Archive 2022

Iran has released two Greek-flagged tankers that it seized in the Gulf in May, the Greek shipping ministry said, ending a months-long diplomatic impasse which has strained relations between Athens ...

By Xenia Saitti and and Kyprianos Santis Alternative Investment Funds have consistently been selected as the preferred vehicle for investments from both asset managers and investors. In the eyes of ...

Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday accused Israel and Western intelligence services of planning to divide the country gripped by anti-government protests and start a civil war, a day after ...

Russia pounded gas production facilities and a major missile factory in new missile strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. Explosions were heard in several parts ...

The crypto crash is here – and both Bitcoin and Ethereum are feeling the heat. Trading volume is down, and growth has slowed. While the top two coins still have value ...

FIFA is launching a new service to crack down on hate speech and discrimination online during the World Cup, world soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday. The Social Media ...

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to. Ronaldo said Ferguson ...

With a special screening at the Rialto Theatre on November 21, Queer Wave, the Cyprus LGBT+ Film Festival makes its first appearance in Limassol. As a prelude to this year’s ...

In today’s episode, the two additional supreme courts envisioned within the justice reform package passed in summer – and aimed at speeding up the snail’s pace rate of court ...

Around 2kg of drugs were found by police in the possession of a 20-year-old man who was finally arrested after being chased by patrol cars in Limassol. According to police, ...

The Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) is bringing ActInSpace, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) space start-up competition for students and young innovators, to Nicosia. The event will take place ...

A one-hour warning strike will be held on Thursday by members at the Electricity Authority (EAC) unions. The stoppage will be held between 11am and noon. “The staff is disappointed ...

By: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki On 11 November 1918 Poland regained its independence. This event occurred 123 years after the First Polish Republic had ceased to exist, ...

U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in October as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, suggesting consumer spending picked up early ...

High labour costs and unhindered access to energy and raw materials are the main challenges expected to be faced by Cypriot businesses in 2023, based on the 30th annual edition of ...

Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth around $30 billion with South Korean companies, Asharq TV quoted the Kingdom’s investment minister Khalid Al-Falih as saying on Thursday. The Saudi-based TV ...

Ukraine said it faced fierce attacks in the east from Russian forces reinforced with troops withdrawn from Kherson in the south, while NATO and Poland concluded a missile that crashed ...

Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party ...

Questions have emerged whether the government will be able to pass a bill proposal being discussed from Wednesday for prices on a ‘household basket of goods.’ The ‘household basket,’ which ...

The eagerly anticipated reform of the justice system, which was to have been in place at the start of 2023 has been put back six months at request of the supreme ...

The top U.S. general on Wednesday said Ukraine’s chances of any near-term, outright military victory were not high, cautioning that Russia still had significant combat power inside Ukraine ...

Protesting workers demanding higher salaries disrupted a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony under the historic dome of the Paris department store Galeries Lafayette on Wednesday. “Not happy! Not happy,” protesters chanted, waving ...

Cyprus Airways saw a 169 per cent increase in flights during October compared to the same period last year, the company announced on Wednesday. In total, the airline carried out 310 flights ...

The European Commission plans to propose a cap on natural gas prices after Nov. 24, as it seeks to contain an energy crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ...