Archive 2021

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in collaboration with a number of economists, has prepared a study on the Cypriot economy and what policies can be implemented in ...

Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, Germany and France, over a statement calling for the urgent release of philanthropist Osman Kavala, state-owned Anadolu ...

The Federation of Environmental Organisations in Cyprus (Opok) has welcomed the launch of the government’s seven-year plan to help promote the circular economy in Cyprus, praising its use as ...

North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, pulling Japan’s new prime minister off the campaign trail https://...

With electric car sales soaring and regulations increasingly favouring zero-emission vehicles, a flurry of announcements on Monday showed how the global auto industry has kicked into a higher gear as ...

The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found. In a special report published ...

Billions of euros have been spent on defence over the years, but no party or individual politician has ever questioned this expenditure because security issues cannot be the subject of ...

Substitute Alexandre Lacazette struck with the last kick of the game to give Arsenal a rollercoatser 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday after the ...

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said special regulations relating to the coronavirus pandemic could end on November 25, though many indoor test, vaccine and other hygiene measures would need to remain ...

England have been ordered to play their next two home games in UEFA competition without supporters present after disturbances during their Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley in July, European ...

Apple Inc on Monday introduced a third generation of its AirPod wireless earbuds with “spatial audio” features and a $5-per-month streaming music plan. The new AirPods are also sweat- and ...

The Cyprus Bar Association on Monday presented its work covering the past year, which focused on issues such as the urgent need for the passing of the judicial reform bills ...

The justice ministry’s aims to halve fatal and serious traffic accidents by 2030, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference to mark the first day ...

Britain reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in three months on Monday as the number of infections reached levels last seen when lockdown restrictions were in place in ...

Local media reported that the European External Action Service is set to draw up a list of options which the EU can take over a lack of progress being made ...

Two deaths from Covid-19 and 166 new positive cases were announced on Monday out of 66,954 PCR and rapid tests. The deaths were two men, aged 56 and 75. There are 57 people in hospital ...

The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped EU and Iranian diplomats would meet soon to discuss a potential return to nuclear talks but declined ...

Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who rose to become the first Black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer but whose reputation was tainted in 2003 when ...

A new exhibition in Nicosia this week explores and celebrates the local contemporary art scene. A collaboration between Phoenix Leaders and Alpha CK Art Gallery, the exhibition will feature contemporary ...

Two Greek Cypriot soldiers missing since the invasion are reportedly buried in the garden of a house in Varosha, according to Turkish Cypriot newspaper Yeni Duzen. The report focuses on ...

Asking prices across all regions and segments of Britain’s housing market rose in unison for the first time since 2007 as buyer demand once again outstripped homes coming onto the ...

The defence minister has called for Cyprus to boost spending – currently at almost half a billion euros – and secure new equipment in light of what he described as Turkey’s ...

The European Union’s medicines regulator said on Monday it has started evaluating the use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children between five and 11 years of ...

Supply chain problems that are dragging on the economy’s post-lockdown recovery will persist for at least a year, according to a survey of chief financial officers at top British ...