Archive May 2023

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that if any other country wanted to join a Russia-Belarus union there could be “nuclear weapons for everyone”. Russia moved ahead last week with a ...

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 ...

President Tayyip Erdogan’s election victory showed the magnetic hold he still has over millions of Turks after 20 years in power, with many believing he is the man best placed ...

After a raucous Pride weekend, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES on shows that get into the spirit of it Join me in diving into a world full of colour, love, a ton of ...

Back in 2008, the financial market landscape was shaped by brokers with limited technological capabilities. The result was an unreliable trading experience that included fluctuating fee structures, execution delays, and trader ...

Turkey’s lira wobbled near record lows against the dollar as President Tayyip Erdogan secured victory in the country’s presidential election on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into ...

With Bitcoin (BTC) slowly falling towards $26,000, many investors are looking for alternatives that may bring a substantial return on investment (ROI). Experts believe they have located the perfect one – Tradecurve (...

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation will this year hold its first-ever Young Entrepreneurs Award in Cyprus, it announced on Monday. The award has been organised every year since 2008 exclusively in Greece ...

Cyprus is shifting gear to end its energy isolation and it is uniquely positioned to contribute to the Eastern Mediterranean’s energy solutions, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. The ...

Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of ...

A 52-year-old man has been arrested drunk in Paphos for disturbing the peace and causing public disorder, police said on Monday. According to Paphos police chief Nicos Tsappis, on Sunday ...

In the fast-paced world of cryptocurrencies, new players constantly emerge, vying for the spotlight and seeking to disrupt the status quo. One such contender making waves in the industry, dubbed ...

Lending is a contractual relationship based on the granting of a loan or banking facility by a banking institution to an interested borrower for a specific use. It requires an ...

China plans to realize manned lunar landing by 2030, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference Monday. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA, said at the ...

By Richard Boxall The annual junior schools cricket tournament, organised by Cyprus Cricket Association and hosted by Heritage School, turned out to be a double success for Episkopi School, who ...

Order of play on the main showcourts on the second day of the French Open on Monday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (0945) 16-Karolina ...

The famously fickle Paris crowd made themselves heard on the opening day of the French Open, booing when Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands after her first-round defeat ...

In today’s episode, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said the energy workshop taking place on Monday in Nicosia is the first significant milestone in shaping the decisions for the national ...

The high dust levels affecting Cyprus over the weekend are set to decrease in the days to come, Met office director Kleanthis Nicolaides said on Monday. Speaking to the Alpha ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday called on football fans in Cyprus to put an end to the violence in stadiums and on officials to avoid getting mixed up in cases ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has congratulated Turkey’s president Recep Tayyp Erdogan following his victory in the presidential elections on Sunday. Erdogan ended up with just over 52 per cent ...

Russia launched a new wave of air attacks on Kyiv in early hours of Monday using drones and cruise missiles, with the military administration of the Ukrainian capital saying defence ...

By Maria Demertzis In its spring 2023 inflation forecasts, issued on May 15, the European Commission predicted that euro-area inflation this year will be 5.8 per cent, a little higher than anticipated in ...

Twitter cannot run away from its obligations even after quitting a voluntary EU code of practice to tackle disinformation, EU industry chief Thierry Breton warned the company late on Friday. ...