Новости за 25.12.2019

A fatal traffic accident earlier this week pushed the number of deaths on the roads to the highest it’s been in two years, but the police traffic chief on Tuesday said it was hoped things would finally improve with the implementation of stiffer penalties in February. “We know there is...

It’s something that the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra knows all too well and every January they present iconic musical pieces to celebrate the New Year. This coming January will be no different as the Orchestra has three concerts planned to welcome in 2020 in Viennese style. The New Year’s concert in...

Swimmers participating in the annual Boxing Day swim have said they will take to the water in Paphos on Thursday whatever the weather. Tens of swimmers brave the elements every year to raise funds for charity. Many opt to enter the sea at Vardas Beach in Kissonerga in fancy dress...

By Richard Dickenson I don’t seem to ever have been much good at hating things. I think the hate gene got left behind somewhere when I was made. Three times in my life I have had things happen to me as a result of deliberate malice and hatred yet I...

By Prudence Wade It’s easy to get bored of your hairstyle – after all, most of us have had it the same way for years. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to switch up your look without doing anything extreme. High fashion has wised up to the infinite possibilities that...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, a smooth talker who’s been close to death as he tries to photograph the human, the fun in the midst of mayhem Spruce and compact, with a trim beard and slicked-back hair, Muhammed Muheisen meets me in the lobby of The Landmark in Nicosia,...

From itchy hand-knitted outfits to a vibrator bought in the belief it was a back massager, Cyprus Mail journalists have had some rum Christmas presents. But there has been gold among the dross   The joy of reading By Annette Chrysostomou Presents that change your life for the better are...

How to mark the new year is the big question come December. And if you still haven’t decided, here are some suggestions.   Nicosia The capital city has plenty of late-night events coming up on the day in addition to nightclub parties and festivities earlier in the afternoon. One of...

Leicester City’s top-of-the-table clash with Premier League leaders Liverpool on Thursday will be a true measure of where they stand this season, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday. Leicester, second in the table, lost 2-1 to Liverpool at Anfield in October when James Milner scored a stoppage time penalty and...

Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church’s failings lead them away from accepting God’s love. Francis celebrated a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for thousands of people as hundreds of others watched on large screens...

Archbishop Chrysostomos called for a change to the basis of reunification negotiations to prevent Turkification of the country and a new military pact with Greece to boost the Republic’s defence capabilities. In his traditional Christmas message, the Church primate said Turkey’s aim was a two-state solution in Cyprus that will...

Archbishop Chrysostomos called for a change to the basis of reunification negotiations to prevent Turkification of the country and a new military pact with Greece to boost the Republic’s defence capabilities. In his traditional Christmas message, the Church primate said Turkey’s aim was a two-state solution in Cyprus that will...

The content of the Archbishop’s Christmas message comes as no surprise, Turkey, Turkey and more Turkey, but not the kind you roast and place on the table this time of year. We will not repeat the content as it was made up of well-worn and dreary Cyprob clichés that only...