Hungarian champions Ferencvaros progressed to the Champions League playoff round for the first time after winger Myrto Uzuni went from villain to hero in their shock 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday. Uzuni scored a 23rd-minute own goal which hauled Dinamo level after captain Gergo Lovrencsics had given the...
British Airways’ boss said on Wednesday the company was doing everything possible to make it through the winter, highlighting the pressures it faces from the coronavirus crisis as he was grilled by lawmakers over plans to cut thousands of jobs. Painting a bleak picture, BA CEO Alex Cruz said the...
Two people have been lightly injured after cars were pelted with stones, apparently by football fans, near the Apoel fan club in Nicosia on Wednesday night. Reports claim that a woman was injured after rocks were thrown at her car, which had two children inside. It appears a total of...
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of measures from 2021 until 2027 to strengthen the cultivation of carobs in Cyprus. Kadis was speaking from Ayios Silas in Limassol after he visited several companies involved in processing carobs and transforming them into marketable products....
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is eager to revitalise diplomatic efforts in Cyprus but is awaiting the result of the elections in the north. Speaking before the 75th session of the UN general assembly, he stressed the need to create a positive environment. “It is very...
The United Kingdom recorded nearly 4,000 new daily cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Wednesday, with the total number of daily cases at its highest level since May 8. Official stats showed there were 3,991 new positive cases of COVID-19 recorded, compared with 3,105 on Tuesday. That is the...
Omonia reached the Champions League playoff round for the first time with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over 1991 European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade after the match ended 1-1 following extra time at an empty GSP stadium in Nicosia. Their reward will be a two-legged tie with Greek side...
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday he was concerned by Turkey’s move to extend the operation of its Yavuz energy drill ship in disputed Mediterranean waters. “Turkey has a choice – engage with Europe in a constructive way or continue its unilateral actions and face consequences,” he said...
Sports leaders are hoping to get an answer next week on whether spectators can attend events on a socially-distanced basis from October 1, the PA news agency understands. Representatives from various sports met with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden on Wednesday, as the...
A 35-year-old was fined €3,000 after two protected birds were found dead in his possession on Wednesday in addition to a machine recreating bird noises. The man was found hunting in the Liopetri area at 8:30am by officials of the game and fauna fund. They identified him as using an...
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho refused to confirm on Wednesday whether the north London club were in talks to re-sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid but said he tried to sign him when he was still a Spurs player. Bale’s agent said on Tuesday that both clubs and the Welsh...
The transport ministry plans to prepare a package of incentives worth €500,000 to promote bicycle use, it was announced on Wednesday. The package includes subsidies for the purchase of a new bikes and to repair old ones. “The transport ministry has set the bar high as regards the use of...
The education ministry on Wednesday said it has launched a probe into a high school head teacher whose artworks have raised much controversy seeing him accused of blasphemy for the way he depicts Jesus, and blasted for his take on religion and national heroes. George Gavriel, a teacher and an...
By Melissa Hekkers A series of strong clothing lines define the Maison Anna Dorothea brand. “More than just a clothing brand”, Anna Dorothea asserts, her designs “offer a whole lifestyle imbued with luxury, elegance and exclusivity”. Whether this be her up and coming Miss Dorothy line, her “fur me up”...
It remains unclear as to which way parliament will vote on Friday when they decide the fate of national guardsmen seeking to defer their service. The House education committee met on Wednesday in an attempt to clarify the situation. There are apparently 296 national guardsmen seeking to defer their service...
As fire crews continued to battle deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, thousands of evacuees in Oregon and other states faced a daily struggle while scientists in Europe tracked the smoke on Wednesday as it spread on an intercontinental scale. With state resources stretched to their limit, President Donald Trump on...
Tinged with a bit of celebrity since he helped tennis ace Novak Djokovic reach the pinnacle of his career, one Limassol doctor believes in addressing health issues from the inside out. THEO PANAYIDES finds out more It’s a bit forward, maybe even a little bit rude, but the question must...
Panayiotis Antoniou and Yiota Hapoupi are the Cyprus triathlon champions in their respective classes for the current year in the Olympic distance edition of the sport. The pair were victorious in the international Ocean Lava Paphos Cyprus event which took place on Sunday. The event doubled as the Pancyprian Olympic...
Eight new Covid-19 cases were reported by the health ministry on Wednesday, raising the total to 1,548. The new cases are the result of 2,449 tests. One case was a person who had returned to Cyprus from Saudi Arabia and on their twelfth day of quarantine they tested positive. After 52...
Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to an Italian priest killed by an immigrant suffering from mental illness, while far-right politician Matteo Salvini called for a “vendetta”. Father Roberto Malgesini, 51, who cared for immigrants and other needy people in the northern city of Como, was found dead from a...
Police are searching for a 73-year-old man missing from his Larnaca home, since Wednesday morning. The man, James Lawson Guy, is a permanent British resident of Cyprus, and is described as 1.83 metres tall with short grey hair. He was last seen wearing a grey, waterproof, long-sleeve jacket, blue Adidas...
A 13-year-old girl was treated at Paphos hospital on Wednesday after a fall, which her mother says was caused by wearing a face mask for too long. The girl was rushed to the A&E department after falling during break time at school, but education ministry authorities say it was not...
