Archive December 2022

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Less than three weeks ago, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled an austere government budget, which includes a fiscal adjustment of £55 ...

Russia will not export oil that is subject a Western-imposed price cap even if Moscow has to accept a drop in oil production, President Vladimir Putin’s point man on ...

Preliminary voters lists for the archbishopric elections for will be distributed to every community and church in Cyprus on Monday. The move is part of the Church of Cyprus’ efforts ...

I never thought I’d spend my Sunday talking with hunters. Hunting is an alien concept to me. Why anyone enjoys shooting animals, when there is no pressing need for ...

Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed the governor’s office in the southern city of Sweida on Sunday and set fire to parts of the ...

Global research is positive but Cyprus remains resistant As society elsewhere finds itself in the grip of what has been coined as the psychedelic renaissance, how ready is Cyprus to ...

Seven of the more isolated communities have put on a good festive show Among the many events for the festive season, one of the highlights are the Christmas villages supported ...

He must define his position on the Cyprus problem I have repeatedly made it clear that for me the major issue of the presidential election campaign is – rightly so – the ...

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is on the island, as part of military exercises Cyprus is involved in, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Sunday. “Within the framework of ...

An upcoming showcase will also bring sounds of the Eastern Mediterranean to light says ELENI PHILIPPOU It is time for jazzy melodies and world music to fill Rialto Theatre as ...

Failure to address social and economic needs By Les Manison The budget is the main instrument of government policy for meeting the social and economic needs of its citizens. Indeed, ...

Britain’s government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the ...

Police on Sunday said they were looking for leads to find Casandra Moraianu, a 36-year-old woman from Romania, missing since last Friday. She is described as slim, around 1.55m tall, ...

Rules that Scots do not have the right to self determination On November 22, 2022 the UK Supreme Court ruled that the people of Scotland did not have the right to self-determination ...

Authorities on Sunday said 13 migrants had been rescued from a boat off the coast of Cape Greco, which included three minors. The boat’s 24-year-old driver was arrested and remanded ...

Iran on Sunday executed four people convicted of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The Islamic Republic has long accused arch-enemy Israel of ...

Larnaca police are investigating an attempted murder after gunshots were fired at a moving vehicle on Sunday. Two men aged 39 and 42 were in the car, as well as a six-year-old ...

By Omar Khaled Abdelrahman, Christmas is a period for celebrating our relationships with family and friends – a time filled with nostalgia and sentimentality. Of course for many people it’s ...

The prospect of Harry Kane not scoring in any of England‘s group games at the World Cup might have left fans fearing the worst but instead there is a ...

Turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry has rattled major exchanges and sent the value of digital assets tumbling, but at least one group stands to gain: bankruptcy lawyers. High-profile bankruptcies involving ...

Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and layoffs. Rising cost pressures as a result of inflation and shrinking ...

Most of France’s talk ahead of their last-16 clash with Poland has been about how Les Bleus will handle Robert Lewandowski, but the defending champions are well aware there ...

Ports for planes and ships are gearing up for the era of sustainable fuels and renewable energy. By Michael Allen If the European Union is to meet its net-zero targets ...

International technology company Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Partner2Connect digital alliance, it announced on Thursday. This will enable Huawei to ...