Archive 2022

Ukraine expects to receive 5 billion euros ($4.98 billion) in macro-financial aid from the European Union this coming week to support the economy and army, and to prepare for the looming winter, ...

European gas buyers already grappling with record-high prices face further pain when the markets open on Monday after Russia said one of its main supply pipelines to Europe would remain ...

Chileans will head to the polls on Sunday to approve or reject a progressive new constitution that would replace its current market-friendly text dating back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. ...

But there is no agreement on how to get there: an open letter to President Anastasiades I have carefully read your speech at the meeting of the Limassol Reserve Officers ...

President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, will be in Cyprus next month. This will be her second visit to the island this year. This time the President ...

The dispute between the couple and the asylum seeker dates back to April The elderly Briton, who was caught on video, beating an Iranian woman outside a house in Kato ...

British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if ...

Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Shell (SHEL.L) are of commercial quantities, likely in the billions of barrells, the southern African nation’s mines ...

Gaza’s ruling Hamas Islamists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the Interior Ministry said. The dawn ...

An explosive device went off outside a house in Nicosia early on Sunday, police said. According to police, at 4.15am they received information that an explosion had occurred outside a ...

In a rare instance of criticism among their own, European Council President Charles Michel has said the European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has been late in responding ...

Police said on Sunday that a speedboat carrying 12 irregular migrants was spotted 14 nautical miles south-west of cape Greco on Saturday. According to police the boat travelling at high speed, showed ...

Limassol police on Saturday night found two dummy explosive devices attached to two cars owned by an Israeli couple, permanent residents of Cyprus. According to police, the dummies were found ...

Paphos police on Saturday night raided three establishments in Paphos, confiscating sound equipment that violated regulations on noise pollution, they said. Two sound consoles, two amplifiers and five speakers were ...

Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality (VR) devices, the companies announced at a ...

A driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in which a cyclist was killed early in Saturday has been arrested after turning himself into police. Romanian national Cristian Rosu, 25, was ...

Just as inflation ravages the big guns of US apparel retail, awash in high inventory and deep discounts to lure shoppers back to stores, Japan’s Uniqlo is set for ...

It was Yeltsin that oversaw the break-up of the Soviet Union The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev is a good time to reset the West’s relationship with Russia. There is ...

By Andreas Charalambous The Government of the Republic of Cyprus, following a prolonged dialogue with employers’ associations and trade unions, announced the adoption of a national wide minimum wage. The ...

A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concerns as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up ...

Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional 200 million euros ($199.02 million) to fund aid programs for those internally displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion, Development Minister Svenja Schulze told ...

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and Shell Plc (SHEL.L) on Thursday confirmed the sale of their California oil joint-venture Aera to German asset manager IKAV for $4 billion, ending a 25...

Many suspicious deaths of Nigerians, have been warned against going to north By Esra Aygin The Nigerian Federal Government has advised Nigerians against going to the northern part of Cyprus ...

The golden passport saga took a new twist on Thursday, when an Akel deputy revealed at a House committee meeting that five foreign nationals had made donations to ruling party ...