Cabinet extends subsidies on electricity bills
Subsidies for electricity bills have been extended for another two months in a bid to tackle inflationary pressures, the Cabinet decided on Wednesday.
The budget amounts to €30 million for the ...
British-born schoolgirl who joined Islamic State loses appeal over citizenship removal
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) lost her latest appeal against the UK government’s decision to take away her citizenship ...
Comeback kings Real at it again as Champions League love affair rumbles on
Real Madrid always seem to save their best for Europe, with Liverpool the latest victims of the Champions League’s comeback kings in a remarkable 5-2 defeat at Anfield on ...
Top brands pull out of Russia, but their goods remain easy to find
Trucks carrying Coca Cola roll across the border into Russia, tourists return from abroad laden with Zara’s latest designs, and local online marketplaces snap up IKEA’s furniture stocks. ...
Crypto Market Evolves with strong performances from Solana (SOL) and Aave (AAVE), Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) emerges with 1815% increase during presale
The crypto market is quickly recovering from a draining 2022. There is a massive uptick in trading volumes despite the wavering economic landscape. Solana (SOL) and Aave (AAVE) are some of ...
Napoli power past 10-man Frankfurt
Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo gave dominant Napoli a comfortable 2-0 victory at 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
Napoli, bidding ...
Tziortzis and ALCO Filters together at the Daytona 500
Cypriot company ALCO Filters, which recently renewed its collaboration with Vladimiros Tziortzis, the pilot of the Italian Academy Motorsports team, has been with the Cypriot star at one of the ...
CTP leader sends letter to Christodoulides, hopes for new talks
Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Tufan Erhurman said the election of Nikos Christodoulides as president gives new hope for the resumption of the Cyprus talks.
In a letter sent to ...
Turkey dug deep into reserves to keep lira stable through quake
Turkey’s central bank used $7 billion of reserves in the last two weeks to help steady the lira in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, and reserves could remain under pressure ...
Arrest for drug driving
A 26-year-old was caught under the influence of drugs and with 1.3 g of cannabis, police in Paphos said on Wednesday.
According to police, the individual was stopped by an officer ...
Man gets seven months for assault
Famagusta district court has sentenced a 41-year-old man to seven months in jail after he was found guilty of assault, which he committed on January 8 in Ormidia.
The man was ...
Forestry department issues warning ahead of Green Monday
Lighting fires is strictly forbidden outside of designated barbecue areas, the forestry department warned on Wednesday ahead of Green Monday celebrations.
With people expected to head to the mountains and ...
Toyota accepts union demand for biggest wage hike in 20 years
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), the world’s biggest automaker, said on Wednesday it would accept a union demand for the biggest base salary increase in 20 years and a rise in ...
Swedish security police says Russia is biggest threat to Sweden’s security
Russia poses a serious threat to Swedish security and has become increasingly aggressive in its actions, Sweden’s security police said on Wednesday.
“Russia is currently the single biggest threat (...
Russia says concerned by UN disrupting IAEA staff rotation at Zaporizhzhia plant
Russia on Wednesday expressed “deep concern” over the United Nations’ behaviour regarding the rotation of staff at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ...
An ordinary guy with some ‘dangerous’ ideas
In a citizen journalist broadcasting controversial political views on Ukraine from the streets of Cyprus, THEO PANAYIDES finds a man who misses the right to disagree, keen on stressing the ...
Man escapes police custody in Larnaca
Police in Larnaca are attempting to locate a 23-year-old man who escaped from custody on Tuesday night.
The man, a Syrian national, was arrested earlier in the day as a ...
Rio-inspired carnival party at Ayia Napa Marina
“For those who can’t be in Rio… Rio is coming to them, at Ayia Napa Marina,” say organisers of a party this weekend. On Saturday afternoon Ayia Napa Marina ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, current Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Tuesday bowed out of the race for the next party leader on Tuesday, in what has narrowed down to a ...
Funding opportunity to help EU SMEs to protect their IP rights
By Ramona Livera and Aylin Zeybek
The SME Fund is a grant scheme designed to help and protect the intellectual property (IP) rights of EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Bases announce military emergency exercise
A routine exercise to conduct essential emergency military training will be carried out in Ayios Nikolaos, near Dhekelia on Wednesday, between 9am and noon, the British bases said in an ...
Police in Limassol investigating car shooting
Police are investigating a case of shooting and malicious damage to a car owned by a 52-year-old in Limassol.
The incident happened at 3.10am on Wednesday, when, according to the ...
Turkey bans layoffs, offers salary support in earthquake zone
Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquakes that hit the ...
Cyprus Seeds supports innovative Tepak cancer research team
The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) this week announced that a research team under its nursing department has been selected to participate in the Cyprus Seeds programme, one of only ...