Archive May 2022

Incentives for the creation of student residences within walled city of Nicosia is another step towards the permanent revitalisation of the area, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday. Speaking ...

Cyprus has become the first EU member-state to achieve 100 per cent 5G population coverage, even in its remotest areas, Cyta announced on Monday. The announcement came after the network reached ...

In total €20,000 was collected from the 5th Athienou rally with classic cars which will be donated to the municipality’s social welfare committee to help residents in need, it was ...

Nicosia municipality on Monday announced it will launch next week a clean-up campaign for empty plots and uninhabited houses, and will also provide a free pickup service for garden waste ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday pledged support for vulnerable groups in the face of growing inflation and rising costs. He conceded that the next few years would be difficult, ...

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll of civilians killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24 had exceeded 3,000 ...

By Katie Wright Designers went hell for leather on the spring/summer 22 runways, with vintage-inspired biker jackets seen at all four international fashion weeks. There were different takes on the ...

Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) premium brands Audi and Porsche have decided to join Formula One, Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Monday. There has been speculation for several ...

Peta Holdings Ltd has announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Cocoon Creations Services Ltd. The acquisition adds specialised technology and software services to Peta Holdings’ portfolio, aiming at ...

Russia may have averted default as it announced it had made several overdue payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, shifting the market’s focus to upcoming payments and whether ...

European stocks suddenly fell on Monday before partly recovering in what brokers described as a “flash crash” or an erroneous trade on a day where a holiday-thinned trading activity. The ...

Wind turbine maker Vestas (VWS.CO) posted a deep first-quarter loss and slashed its 2022 margin forecast due to the war in Ukraine and writedowns in its offshore business, reflecting an ...

Our greatgrandparents lived in a circular economy, upcycling items of clothing, a practice a new project hopes to encourage people to replicate. ALIX NORMAN meets the people behind the island’...

Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has upset opera and ballet fans by abruptly cancelling a series of shows this week by directors who have spoken out against the war in Ukraine. ...

The foreign ministry is in negotiations with Brussels in the hopes of securing an exemption from EU sanctions against Russia in case Cyprus is unsuccessful in obtaining the necessary aerial ...

The foreign ministry on Monday said that from Tuesday, the gradual reopening of Cyprus’ embassy in Kyiv would begin. However, the ministry’s travel directive issued on February 15, in which ...

For the first time the streaming giant has lost subscribers. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES mulls what make bring them, and the revenue, back It was a long time coming. The streaming world ...

A 21-year-old man was on Monday remanded for eight days in relation to the attempted murder of a 32-year-old man in Nicosia. The suspect was arrested the previous day after ...

About a fifth of reptile species – from the Galapagos tortoises to the Komodo dragon of the Indonesian islands, from West Africa’s rhinoceros viper to India’s gharial – are threatened ...

Two explosions took place in the early hours on Monday in Belgorod, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, but there was no damage or security threat, the top official in the ...

One of the suspects accused of setting fire to the evidence room at the Limassol court last year was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday. Last month, the 33...

When it comes to real estate, it appears that the misery of other countries helps Cyprus from time to time. Those of a more ‘mature’ age, will remember a lot ...

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Sunday night in in connection with a case of attempted murder of a 28-year-old man who was attacked with a knife. Earlier on Sunday ...

A total of 220 drivers were booked in a coordinated operation by Paphos police over the last three days. According to the police spokesperson, Michalis Nikolaou, three drivers were found driving ...