The history of Lasagna: A layered legacy of Italian tradition
Lasagna, one of Italy’s most iconic and beloved dishes, is a comfort food staple known for its hearty layers of pasta, rich meat sauces, creamy béchamel and melted ...
Grape harvest down this year
This year’s grape harvest was smaller than in previous years, wine cooperative Sodap said on Saturday.
Ahead of the final date of receipt for grapes harvested this year, they ...
In Lebanon ‘we always find a way’
Furen is the name of the place – situated right on Eleftheria Square, the most prominent location in all Nicosia – offering “a real taste of Lebanon”. But which Lebanon? The war-torn ...
Man arrested for stealing car
Police on Saturday announced the arrest of a 34-year-old man on suspicion of having stolen a car.
The car, which the police estimate to be worth €2,000, was reported stolen by ...
Police arrest man found with 91 MDMA tablets, find more drugs in his house
Police in Limassol on Saturday announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who they found to be in possession of a total of 91 MDMA tablets.
The police said the man ...
Today’s weather: Mostly clear with increased cloud in parts
Saturday’s weather will be mostly clear, with increased cloud cover in parts of the country, mainly concentrated inland and in the mountains.
Temperatures are set to rise to 32 degrees ...
Spain’s top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025
Spain’s largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as part of a voluntary pilot scheme to manage textile waste that anticipates EU regulations expected ...
Is Cyprus missing the bus?
There’s just one functioning method of public transport on the island of Cyprus.
But those of us with vehicles of our own rarely use it. Why would we, when ...
What are the limits of free speech? We may have arrived at them
By Matthew Sharpe
Political operatives on the far right have long spoken about their ambition to shift the “Overton window”. The aim is to “mainstream” ideas long considered unthinkable, through ...
Nammos Limassol, The Retail Village extend season until end November 2024
Nammos Limassol and The Retail Village are excited to announce that they will extend their season until November 30th, 2024. Guests now have even more time to indulge in the exceptional ...
IKEA sales fall 5% after price cuts amid weak housing market
IKEA annual sales fell 5% after the Swedish budget homeware retailer cut prices in a bid to attract more shoppers and maintain its share of a shrinking home furniture market, but ...
Israeli strike wounds two UN peacekeepers, Western countries condemn attack
Two U.N. peacekeepers were wounded by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon on Friday, Israel’s military said, while blasts shook the peacekeepers’ main base in ...
Cyprus Business Now: women in maritime, young entrepreneurship awards, SPARROW against digital and natural disasters
Some 400 women in shipping from 40 different countries are currently participating in the 50th Anniversary World Congress of the Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA International), which began on ...
Sainsbury’s biggest investor QIA cuts holding
The biggest shareholder in Sainsbury’s, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is selling 306 million pounds ($399 million) worth of shares in the British supermarket group, reducing its holding by about 5 per ...
Ex-UN advisor questions British bases in Cyprus after Chagos deal
The United Kingdom’s handing over of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “raises questions” over the future of the country’s sovereign base areas in Cyprus, former United Nations special ...
Our View: EAC unions will do everything to maintain the monopoly
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou put the cat among the pigeons with his idea of taking the ownership and control of the electricity grid away from the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (...
Leaders of EU states in Mediterranean say ceasefire in Middle East is needed, now
Leaders of nine European Union member states in the Mediterranean on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire after a sharp escalation in conflict between Israel and forces of Iran-backed Hezbollah ...
Thousands trapped in Jabalia camp as Israel escalates deadly attacks in northern Gaza
Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza‘s Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday, a week after ...
Macron reiterates European solidarity and support for a Cyprus settlement
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Friday the European solidarity and support to Cyprus for the solution of the Cyprus problem, during the joint press conference of the Heads of ...
Mitsotakis hopes tripartite meeting to lead to resumption of Cyprus talks
Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his expectation that the upcoming tripartite meeting will lead to a resumption of negotiations towards a solution based on Security Council resolutions, international ...
Details for UN Cyprob dinner confirmed
The informal dinner between the two Cypriot leaders and UNSG Antonio Guterres will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, the UN confirmed on Friday.
President Nikos Christodoulides is slated to ...
The Cyprus problem is a European one, Christodoulides says at MED9
The Cyprus problem is a European one and Turkey’s efforts surrounding negotiations are key for the promotion of EU-Turkey relations, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday at a press ...
Govt targets wage boost for low and middle-income workers
The government aims to strengthen wages in line with European guidelines, with a focus on middle and low-income employees, the labour ministry said on Friday.
In a statement, it highlighted ...
Irregular migration ‘a European challenge’
Tackling irregular migration is a European challenge that requires a European response, a joint statement by nine governments including Cyprus said on Friday, during the 11th Summit of the Southern ...