Archive May 2023

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez, expressed hope for a “different attitude” following elections in Turkey and Greece. Menendez was in New York, as a ...

An 18-year-old was remanded in court for three days in Limassol on Sunday, after he was found to have cannabis in his home and wads of cash A police bulletin ...

Although the crypto market looked promising in the first quarter of 2023, recent events have interested many enthusiasts in the volatility of some top coins. Some of the best cryptos have ...

By Charles Barthold French president Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis unprecedented in contemporary times. Pierre Rosanvallon, one of the country’s most influential political theorists (and a man ...

Police on Sunday were investigating what they believed to be an arson attack on a 37-year-old man’s car. The vehicle was parked outside the man’s home in the ...

Greeks were voting on Sunday for a new government in a poll likely to be inconclusive, setting the stage for either a coalition administration or new elections in about a ...

Below are the top business stories from Cyprus for the week starting May 15: Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced an increase of 18.5 per cent in April 2023, compared to the same period ...

The idea that assisting in the death of the terminally ill is tantamount to murder is morally repugnant Crime and punishment is about prohibited intentional acts that deserve to be ...

Cities across Europe are working with researchers to turn organic waste such as coffee grounds into valuable goods. By Pieter Devuyst It’s hard to imagine a world without coffee ...

LAST Sunday’s Diko conference turned into a love-in, party leader Junior exercising zero restraint in his public adulation of his new political idol – Prez Nik II. “If you did ...

Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides, last Wednesday, at the House legal affairs committee presented the bill on Legal Service of the Republic, which will give complete autonomy and independence to the service. ...

Companies looking to harness the process that powers the sun and stars to generate electricity expect to spend about $7 billion by the time their first nuclear fusion plants come online, ...

Tyre-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulators turn their scrutiny to tyre pollution that is set to surge with the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) ...

As the clock ticks closer to the opening of Melco’s casino resort in Zakaki, Limassol, stakeholders appear to be excited for the tourism prospects the project is bound to ...

Arsenal’s last-flickering hopes of winning the Premier League were extinguished on Saturday by Nottingham Forest, whose 1-0 win courtesy of Taiwo Awoniyi secured their top-flight status. Eight points clear ...

Midfielder Casemiro scored a brilliant acrobatic volley to give Manchester United a 1-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth on Saturday that took them closer to Champions League football next season. ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met on Saturday at the Group of Seven nations summit seeking to turn the page after a French minister accused ...

The creation of a deputy migration ministry, the implementation of the Eastern Mediterranean Action Plan, and pressing Turkey are amongst the state’s key priorities to alleviate Cyprus’ migration challenges. ...

Brentford shrugged off an eight-month ban imposed on striker Ivan Toney as Bryan Mbeumo scored twice in a 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday in their penultimate Premier League ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a warm welcome in Japan on Saturday after arriving to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima for back-to-back bilateral meetings with ...

Cyprus has immense potential to gain from the blue economy, President Nikos Christodoulides said at the inauguration of the Blue Economy Innovation Centre of Limassol Municipality. He emphasised that Cyprus’ ...

Cyprus and Greece have launched an initiative for the appointment of an EU Commissioner for maritime and shipping affairs from 2024, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking at the launch ...

Parts of Larnaca and Nicosia have suffered power cuts as some lines have been cut, with power expected to be restored by 4.30pm. Spokeswoman for the Electricity Authority Cyprus, Christina ...

A 38-year-old man was remanded for six days after he appeared in Famagusta court on charges of drugs possession. The police explained that the drug squad saw the man placing ...