Archive 2022

Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. According to figures from the European Border ...

Did you know that the oak tree is the national tree of Cyprus and an endemic small tree? Also known as the golden oak, the tree is mostly found in ...

A 22-year-old was arrested in Limassol under suspicion of stealing construction materials from a building site, police said on Thursday. According to authorities, the 22-year-old was discovered by the owner ...

Eurobank on Thursday said that it has increased its stake in Hellenic Bank to 26 per cent, having now made an agreement for the acquisition of a 13.4 per cent share that ...

Nursing staff on Thursday have called on the government to start paying a “shift allowance,” which they were receiving on top of their salaries prior to the 2013 financial crisis. In ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that the United States and NATO were direct participants in the Ukraine war because of their support to Kyiv and defended Moscow’...

Former Justice Minister and prominent lawyer Dr Kypros Chrysostomides died on Thursday, at the age of 80, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Paphos in 1942 and went on ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping his underage daughter in Paphos, police said on Thursday. The case, which is being investigated by the domestic violence unit of ...

A Democratic senator and chair of a key committee on Wednesday pressed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for help in securing legislation to better regulate cryptocurrency, the latest sign of ...

Viberate (VIB) operates in a niche market but has still beaten the wider market this year, as most cryptos are in a slump. VIB, on the other hand, is up ...

A Larnaca firefighter is receiving precautionary treatment in hospital after rocks fell on him while rescuing a dog from a well. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis stated that such open ...

By Sarah Coyne I am not sure if everyone makes the same mistake as me, but sometimes we just ignore the restaurants right on our doorstep. And missing out on ...

The defence ministry announced on Thursday that they will be acquiring 60 new four-wheel drive vehicles for the National Guard. As stated in its announcement, the ministry signed a contract for ...

British house prices tumbled 1.4 per cent in November compared with October, the biggest monthly drop since June 2020 and the clearest sign yet that the housing market is cooling rapidly, data ...

You have probably heard about blockchain at this point. It has become a household term, and most people have some connection to the word. But why is it like this? ...

I will use the full weight of my office to support Cypriot-led, UN-facilitated efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality for all Cypriots, candidate for ...

‘Tis the season to… go out! With all that is taking place around the island, it is easy to stay busy during the Christmas period. A wave of Christmas markets ...

In today’s episode, House President Annita Demetriou criticised Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou over sex education in schools’ interference. In other news, MPs discussed a bill to ban LGBTI+ conversion ...

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Italian authorities handed over a 50-year-old man wanted in Cyprus for several robberies from 2017 to 2018, police said on Thursday. Authorities said that the man was handed over on Wednesday night. ...

Germany are not eyeing any high score in their final World Cup Group E match against Costa Rica on Thursday but are just hoping a simple win will be enough ...

Belgium captain Eden Hazard has denied there is a rift in the squad but admits frank words were exchanged between the players following their surprise 2-0 World Cup Group F ...

Swedish fashion giant H&M on Wednesday became the first big European retailer to start laying off staff in response to the cost of living crisis despite a still ...

Russian forces tried to advance in eastern Ukraine and trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on Kherson in the south, the Ukrainian military said, as Western allies sought to buttress ...