Archive June 2023

By-elections were held in the north on Sunday to fill a vacant seat in ‘parliament’. The seat has been vacant since last year when former ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay resigned ...

There was slightly reduced interest by Greek nationals living in Cyprus to cast their vote for the Greek Parliamentary repeat elections on Sunday compared with May’s elections. Of the 1,543 ...

The foreign ministry has urged caution to Cypriot citizens living in Russia, following the latest developments in the country. In a written statement, the ministry recommended that Cypriots in Russia ...

Some facilities are banning any visits, others allow just one visitor at a time By Andria Kades Patients have condemned ‘inconsistencies and harshness’ in hospital policies for visitation rights that ...

Campaign speeches targeting Turkey’s LGBT community during last month’s election have left some living in constant fear of police raids and even planning to leave the country. Ahead ...

Authorities prevented a terrorist attack which was believed to have been aimed at Israeli residents of the Republic of Cyprus, it emerged on Sunday. The perpetrators were reportedly the intelligence ...

Greeks went to the polls on Sunday for the second time in little over a month to elect a new parliament, with voters expected to give former Prime Minister Kyriakos ...

Israel’s far-right police minister rebuked the force on Sunday for what he called “collective punishment” of Jewish settlers, as cracks widened between the security services and the government over ...

A giant spider breathes fire into the cloudy night sky over Glastonbury’s Arcadia stage as thumping beats from electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers excite hundreds of fans. The ...

Authorities on Sunday were investigating the exact causes of a fire that broke out near houses in Ayia Fyla over the weekend causing damage to two cars. According to police, ...

Paphos bishop Tychikos on Sunday denied allegations that the church refused to bury non-Christians in local cemeteries. He said such information comes from circles whose sole purpose is to tarnish ...

The world of blockchain technology is dynamic, and even established projects can face challenges during planned upgrades. Such was the case with DASH, a privacy-focused blockchain, which experienced a temporary ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting June 19: Hellenic Bank on Friday released its financial results for the first quarter of 2023, posting a profit of €69.7 ...

But the Turkish side needs to be persuaded that although the RoC and Greece are EU members and Turkey and the ‘TRNC’ are outsiders, the EU is not institutionally biased ...

One cannot fault the energy minister for lack of ideas, other than his fixation on natural gas. He made that his priority immediately on taking over the ministry, as the ...

For Ros Deegan, the thrill of raising $100 million to expand a biotech firm among the dreaming spires of Oxford was soon tempered: unable to find a bigger laboratory, she routinely ...

A year ahead of the Paris Olympics, flying taxi maker Volocopter wants to prove to executives at the Paris Airshow it is on track to ferry customers around the sporting ...

The current fuss over a proposed new luxury hotel complex in Yeroskipou seems almost too familiar, the only twist being that in this case it’s the municipality that’s ...

Lithium producers are growing anxious that delays in mine permitting, staffing shortages and inflation may hinder their ability to supply enough of the battery metal to meet the world’s ...

SoftBank Group (9984.T) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a “heavy user” of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot from Microsoft (MSFT.O) backed startup OpenAI. “I am ...

As Israel looks to expand its energy capacity by turning to renewables, Cyprus has pitched itself as a potential provider of such power through a subsea electricity interconnector between the ...

In a special event organised by her office in the gardens of the Presidential Palace, the First Lady, Philippa Karsera Christodoulides, emphasised the importance of providing equal opportunities for children. ...

It’s an unpredictable world, that’s for sure! A few days ago the residents in the area between Dali and Potamia, known as Agridi, awoke to the decree that ...

Amid multiple restrictions that Binance currently faces, the latest one comes from the Netherlands, forcing the exchange to cease its operations in the country. Meanwhile, investors turn to Tradecurve (TCRV), ...