Archive May 2023

China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Monday it is imperative to stabilise Sino-U.S. relations after a series of “erroneous words and deeds” threw ties back into a ...

Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a dramatic start to wildfire season in Canada’s main oil-producing province. Alberta declared a ...

Police are examining medical negligence in Larnaca related to the death of a 59-year-old woman last week, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Monday. According to Andreou, the complaint was filed ...

Mexican authorities announced on Monday details of a government plan to attract businesses to a coastal corridor along a southern stretch of the country, part of a larger bid to ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday that they are working towards lowering the VAT rate in general in Cyprus, adding that the government would mostly likely also further extend ...

A meeting was held at the attorney-general’s office on Monday, after police efforts to locate Angelos Perikleous, missing since April 20, have failed. According to reports, the meeting was held ...

Parliamentarians on Monday again discussed a government bill on discounted VAT on first homes, with some expressing the hope the legislation would – finally – go to the House plenum for a ...

The Ukrainian embassy on Monday denounced the granting of permits to a Russian organisation in Cyprus for events to honour the WWII victims as a “cynical and immoral” gesture towards ...

The government will stand by Larnaca and both will have a close and meaningful relationship, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Monday, during his visit to the city. During the ...

A staged reading in Greek directed by Diomedes Koufteros is coming to Nicosia, bringing stories from the local gay community into the spotlight. Loulles is a work in progress that ...

The Aphrodite reservoir offshore Cyprus has a part to play in meeting growing global demand for natural gas, a senior Israeli energy executive has said. Yossi Abu, CEO of NewMed ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos hailed the beginning of this year’s forest protection week with a call for the public to be vigilant against the threat of fires. Speaking at ...

Remote, secluded, in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature and yet fully functional, well connected, and spacious enough to accommodate a film crew. No, this is not a holiday home ...

The Youth Makerspace Larnaka celebrates five years and to mark the occasion it organises the Makers Fair on May 20. From 4pm to 10pm, the venue of the Youth Makerspace in ...

Sperm donor anonymity should be waived in the future, but only under certain conditions and if the child itself requests the information, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou advised ...

Istanbul barber Hakim Ekinci, a long-time supporter of Tayyip Erdogan, won’t be voting for the president next Sunday, blaming his economic policies for eroding Turks’ purchasing power and leaving ...

Anti-monarchists have criticised the policing of the coronation of King Charles as heavy-handed, saying there was no longer a right to peaceful protest in Britain after dozens of protesters were ...

Cyprus Red Cross is bringing the different communities of the island together for a common humanitarian purpose, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The president was speaking at an event ...

Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany, which Kyiv marked a ...

Street aligned to ‘slowest fashion’ approach that has gained greater traction in recent years says KATE HOLTON On Savile Row, the London street long celebrated for turning out sharp suits, ...

German industrial production fell more than expected in March, partly due to a weak performance by the automotive sector, spurring again recession fears in Europe’s largest economy. Production decreased ...

A crypto project must bring something new to the table and possess a solid foundation, utility, and upside potential to succeed. And Tradecurve.io fits that description to a tee! ...

Quadcode, an international fintech company with offices in Cyprus, the UAE, England, Gibraltar and Australia, recently shared its experience in establishing an IT tech hub in Cyprus, by relocating more ...

Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary’s news website Mizan reported on Monday. Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed ...