Archive May 2023

European University Cyprus on Tuesday announced that its school of medicine has joined the VERDI project, a “Horizon Europe” project that prioritises vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, children and other ...

Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) is close to breaching $1 trillion in market capitalization, making it the first U.S. chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. The gaming and AI chip company, ...

The first real test for the recently established anti-corruption authority is set to begin with the arrival of experts from abroad – starting with the ‘golden passports’ case. But of the 80 ...

Universal outrage greeted the post by maverick independent deputy Andreas Themistocleous on Facebook mocking Greens deputy Alexandra Attalidou. There is no denying that his post was offensive, deeply racist and ...

Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country’s new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors ...

Intense clashes could be heard in Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, residents said, after military factions battling for more than six weeks agreed to extend a ceasefire aimed at allowing ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos put to the table on Tuesday, his proposal that halloumi should be exported to Australia as duty-dree. He was speaking in Brussels, during negotiations for an ...

Cyprus’ top priority is securing the country’s credibility and reputation as a financial center, taking all necessary steps to deal with the US and UK sanctions, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Turkey to immediately finalize Sweden’s accession to NATO, saying the Nordic country had already taken significant steps to address ...

NewMed Energy, a partner in the Aphrodite gas prospect, will officially announce delivery of their modified development and production plan on Wednesday, the energy minister said on Tuesday. George Papanastasiou ...

Festival season is upon us! In no time, the summer’s favourite annual festivals will begin announcing their agendas, and all is ready to go at the Fengaros Festival which ...

Six national guard camps are to be run as environmentally friendly prototypes for the rest to follow, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said that the ...

Daniil Medvedev became the highest-ranked player to exit the French Open after losing a marathon encounter against Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild on a windy Tuesday, while Novak Djokovic found ...

Kapnos Airport Shuttle is stepping up the frequency of its bus routes, while the company has invested to increase its fleet, its CEO announced on Tuesday. The goal for 2023 is ...

Tourism to Cyprus seems to have recovered from Russian sanctions as arrivals so far this year are eight per cent higher than the record year of 2019 and 38 per cent higher ...

The head of the school teachers’ union Oelmek Constantinos Constantinopoulos on Tuesday called the inclusion of a passage in a modern Greek exam for gymnasium students, which had been previously ...

In 22 state primary schools in Nicosia, Cypriot pupils are in the minority, MPs heard on Tuesday as some said the shrinking population on the island has become critical. At three ...

By Valerie Volcovici As talks start this week on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the petrochemical industry ...

By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski and Saad Mekhilef Electric vehicle advocates say the cars ultimately have a smaller carbon footprint than their fossil-fuelled counterparts and could resolve our energy concerns ...

The government will do everything it can to stand by those who need to move to new housing while their current refugee homes are demolished as part of the state ‘...

At an event held on May 29, 2023 at THOC’s New Stage, attended by President Nikos Christodoulides and OPAP Group CEO Jan Karas, OPAP Cyprus presented its 2020-22 Corporate Responsibility accomplishments. ...

The European Bioblitz took place at the Akrotiri Environmental and Education Centre (AEEC) between May 26-28 with the emphasis on the Akrotiri wetlands area. The three-day event focused on recording ...

Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ...

After the announcement that a parliamentary committee would convene to examine a complaint against independent MP Andreas Themistocleous, alleged to have made ‘abusive remarks’ against Greens MP Alexandra Attalidou, police ...