Egyptian billionaire Onsi Sawiris dies
Onsi Sawiris, the patriarch of a family of billionaire businessmen who launched a group of multinational companies under the Orascom umbrella, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, chairman of ...
Post-Brexit banks demand sharply higher fees for UK payments
Companies making payments from the UK to the EU are seeing sharply higher fees that add up quickly, a report in Finance Monthly shows.
Some European companies are also faced ...
Teenage entrepreneur creates innovative new companies in Cyprus
Arian Adeli started his first company when he was sixteen. The company has been successful, and so Arian has written a book to go with it. Since then, he and ...
Another EU slap on the wrist likely as Cyprus misses plastic ban deadline
From this Saturday July 3, EU member states are supposed to ban some single-use plastics (SUPs) items and replace them with sustainable alternatives.
But not in Cyprus. We still have not ...
Our View: We are almost certain to see coercion to boost vaccination numbers
The outgoing health minister said at the weekend the government had reached a crossroads on vaccination although it has more or less met the target of 65 per cent having had ...
Smart villages, not just about digital technologies
It’s about using technology to maintain a viable, rural way of life
By Charalampos Theopemptou
In Cyprus helping rural areas usually means development rights, high speed roads and cobble ...
Ukraine snatch extra-time win over Sweden win to advance to Euro 2020 quarters
Artem Dovbyk netted in stoppage time at the end of extra time as Ukraine squeezed past 10-man Sweden 2-1 at Hampden Park on Tuesday to claim the last available berth ...
Coronavirus: Government advisor part of €12m grant for Covid vaccine research
In her capacity as an academic, a member of the government’s coronavirus advisory team has received a grant from the EU on Covid vaccine research for her university department.
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Lawyers call on Auditor general to say if covering legal costs of advisors is waste of public funds
The lawyers representing more than 100 plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against the state and members of the Covid advisory team have asked the auditor-general to look into whether the state’...
Tearful Serena out of Wimbledon after injury
Serena Williams has become the latest casualty at Wimbledon after an ankle injury forced her to retire from her first-round match with Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
The seven-time singles’ winner at the ...
Malta bans unvaccinated Britons to keep out Delta variant of COVID-19
Malta will introduce tighter COVID-19 rules on Wednesday, banning British visitors who are not fully vaccinated in an effort to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, ...
Almost 7,500 asylum applications received in 2020
Overall asylum applications across the EU fell in 2020, but Cyprus is among the member states that received the most applications relative to their population size, the European Asylum Defence Office’...
Dutch defence minister: ‘irresponsible’ Russian jets harassed frigate in Black Sea
The Netherlands’ defence minister said on Tuesday that Russian fighter jets armed with air-to-surface missiles had harassed a Dutch navy frigate in the Black Sea earlier this month, conducting mock ...
Any illegal activity will have repercussions Anastasiades warns in advance of Erdogan visit
Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said on Tuesday he was very concerned about developments in Varosha and called for immediate action before it is too late.
Referring to the issue ...
Wimbledon day two highlights
1605 KERBER STAVES OFF STOJANOVIC CHALLENGE
Former champion Angelique Kerber started slowly but drew on her vast experience to beat Wimbledon debutant Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-3 under the roof on Court ...
Federer survives big scare as Mannarino retires injured
Sixth seed Roger Federer survived a massive scare against Adrian Mannarino before advancing to the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday when the Frenchman retired with a knee injury after slipping ...
England beat Germany 2-0 to move into Euro last eight
England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over rivals Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored second-half goals at Wembley on Tuesday.
England took ...
Coronavirus: 332 new cases recorded on Tuesday (updated)
The health ministry announced 332 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday after 49,741 tests, a positivity rate of 0.67 per cent.
At the same time, 59 people were being treated in hospital, 20 in serious or ...
€20 million programme announced to digitally upgrade schools
Schools across the island will become more digitally advanced, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday announcing that a tender has already been launched to upgrade the technological capabilities of ...
Estonia fridge failure destroys more than 68,000 Covid shots
A refrigerator failure in Estonia destroyed more than 68,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines last week after the temperature rose to 15 degrees Celsius, the Health Board said on Tuesday.
The alarm ...
Coronavirus: Youngest hospital patient is just 20
The youngest patient in the Famagusta Covid ward is currently aged 20, its scientific director Amalia Hadjiyianni said on Tuesday.
“The average patient age has fallen to 49 with the youngest being ...
Elam and Edek clash over House defence committee
Elam on Tuesday took a swipe at Edek over the socialist party leader’s refusal to convene the House defence committee he is chairing in protest over the far-right party’...
Wired for action: slacklining daredevils’ adrenaline acrobatics
Ready for some jaw-dropping feats of slacklining? Because if you’re inspired by impossible acrobatics off wires slung across yawning drops, then this is the video for you.
Slacklining refers ...
Protopsalti and Hadjiyiannis now touring the island
Beloved in both Greece and Cyprus, singers Alkistis Protopsalti and Michalis Hadjiyiannis are coming together this summer for a series of concerts in Cyprus. Touring Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, ...