Archive 2023

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday called for the National Council to be convened “at regular intervals”. She said the reason behind her call was that “the Cyprus problem does ...

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid stressed Cyprus’ importance on Wednesday, as he visited Limassol on the third day of his visit to the island. “Cyprus is important. It is ...

A fish farm has been operating illegally for years in a Limassol village, destroying the environment around the Kouris dam for which several ministries are suspected of abuse of power, ...

The “Tax for all” online taxpayer portal will be out of action between December 18 and December 21. The Tax department says the portal will be down due to an upgrade of ...

The Cypriot government is expected to spend approximately €18 million on airline and travel agency incentives for the entirety of 2023, after a recent approval by the House of Representatives, as part ...

The journalists’ union warned of dire consequences to press freedom in Cyprus on Wednesday, should the contentious Article 4 in the European Media Freedom Act be passed into law. Cyprus has ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday released a statement confirming the bank holidays for the upcoming festive season, while urging the public to plan accordingly. According to the ...

Representatives of wheat and potato farmers left the agriculture minister’s office “satisfied” on Wednesday, after receiving assurances regarding support measures and an immediate €4.3 million in subsidies. They noted, however, ...

In a landmark deal the COP28 climate summit in Dubai adopted unanimously the Global Stocktake text Wednesday morning. For the first time, it calls on all countries to move away ...

Four Cyprus-based companies and one individual were hit by US sanctions for being complicit in furthering Russia’s war against Ukraine, it emerged on Wednesday. A statement by the Office ...

A winding down of the post-pandemic spending frenzy is hitting European luxury companies from LVMH (LVMH.PA) to Kering (PRTP.PA), but none more than Farfetch, an e-commerce pioneer. Founded ...

According to recent reports, Cardano has been tagged as a more decentralized network than Polygon. While both coins are top players in the crypto space, a new DeFi coin, Pullix, ...

Cyprus on Wednesday joined the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global Digital Certification Network. In doing so, Cyprus is just the sixth European country to join the network. The health ...

Newcastle United go into their final Champions League group game with AC Milan knowing a win may not be enough to progress, but they will focus on what they can ...

Nestled on Nicosia’s unassuming Armenia street, Impasto is quickly gaining traction. Despite not fitting the traditional definition of a restaurant, the new spot has garnered widespread attention, all thanks ...

European Union lawmakers provisionally agreed on Wednesday on a bill aimed at giving workers at online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo employee benefits, which if adopted would be a ...

Filecoin’s (FIL) collaboration with various industry participants has led to a notable positive effect on its price trajectory. Nevertheless, FIL’s price fluctuations strongly correlate with Bitcoin (BTC), increasing ...

Britain’s economy shrank in October, official data showed on Wednesday, raising the risk of a recession and testing the Bank of England’s resolve to stick to its tough ...

Cyprus joined 152 other countries on Tuesday night in voting in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution which called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as well as ...

Britain’s payments regulator on Wednesday provisionally proposed a cap on cross-border interchange fees charged by Mastercard (MA.N) and Visa (V.N) on transactions made between the UK and ...

Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change, a first of ...

In the founder of the Pharos Arts Foundation, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a man bringing joy and meaning to life through music after it spoke to him as a lonely teen ...

With Zara-owner Inditex (ITX.MC) and H&M (HMb.ST) set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the ...

By George Coucounis The right of every person to employment is protected both by the constitution and by other legislative provisions, and religion, political views, national origin and social origin ...