Our View: Not much room for optimism when it comes to e-government
The government has made many lofty promises over the years to make the lives of its citizens easier, among them the e-government project, which seems to be a bit hit ...
Jagger calls Watts the rock that held the Rolling Stones together
The Rolling Stones get back on the road this weekend without drummer Charlie Watts, whom frontman Mick Jagger called the rock that held the band together.
In interviews with Rolling ...
Linda Evangelista files $50mn lawsuit over disfiguring cosmetic treatment
Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a $50 million lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her “brutally disfigured” and turned her into a recluse.
The Canadian model, one of ...
Crisis at A&E departments, MPs told
Understaffed accident and emergency departments are struggling to cope, with one patient having to wait for 49 hours in Nicosia General Hospital’s casualty ward before he was examined and treated, ...
Nicosia hit by strong winds
Several areas in Nicosia briefly went without electricity on Thursday after powerful gusts swept tree branches onto power cables.
A spokesperson for the Electricity Authority said 17 different areas were affected, ...
US says window open for Iran nuclear talks, but not forever
The window is still open to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but won’t be forever, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, saying Iran has yet to name ...
Coronavirus: No test for vaccinated wanting to go north
No coronavirus test will be required for fully vaccinated persons who wish to visit the north from Monday, it was announced on Thursday night.
A statement from the United Nations ...
Coronavirus: Two deaths, 145 new cases (Updated)
The health ministry on Thursday announced two more fatalities attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 145 new positives, with an overall positivity rate of 0.25 per cent.
The two deaths were a ...
US archbishopric seeks to mend fences with Anastasiades
The Greek Orthodox Archbishopric of America is to try το arrange an appointment with President Nicos Anastasiades after the latter called off a meeting with Archbishop Elpidoforos because he attended an ...
Live music and stand-up comedy at Savino Live
Rocking music and a comedy show are arriving at the popular Larnaca venue Savino Live in the next few days. First on Friday, Cyprus band Rust-X will bring their metal/...
Murray makes first ATP quarter-final since 2019
Former world number one Andy Murray said he is seeing signs of improvement in his game after reaching his first ATP quarter-final in two years on Wednesday with a comfortable ...
Ministry says it has no specific data on ‘sudden deaths’
The health ministry on Thursday said it did not have data specifically on deaths considered to be ‘sudden’ – following several media reports of such incidents in recent months.
In a ...
House passes ‘landmark’ electricity liberalisation bills (Updated)
After years of start-stop discussions in committee, the House on Thursday passed the legal framework for opening up the electricity market – with the energy minister hailing it as the single ...
Novavax applies to WHO for emergency listing of Covid-19 vaccine
Novavax Inc and its partner Serum Institute of India have applied to the World Health Organization for an emergency use listing of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the company said on ...
Doubts over construction timetable of new museum
Opposition parties appeared unconvinced Thursday that construction of a new museum in Nicosia will go as scheduled, starting in the middle of 2022.
House transport committee chairman, Dipa MP Marinos Moushiouttas, ...
Selena Gomez breaks down 15 looks from 2007 to today
Eschewing the laid-back Cali girl style of her earlier years, star songstress Selena Gomez has evolved her look over recent years toward a more high-contrast, all-grown-up vibe.
And in this ...
Coronavirus: Booster shots for over-83s from Monday
Booster shots will be available for people above 83 at walk-in vaccination centres starting Monday, the health ministry said on Friday.
Only mRNA vaccines Pfizer and Moderna will be used for ...
Fire in Prodromi, third of the day, under control (Update 2)
Firefighters on Thursday brought under control a blaze – the third during the day – in the area of Polis Chrysochous, near the village of Prodromi, after the flames at one point ...
Church donates €130,000 to help fire-hit communities
Some €130,000 raised by the church to help the communities in Larnaca and Limassol districts stricken by the devastating fire of July 3 will be used for fire prevention projects, Agriculture Minister ...
Alphamega Virtual Run As One 2021 kicks off in October
ALPHAMEGA Hypermarkets are organizing for the sixth consecutive year their annual race RUN AS ONE, a series of races forming part of the Hypermarkets’ Corporate Social Responsibility program “Child, Nutrition, ...
Government to cover medical treatment of T/C infant (Updated)
The government will pay for the treatment of a Turkish Cypriot baby girl suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Thursday.
Following reports that the ...
Central Europe leaders say migration is not the solution to population decline
Central European leaders signed a joint declaration on Thursday saying immigration should not be the answer to the European Union’s declining birth rate, while calling on the bloc to ...
Coronavirus: Free rapid testing sites for those eligible for Friday
A total of 21 free rapid test sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced.
Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...
European Central Bank expecting inflation to beat estimates
European Central Bank policymakers are bracing for inflation to exceed the bank’s already raised estimates, paving the way for it to end its emergency bond purchases in March, sources ...