Archive 2023

Former Kiti Bishop Chrysostomos, who was found guilty of sexual assault, might be placed on a forced sabbatical by the Holy Synod, since filing an appeal against the ruling by ...

Cyprus-based investor Alexey Gubarev has recently become the owner of the land where Sodap’s wine factory was for over €32 million, according to an announcement released this week. The 38,827 square ...

Around 54 per cent of Cypriot consumers are not sure whether the products they buy are genuine or not, according to a study carried out by the European Union Intellectual Property ...

Netflix doc seeks to reclaim model’s legacy, despite problematic contributors says DAISY MCMANAMAN Who was Anna Nicole Smith? In a new Netflix documentary, Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t ...

Cypriot lender AstroBank on Monday announced that it has raised its deposit rates, describing the move as a response to the needs of its clientele and the Cypriot economy in ...

The government is determined to file complaints with international university accreditation authorities against higher education institutions in the north, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. He said that this ...

Irregular doctor charges and long waiting times for appointments are not widespread, head of the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Monday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, ...

Larnaca municipality’s environment department on Monday announced the start of its annual pruning of palm trees. Crews started in the old Turkish Cypriot area of the city and will ...

UBS (UBSG.S) on Monday said it had completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), creating a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 ...

Τurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday made the north of Cyprus the destination of his first overseas visit following his reelection last month. He arrived on the island ...

Reservation fees are not refundable if the interested party backs out of the purchase A property owner may take a reservation fee from an interested purchaser in exchange for taking ...

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. Two members of the Italian government ...

Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson confirmed the details from an interview with ...

Nearly two years after the catastrophic fires of July 2021, which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages, a 69-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in jail ...

Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it has signed a contract with the Akhmat group of Chechen special forces, a day after Russia’s powerful mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ...

JPMorgan said on Monday it expects Turkey’s central bank to hike interest rates to 25 per cent from the current 8.5 per cent at its June meeting, adding this could come ...

Ferrari won the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday, with Italian Alessandro Pier Guidi driving the last stint to the chequered flag, for the marque’s ...

Sun, sea and food. Is there anything more to want from a summery event? Exactly this is the recipe for the Seaside Street Food Festival in Limassol at the end ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will discuss the multiple challenges facing the EU in his speech before the European Parliament on Tuesday, Government Spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said. The president will travel to ...

In this episode, Limassol police have launched a murder inquiry after Christos Charilaou, aged 39, was killed outside his Parekklisia home in Limassol on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Sixteen kilos of cannabis ...

I have studied the proposal of the new government for how foreigners, from outside the EU, can become permanent residents and I’m trying to understand its purpose. Is the ...

Ukraine’s top military command said on Monday its forces were engaged in heavy battles in frontline hot spots, a day after Kyiv said it had made the first modest ...

An elderly woman in Larnaca was scammed into handing over €70,000 of cash, which she had at home, to scammers. According to the police, on Sunday evening the 79-year-old filed a ...

Police were on Monday investigating a 57-year-old man found to be in possession of duty-free cigarettes and a quantity of cheese products of unknown origin According to Paphos police spokesman ...