Archive 2023

Since it went live in May, the call centre for social insurance and welfare benefits enquiries has taken some 230,000 calls, MPs heard on Monday. Just under half of the calls ...

At Wiggle, ALIX NORMAN meets the devoted couple who are determined to increase the island’s levels of intimacy Were you one of the one in 20 people in Cyprus who ...

Hungary’s ruling party unveiled billboards vilifying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Monday, the first time it has made her a personal target in a campaign similar ...

The European Union’s One Stop Shop for Green Line trade commenced its operations on Monday. The One Stop Shop, which is located on Deligiorgi Street in Nicosia, aims to ...

Colombian pop star Shakira on Monday reached a settlement to avoid a trial in Barcelona over charges she failed to pay 14.5 million euros ($15.7 million) in Spanish income tax between 2012 and 2014, ...

The price of fresh fish and vegetables went down by 17 and 13 per cent in October, while the price of toilet paper had a 17 per cent price spike compared to September. ...

The Kremlin said on Monday it deeply regretted Finland’s decision to shut crossings on its border with Russia, a move it said reflected Helsinki’s adoption of an anti-Russian ...

Turkish rescue teams searched on Monday for 11 missing crew members of a cargo ship which sunk off the Black Sea coast amid storms that claimed the lives of at least ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would turn to cutting tax after a fall in inflation, speaking ahead of this week’s budget update when finance minister Jeremy ...

Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza and at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by firing into the complex, health officials said on Monday, as fighting raged ...

A 30-year-old man admitted on Monday to charges of importing and illegally possessing around 15kg of drugs for the purpose of supply at the Paphos criminal court. However, he pleaded ...

The ongoing conflict in Gaza poses a significant threat to tourism in Cyprus, resulting in cancellations and reduced arrivals, particularly from Israel, president of the Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides ...

The franchise has sacrificed quality for quantity leaving CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES joining other viewers in turning off In the 2021 movie Eternals, a group of super-powerful ancient aliens face a newborn Celestial – ...

The IDEA Innovation Centre of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) is accepting applications from talented entrepreneurs who have an innovative idea and are determined to turn it into a startup ...

Century Travel Group, the only cruise specialist in Cyprus, has announced its exclusive partnership with the new six-star Crystal Cruises, as exclusive GSA for Cyprus and the Gulf Cooperation Council (...

Invest Cyprus, the Cypriot Investment Promotion Agency, is poised to unveil its strategic objectives and initiatives during its Annual General Meeting, taking place later today. The conference, to be held ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday sold the television channel he founded, Kanal T. The channel has been sold to the Bagimsiz media group for £800,000 (€914,330), which was founded in ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday opened this year’s Industry Week by reaffirming the government’s resolve to support the sector in Cyprus, underpinned by its commitment to the ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday, engulfing a tractor and hay bales in an agricultural area outside of Paphos. According to Paphos police spokesman Michalis Nicolaou, ...

Weight loss was the talk of this earnings season, making names such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro the water-cooler discussion that companies across the globe could not ignore. Analysts attended ...

Part of the estate may be sold to facilitate distribution The administration of the estate of a deceased person is regulated by the relevant law, which provides who can be ...

A man was arrested in Morphou in the early hours of Monday after helping his son escape to the Republic after the latter had caused a car crash which left ...

Hungary’s ruling party unveiled billboards vilifying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Monday, the first time it has made her a personal target in a campaign similar ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou dismissed solar panel installers’ concerns on Monday regarding the “Photovoltaics for all” plan, which is set to launch next year. Installers had earlier expressed concerns that ...