Archive February 2023

Trade unions have condemned the new regulations concerning the employment of third country nationals, while employers have said they do not go far enough. Labour Minister Kyriakos Koushos on Wednesday ...

Travellers from China are no longer required to provide a negative PCR test for Covid-19 prior to their arrival in Cyprus. The health ministry on Thursday referred to the cabinet’...

While Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Thursday expressed pride over finalising the Akamas local plan, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemtou warned its implementation may be a whole other story. According to ...

Banks’ shares have stumbled as they forecast pressure on margins Central bank policy rate has risen to 4 per cent, after decade near zero Deposit rates have not risen as fast ...

British football commentator John Motson has died aged 77, his family announced in a statement on Thursday. Popularly known as “Motty”, Motson started working on the BBC’s flagship highlights show ...

Russia’s economy proved unexpectedly resilient in the face of tough Western sanctions last year, but a return to pre-conflict levels of prosperity may be far off as more government ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would pay increased attention to boosting its nuclear forces by deploying a much-delayed new intercontinental ballistic missile, rolling out hypersonic missiles and ...

Police late on Thursday issued arrest warrants for five individuals linked to Wednesday’s incident at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) when hooded figures barged into a lecture hall ...

Oil prices edged up on Thursday, after Brent crude posted its biggest single-day loss in seven weeks the day before, as market players reassessed prospects for supply and demand. Investors ...

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Wednesday warned in a securities filing of potential risks to its Kazakhstan oil operations, which provided $2.5 billion in earnings last year. Threats to Kazakhstan ...

The long-awaited Dogetti (DETI) protocol is already in its presale phase as the developers have launched an interface to provide users with information on how to get their DETI tokens ...

Northern Irish police suspect that the New IRA Irish nationalist militant group may have been responsible for the attempted murder of a senior detective who was shot in front of ...

The police officers’ union has criticised the suspension of two of its members after a 23-year-old foreign national escaped from custody on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old escaped just hours after ...

By Sarah Coyne The name, The Mansion of Stavroula, certainly creates high expectations of a grand property. However, this restaurant in Konia doesn’t quite live up to its name ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 69-year-old man for alleged fraud by false representation and money laundering in an operation carried out with the help of Greek authorities. The man, who ...

Included with this week’s Sunday Mail is a 90-page guide to private education on the island. In depth articles look at the changing scene on the island, introducing children ...

Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday he was hoping for a positive outcome shortly, having applied for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 events in ...

A unique one-off ceramics workshop will take place this Sunday at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation as part of its multi-sensory programme Aisthiseis. The morning workshop in Greek will ...

Gaza militants fired rockets and Israel carried out air strikes across the Israel-Gaza frontier on Thursday, a day after 11 Palestinian were killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West ...

While keeping his cards close to his chest, Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag insisted he has an “idea” that will help his team get the better of Barcelona in ...

In today’s episode, cabinet on Wednesday decided to postpone implementing the Akamas local development plan for another six months. The cabinet decision also entails a four-month window allowing for ...

Police are searching for a burglar that broke into an apartment, immobilised the owner, and stole her safe, authorities said in Nicosia on Thursday. According to the information provided to ...

President-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday he did not hear anything he didn’t expect to from Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar after the two met earlier in the day. ...

A seismic shake-up of the governance of English soccer including the creation of an independent regulator for the elite game will move closer with the publication of a wide-ranging Government ...