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The European Union and the United States on Monday imposed sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s military coup in Myanmar as the repression of pro-democracy protesters ...

By Sabine Siebold European Union sanctions against Turkey remain on the table, Germany warned on Monday, after Ankara decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a pact designed to counter ...

The House finance committee is leaning towards extending a scheme that enables taxpayers to pay outstanding taxes in instalments, despite reservations voiced by the tax office, the Cyprus News Agency ...

The health ministry said Monday two people died from Covid over the past 24 hours and 410 new infections were detected from 43,173 tests, a positivity rate of 0.95 per cent. The ministry said 217 ...

Coronavirus rapid antigen testing sites for Tuesday District Location Operating hours Limassol (14 sites) Ayios Ioannis Eleimon Church 8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. ‘Andreas Themistocleous’ TEPAK building, Ayia Zoni (old land registry, ...

Fresh Target theatre ensemble will stage a performance later this week in search of identity which relates to important moments in the history for the island. Out of Necessity has ...

By Josephine Mason, Ben Blanchard and Ludwig Burger AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine performed better than expected in a major late-stage trial, paving the way for its potential emergency authorization in ...

Britain on Monday demanded the European Union allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as tensions over a possible export ban on EU-manufactured shots mounted and Brussels pointed ...

Vulnerable groups and everyone aged 45 and over should receive their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May, the health ministry announced on Monday. A total ...

France’s thrilling last-gasp 32-30 victory over Wales on Saturday was hailed as one of the greatest ever Six Nations games by a number of former internationals. The Welsh were ...

Scores of Turkish Cypriots participated in a protest rally on Monday against the economic protocol the north signed with Turkey arguing that such agreements only consolidate Ankara’s grip. The ...

The first ceremony of awarding excellence in research and teaching 2018-2019 was held online by the rector’s office of the European University recently. The awarding of teaching and research ...

The parents of gymnasium pupils protested outside the presidential palace on Monday over the government decision to keep schools closed because of the Covid pandemic. The gymnasiums, which include the ...

In keeping with the ancient Greek saying: ‘A friend doesn’t abandon a friend in pain or danger’, OPAP Cyprus has donated a state-of-the-art MRI machine to the Nicosia general ...

The pressure intensified on Steve Bruce after Newcastle’s heavy defeat at Brighton although the Magpies remain outside the Premier League relegation zone after Fulham slipped up at home to ...

What happens to luxury kicks when they’re worn to oblivion? As it turns out… plenty. Meet Rio Jongsae Kim, owner of Kim’s Shoe and Bag Repair. He demonstrates ...

The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms ...

By Prudence Wade Once a symbol of oppression, corsets have quite a controversial history in fashion. Basically a tightly fitted undergarment designed to shape the wearer’s body, early styles ...

Paphos registered a decrease in reported crimes in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Ioannou. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency on Monday, Ioannou said ...

Greece’s ambassador to Cyprus Theocharis Lalakos delivered to Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Monday a copy of the flag used by the Cypriots who fought in the 1821 Greek revolution ...

Bacteria are found nearly everywhere on the earth. In the soil, in the water, in hot springs, in radioactive waste, in our bodies… even deep within the earth’s crust. ...

Location: The property in question is located in the Pallouriotissa, in Nicosia and it is adjacent to Michail Paridi Street, at a distance of 100 (approximately) meters west of the Avenue ...

Denying allegations of possible conflict of interest, Yiorgos Aresti, who headed the committee of inquiry on the collapse of the co-op, said on Monday he had no reason or intention ...

In this video, we encounter one of the most important private collections of antiquities, hidden away for decades, which has just been put on public display once again. The legendary ...