Today’s Weather
The weather on Tuesday will be mostly clear, however in the afternoon there will be temporarily increased clouds, mainly in the mountains and inland areas. Winds in the morning will ...
Commissioner emphatic on determining fate of missing persons
In a meeting with relatives of Greek missing persons on Monday, Presidential Commissioner, Fotis Fotiou, acknowledged their “agony of anguish and uncertainty about the fate of their loved ones” and ...
Putin visits Iran for talks on Syrian conflict, Ukraine grain (Update 2)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader’s first trip outside the former Soviet Union since ...
Cyprus based venture builder exits Finnish company
Embria, a Cyprus-based venture builder firm that founds, funds and grows its own startups from the ground up, earlier this month announced that it has sold its stake in Finnish ...
Two people arrested in Nicosia for internet fraud operation
Police arrested two people for a case of fraud and embezzlement. The 51-year-old male suspect and a 22-year-old female suspect were taken into custody for questioning.
According to police information, ...
Record temperatures scorch Europe, as wildfires rage across south
Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, while wildfires raged across the parched countryside in ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) on Monday released a public statement congratulating Irene Mylona-Chrysostomou for her recent appointment as the new Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property.
“Mrs. Mylona-Chrysostomou ...
Mayor and sports club in feud over Limassol marathon
Limassol municipal council will discuss next year’s marathon on Tuesday, after the company that had the contract for holding the event for the past 11 years announced it will hold ...
Our View: Angry reaction to HIO board appointment is unjustified
The mass hysteria sparked by President Anastasiades’ decision to appoint the president of the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA), Dr Petros Agathangelou, to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), ...
Construction material prices nearly 20 per cent higher than last June
The Construction Materials Price Index increased by 19.42 per cent year-on-year in June, reflecting the rising costs in construction, as well as the resulting price increases in the sector, according to ...
Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus
Russian forces kept up their bombardment of cities across Ukraine, with intense shelling of Sumy in the north, cluster bombs targeting Mykolaiv and a missile strike in Odesa in the ...
No prospects on horizon for Cyprob, Unficyp chief laments disappointing political process
The ongoing stalemate between Greek and Turkish Cypriots painted a glum outlook for how things are shaping up for the future of the island and its people, during closed-door consultations ...
Increasingly bitter race to replace UK PM Johnson narrows to four
Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak held onto his lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Monday as another hopeful was knocked out, leaving ...
EU to buy forest firefighting planes as climate crises intensify
The European Union is in talks with manufacturers to buy firefighting planes to battle the increased risk of severe wildfires like those raging in Southern Europe, the bloc’s head ...
Famagusta CID arrest man, 29, in connection to Ayia Napa disturbance
A 29-year-old man, from Famagusta district, was arrested at noon on Monday to facilitate police investigations in connection with an ongoing case of hooliganism, damage to property, and causing disturbance ...
Dr Agathangelou says he believes in Gesy
Dr Petros Agathangelou, the president of the Cyprus Medical Association (CMA) on Monday dismissed as ‘mudslinging’ the heavy criticism of his appointment to the board of the Health Insurance Organisation, (...
Gas crisis spurs Germany to mull extending life of nuclear plants
Germany may extend the life of its three remaining nuclear power plants, the economy ministry said on Monday, as public support rises in the face of a possible cut-off of ...
Larnaca port and marina gets green light
The Larnaca port and marina project has got the green light from town planning authorities, allowing the concession holders to begin works.
In a press release on Monday, the transport ...
Ukrainian farmers rush to harvest grain from fields near frontline
A plume of smoke rises from a burning field in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, an increasingly common sight across swathes of farmland in the south and east of the country ...
Energy crisis and inflation quells rebound of economy – CBC
The current energy crisis and inflation have undone the rebound in the Cyprus economy registered last year, depleting households’ disposable income and posing a threat to the stability of the ...
Flights briefly disrupted at UK’s Luton airport as heat damages runway (Update)
Flights to and from Britain’s London Luton airport were temporarily disrupted on Monday after soaring temperatures caused a defect in its runway, prompting airlines to delay or divert their ...
Municipality wants power to deal with bad landlords
Nicosia municipality urged deputies to crack down on what it says were weaknesses in current legislation, which led to derelict buildings that were increasingly dangerous being rented out.
In its ...
France, UAE sign energy cooperation deal
The governments of France and the United Arab Emirates signed on Monday a strategic agreement to cooperate in the energy sector, the French government said.
The partnership aimed to identify ...
EU agrees another 500 mln euros for Ukrainian arms (Update)
European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday another 500 million euros ($504 million) of EU funding to supply arms to Ukraine, taking the bloc’s security support to 2.5 billion euros since Russia ...