Archive 2023

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday relief measures for customers with a focus on low-income pensioners and those on minimum income. Key points include an extension to the free single euro ...

History certainly repeats itself, although not always in the case of great film blockbusters. Perhaps My Big Fat Greek Wedding exceeded its audience’s expectations the second time around, but ...

The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) is hosting ‘SIKO PSIHI MOU’ – pictures and music of the 1922 refugees’ exhibition – of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism – that commemorates the 101st ...

In today’s rapidly changing financial landscape, commodity futures trading has emerged as a dynamic and powerful force. With its potential for significant returns and inherent risks, this specialized form ...

The two men accused of murdering 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou and 51-year-old Michalis Michail after a bar fight in Limassol in June pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them ...

Another Greek Cypriot has been arrested in the north after attempting to pass the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents. The man, aged 42, was arrested on Monday ...

‘Cyprus should invest in infrastructure to empower the tech sector families moving to the island,’ stakeholders say by Souzana Psara This year’s TechIsland Summit, held in Limassol last week, ...

Using the language of dance, choreographers in China and Cyprus make their mark on local culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Linda Fung and Christos Shakallis both recognise that dance is a ...

Poland will bid to hold the summer Olympics in 2036, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday, entering the ring with other hopefuls including Indonesia, Mexico and India. Poland, which hosted ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class, fiscal responsibility, and achieving EU sponsored goals ...

Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, compiled in 2022, show that ...

The Economic Research Centre of the University of Cyprus on Wednesday released its latest Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for September 2023, revealing a deterioration in economic sentiment compared to August, reflecting ...

A 31-year-old man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of another man in Oroklini last year, which also saw a six-year-old boy injured. Appearing at the Larnaca Criminal ...

Russia said on Sept. 21 it had temporarily banned gasoline and diesel exports to all but four ex-Soviet states in response to domestic shortages, a move that will disrupt global trade ...

Journalist Yiannis Antoniou is being appointed as the new deputy government spokesman, it reported on Wednesday. A formal announcement was expected after Wednesday’s cabinet session. Former deputy government spokeswoman ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with leaders of the north’s major political parties on Wednesday morning to discuss his trip to New York. Tatar visited New York on ...

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’s agent said he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club after a video mocking the player was posted and then deleted from ...

Turkish Cypriot police arrested two more people on Tuesday night as part of the ongoing investigation into the “fake prescription scandal”. The total number of arrests in the scandal now ...

As the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance boosts Treasury yields and slams stocks, some investors are preparing for more pain ahead. For most of the year, equity investors brushed off ...

Cypriot police took part in a joint operation for the repatriation of 16 third country nationals who were residing illegally on the island, through a joint flight organised by Greek authorities. ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday suggested the possibility of ramping up cooperation with Lebanon, including by providing boats, in efforts to prevent an ongoing surge of Syrian refugees arriving ...

Let’s Go Tours by Amathus announces the opening of sales for Virgin Voyages. Now you can set sail the Virgin way, with the cruise line voted “Best Overall Cruise ...