Archive 2022

There was a relatively positive outcome to Thursday’s mass meeting of stakeholders under the minister of health, that discussed the provision of healthcare at weekends. It would be nice ...

By Yiannis Seitanidis EU sanctions against Russia are having a negative impact on businesses in Cyprus, with closures and redundancies as a consequence, according to the European Sanctions Affecting People ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides told attendees at a SEK trade union conference that Cyprus is entering a new era “where the only certainty is uncertainty”. During his speech, the Finance ...

Digital assets platform FalconX was valued at $8 billion in a new funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and B Capital, more than doubling its valuation in 10 ...

Illicit drug sales are increasingly being conducted online, in part because of the pandemic, a senior police officer said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference ahead of International Day ...

More than 3,200 confirmed monkeypox cases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization as part of the current outbreak. There is need for intensified surveillance in the broader ...

The United States will cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 borrowers who claimed they were defrauded by their colleges, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said. A settlement ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine‘s formal candidature to join the European Union was a big step towards strengthening Europe at a time when Russia was testing its freedom and ...

Ukraine, in a symbolic move, on Thursday said it had formally filed a case against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to end “the mass and gross human ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that allows the police force to hire 300 special constables who will be deployed to help stem migrant flows. The special constables, to ...

Firefighting operations resumed early on Friday morning in the north’s Kantara area as flare-ups during the previous night reignited on two fronts. Helicopters were the first to the scene ...

The lax financial management of public health bodies came under scrutiny on Thursday, as highlighted in a report by the auditor-general on the administrative and financial autonomy of the state ...

A Nigerian senator and his wife were remanded in custody in London on Thursday charged with plotting to have a 15-year-old boy brought into the United Kingdom to harvest his ...

By Elias Hazou and Christodoulos Mavroudis The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday called the armaments activities on the Greek-Cypriot side a provocation and a threat to stability on the ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked Juul Labs Inc from selling its e-cigarettes in the United States, potentially dealing a fatal blow to the once high-flying San Francisco ...

A law proposal regulating the use of an app is to be prepared by October for patients to communicate directly with their doctors and have immediate access to medical help ...

Weekend clinics across the island should start operating on July 9, once any outstanding issues raised during recent meetings are resolved, the health ministry said on Thursday. The announcement came after ...

For yet another summer, the University of Cyprus’ Cultural Centre presents its annual arts festival. This year, the 25th, it is dedicated to the memory of Michalis Pieris, the founder ...

Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay was in the north on Thursday to bolster Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar whose election “had shown the desire of Turkish Cypriots for a ...

Saturday, June 25 with your copy of the Cyprus Mail. Finance plays a critical role for society at large, serving individuals, families, businesses, governments, and civic institutions. In this issue, we ...

Eight people who took care of football legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released this week following an investigation into his ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday criticised “the abuse” of international sanctions, while Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded the West for fomenting global crisis, with both leaders calling for greater ...

Child protection commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Thursday berated authorities for failing to implement an institutional framework governing the operation of children’s summer camps as a failure to safeguard children’...

Epic Street Fest is back! And this time round it will be held in Nicosia’s Old Town, along the Old Powerhouse’s street, near the new Nicosia Municipality building. ...