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Years after they have applied for citizenship people who have met the criteria are still waiting. Is there any excuse for this? A former minister thinks not Accounts from people ...

Concluding Thursday night’s televised address, President Anastasiades described the measures to combat corruption, which were to be announced the following day, as “the biggest mission ever undertaken in the ...

EVERYTHING he does to wriggle out of the problems he has created for himself ends up causing him more trouble. He could have lost his touch, his political craftiness might ...

A distinction without difference? Is there a difference between a two-state solution and ‘TRNC’ recognition? A webinar organised by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations last week addressed this impossible ...

The world is at war, not over races or nations, but over ideologies. Families and friends have been divided by their opinions on Covid and the responses to it. In ...

I’m a regular visitor to your country, and I believe I understand the mentality of the local population. I’m a regular swimmer down at the beach of Ayios ...

I went shopping with my wife yesterday for ‘essentials’ correctly reporting our intentions before we went, to be legal. In the shop my wife chose a food mixer to replace ...

Yesterday, like many of us, I was waiting for the announcement regarding the lifting of measures in Cyprus. Scrolling through the news and the updates, I finally came to realise ...

Testing stations for Sunday announced by the ministry of health are as follows: Limassol: Agiou Ioanni Eleimon church, 9.30am-6.30pm. Mesa Geitonia cultural centre, 9.30am-6.30pma. Saints Petros and Pavlos ...

Health authorities announced 113 new coronavirus cases from 22,674 tests on Saturday, the largest number carried out since the start of the pandemic in March. The positivity rate was 0.5 per cent. The ...

Germany is ordering vaccines for 2022 in case regular or booster doses are needed to keep the population immune against variants of COVID-19, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Saturday, amid ...

British police are searching for the vandal or vandals who painted a COVID-19 face mask on the figure of a mysterious giant carved into a hillside in southern England. The ...

A ninth-minute goal from Brazilian Gabriel Jesus gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over bottom club Sheffield United on Saturday as Pep Guardiola’s side extended their lead at the ...

The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50% of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on Feb. 8, Victoria state sports minister ...

The Paphos regional board of tourism supports the ministry of tourism plan to upgrade the local tourism product in communities, it announced on Friday. “We welcome the initiative of the ...

Jay Z’s net worth as of 2020 was estimated to be around $1 billion, and he and superstar singer wife Beyoncé’s lifestyle definitely reflects the figure. The “Empire State of ...

Newcastle United celebrated their first Premier League win in 10 games and lifted some pressure off their manager Steve Bruce after two goals from Callum Wilson gave them a deserved 2-0 ...

In this video, we follow dedicated travellers, brothers Alex and Marko Ayling, as they explore Cusco, a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes. Known to ...

Cyprus is among the few EU member states that is deescalating Covid measures while most are extending strict restrictions amid deep concerns over the aggressive spread of the virus’ new ...

Where do you live? I currently live in Cyprus with my parents and although they are great roommates I plan on moving out into my own place at the end ...

It is often said that life’s hardships can be a great inspiration for artistic work that expresses and documents difficult situations. Many of the great painters, writers and creatives ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched its 2021 EU-wide stress test, publishing the scenarios for the exercise, including those concerning Cyprus. Although Cypriot banks are not included in the sample, ...

Police on Saturday stepped up checks in a bid to precent people from reaching Troodos after access to nature paths was banned due to overcrowding in the area. The health ...

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) since violence erupted over a December election result, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said, with nearly half ...