Archive May 2023

The bill criminalising conversion therapies for LGBTQI+ people is expected to be postponed on Thursday as far-right party Elam filed an amendment to allow such pseudo-treatments to go ahead if ...

A discussion about Cyprus adopting the Schengen Information System (SIS) at the House legal committee on Wednesday turned into a political issue over the issue of borders. MPs were discussing ...

A boat transporting 26 illegal migrants was spotted at noon on Wednesday off the Cape Greco coast by maritime police. According to a police statement, coast guard vessels intercepted the boat ...

Britain supports a solution to the Cyprus issue based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation, according to the relevant UN resolutions, British Minister for Europe Leo Doherty said on Wednesday speaking ...

A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted former prime minister Imran Khan on charges ofselling state gifts during his four years in power, a day after his arrest in an unrelated ...

The sports ethics committee on Wednesday insisted that no state or other official has ever interfered in its work until today, dismissing claims of its former chairman Andreas Papacharalambous that ...

Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis was in hot water again on Wednesday after it surfaced that he caused the CEO of a leading travel company bringing tourists to Cyprus to ...

The environmental crime at Ammos Kambouris beach in Ayia Napa, which is a scandal involving the government, church and international convicts needs to be reopened, Greens MP Alexandra Attalides said ...

Work-related stress and professional burnout have a profound impact on nurses, the Cyprus association of nurses and midwives said on Wednesday ahead of International Nurses Day, marked around the world ...

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday is expected to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), which has ...

Nurses belonging to Pasydy union on Wednesday called on Health Minister Popi Kanari to intervene and increase staffing levels in the island’s hospitals. During a recent meeting, the administrative ...

Customer centricity is the ability of employees within an organisation to fully understand their customers’ situations, perceptions, and expectations. Fostering a pleasant customer experience at every point of the customer ...

Following heavy criticism in the last few days about people bring given government jobs they were not qualified for, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday a bill will be drawn ...

New art is coming to town! The capital is getting ready to welcome one more exhibition this month as Alpha CK Art Gallery hosts Malvina Middleton’s new solo exhibition ...

The Greek Cup final between AEK Athens and PAOK has become a major source of headache for the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) as the location of the showpiece match has ...

Trade unions will submit their final position on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) payment in the coming days, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday after a meeting with ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday released a statement summarising its presence at the annual Nicosia Economic Congress, which took place the day before, including its strategy and plans for the future. ...

When a bomb exploded in the heart of Istanbul last year, killing six and wounding more than 80 people, Selcuk Ada did what journalists usually do in a crisis: he started ...

Two Russian soldiers from Kamchatka in the far east have been sentenced to two and a half years each in prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine, human rights group ...

Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in bomb disposal and demining by Irish troops in Cyprus, Irish Defence Forces chief-of-staff Lieutenant-General Seán Clancy said on Wednesday. Speaking at an annual ...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked requirements that most international visitors to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as similar rules for federal employees and contractors. Biden’...

The supreme court’s decision to reject Aglandjia municipality’s appeal over the local government reform calls into question institutional independence, the Nicosia local authority said on Wednesday. Aglandjia municipality ...

An association in Australia aims to increase the use of the spoken language and all writing created in it finds PAUL LAMBIS The Hellenic Writers’ Association of Australia believes that ...

Over a thousand farmers will receive compensation amounting to nearly €3 million, following a cabinet decision on Wednesday. The council of ministers approved a proposal tabled by the agriculture ministry, referring ...