#Christmas

Hotel occupancies over the three-day Christmas and New Year weekends were around 50 per cent, director of the Cyprus Hotels Association (Pasyxe) Philokypros Rousounides told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday. ...

In his Christmas message, Archbishop Chrysostomos called on the faithful not to forget their fighting spirit because the “behaviour of the invader” does not allow for any complacency. The message ...

Batman: Arkham Origins is considered by many gamers to be the definitive Christmas game, although, like the 1998 action classic Die Hard, it did not strive to earn that title, rather ...

It’s not a lockdown this year, but the spread of Omicron has scuppered many family festive reunions As people are forced to spend yet another Christmas blighted by Covid-19, ...

Consumers should feel safe in making their purchases from approved outlets, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Thursday after visiting supermarkets in Nicosia as part of inspections being carried out ...

Melissa Chim, General Theological Seminary The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known by its opening line “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has a special place among Christmas traditions, ...

The prices of meat and baked Christmas treats followed a slightly upward trend in the past year, according to the results of the Christmas price observatory conducted on Friday by ...

The Christmas tree dedicated to the Missing symbolises Turkey’s responsibility for the ongoing tragedy of the relatives who have been waiting for almost five decades to learn what happened ...

From books, to toys to trips out, the green Christmas list is long and varied By Annette Chrysostomou How about giving a thoughtful, sustainable and environment-linked gift to your loved ...

Donations of gifts, toys and chocolate are desperately needed to fill up gift bags for children of families connected to the Learning Refuge that are living in the district of ...

We have lost many things to Covid-19 over the last two years, including the festive spirit. Gina Agapiou visits some of the Christmas villages in the mountains in the hope ...

It shouldn’t be such a grim Christmas this year, but socialising will be a confusing, rule-laden affair – and subject to change A second Christmas under coronavirus measures is hardly ...

For the second year a large tree made out of beer barrels has gone up outside the Nicosia pub BR Hub. Made from 109 empty beer kegs, the eight-storey high tree ...

The Christmas decorations on Nicosia’s revamped Makarios avenue will be lit in a ceremony on Saturday, Nicosia municipality has announced. The much-anticipated project which has narrowed roads and widened ...

Paphos regional board of tourism (ETAP) has announced that it will be promoting the region as a year-round tourist destination for locals, following the success of its summer campaign to ...

Central Nicosia has put on its Christmas jumper as the streets are adorned with new festive lights, a Ferris wheel illuminates the skyline and the promise of a new-look Makarios ...

Neapolis University Paphos announced on Saturday the launch of the “Host a student this Christmas” initiative, in efforts to combat social exclusion and discrimination during the festive season. “Many foreign ...

Authorities will likely introduce stricter measures at airports and other points of entry into the Republic, including crossings, which will remain open, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said Monday. Speaking after ...

When is a shoebox a gift? Why, when it’s packed with toys and trinkets for kids, of course! Over the years, we’ve seen several seasonal Christmas Shoebox Schemes ...

The aim of the new, Covid-19 measures is to save the Christmas holidays, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Tuesday. Replying to questions after giving an assessment of the health ...

The council of ministers on Monday approved a Christmas ‘gift’ for poor pensioners and those on guaranteed minimum income, and the establishment of an interministerial body to handle the increased ...

Nicosia’s Christmas fair will this year return to the moat around the old city in the Davila bastion parking space, leading to the closure of the parking area for ...

With demand for toys at an all-time high, US suppliers and retailers are racing to outrun severe air, sea and land shipping snarls so Santa has a mountain of dolls, ...

MPs on Thursday said they were not satisfied with explanations from members of the government’s epidemiological team as to why they recommended closing malls before Christmas but decided to ...