Archive January 2023

Environmental NGO Terra Cypria has issued an SOS over building expansion and land use changes in the Akrotiri salt flats. In a statement last week, the NGO, which has an ...

When it comes to buying property in Cyprus, it is important to do your research and be aware of the different factors that need to be taken into account. This ...

A general strike being held around the island on Thursday is set to affect travellers as airlines operating at Larnaca and Paphos airports are scrambling to reschedule flights. The strike ...

Finland’s foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden’s talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO ...

Mixing two very distinct cultures, one expat organises weddings on the island for Indian couples. PAUL LAMBIS finds out more Photos courtesy of Cristian Dascălu www.cyprus-photo.com Rupal ...

A second dog park will open in Strovolos with interactive toys specifically designed for small dogs, the municipality announced on Tuesday. The new dog park, located within Acropolis park, will ...

A new exhibition opens at Nicosia’s CYENS – Thinker Maker Space presenting work by its current resident artist Mihalis Shammas. The exhibition, opening on February 2, will begin with a talk ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...

The chief returning officer on Tuesday announced the locations where Cypriot expats registered to vote abroad can find the polling stations for the February 5 presidential election. In total 10,346 citizens are ...

Elon Musk told jurors on Monday he was sure he had locked up financial support from Saudi investors in 2018 to take his electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) private, ...

Presidential candidate Georgios Colocassides on Tuesday revealed that his team has spent €145,712 on the election campaign, as he called on all others in the race to detail their spending. He ...

Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership since Russia’s invasion last ...

By Saskia Otterstein and Valentinos Neophytou All Powers Gym in Limassol is preparing to represent the Cyprus national team with five young athletes at the the IFMA Muay Thai U23 ...

Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Germany’s IG Metall union said on ...

Education must be prioritised against the backdrop of economic recession, Hope For Children CRC Policy Centre said on Tuesday. About 123 million young people aged 15 to 24 world-wide lack basic literacy skills, ...

Lycavitos police station in Nicosia appears to have been among the targets of a criminal organisation based in Greece, it emerged on Tuesday. According to daily Philenews, a photo of ...

Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will grow this year at half the rate of 2022 as oil revenues take a hit from an expected mild global slowdown, according ...

Larnaca Airport customs officers recently ramped up checks on passengers departing to UK airports, they announced on Tuesday. Last Wednesday, the customs department seized seventy 50g tobacco packages, and 24 cartons ...

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has increased its stake in Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) to just under 7 per cent, becoming the Swiss bank’s second-largest shareholder after Saudi National Bank, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three ...

SBA police warned drivers on Tuesday after almost 80 people have been arrested in the sovereign base areas since October, for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The number ...

Police have appealed for information following a fatal road accident that occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning in Nicosia, resulting in the death of Kyriakos Oxynos, 24, from Engomi. The ...

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. The ...

Turkey’s ruling AK Party is preparing a draft law to let people and companies restructure debt to public institutions, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, one of a string ...