What’s behind the recent boom in stand-up comedy, a cultural sea change that’s propelled the number of local stand-ups to around three dozen from practically none? Constantinos Psillides ...
Maria Angela Holguin, the UN secretary-general’s envoy for Cyprus, met with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace on Saturday and is scheduled to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin ...
A 62-year-old man was killed on Saturday morning in a road collision near Paphos. The crash occurred around 7.30am on the road from Praitori to Kedares.
The victim has been ...
Russia launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight in one of the biggest combined aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital of the three-year war, damaging several apartment ...
One of the key reasons behind the removal of Bishop Tychikos from his post as Metropolitan of Paphos was his refusal to recognise baptisms carried out by other Orthodox churches, ...
A weak high-pressure system combined with a warm air mass is set to see temperatures rise to 38C on Saturday with 39+C forecast for Sunday.
Dust particles will linger in ...
Mervat Hijazi and her nine children didn’t eat at all on Thursday – save her underweight baby who had a sachet of peanut paste.
“I’m so ashamed of myself ...
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being developed to monitor the vast amount of data recorded in Cyprus’ national health scheme (Gesy), aiming to expose potential fraud, misuse, or ...
A new exhibition recently opened at XeniArtSpace sees visual artists present a shared field of inspiration – Cyprus. The Cyprus Orbits exhibition, an initiative of the gallery’s founder, Xenia Kulbachevskaya, ...
Long before chickpeas gained global stardom, it was the fava bean – broad, earthy and ancient – that fed empires!
From the fields of the eastern Mediterranean to the souks of Cairo, ...
The international credit ratings agency Fitch confirmed on Saturday Cyprus’ long-term rating at ‘A-’ with a stable outlook, citing strong public finances, falling debt levels and steady economic growth.
The ...
“In Limassol, at my cousin’s wedding, my mum had like six mojitos!” exclaims Maria Spyrou.
“And she has wine most days. My dad is the same,” she adds, “but ...
Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early on Saturday with drones and missiles, triggering fires, strewing debris in districts throughout the city and injuring at least eight people, the city’...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country’s southeastafter floods killed five people and inundated more than 10,000 properties.
“We’re continuing to ...
UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, who has returned to Cyprus following her reappointment, will be received on Saturday at 1030(local time) by President Nikos Christodoulides.
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The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Friday ratified the suspension of trading in the shares of Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd, following a recent meeting of the CSE Council.
The ...
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has announced that registrations for Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025 will close on May 29.
The major educational robotics event will take place on June 28-29, 2025, at the ...
Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg station on Friday evening, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported, and local police confirmed they had arrested the suspected assailant.
Four ...
In a report entitled “Europe’s waters: key challenges and EU solutions”, published on May 7, the European Parliament (EP) draws attention to the key issues concerning Europe’s scarcity, pollution ...
Asking prices for homes put up for sale in Britain have risen by the least for the late spring period since 2016, according to data published this week that added to ...
State-owned Qatar Airways posted an annual net profit of a record 7.8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) for the 2024 financial year ended March 31, up 28 per cent from a year earlier, the company announced, ...
The forestry department called on the public to “honour” European parks day with “care and respect”.
European parks day is held every year on May 24, with the department saying the ...
In principle, it’s hard to disagree with the slew of green taxes coming our way, at least in theory. After all it would be difficult for anyone to defend ...
US President Donald Trump ordered the nation’s independent nuclear regulatory commission to cut down on regulations and fast-track new licenses for reactors and power plants on Friday, seeking to ...