Archive 2023

A Russian journalist detained in Cyprus for allegedly being a threat to national security has left the island. The journalist’s detention on Thursday in Nicosia sparked a rare crisis ...

DP World Limassol, the port management company of Limassol port, is positioning itself as the ideal service centre for the region’s burgeoning oil and gas operations, according to CEO ...

For the second consecutive month, Cyprus saw a surge in inflation in September, primarily due to an increase in food prices, pushing the annual inflation rate to 4 per cent, according ...

A recent consumer behaviour study conducted by the Consumer Protection Service reveals that 83 per cent of consumers visit more than one supermarket each month to make their purchases. The primary ...

TUS Airways conducted its first-ever flight from Larnaca to Dubai last Sunday, as stated in a press release issued by the airline. Flight U8 684, operated by TUS Airways, utilised a ...

In a recorded speech aired during the opening ceremony of the 2nd Financial Markets Forum hosted by Freedom Finance Europe, Cyprus’ Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, affirmed the government’s ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Wednesday launched Pixel 8 smartphones and a new smartwatch that integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) technology more deeply into the company’s consumer gadgets. Google’...

Around 4,500 students in Cyprus are believed to have a developmental language disorder, however experts fear many go under the radar and rarely receive the proper diagnosis and help, it emerged ...

The halloumi war is back. As the date for the increase of sheep and goat’s milk in halloumi approaches, the Pancyprian Organisation of Cattle-Farmers (Poa) is once again at ...

A contract was signed with EuroAsia Interconnector Limited on Friday to appoint Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) as the implementation body and project promoter of the electricity interconnector ...

Poland and Hungary blocked a symbolic European Union statement about migration on Friday but other leaders gathered at a summit in Spain said they were continuing overhauling the bloc’s ...

A Paphos business owner was fined €4,500 by customs authorities after large quantities of duty-free tobacco products were found during a search, Paphos police said on Friday. Specifically, the search was ...

European Union leaders resolved on Friday to strengthen the bloc’s competitiveness, be at the forefront of new green and digital technologies and reduce its reliance on third countries, notably ...

Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated on Friday ...

Two Legia Warsaw players were arrested by Dutch police following the Polish soccer team’s Europa Conference League match at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, officials said, prompting an angry reaction ...

An electric billboard in Kyrenia bearing the words “have shame and go” has caused controversy, with the ‘government’ even attempting to forcefully remove it. The billboard had initially been placed ...

The migration issue and the EU’s relations with the countries of the southern neighbourhood should be included in the new EU Strategic Agenda for the period 2024 – 2029, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

The start of the 50th anniversary Cyprus Rally took place on Friday afternoon at the old town hall of Nicosia, in Eleftheria square. First down the ramp in a Volkswagen ...

At least 18 people were killed and nearly 100 were missing on Thursday after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in northeast India to burst its banks, the worst such disaster ...

Stretch, bend and downward dog in the old town! A new initiative by the Nicosia municipality will offer yoga and pilates classes every Saturday morning at Eleftheria Square during the ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday he is “in favour of targeted measures to help mostly vulnerable groups from the wave of rising costs and inflation.” He made the ...

An “amazing” geological formation near the village of Davlos has wowed observers. The formation, which consists of a series of alternating layers of clay, marl, sandstone, limestone, and other types ...

Storm Petros? How about heatwave Maria, or cyclone Cornelius? The met office on Friday released the naming list for upcoming severe weather events over the next year. The list, jointly ...

More than €200 million have been invested in restoring and preserving the old town of Nicosia in the past 12 years, mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Friday, presenting the works done in ...