European clubs entered the final stretch of the transfer window on Monday with Manchester United and Bayern Munich making the biggest moves. United were the busiest on Deadline Day, signing former Paris St Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer, with the Uruguay international penning a one-year deal, with...
The government is tweaking a bill designed to speed up the licensing process for large-scale investments, approximately a year after first drafting the legislation. At the House interior affairs committee on Monday, government officials said one change made to the bill – ‘The Facilitation of Investments Law of 2019’ –...
A 20-year-old Limassol man was remanded in custody for six days on Monday in connection with possession of child pornography. The man was arrested on Sunday after Europol notified police in Cyprus that the user of a particular account had uploaded child pornography on the internet. The force’s cybercrime unit...
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal US President Donald Trump is due to leave the US military hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19 late on Monday night Cyprus time, adding that he felt “really good”. “I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at...
Famagusta district local government leaders said on Monday they were satisfied after receiving reassurances that works on the second and third floors of the Famagusta general hospital’s will be speeded up and completed within three to four months. After a meeting with Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou, the district’s local authority...
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday she tested positive for COVID-19, adding that she would begin quarantining and that the White House medical unit does not list any members of the press as close contacts. “Moreover, I definitively had no knowledge of Hope Hicks’ diagnosis prior to...
Health authorities on Monday announced 23 new coronavirus cases, most concerning travellers arriving during the weekend. The total number of cases since March has reached 1,847. Authorities said they had carried out 2,736 tests with the majority at the Republic’s two airports, 1,756, where 10 cases were detected among travellers...
Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world’s population vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease it causes, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Mike Ryan, the WHO‘s top emergency expert, was addressing the agency’s Executive Board, where the United States...
The contrasting emotions between the two Nicosia clubs Omonia and Apoel continued over the weekend, with Omonia beating AEL Limassol 3-0 and Apoel dropping two points after a goalless draw away at Ermis Aradippou. Omonia scored all three of their goals in the second half, despite both sides finding a...
In the wake of the controversy concerning the mistreatment of animals at Paralimni high school, the education ministry is working towards implementing programmes which seek to increase sensitivity towards animal wellbeing. According to an announcement by the ministry on Monday, the issues regarding animal safety and protection are being set...
Yazemeenah Rosse is a French, international model living in the US. Her outlook on aging is refreshing. As a 63-year-old model, she shares what keeps her young in an industry where ageism is predominant.
Turkish Cypriot authorities have banned the pumping of water from the north’s main reservoir in Panagra because capacity is down to just 10 per cent due to the ongoing technical problems with the water pipeline from Turkey. Water supply to the dam from Turkey through the 80-kilometre-long underwater pipeline built...
In the context of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Cyprus, the Israeli embassy will organise online screenings of historical films from October 7 to 25. The movies, featuring prominent figures of the Jewish nation, such as Menachem Begin, David Ben Gurion and Golda...
Summer appears reluctant to bid farewell, with temperatures forecast to edge up further on Tuesday, remaining firmly in the high 30s inland, 4 to 5 degrees Celsius above average for the time of year. Compounding the discomfort will be dust in the atmosphere. Met office director Kleanthis Nicolaides told CyBC...
Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the second time as he brushed aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-6(9) 6-2 at the French Open on Monday. The Greek fifth seed was solid on serve throughout and played neatly as his Bulgarian opponent lost focus at crucial times under...
MPs on Monday began discussing two government bills involving tax incentives aimed at luring high earners who are foreign nationals, so that they make Cyprus their personal domicile and headquarter their companies here. Under the first bill, amending the income tax law, foreign nationals not resident in Cyprus can benefit...
The value of bounced cheques reported in the first nine months of 2020 stood at €557,358 – half that for the same period the previous year, the Cyprus News Agency reports citing figures published by the Central Bank of Cyprus on Monday. It said that 44 bounced cheques with...
Turkish Cypriot ‘presidential’ candidates and journalists have expressed concerns over Turkey’s interference in the election process in the north and threats to press freedom, media reports said on Monday. Some candidates, running in the elections for the new Turkish Cypriot leader slated to take place this Sunday, have complained over...
By Katie Wright It’s not often we can say this about the creations that came stomping down the catwalks of New York, London, Milan and Paris, but this season’s boots really were made for walking. There was a distinct lack of spindly stilettos or blister-inducing pointy toes at the autumn/winter...
U.S. President Donald Trump began a fourth day at the military hospital on Monday where he is being treated for COVID-19, as his condition remained unclear and outside experts warned his case may be severe. The president’s team is treating Trump, 74, with a steroid, dexmethasone, that is normally used...
Premier League and other European clubs entered the final stretch of the transfer window on Monday with Manchester United expected to be among the busiest on Deadline Day. United’s 6-1 thrashing at home by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday has increased the pressure on chief executive Ed Woodward to give manager...
Authorities in the north have picked up more than 300 irregular migrants who made their way there by sea since the beginning of the year, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Monday citing Yeni Duzen newspaper. The most recent arrival was a group of 15 found hiding in wooded area...
The most astonishing set of results yet, in an already very unpredictable Premier League season, and the different environment in which the English top flight is operating have raised the prospect of unexpected champions. With Manchester City having conceded five goals at home for the first time in 438 games...
