Archive 2021

Total new loans granted by Cyprus’ banks decreased by € 72.6 million in October 2021, compared to the previous month, mainly due to the significant reduction of new loans to non-financial corporations for ...

Turkey’s reaction to news that the government has awarded the rights for the exploration of offshore Block 5 to the ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum consortium, demonstrates, yet again, Ankara’s ...

The hypocrisy of Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is astounding. He has been engaging in activities that could only be described as electoral campaigning, but wrote to the leader of Disy, ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Reuters Next conference on Friday that Chinese leaders should think carefully about their actions toward Taiwan, warning of “terrible consequences” if ...

A six-year-old boy, the sole survivor of an Italian cable car disaster who was kidnapped and taken to Israel by his grandfather, flew back to Italy on Friday night following ...

The rise in energy prices, the revision of the trans-European networks for energy (TEN-E) regulation (which particularly interests Cyprus), and the progress made towards the adoption of the “Fit for 55 ...

One death and 594 new coronavirus cases were announced on Friday by the health ministry. The death concerns a 75-year-old man who died on Thursday. The number of deaths from Covid-19 ...

Prosecutors filed involuntary manslaughter charges on Friday against the parents of the Michigan teenager who authorities say fatally shot four classmates at his school earlier this week. James and Jennifer ...

The UK Minister for Europe, Wendy Morton, has reiterated that on the Cyprus settlement issue the UK “continues to advocate a solution in line with UN parameters, based on the ...

If there is one instrument that could represent Spanish music, it would have to be the guitar. It is a characteristic sound in the country’s music and on December 16, ...

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he is putting together a set of comprehensive initiatives aimed at making it difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to move against ...

We need to feel, think, and understand how our fellow human beings with disabilities live, and pass on this empathy to children, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday. “We ...

Finnair will commence direct flights from Larnaca to Helsinki in the 2022 summer season. Flights will be via Airbus A320/A321, twice a week, every Tuesday and Sunday, running April 10-October 23, 2022. “...

The transport ministry reminded the public on Friday that it will on Monday start accepting applications for subsidies for the car scrappage scheme and purchase of vehicles with lower emissions. ...

Parliament on Friday approved an opposition proposal to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9 per cent across the board for an indefinite period. The proposal was passed ...

Barcelona’s Champions League group match away at Bayern Munich next week will be played without fans due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the German state of Bavaria, the ...

Cyprus could be a ‘workshop of fraternity’, Pope says By Jean Christou and Jonathan Shkurko Pope Francis on Friday wished that Cyprus, an island “marked by a painful division” become ...

Which is the most beautiful island in the world? Well, not Cyprus, according to Travel + Leisure magazine! Instead, readers have plumped for Palawan – a little-known isle in the Philippines, which ...

An Italian man turned up at a vaccination centre wearing a fake silicone arm, hoping to fool a nurse into giving him a jab in order to obtain a COVID-19 ...

The health ministry on Friday issued more clarifications, this time specifically about Christmas events, following its decree tightening some measures to limit the spread of coronavirus. From Monday December 6 to ...

Among the 50 migrants that Pope Francis is taking back to Italy with him, are two Cameroonian students stuck in the buffer zone for the past six months as neither the ...

One out of 10 Italians think astronauts never set foot on the moon while 5.8% believe the earth is flat, according to a poll published on Friday, which said conspiracy theories had ...

Simple, quick, and easy recipe for a delicious Spicy Chicken Pasta for the whole family. Delicious spicy chicken pasta is quick and simple to make at home with pantry-friendly ingredients. ...

The cabinet has approved a €5m scheme to subsidise the replacement of energy consuming home appliances by vulnerable groups. The starting date for the submission of applications will be announced ...