Archive 2022

Closer cooperation on voluntary returns and integration were the main focus of a meeting on Monday between the interior ministry and senior officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). ...

The cryptocurrency industry was on edge on Monday morning as investors feared contagion from problems at major crypto players could unleash a major shakeout if not contained. Bitcoin which has ...

A total of €850 million has been paid out to farmers since 2014 from European and national funds, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday. He was speaking at an apricot celebration ...

Kyndryl, the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider and Bank of Cyprus (BoC), the island’s leading banking and financial services group, have agreed to expand their collaboration. The ...

Russia is committing a war crime by blocking the export of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday as EU foreign ...

An excellent dialogue took place recently at the hybrid ‘Resilient Cities: London and Limassol’ conference organised by Consulco last week, where speakers from Cyprus and Britain exchanged views on the ...

China’s crude oil imports from Russia soared 55 per cent from a year earlier to a record level in May, displacing Saudi Arabia as the top supplier, as refiners cashed ...

A day of strikes in Belgium over the cost of living forced Brussels Airport to cancel all departing flights on Monday and halted many bus services across the country. Unions ...

The Minister of Justice Stephi Dracou, late on Monday announced her intention to suspend a senior police officer implicated in a complaint filed against him by central prisons director Anna ...

Russian-backed separatist forces in Ukraine said on Monday they had taken a village beside the main southern road towards the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, over which Russian and Ukrainian ...

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Sunday accused his own 5-Star Movement party of undermining government efforts to support Ukraine and weakening Rome’s standing within the European Union. ...

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck will step down at the end of June after 19 years in the role, the Premier League club said on Monday. American lawyer Buck, who was appointed ...

Oil prices edged lower on Monday, reversing earlier gains, as concerns about slowing global economic growth and fuel demand outweighed worries about tightening supplies. Brent crude futures slipped 3 cents to $113.09 ...

Sheep and goat farmers met Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis at the presidential palace on Monday to discuss ongoing issues with the handling of the halloumi PDO. The meeting, which Kadis ...

Astronomers have peered into a teeming stellar nursery in the Tarantula Nebula – a colossal cloud of gas and dust next door to our galaxy – gaining new understanding of the dynamics ...

Low-cost airline easyJet EZJ.L said on Monday it was cutting more flights in the busy summer period to help manage problems including shortages of ground staff and flight caps ...

Kyriacos Koushos was on Monday named as labour minister following the death of Zeta Emilianidou earlier this month. Koushos, who has most recently been serving as the president’s undersecretary, ...

Two women attacked by a Rottweiler on Sunday as they tried to help their neighbour restrain it remain in hospital, police said on Monday. According to the husband of the 59...

Italian Matteo Berrettini retained his title at the Queen’s Club Championships with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic on Sunday, as the world number 10 gave himself ...

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick delivered a shot for the ages when he needed it most on Sunday, finding the green from a fairway bunker at the last hole to win ...

In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades lauded the resumption of the Cyprus-Greece ferry link after more than 20 years as “historic”, as he addressed the launch of the maiden voyage ...

The election of Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, is indicative of widespread yearning for a more equal and inclusive society, analysts and business leaders said, but the former ...

Travellers are braced for major disruptions this week in their commuting as the biggest rail strikes in almost 30 years is due to start on Monday night. British transport secretary Grant ...

After light fog and dust were observed in the island over the weekend, the weather on Monday will be mostly clear, with isolated clouds on the southern coast. Temperatures will ...