Archive 2023

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday the 2023-2024 national budget was “no longer relevant” given the Gaza war and would be amended, and sounded unfazed by S&...

Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 21 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-107 to begin defense of their title on Tuesday ...

As one art exhibition ends, another opens. More and more exhibitions are added to the island’s cultural agenda every week, while many others continue welcoming visitors to their grounds. ...

By Alexandros Clerides Every year we hear that the prison is overpopulated without any actions being taken. At the same time, for so many years inmates in the Central Prison ...

In today’s episode, a doctors and nurses strike at all state hospitals will go ahead today after an eleventh-hour meeting between the state health services organisation (OKYPY) and trade ...

Euro zone business activity took a surprise turn for the worse this month as demand fell in a broad-based downturn across the region, a survey showed, entering the fourth quarter ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected accusations by Israel that, in a statement to the Security Council, he had justified attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on ...

Britain on Tuesday scrapped a decade-old cap on banker bonuses inherited from the European Union, signalling a clear divergence in post-Brexit financial rules from the 27-country bloc it left in 2020. ...

By Andria Kades and Iole Damaskinos Healthcare workers in public hospitals went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, leaving skeleton staff to handle caseloads amid demands for equal pay. Health ...

In a resounding endorsement of Cyprus’ burgeoning investment sector, the 36th Annual International Investment Funds Association (IIFA) Conference kicked off in Limassol on Tuesday, welcoming delegates from major Funds and ...

Thursday will be mostly clear with thin dust observable at times. Temperatures will rise to 34C inland, 32C on the south and east coasts, 29C on the west and north ...

Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Chevron (CVX.N) are flush with cash yet their acquisition targets are taking stock as the only form of payment, an arrangement that allows the ...

Without social justice there is no environmental justice By Natasa Ioannou Advocating for environmental justice in crucial times of war is always an agonising and painful challenge. The urgency to ...

Talking about the state budget for 2024 at the House finance committee on Monday, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said he was worried about the increase of the public payroll, which stands ...

Harry Maguire headed a second-half goal and goalkeeper Andre Onana saved a penalty deep in stoppage time to power Manchester United to a 1-0 victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli was accused on Tuesday of “thinking he is an influencer” by opposition party CTP Deputy Leader Sila Usar Incirli. Incirli was speaking on ...

Cyprus “supports Ukraine’s fight”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday. Demetriou was speaking at the interparliamentary session of the International Platform for Crimea in Prague. She said “we ...

Twenty trucks were unable to transport aid to Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the United Nations said as US President Joe Biden dubbed humanitarian efforts to ...

Ten men accused of people smuggling will appear at the Paphos District Court on Wednesday after the court was unable to decide on Tuesday whether or not to remand them ...

Liberia’s electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai, had failed ...

Russia scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers and a drone which approached Russia’s northern and southern borders on Tuesday, the Russian Defence Ministry reported. According to the ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday called on the government to quickly come up with a plan to regenerate the Pernera area in Paralimni, said to be regressing as a tourist attraction with ...

The United Nations’ “primary objective [in Cyprus] is to support the efforts directed by the leaders to secure a permanent settlement,” according to its special representative on the island Colin ...

The potential impact of the ongoing crisis in Gaza and any potential further escalation were discussed at a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday. The meeting – consisting of ...