Archive 2022

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Three additional deaths from Covid were reported on Friday that relate to deaths from 2021, the ministry of health said. They were found as government scientists reviewed the data, meaning the ...

Australia on Friday listed the entire Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, calling the move a deterrent to political and religious violence and bringing Australia in line with ...

A betting shop owner has been fined €1,500 for allowing a customer into the shop without a SafePass. The fine came as police charged 11 people in the 24 hours leading up to 6...

A 25-year-old has been arrested after he was found in Nicosia with bags of heroin in his possession, police said on Friday. Following reports of suspicious behaviour in the area ...

Russia’s communications watchdog has restricted access to the Russian-language websites of the BBC and Radio Liberty for spreading what it cast as false information about the conflict in Ukraine. ...

A responsible-investing group representing $10 trillion of assets under management and advisement said companies could be right to cut Russian business ties to protest Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but urged ...

Two of Hong Kong’s largest consumer retail chains started rationing some food and drug items on Friday to curb panic buying that has plagued the city over the past ...

Ukrainians working at Western tech companies are banding together to help their besieged homeland, aiming to knock down disinformation websites, encourage Russians to turn against their government, and speed delivery ...

Rising fuel costs, electricity, fruit and vegetables have caused inflation to go up by 6.6 per cent in February, according to data published on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). ...

Unemployment fell to 6.3 per cent of the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 8 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2020. According to a labour force survey conducted by ...

By George Pirishis In an effort to contain costs from the rising fuel prices, the government has decided to temporarily reduce the excise tax on petrol and diesel by 7 cents ...

Nicosia has topped the Financial Times supplement FDI Intelligence’s rankings for human capital and lifestyle in small European cities for the fourth consecutive year, the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce ...

The council of ministers decided on Thursday to reduce the consumption tax on fuel and forwarded the relevant bill to the legislature for immediate approval. Consumption tax on petrol and ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for a second term in April’s elections, seeking a mandate to steer the euro zone’s second-largest economy through ...

Sneaker maker Nike and home furnishings firm IKEA shut down stores in Russia on Thursday, as trade restrictions and supply shutdowns added to political pressure for companies to stop business ...

Travel booking software provider Sabre Corp SABR.O said on Thursday it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot AFLT.MM, hurting the Russian flag carrier’s ability to sell ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk warned there was a high chance the company’s Starlink satellite broadband service could be “targeted” in Ukraine, which has been hit by Russian invasion. The ...

By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou The ‘Home for Women’ has handled more than 450 cases during its operation on a trial basis, while its establishment testifies to Cyprus’ efforts to ...

The problems Cyprus is facing from the EU ban on Russian flights, and other impacts on the economy from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are to be at the centre ...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need to set up humanitarian corridors and a possible ceasefire around them for fleeing civilians, both sides said after talks on Thursday, in ...

One of the two men who escaped from Paphos police station earlier in February was on Thursday referred directly to trail before the Paphos criminal court over a series of ...

Authorities on Thursday announced two more deaths attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 2,046 new positives. The latest fatalities were a woman aged 72, who passed away on Wednesday; and a 55-year-old ...

The House on Thursday passed three bills comprising the much-delayed reform of local government, rearranging and consolidating the current 30 municipalities into 20. The legislation relating to municipalities passed with 52 votes for, ...