By Richard Boxall This week’s matches in the Autumn 2024 BAOFinancial T20 Cup presented by HurryCurry saw convincing wins for established teams Moufflons and Black Caps, but defeats for two new teams, Gujrat Lions and Rhinos. Moufflons 202-5 beat Limassol Zalmi 156 by 46 runs A Moufflons team almost completely changed from last season, and […]
Our Rugby Europe XV Conference 2024-2025 season fixtures are here. We’re hosting Andorra for our only home game in April, and we’re also taking on Malta and (hopefully) Israel. The Israel match is still unconfirmed due to the ongoing troubles, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the match to be played. Stay tuned for […]
France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani’s close-range strike and Ousmane Dembele’s left-foot drive handed them their first points of the Nations League campaign. It was a positive response by the French, who changed eight of the starting team, including Kylian Mbappe, after being beaten 3-1 […]
The full bench of the Supreme Court was convening on Tuesday over the motion seeking to annul Thanasis Nicolaou’s murder ruling. Set to begin at 11am, the case is part of a certiorari petition filed by state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, whose initial ruling 19 years ago is at odds with the findings of the third […]
By Simon Demetriou Dave Eggers has been a big name since the publication of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which I saw around but never bothered to read since the title was so bombastic I needed more assurances of its sarcasm than were readily forthcoming. Anyway, all this is to say that I’ve managed […]
Monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum Monastery scandal will appear in church court for a second day on Tuesday, after a marathon session a day ago. The archdiocese did not make it known what time the session of the Holy Synod’s court would begin. Monday’s hearing went until 8.30pm, with the monks questioning their accuser […]
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It might be too early to think about autumn activities and festivals yet there is an upcoming one that will bring plenty of German-themed fun, music and tradition. To celebrate Oktoberfest in Cyprus a band will put on a lively performance in Paphos in the authentic German Oompah Band style. On October 4, the Music […]
The 11th edition of nomadic festival Xarkis travels to Nicosia this week for three days of participatory workshops, performances, installations, multidisciplinary art and collaborative practices. From Friday to Sunday, Xarkis will present a vibrant and eclectic international programme for both children and adults. The events will unfold in the old town of Nicosia, following this […]
British Forces Cyprus welcomed singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran over the weekend during a visit the Dhekelia base area. Sheeran visited UK troops and their families stationed there, at an event organised by the British Forces Foundation (BFF). The UK hit maker was in Cyprus for the final two shows of his world-renowned Mathematics tour but despite […]
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ambassador Maria Michail spoke about the importance of peacekeeping operations (PKOs) as a key tool in addressing today’s challenges to global peace and security, while addressing an open meeting of the Security Council. The deployment of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has been demonstrated over the years […]
All stakeholders involved in the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnection project, dubbed Great Sea Interconnector or GSI, are expected to attend a meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting, scheduled for 3.30pm, will be chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides. Energy Minister George Papanastasiou, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and the president are expected to attend the meeting […]
Israeli airstrikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians killed and wounded 65 people in southern Gaza, the enclave’s civil emergency service said early on Tuesday, as the Israeli military said it had targeted a Hamas command centre. Residents and medics said a tent encampment near Khan Younis in the Al-Mawasi area, a designated humanitarian […]
Cyprus’ trade deficit narrowed in the first seven months of 2024, reaching €4.31 billion compared to €5.19 billion during the same period in 2023, according to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). This decrease is primarily due to a 12.9 per cent drop in total imports, which amounted to €6.62 billion between January […]
Britain needs an additional one trillion pounds ($1.3 trillion) in investment in the next decade to grow the economy, according to a lobby group report. New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted the economy to achieve annual growth of 2.5 per cent when campaigning in the run-up to July 4’s election – a […]
Britain’s antitrust regulator announced that it had provisionally found Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive practices in open display ad tech through the preference of its own ad exchange, which could be harming thousands […]
British house prices rose last month at the fastest annual pace since late 2022, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax, adding to signs of renewed momentum in the property market after a recent fall in interest rates. House prices increased by 4.3 per cent in August, the biggest annual gain since November 2022 – […]
Europe’s auto industry could face fines of 15 billion euros ($17.4 billion) for carbon emissions due to slowing demand for electric vehicles, according to Renault CEO Luca de Meo. Automakers face tougher EU CO2 targets in 2025 as the cap on average emissions from new vehicles sales falls to 94 grams/km from 116 g/km in […]
The deputy ministry of research had violated the law in the way it ‘appointed’ companies to implement the ‘e-wallet’ service, as the process was riddled with conflicts of interest and lack of transparency, an audit office report said on Monday. It said officials at the deputy ministry of research innovation and digital policy may have […]
The big decision about the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is expected to be taken today when all the stakeholders meet at the presidential palace to discuss details and address the many concerns of the government about the project. That everything could be resolved – all concerns, doubts and questions – at a broad meeting seems […]
