Archive 2022

Speeding and driving under the influence of substances are the main contributors to serious and fatal road collisions, police said on Thursday a day after a driver was caught speeding ...

Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China’s financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as it moves towards a return to normalcy, but a country-wide economic recovery is still a distance away, ...

In today’s episode, there are increasing signs that the tourism industry is getting back on its feet, as hotels in the Famagusta region are expecting to see occupancy rates ...

A warm weekend lies ahead, with temperatures set to rise above the seasonal average, the met office said in its early morning weather forecast on Thursday. Thursday will be mainly ...

Police on Thursday said they were investigating after thieves stole a car and other items from the home of a 35-year-old man in Paphos. The burglary was reported to the ...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the strictest abortion ban in the United States, one that prohibits abortions from fertilization and allows private citizens to sue those ...

A 50-year-old man is wanted on suspicion of extorting money from elderly Paphos residents, police said on Thursday. The case was reported to the police by two people aged 89 and 82 ...

Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) president Antonis Antoniou on Wednesday said that it is the organisation’s duty to highlight possible pitfalls and sound the alarm bell where it sees ...

A senior U.N. official is due to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss reviving fertilizer exports, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday, stressing ...

Cyprus-licensed bank AstroBank on Wednesday announced that it recorded an after-tax profit of €3.3 million in 2021, a notable improvement on the €18 million loss it sustained in 2020. Moreover, the bank recorded a ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday described the decision by the bank employees’ union Etyk to stage a 24-hour warning strike on May 31 as “sad and disappointing”. The Etyk executive council announced ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced that Paul Sies has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer, with Sies officially assuming the role on May 20. “Mr Sies has extensive ...

Limassol has been ranked as the tenth best coastal city break destination in the world by UK price comparison website Comparethemarket.com. The study ranked 35 major coastal cities in the ...

After receiving the go-ahead for ‘dynamic measures’ from the overwhelming majority of its membership, the bank employees’ union Etyk announced a 24-hour warning strike at Hellenic Bank. Etyk’s executive ...

AS Roma won their first major European title in more than 60 years as Nicolo Zaniolo’s first-half goal earned the Italians a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Europa ...

The island’s Road Transport Department (TOM) will fully digitalise its services after the transport ministry struck a deal with the Deputy Ministry of Innovation as part of the government’...

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday simplifying the process for residents of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to acquire Russian citizenship and passports. The decree marks ...

The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers posted on social media that he was going to shoot up an elementary school about 15 minutes before his rampage, Governor Greg ...

An alcohol importer in Limassol lost €35,391 after falling victim to an internet scam, police said on Wednesday. According to the police report, the 37-year-old owner of the company made a ...

Turkish Cypriot labour unions on Wednesday threatened to hold an indefinite strike if the ‘government’ in the north adopts the new protocol on financial support from Turkey, as authorities continued ...

Nicosia giants Omonia have won the Cyprus Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Ethnikos Achnas at the GSP Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite having Shehu Abdullahi sent off ...

Sixth seed Carlos Alcaraz clawed back from the brink of a shock second-round defeat at the French Open on Wednesday to outlast fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in a five-set marathon ...

Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Ukraine’s military said, threatening to shut off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the ...

Cheesemakers on Wednesday said they had nothing to hide following concerted inspections by the competition protection commission after accusations that milk powder is being used in the production of halloumi. ...