Archive 2023

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday that EU interference in the Cyprus problem “cannot be accepted” and negotiations can only start after ...

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz expressed hope on Friday that the EU can “inject fresh impetus” to efforts for the resumption of talks over a settlement of the Cyprus problem. “We ...

Total gross revenue (pay-in) from class A and class B bookmakers amounted to 267.6 million in the first quarter of 2023 marking an increase of 21% compared with the respective quarter of last ...

There should have been an agreement on migration during the European Council, President Nikos Christodoulides said in his remarks after the second day of the summit on Friday. He added ...

In a blow to LGBT rights, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to ...

The highly polluting Dhekelia power plant must be upgraded because it is “very important” for the state, Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou said on Friday. His statements are in line with ...

The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt – a move that had been intended ...

Dieticians and nutritionists in Cyprus advised the public to consume ‘everything in moderation’ after the World Health Organisation’s cancer research body was reported to declare aspartame sweetener as a ...

A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a gun, shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday after being denied entry, authorities said. ...

A couple was arrested on Friday afternoon in Larnaca on suspicion of posing as doctors to extort money from an elderly woman, a crime that cost over €100,000 to pensioners of ...

The acclaimed Lesvos-born artist Aristides Patsoglou will present a retrospective exhibition in Cyprus this summer. Described as one of the country’s most noteworthy art happenings, the municipalities of Larnaca ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously voted on Friday to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West African country’s military junta abruptly asked the 13,000...

A Cypriot court convicted a man who paid to have sex with a human trafficking victim about two years ago in Nicosia in a first ruling of its kind on ...

Health Minister Popi Kanari visited the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics on Friday where she expressed the state’s continued support for its challenging but important work. Kanari said ...

Wearing basketball shoes and using creativity as a vehicle, ORB Communications organised a special event at Spyros Kyprianou Park in Aglantzia recently, contributing to Voice for Autism’s efforts to ...

Akel party leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Friday that it wishes to build a social alliance to include non-members and give those outside the party a voice. Stefanou said that ...

Conclusions in draft resolution of the EU Council on the Cyprus problem and EU-Turkey relations were accepted without changes on Friday, a day after they circulated. On Thursday, President Nikos ...

Kevin Spacey is an aggressive “sexual bully” who assaults men and gets turned on when his unwanted advances provoke anger, a British prosecutor said on Friday at the start of ...

The first Israeli cruise ship of the summer, named the Crown Iris, arrived in Larnaca on Friday with a total of 1,600 tourists on board. The boat left the Israeli port ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met with representatives of the lifeguards’ association on Friday to discuss issues such as infrastructure, equipment, and staff numbers. One of the main points of discussion ...

A 20-year-old Greek Cypriot at the Evelpidon Military School in Greece died on Friday, during a training exercise. According to an announcement form the military, the second-year military academy student, ...

Borderless payments, sustainability and inclusion, as well as the exponential increase in payment options, are just three of the trends defining the upcoming economy, which will be more technologically advanced, ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia by myself with my succulents and my cactus! What did you have for breakfast? My favourite pancakes! I blend kale or spinach ...

Over 70 cadets joined the police force after completing three years of academy training, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the police academy, Procopiou ...