Archive May 2023

The Nicosia energy workshop taking place on Monday on the Israel-to-Cyprus gas pipeline is the first significant milestone in shaping the national energy policy, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou has said. ...

Poland plans to raise the minimum wage twice in 2024 to help people cope with high inflation, Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Malag said, as the ruling Law and Justice (...

Everton emerged from a nerve-shredding afternoon with their Premier League status intact thanks to a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at Goodison Park as Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated ...

President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as ...

By James Oliphant and Jason Lange If Ron DeSantis hopes to defeat Donald Trump and win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he will ultimately have to bring every possible anti-Trump voter ...

By Gwynne Dyer Let us suppose that the current Russian regime collapses, with or without a Ukrainian military victory to give it a final shove. Who would be the least ...

Many students never attend university and are either trafficked or enter the Republic By Esra Aygin The ease with which student visas are issued, the inadequate legal framework, and the ...

Double world champion Max Verstappen led a soggy Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to stretch his Formula One lead to 39 points and earn Red Bull a ...

The island is increasingly dependent on desalination, and the environmental cost is heavy, though that might be about to change By Annette Chrysostomou The energy consumption of desalination is expected ...

Pool closed, first by the pandemic and then renovation works By Nick Theodoulou Ah, summer in Nicosia – Cyprus’ only city without a beach. There’s nothing quite like the cool ...

After tough negotiations to reach a tentative deal with the White House on the U.S. borrowing limit, the next challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing it through ...

President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Sunday that he will give his utmost for the reunification of the island saying the European Union sees Cyprus’ efforts to resolve the national problem. ...

The new targets will impact all energy sectors, including transport, heating and shipping, in addition to electricity By Charles Ellinas EU’s gas policies are embodied in its RePwerEU strategy: ...

Turks voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade and persist with Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian path, muscular foreign ...

The British government is looking at plans to have retailers cap the prices of basic food items such as bread and milk, the Telegraph reported, as the cost of such ...

The EU has claimed that halloumi/hellim production will form a ‘mini-reunification laboratory’. There is no sign of that yet By Fahri Zihni The much loved hellim/halloumi is perhaps ...

Over one hundred firefighters worked to put under control a fire that broke out near Akamas this weekend, authorities said on Sunday. The fire threatened houses and destroyed 300,000 square metres ...

Upcoming Cyprus festival will see four tales retold for modern audiences says ELENI PHILIPPOU Four productions will be presented in this year’s International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, raising ...

We do not come to terms with the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, said President Nikos Christodoulides, on Sunday. He was speaking at a memorial service of Michalis Olympios, an EOKA ...

Remote work and the employment of third-country nationals are among the main issues on the agenda for the first meeting of the labour advisory council under Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou, ...

Cyprus is focusing on establishing synergies to cover local energy needs aiming to decrease electricity costs, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. The two pillars of the country’s energy ...

Saudi Arabia and the United States called on Sunday for the extension of a ceasefire deal that has brought some let-up in a six-week war between military factions but little ...

Permanent solutions are expected to tackle the issue of foreclosures, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. He explained that occasional initiatives and proposals make the situation even more difficult instead ...

Britain’s health minister, Steve Barclay, said on Sunday that the government would not negotiate on pay with the nurses’ union, as the threat of further strikes looms. The government’...