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THE NEED to draft an effective crisis management plan which could be implemented in times of crisis, was highlighted during a seminar organised by the Mediterranean Flight Safety Foundation (FSF Med) in Nicosia on Friday. The seminar titled “never take safety for granted” also stressed the need for an interaction of the various crisis management […]

Paphos is in the lead as the most popular district for overseas buyers from Europe and Non-Europeans for the period January- September 2018 by 39.2% in comparison to Limassol which follows with 29.8%.   Larnaca is 3rd with 15.9% and lastly Famagusta with 9.8% and Nicosia with just 5.3%. During the first nine months of 2018, a total of 3186 property sale contracts […]

A 63-year-old Limassol resident was arrested on Friday on a European warrant in connection with a drugs trafficking case involving about six tonnes of cannabis intercepted in Greece last year. The man was arrested at around 9am while he was preparing to travel abroad from Larnaca airport. During passport control, officers saw that he had […]

A 13-year-old pupil was hospitalised after he was bitten by a snake on Friday during break time at a Paphos high-school. The boy was rushed to hospital where he was treated according to protocol although it had been determined that the snake was not poisonous. The pupil was kept in hospital as a precaution.

By Evie Andreou President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday announced he is to have a casual meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci later in the month. The announcement came after his meeting at the Presidential Palace with the UN Secretary-General’s envoy in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar. The meeting will be without an agenda, he said, as […]

Parliament voted on Friday to make tampering with vehicle odometers an offence, whose maximum penalty is one year in jail. MPs amended provisions to include the offence of tampering with odometers, which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail or a fine of up to €1,700 or both. The amendment introduces an […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou Cyprus is not satisfied with the progress made so far in the EU-level negotiations on immigration, as delays in agreement over the mechanism of automatic redistribution of arrivals across member states mean that Cyprus continues to take in more than its fair share of refugees, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Friday. […]

The archbishop of Washington DC stepped down over the handling of sex abuse cases but received fulsome praise from the pope, drawing criticism from campaigners who said it showed the Catholic Church cared more for its leaders than abuse victims. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, a loyal ally of Pope Francis, was criticised in a US grand jury report in […]

The streets of Limassol will be painted with vibrant colours once again on Saturday for the 3rd Run in Colour. Inspired by the Holi Festival in India that is a Hindu spring festival celebrating the victory of good over evil, the Western world has adopted and adapted the colourful event. MTN is supporting an entertaining […]

By Lizzy Ioannidou A six-pillar national strategy with a view to preventing and managing violence in schools was announced by Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris on Friday. “The measures and actions included in the national strategy strongly convey the message that no form of violence should be tolerated and that each member of the school community, […]

An eight-day remand was issued on Friday by the Limassol district court against a 37-year-old man arrested on Thursday after the drug squad said they found 30 cannabis plants and 90 grammes of cannabis in a residence he rented in Limassol. According to drug squad spokesperson Stelios Sergides, the 37-year-old, who was known to the […]

Could social and political movements be boiled down to a certain look? Apparently, designers at Balenciaga, Kenzo or Miu Miu express political resistance and rebelliousness quite successfully through their latest creations. And punk, as we all know it, is quite the movement for political outspokenness and boldness, rebelliousness and a strong against-the-system voice. At Balenciaga, […]

Former Rangers boss Ally McCoist claims the decision to withdraw Paul Gascoigne’s nomination for the Scottish Football Hall of Fame is an “embarrassment” to the game north of the border. The former Gers and England midfielder was due to be inducted at a Glasgow dinner a week on Sunday. But his invite was pulled on […]

If you wish to establish a fruitful career in the field of Cyber Security, you can opt for certain certifications which could prove career changing moves for working professionals out there. In a world filled with competition, a globally acclaimed Security certification will prove to be a benchmark for your abilities and can prove critical […]

Puma is launching a campaign to mark the 50th anniversary of US sprinter Tommie Smith’s black-gloved salute at the 1968 Olympics, shortly after rival Nike scored a hit with an ad featuring a modern-day activist for racial equality. Nike saw a jump in sales after its advertisement with American footballer Colin Kaepernick, who began kneeling […]

By Annette Chrysostomou A couple aged 37 and 32 who were arrested in connection with the theft of 50 rings worth €20,000 from a Paphos jewellery shop on Tuesday were remanded for eight days on Friday. During the hearing at Paphos court it came to light that they may have been involved in two more […]

A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release the US evangelical Christian pastor at the centre of a bitter diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington, a move that could be the first step towards mending ties between the Nato allies. The court passed a 3 years and 1-1/2 month sentence on Andrew Brunson, who had […]

Members of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage on Friday visited Kyrenia castle to look into the conditions under which Greek Orthodox icons and other religious artefacts, which they found to be in “generally good condition”. The visit came following concerns in recent weeks over how the icons were being stored. Greek Cypriot Head of […]

Hundreds of Bulgarians queued silently at a church in Ruse on Friday to pay their last respects to Viktoria Marinova, the television journalist whose brutal rape and murder shocked the country and triggered debates over freedom of the press. The body of the 30-year-old Marinova, a host of a regional current affairs show at a local […]

Muhammad Salman, a Pakistani national, who is wanted by the Turkish Cypriot authorities for the murder of 53-year-old artist Hasan Isık Ozgocmen, may have illegally crossed into the Republic, the Turkish Cypriot daily newspaper Kibris said on Friday. Photos of Salman were released on Thursday by the Turkish Cypriot authorities in an attempt to locate […]

Jurgen Klopp admits he has no idea when he will win silverware but does not want to be remembered as the “fun” Liverpool manager who failed to secure a trophy. The German celebrated his three-year anniversary at Anfield on Monday but despite taking the club to three finals he has yet to win one. Klopp […]

It comes as no surprise that many events in Cyprus are geared around food as Cypriots love to tuck in to a good hearty meal. The Fork Food Market returns with two events in October ready to fill the bellies of hungry Nicosians. On Friday October 19 and 26, the Nicosia Municipal Gardens will once […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un intends to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearisation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who held his third summit with Kim last month, said on Friday. Kim and US President Donald Trump pledged to work towards denuclearisation at their landmark June summit in Singapore, but the agreement […]

Park Avenue Residences are luxurious city houses located in the centre of Pafos Town. Boasting magnificent town and sea views, their central location offers unique access to all amenities and services, blue flag beaches, hotels and resorts, international golf courses, entertainment venues and shopping malls. The residences are also close to a plethora of archaeological […]

Three former executives and the vice-president of the board of the now defunct Laiki Bank were found guilty of market manipulation and submitting false or misleading information by Nicosia criminal court on Friday. The defendants were managing director Efthimios Bouloutas, deputy managing director Panayiotis Kounnis, the vice-president Neoclis Lysandrou and executive board member Marcos Foros. […]