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Hundreds of people attended Nicosia’s pride parade on Saturday, marking 10 years since it was held for the first time. Waving the signature rainbow flag were also diplomats taking part under the Diplomats for Equality banner. “We need to continue the great work we have achieved to-date and keep pushing towards LGBTQI+ equity on the […]
FIFA’s new pay regulations to support female players and coaches through pregnancy, adoption and maternity leave are a big step for women who have struggled to juggle children and career, said former U.S. coach Jill Ellis. Among the regulations, approved unanimously by the FIFA Council earlier this month, the minimum 14 weeks’ paid maternity leave […]
Former UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer met Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar where they discussed it is time for “new ideas” around the Cyprus problem, it emerged on Saturday. According to press reports from the north, Downer said he worked towards solving the Cyprus problem for six years but observed that the same ideas […]
Dozens of animals were burned alive in the Ayios Sylas fire, it emerged on Saturday as a team from the veterinary services went to the area to document the damage. The fire raged for hours on Friday, burning a total of five square kilometres of land, and destroying two businesses. A livestock farm and fenced […]
There is no reason for workers hired by Kition Ocean Holdings to be concerned for the future of their employment, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Saturday, as he pledged the government will do everything possible to keep the project going. Earlier this week, the state moved to terminate its agreement for a €1.2 billion project […]
By Laila Benkrima Wine has long been synonymous with good times, celebration and an appreciation of the finer things in life. Evolved over thousands of years and cultures, wine is something we all take for granted. But that is all about to change. Recent publications on climate volatility have painted a bleak picture of the […]
Jose Mourinho has begun negotiations with Fenerbahce over the head coach role, the Turkish Super Lig club said on Saturday, as the Portuguese manager looks to return to coaching after being sacked by Italian side AS Roma earlier this year. “Negotiations have started with Jose Mario Dos Santos Mourinho Felix for the position of coach,” the club […]
There are no discussions of a “velvet divorce” with Chinese state-owned company CPP over the Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. “Efforts continue,” he told a pool of reporters. Christodoulides was responding to questions linked to a Philelefteros article from earlier in the day that referred to a ‘velvet […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel itself had made. Biden said on Friday that Israel had proposed a deal involving an initial six-week truce with a partial Israeli military withdrawal […]
By Chloe Ward Women have worked as professional artists in Europe for hundreds of years. Yet we are often told that, prior to the 20th century, those who did so successfully were rare exceptions – they were the lucky ones who had financial advantages, family connections or unusual bravery to defy social conventions. And while […]