Ustel wins party leadership elections in north
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel was voted at the head of the UBP party in the north, it emerged on Sunday.
The announcement on Sunday said Ustel won with 65.8 ...
Limassol breaks into dance
Arriving to showcase the work of local choreographers and put Cyprus on the global dance map is the third edition of the Cyprus Choreography Showcase (SΧΚ). Co-organised by the deputy ...
UK foreign minister says more sanctions possible over West Bank violence
Britain will keep under review possible new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank and will act if it has to, foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday, adding ...
Labour is meeting for first conference in govt for over a decade – but will faithful still be in mood for a party?
The Labour party is gathering in Liverpool for its first annual conference in government for 15 years.
The party faithful ought to make the most of the occasion. This will be ...
Panayiotou to brief EU on MED9 conclusions on drought
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is set to inform an EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries, in Brussels, on Monday, about the outcomes of the MED9 Agriculture Ministers Summit held in ...
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
By Karen Raubenheimer
It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”.
The ...
Germany’s Brandenburg state holds election, far-right AfD likely to notch up another win
Germans in the state of Brandenburg were voting in a regional election on Sunday with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) expected to finish first, building on successes in other ...
Environmental protection project wraps in Akrotiri
Environmentally degraded habitats have been upgraded with the conclusion of the three-year Darwin Plus plan, Birdlife Cyprus said this week.
Focussing on Akrotiri and Cape Pyla, the project restored important ...
‘Situation in Cyprus cannot become country’s normality’
House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Sunday that the situation with the Cyprus problem cannot become the country’s normality.
Speaking at a church service in Mesogi, Paphos, Demetriou said: “...
‘Organic farming at 8 per cent in Cyprus’
Cultivated organic areas in Cyprus are 8 per cent of the land, up from 0.22 per cent 21 years ago, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Saturday.
She added that the sector has ...
A very royal scandal
By Julie Kissick
The British royals have long been a fascination. The wealth, pomp and ceremony surrounding them have placed them apart from the majority. It is hard to imagine ...
Police search for suspects in Larnaca jewellery shop burglary
Police are investigating a burglary in Larnaca jewellery shop, where items worth €15,000 were taken, it emerged on Sunday.
According to police, the burglary took place early Saturday morning, when masked ...
Big opportunities ahead for Serbia economy, but also obstacles
Although Serbs have existed as a distinct ethnicity for centuries, contemporary Serbia is the result of the breakup of socialist Yugoslavia and subsequent wars.
Yugoslavia was formed after the end ...
British couple rescued from sea after argument
Port police rescued a British couple in Limassol from the sea on Sunday, after the pair fought.
The couple, a 27-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, had an argument, which ...
The EU’s latest proposal to save its economy aims to avoid a ‘slow agony’ – but it lacks bold ideas
In Brussels, the talk of the town is a report on the future of European competitiveness, calling for fundamental economic reforms to avoid a “slow agony” for the European economy. ...
‘Issue of missing a top priority for the president’
President Nikos Christodoulides has ranked the issue of Cyprus’ missing persons among his top priorities, Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Anna Aristotelous said on Sunday at a church ceremony for the fall ...
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Sri Lanka picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old’s pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following ...
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Yellow weather warning issued for storms
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Sunday by the met office, who said there is a chance of strong storm in isolated areas.
The met office added that ...
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Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire in ‘new phase’ of fighting
Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese militant group sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory after facing some of the most intense bombardment in almost ...
Two teens arrested for throwing flares at Anorthosis-Omonia match
Two people were arrested in for throwing flares before the Anorthosis-Omonia football match, police said on Sunday.
The match, held on Saturday night, was at the Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in ...
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At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast, state TV says
A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iran’s state media said on Sunday.
The accident was caused ...
Was disrespect of AG overzealousness or hubris?
In a unanimous and trenchant judgment, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus sitting as a discrete Council in an application to dismiss the auditor-general for misconduct decided on Wednesday that ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 16:
Following the recent announcement of a €30 million investment in premium AA games by Mad Crusader, a Cyprus-based ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Tragic hero silenced in ‘black day for Cyprus’
THE SLAUGHTER of the sacred cow by the Supreme Constitutional Court was bloodless, but it still left such a mess that it could take a long time to clear up.
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