Police are searching for a man, suspected of shooting a 19-year-old on a main road in Limassol on Friday after a fight broke out. According to police, the fracas broke out between ten to 15 Arab individuals on a busy Anexartisias Street in the evening. At some point during the...
A last-minute penalty by Tornike Okriashvili gave Anorthosis a dramatic 1-0 win away to Pafos FC on Friday night as the second round of the Cyprus football championship got underway. In Friday’s second game, AEL beat Nea Salamina 2-1 at home, thanks to second-half goals from Ryan Mmaee and Minas...
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkey’s actions in the eastern Mediterranean, setting red lines because Ankara respects actions not words. Relations between France and Turkey have soured in recent months over Ankara’s role in NATO,...
Greece will ban flights to and from Barcelona from Monday, health authorities said on Friday, as they extended most of the travel restrictions for foreign visitors by three weeks due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. The rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks has forced Greek authorities to gradually...
The house where British writer and poet Lawrence Durrell lived in Bellapais, near Kyrenia, between 1953 and 1956 has been put up for sale. Named Bitter Lemons, after the autobiographical book of the same name describing Durrell’s three years on the island, the 1893 villa is a large and yellow...
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk’s net worth topped $100 billion on Friday, according to the Forbes real-time billionaires list, as the shares of electric-car maker Tesla Inc see a more than five-fold surge in value this year. A large chunk of his wealth comes from the 21% stake in Tesla,...
On behalf of the management team and the staff of Cavo Maris Beach Hotel in Protaras, we thank our former and current guests for your continued support and encouragement all these years, and especially in these difficult times. From the first day that the authorities allowed us, on June 1,...
Spanish police said on Friday they had arrested a man near the northeastern city of Zaragoza, who believed the coronavirus pandemic to be a hoax, for inciting hatred and violence across several anonymous social-media profiles. The 38-year-old, who claimed that health professionals and the media were behind what he called...
Fourteen new coronavirus cases were announced by the health ministry on Friday, bringing the total to 1,481. The new cases emerged from 2,917 tests processed by the ministry over the previous 24 hours. Eight of the new cases came from 1,112 tests processed from individuals who went on private initiative. ...
An 85-year-old died on Friday in Nicosia after being hit by a car while crossing the road, police said. The man, Nicolas Christodoulou, was crossing John Kennedy Street in Pallouriotissa and pushing his bicycle at around 11.20am when he was hit by a car driven by a 79-year-old woman. The...
By Peter Michael and Jonathan Shkurko Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday the health protocols for schools at all levels were ready and were being sent to the school directorates. Prodromou said that after consulting with the health ministry, the government was able to finalise the health protocols, which...
The second phase of humanitarian aid to Lebanon, comprising over 180 tonnes, was loaded up ready to ship on Friday, according to Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGOs Yiannis Yiannaki, whose office is coordinating the effort in cooperation with the foreign ministry. Yiannaki told CNA that the cargo contained essential items ...
The met office has issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday as temperatures inland are set to reach 40C. The warning will be in effect from 1pm until 5pm, and vulnerable groups including the elderly and children are advised to take precaution and stay indoors. Temperatures in the mountains will...
Russia has released previously classified footage of the world’s largest nuclear explosion, caused when the Soviet Union detonated the so-called Tsar Bomba almost 60 years ago. The hydrogen bomb, which carried the force of 50 million tons of conventional explosives, was detonated in a test in October 1961, 4,000 metres over the...
British street artist Banksy is funding a boat crewed by volunteer rescue professionals to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe from Africa. The boat, named “Louise Michel” after a French feminist anarchist, has been operational since last week. On Thursday it rescued 89 people, including 14 women and four...
The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc’s next summit on September 24 in response to the eastern Mediterranean dispute with Greece, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday. The measures, meant to limit Turkey’s ability to explore for natural gas in contested waters,...
The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc’s next summit on September 24 in response to the eastern Mediterranean dispute with Greece, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday. The measures, meant to limit Turkey‘s ability to explore for natural gas in contested waters, could include...
Kashmir is known for its conflicts: this is a region administered by no fewer than three different nations! The Republic of India controls the state of Jammu and Kashmir; the territories known as Northern Areas and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are administered by Pakistan; and the region of Aksai Chin...
The transfer of fuel terminals to Vasilikos and the demolition of existing facilities in Larnaca are expected to be completed in a year’s time, a meeting heard on Friday. Stakeholders participated in a meeting at the presidential palace with President Nicos Anastasiades during which they reviewed the progress in the...
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta believes the spike in coronavirus cases among Premier League players proves the upcoming season is on a knife-edge. A number of players have tested positive for COVID-19 as they return from short holidays to begin pre-season training ahead of the top-flight kick-off on September 12....
The Premier League’s record appearance holder Gareth Barry has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. Barry, who played 653 times in the top flight, represented Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Brom during a career spanning four decades. The midfielder scored 53 goals and produced...
The number of dolphins washed up dead near a Mauritius oil spill site increased to 38 on Friday, a government official told Reuters. “I can confirm we have so far found the carcasses of 38 dolphins,” said Jasvin Sok Appadu from the fisheries ministry. Autopsy results on 25 dolphins that...
While police in Cyprus are investigating how Al Jazeera got its hands on confidential documents related to the island’s citizenship for investment programme, the European Commission is looking into the possibility of taking legal action. In response to Al Jazeera reports that through the programme, Cyprus may have granted citizenship...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday the coronavirus pandemic was likely to worsen in coming months, and that life would not return to normal until a vaccine to combat it had been developed. Even though Germany would not fully repay debt incurred due to relief measures to offset the...
