able to utilise the around €3bn for projects and reforms available from the EU’s new ...
Berlin earmarks 9 bln euros to buy COVID-19 shots for Europeans
By Michael Nienaber
Germany is planning to spend nearly 9 billion euros ($10.9 billion) this year to help procure up to 635.1 million COVID-19 vaccination shots for its population and other EU member ...
Omonia cruise to 2-0 win over Nea Salamina
Omonia and Nea Salmina raised the curtain for round 24 of the Cyprus football championship on Tuesday evening, with the Greens taking the three points with consumate ease after a 2-0 ...
Government rejects privatisation of Limassol port has failed
The government rejected opposition criticism on Tuesday that privatisation of the port of Limassol had been a failure and unfavourable for the country, forcing companies and ships to leave.
The ...
Rialto combines live streaming with physical shows
In the uncertain conditions that have prevailed Rialto Theatre’s cultural agenda will see performances either online via live stream or in the physical presence of audiences at theatre or ...
Tough criteria for citizenship slammed as ‘racist’
Migrant support NGO Kisa on Tuesday slammed a new bill with tougher criteria for citizenship as racist.
“The ministry has prepared and submitted the bill without any consultation with stakeholders ...
Coronavirus: Where to get tested on Wednesday
Free rapid testing for employees and the public will operate in 51 sites nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced.
Following a decree obliging companies to test a certain number of ...
Merkel wants German lockdown to continue until March
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to keep restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus in place until the end of February, participants in a meeting of her own conservative ...
Demo outside court supports mother fighting order to return son to the States
Friends and relatives of a young mother held a demonstration outside the family court in Paphos on Tuesday, demanding the suspension of a decision to return her underage son to ...
Apple iPhone 12 mini sales slow as smaller smartphones lose appeal
Apple Inc’s iPhone 12 mini U.S. sales were just 5 per cent of overall sales of its new phones during the first half of January, industry data provider Counterpoint said ...
Coronavirus: EU to send rapid tests to Turkish Cypriots, new first case appears
The Turkish Cypriot community will receive 75,000 rapid test kits from the EU, it was reported on Tuesday.
According to Turkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi, 75,000 the rapid test kits will be ...
High-flyers: inside Elon Musk’s opulent private jets
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is known to rack up plenty of miles on jets, and recently he’s added another to his arsenal.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO now has ...
Serena continues Grand Slam record bid (order of play)
Serena Williams will hope to move a step closer to a record-equalling 24th major when she meets Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic, while Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open title defence faces ...
Could a plant-based diet be the key to better health?
By Lisa Salmon
We all know fruit and veg are good for us – but GP Gemma Newman believes most people have no idea how transformative a plant-based diet can really ...
Britain tightens travel with hotel quarantine and prison threat
Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in ...
Coronavirus: No indication when remaining children will be allowed back to school
There is no indication as to when secondary school pupils excluded from Monday’s reopening will be able to return to the classroom, the secondary school teachers’ unions Oelmek and ...