Archive 2022

Cyprus’ new ferry link with Greece creates great potential for maritime tourism between the two countries, deputy minister of shipping, Vassilios Demetriades said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference ...

The central committee of Akel meets this weekend to discuss the proposal prepared by the political bureau for the presidential elections. The political bureau will give the central committee a ...

A deadly explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high in the side of the building, killing at least 22 people and injuring ...

Measures on how to deal with inherent hooliganism and avoid incidents escalating during the impending Apollona – Apoel match on Sunday in Limassol, were decided at a meeting held on Friday ...

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a new weapons package worth at least $100 million for Ukraine as soon as later on Friday, four U.S. officials told Reuters, the ...

Evacuations of civilians trapped in a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol resumed late on Friday, hours after Russia was accused of violating a truce intended to allow them ...

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over the country’s deep economic crisis that saw police ...

Two people died and at least 18 were injured in a strong explosion that rocked a four-storey building being renovated in central Madrid on Friday, Spanish authorities said. Two men working ...

The first World Trade Organization meeting to discuss a draft agreement to temporarily waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines went “very well”, its chair said on Friday, although some ...

Turkish Cypriot police uncovered 11 kilos of Indian cannabis worth €375,000 (TL 6m) following a raid at Tymbou (Ercan) airport, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday. Kibris Postasi’s website reported that ...

A 27-year-old man was taken into custody to facilitate investigation into the murder of 60-year old Leontios Pogiatzis last July, in Paphos district. The body of the 60-year-old was found ...

Group of Seven (G7) leaders will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday after U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this week said they would discuss possible additional ...

A performance full of passion, eroticism and virtuosity is arriving in Limassol towards the end of the month as the group Tango Legends from Argentina returns to Cyprus. Their previous ...

Lawmakers blocked a bid to overhaul strict Swiss banking secrecy rules on Friday in a blow to freedom of information advocates seeking an exemption for journalists and whistleblowers. Switzerland has ...

The European Commission proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil to give some countries more time to shift their energy supplies, and to address shipping concerns expressed by ...

European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel was in Cyprus on Friday to take part in the island’s first-ever Democracy Forum in Nicosia and called ...

Elon Musk and Twitter Inc TWTR.N were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from quickly completing his planned $44 billion takeover of the social ...

Queen Elizabeth plans to attend major celebrations to mark her 70 years on the British throne next month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, but two out-of-favour royals, Princes Andrew and Harry, ...

The European Central Bank should raise its deposit rate back into positive territory this year, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday, comments that point to ...

The charity concert to mark the Queen’s platinum Jubilee and the friendship between Britain and Cyprus organised by the British bases at Kourion on June 2, has come under renewed ...

Extensive building renovations and the use of heat pumps could nearly halve Europe’s Russian gas use, researchers said on Friday, although industry groups said this would require a substantial ...

AS Roma are offering the 166 fans who were present at the 6-1 humiliating defeat by Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the group stage free tickets for the Europa Conference League ...

The ministry of health will operate 53 free rapid testing sites for eligible groups on Saturday, it announced on Friday. Those entitled to a free rapid test include minors, the fully ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Friday called on the public to become members of the large family of blood donors to support the work of the Cyprus Red Cross. “Blood ...