Archive 2023

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to decide on Friday on an appeal filed by Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz’s lawyer, who argued that a medical evaluation ...

With Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic in action on Friday, day six of the French Open could once again see off-court issues grabbing the headlines despite both players having made ...

Colourful vegan bites Rainbow Array of Stuffed Vegetables with Pourgouri and Brown Rice Pourgouri or rice selection Onions Peppers, courgettes, aubergines, onions, white/sweet potatoes, tomatoes (or any vegetable you ...

Celebrating the world of dance once again is the Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival. Organised by the deputy ministry of culture, in collaboration with the Rialto Theatre, the festival will take ...

Police on Friday reported a breakthrough in an investigated case of online fraud committed in 2016 in Paphos. According to police, a 38-year-old man who had been arrested in connection with ...

In today’s episode, Larnaca criminal court erupted into chants of “filthy rapist” after former Kitiou bishop Chrysostomos was handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence for three years. Elsewhere, Health ...

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT are complicating governments’ efforts to agree on laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 32-year-old Nicosia resident for possession of cannabis and cocaine. According to police, officers seized the drugs during a vehicle check followed by a search of ...

Police on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old resident of Larnaca for a case under investigation of importation and possession of illegal drugs with intent to supply. According to police , drug squad ...

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured on Thursday in a traffic accident in Paphos. According to police, the accident happened at around 9pm on Democracy Avenue when, under circumstances being ...

Several regions in western Russia were hit by shelling and drones on Friday in overnight attacks from Ukraine, but no one was injured, local officials said in posts on the ...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-ever default. ...

On Friday in the morning increased clouds are expected to bring isolated rains, while after noon the weather will turn mostly sunny, however, dust will be present in the air. ...

Cyprus’ general government generated a surplus of €291.9 million in the first quarter of 2023, equivalent to 1 per cent of GDP, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...

Cyprus’ annual inflation rate in May decreased to 3.01 per cent, continuing its downward trend for the seventh consecutive month, mainly driven by a deceleration in the prices of petroleum products. ...

OPEC and its allies are unlikely to deepen supply cuts at their ministerial meeting on Sunday despite a fall in oil prices toward $70 per barrel, four sources from the alliance ...

Large US companies have been on a bond issuance binge but this rapid pace in supply may be hard to sustain ahead of expected volatility related to extending the US ...

The new public service post of the former prison director Anna Aristotelous will be announced next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Thursday. Aristotelous is transferring to “an important ...

The establishment of the National Security Council (NSC), which President Nikos Christodoulides believes would help him deal with security and strategy issues, was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday and ...

Parliament on Thursday voted through legislation prohibiting the gathering, transport and trade in unripe carobs. The bill, tabled by Disy MP Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis, passed with 31 votes for, one against. It ...

President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Thursday, but got up quickly and ...

BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday asserted their bloc’s ambition to rival Western powers but their talks in South Africa were overshadowed by questions over whether Russia’s president would ...

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia held talks on Thursday on resolving a political crisis that has spiralled into violence, with the leaders of France and Germany pressing them to ...