Archive August 2022

A Russian rocket carrying an Iranian satellite successfully launched into space on Tuesday as Moscow and Tehran seek to build closer ties in the face of Western sanctions. The remote ...

By Saskia Otterstein Chara Konstantinou will represent Cyprus at the IFMA Muay Thai Youth World Championships taking place in Malaysia from August 9-21 The 14-year-old has already won the silver ...

Paphos police carried out a crackdown operation on Monday to curb speeding and other traffic violations. In the context of the wide-spread operation within the Paphos district, over sixty drivers ...

Police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man, to facilitate investigation into multiple cases of burglary and theft. Arrest warrants were pending against the 26-year-old, which related to seven cases. Upon ...

It is almost time for Salamiou village to fill with film screenings, videographers and animation enthusiasts as the Countryside Animafest Cyprus Festival gets ready for its 21st edition. Held from ...

In today’s episode, main opposition Akel hectored the government for its silence over the eavesdropping scandal raging in Greece, and claimed a possible link to the earlier ‘spy van’ ...

MEP Giorgos Georgiou has informed the head of the European parliament inquiry committee of claims and media reports on the alleged intention of phone surveillance at the Cyprus central prisons. ...

Ukraine reported intense Russian shelling across the frontlines on Tuesday as both sides traded blame for the weekend strike on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex which triggered international concern about a ...

The arrest warrant for a 33-year-old held for a case of extortion of money by false representation has been extended. According to Paphos police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, the 33-year-old appeared ...

Police intercepted three persons at Paphos airport intending to depart for France with forged documents. According to the police spokesperson, on Monday around midday two women presented themselves in the ...

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) agreed to buy an additional $4.2 billion in semiconductor chips from GlobalFoundries’s (GFS.O) New York factory, bringing its total commitment to $7.4 billion in purchases through 2028, according ...

Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation into Trump‘...

Police have arrested a man in connection with an investigated case of motorcycle theft and arson. The case concerns the theft and arson of a motorcycle, committed June 6, in the ...

Singer Olivia Newton-John, who soared to the top of the world’s pop music charts in the 1970s and 1980s with such tunes as “I Honestly Love You” and “Physical” ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mostly clear, but there will be some temporarily increased cloud cover, and possibility of isolated showers in the afternoon, mainly in the mountains and ...

The Cypriot authorities managed to return a total of 3,500 irregular immigrants in the first half of 2022, placing Cyprus as the top EU country in immigrant returns relative to its population, ...

Russian airlines, including state-controlled Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), are stripping jetliners to secure spare parts they can no longer buy abroad because of Western sanctions, four industry sources told Reuters. The ...

Pfizer Inc on Monday agreed to pay $5.4 billion in cash for sickle cell disease drugmaker Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT.O), as it looks to capitalize on a surge in revenue ...

The digital security authority issued online safety advice to businesses on Monday, citing a Eurobarometer report that showed more small and medium sized (SMEs) establishments in Cyprus fell victim to ...

For a country that is not traditionally associated with sporting achievements, a tally of 11 medals at an international event such as the Commonwealth Games is quite the result. It is ...

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes. A ...

Hodlnaut, a Singapore-based crypto currency lender and borrower, has suspended withdrawals, swaps and deposits, the company said on Monday, the latest sign of stress in the cryptocurrency industry. The crypto ...

Nicosia and Athens are monitoring Turkish movements with the Abdulhamid Han drillship and have prepared actions, depending on the target for drilling in the Mediterranean, state broadcaster Cybc reported on ...

A judge has authorized U.S. prosecutors to seize a $90 million Airbus <AIR.PA> plane owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on ...