Archive 2023

A recent survey conducted on behalf of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has shed light on new travel trends among British tourists, with Cyprus making it to the ...

New loans in Cyprus reached €578 million in September 2023, indicating a €52.3 million increase compared to the previous month when they stood at €525.7 million, according to a report released this week by ...

The Retail Trade Turnover Index in Cyprus increased by 8.6 per cent compared to the same month the previous year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...

The Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) is continuing its efforts to promote the district’s rural areas, aiming to increase the number of visitors to local communities, according to a ...

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps ...

Yum Brands (YUM.N) topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter results on Wednesday as a reboot of popular menu items at Taco Bell and promotional deals at KFC pulled in ...

The north did not receive an invite to the 10th summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), despite its attempts to be admitted to the organisation as an observer ...

It was very surprising to hear that Cyprus, according to European research, “has the highest rates of school violence.” In fact, this seems quite difficult to believe, considering Cyprus society ...

Gamekeepers employed on hourly contracts announced on Friday they would strike on November 19 if the Interior Ministry does not increase their wages. The decision was made following a meeting of ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, Nepal’s National Seismological Centre reported as witnesses said it caused houses in the area to collapse and buildings in New Delhi, ...

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded Hellenic Bank’s long-term credit rating from “BB-“ to “BB+” on Friday. At the same time, the agency also set the bank’s ...

Prisoners in the north will be allowed to apply for parole earlier, as part of a temporary measure implemented by the ‘government’ to stem prison overcrowding. For a period of 90 ...

The judge overseeing the New York civil fraud case against former US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a gag order barring all lawyers from making public statements about the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will hold a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday night. The pair will discuss a number of issues, including Cyprus’ plan ...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday expressed concern over Iran’s treatment of women and girls and called for the disbandment of the Islamic Republic’s morality police. ...

Israel struck an ambulance in Gaza City on Friday that it said was carrying militants, but which health authorities in the Hamas-controlled enclave said was evacuating wounded people from the ...

A lawmaker in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservative Party was found guilty on Friday of a racially aggravated public order offence, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. ...

The United States will provide additional arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion, US Secretary of Staten Antony Blinken said in a statement on ...

The Court of Appeal on Friday ruled against the extradition of Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz to Romania, overturning a lower court ruling on October 11. Steinmetz was detained in Cyprus ...

A one-day event that celebrates dance and cinema will be staged on Sunday. Cult Experiences will host the inaugural Cyprus Dance Film Festival at Rialto Theatre, and audiences are invited ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides raised the issue of making the service financially independent on Friday, during a meeting of the house finance committee. The committee was discussing the 2024 budget for the ...

The government has denied access to the audit service to review gun permits given to seven former state officials and politicians on a special licence, it emerged on Friday after ...

The government on Friday welcomed the unanimous approval by the House of Representatives of the bill reducing fuel tax rate, aiming to relieve Cypriot consumers in a period of inflation. ...

The first widebody jet to land in the north has been able to take off after ground staff crashed a vehicle into the door of its hold. The aeroplane, an ...