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A new book provides an insight into how architecture reflects the political, economic and social life of a country. Costas Georghiou, architect and town planner, has written about buildings in Cyprus before. His book ‘British Colonial Architecture in Cyprus 1878-1960’ published in 2013 won an award for publishing excellence. His latest book, which was launched […]

By Steven Grattan and Helen Murphy   Colombians voted on Sunday in a deeply divisive presidential ballot that has stirred concern the winner could upset a fragile peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels and risk former fighters returning to combat as they fear for their future. In the first election since the controversial peace deal […]

By Andrew MacAskill   British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland’s vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far […]

By Rich McKay   Gulf Coast residents should “take this storm seriously”, the National Weather Service said early on Sunday, as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north, threatening heavy rains and winds to the southern coastal states. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency on Saturday as the storm threatened up to 12 inches of […]

A 34-year-old man from Paphos died on Sunday after his motorcycle crashed into a car on the Fasoula to Nikoklia road at 11.30am. The man was transferred to the Paphos general hospital where he died some three hours later. The 67-year-old driver of the car was also injured and was taken to hospital where she […]

Oman on Sunday advised all private sector establishments in Dhofar region to shut down for three days after Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern part of the Gulf Arab country, causing extensive damage that halted operations at Salalah port. The labour ministry declared a three-day holiday for companies and establishments in the private sector, state news […]

The mistake of doctors’ and teachers’ unions was that instead of first demanding a probe into the circumstances of the death of the 10-year-old schoolboy, they criticised the competent ministers for doing so, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. In an interview published in Sunday’s Phileleftheros, Anastasiades said that his ministers had his full backing, regarding […]

The Department of Lands and Surveys will soon invite tenders from private property appraisers to take part in efforts to reassess the value of some two million properties at current prices. Limited interest was expressed after the first tender invitation last March. The move is part of ongoing efforts to update property values, at 1st […]

Minister of Education Costas Hampiaouris and Rector of the University of Sorbonne, Gilles Pecout, have exchanged views on cooperation between the University of Sorbonne and the universities of Cyprus. According to a press release by the ministry, their meeting took place in Paris on Saturday during the Hambiaouris’  visit to the historic university. The Rector […]

By Guglielmo Mangiapane   A baby boy named Miracle has been born on board a humanitarian ship – a bright spot as the tide of migrants risking sea crossings from Libya to Italy has increased as the weather has improved. There have been more than 1,800 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships, and Italy’s navy and […]

London’s Stansted airport delayed, diverted and cancelled some flights after a lightning strike on an aircraft fuelling system during storms that unleashed more than 64,000 thunderbolts. British skies were lit up by the electric storms overnight and there were reports of flooding and homes left without power after torrential rain. Stansted is London’s third-busiest airport […]

While archaeological remains are a vital testament to Cyprus’ rich history which must be preserved, all too often they can pose an unenviable challenge for town planners and architects. The need to preserve the old while building the new has been the major factor in the long delays to two of Nicosia’s biggest projects, the […]

By Idrees Ali   Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s […]

Sometimes colour, splashes of paint and layer upon layer of artistic creations are not what is needed for artists to get their images across. Sometimes all they need is a pencil, a piece of paper and a breathtaking landscape to explain the way a place made them feel to the viewer. One such artist is […]

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, along with the people of UNDP-Pff and the EU, are working methodically after years of abandonment and destruction to save the monuments of Cyprus, Greek Cypriot Representative at the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage Takis Hadjidemetriou has said. Hadjidemetriou was speaking on Saturday at a ceremony celebrating the completion of […]

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to “complete” denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and to a planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump signalled that preparations for a June 12 summit […]

Cyprus’ national flower has recently been seen by millions, though they were almost certainly not aware of it. The Cyclamen Cyprium or Cyprus Cyclamen was one of the 53 national flowers of Commonwealth countries hand-embroidered on the five-metre-long silk tulle wedding veil of American actress Meghan Markle’s at her marriage to Britain’s Prince Harry last […]

Qatar said it was banning products originating from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, almost a year after those states imposed an embargo on Doha, accusing it of supporting terrorism. “Products originating from the blockading states, which as a result of the blockade cannot pass the Gulf Cooperation Council Customs Territory, have […]

A 19-year-old man from Paphos is in critical condition after the car he was driving veered off course just after midnight and crashed consecutively into two trees, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred at around 12.40am in Emba. According to the police, the 19-year-old, while driving on Georgios Grivas Digenis street, lost control of his […]

Ten families of Syrian refugees, from Lebanon and Jordan, are expected to be resettled in Cyprus within 2018, according to an agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Natasa Xenophontos-Koudouna, the head of the IOM office in Cyprus,  says the decision marks the beginning of fulfilling Nicosia’s commitments. In […]

Liverpool came into Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid on a wave of confidence but Zinedine Zidane’s side showed exactly why they are the masters of Europe’s top club competition in their 3-1 win. Real have now won three Champions League titles in a row, something no team has achieved since the switch from […]

“Jeu, set et match Rafa Nadal.” The words are likely to be heard seven times at the French Open as the Spanish juggernaut guns for a record-extending 11th title at Roland Garros. Nadal, who has a 79-2 win-loss record on the Parisian clay, enters his title defence after a stellar season on his favourite surface. […]

In one area, the air shimmers like in the desert, while just a few metres away, it’s so cold you can build a snowman, and there’s a category 5 hurricane in the next room. Welcome to the ‘weather factory’. Ford’s has built a new state-of-the-art Environmental Test Centre that puts all the world’s weather under […]

1928 was the year of Alfa Romeo’s first win at the Mille Miglia, and 2018 has been a record-breaking edition with 450 teams competing and three Alfa Romeo cars filling the coveted top three places, which the Italian manufacturer says is “confirmation of the brand’s unbreakable bond” with what has been dubbed ‘the most beautiful […]

Although regulation for GDPR was passed two years ago, it has really only been the last few weeks that the public realised something was going on – primarily through a slew of text messages and emails asking for consent. GDPR, which stands for General Data Protection Regulation, is a new EU regulation which sets out […]