Archive 2023

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill criminalising conversion therapy on LGBT persons, while also allowing for the continued provision of advice to homosexuals. The legislative proposal, sponsored by Akel MP ...

Police on Thursday wrapped up the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a ...

The British experts set to help the anti-corruption authority may be arriving to Cyprus earlier, in light of the latest spat between the deputy attorney general and audit service, it ...

A man was arrested on Thursday after a car collided with the front gates of Downing Street, site of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and residence, in an ...

A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer in the north is undergoing evaluations to receive a PDO certificate, according to the Turkish Cypriot chamber of commerce (KTTO). According to statements made ...

Kafeneio Prozak has a lot celebrate. In 2023, it marks 10 years since it opened in central Nicosia and has since hosted more than 450 music nights, book presentations, open mic nights, exhibitions ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou met with Chinese ambassador Liu Yantao on Thursday to underline the excellent relations between the two countries. During the meeting, the excellent level of Cyprus-China relations ...

It will take great courage to break the impasse on the Cyprus problem negotiations, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, questioning whether all sides have enough willpower to do ...

The Limassol municipality and the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CYCERE) on Thursday announced the start of public consultation on the future of Limassol Zoo, which will last ...

Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said. The soldiers, including eight officers, were captured ...

Four people who were arrested on Wednesday prior to the Cypriot Cup final between Ael and Omonia at GSP Stadium appeared in front of the Nicosia district court on Thursday. ...

Rafa Nadal’s absence from the French Open due to injury has blown the men’s draw wide open with Carlos Alcaraz the “slight favourite” over Novak Djokovic, former Grand ...

Four men detained in Spain earlier this week over a suspected hate crime in the hanging of a black effigy of Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr from a bridge have ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) is partly to blame for Cyprus’ energy woes and high prices, but the state has let the people down, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...

A 54-year-old man who managed to snatch €200 from a teacher’s purse at a Paphos school, evading security staff and school personnel who chased after him, is wanted for theft, ...

By Nathan Abrams A quarter of a century ago, on May 14, 1998, the final episode of Seinfeld was broadcast, ending one of the most significant sitcoms of all time after nine ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Thursday has strongly denied what it called “offensive claims” moved by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous during the House ...

Junior Achievement Cyprus, a member of the world’s largest non-profit organisation dedicated to educating students on entrepreneurship, this week announced that in collaboration with Metlife, will organise a trade ...

Norwegian authorities should move to establish a national regulatory framework for cryptoassets and not wait for European legislation to come into effect, Norway’s central bank said on Thursday. “An ...

Over the years, Filecoin (FIL) and Monero (XMR) have performed relatively well, but have ultimately lost momentum. This stems largely from their inability to keep up with market demand for ...

Annual net migration to the United Kingdom reached a record high of 606,000 last year, official estimates showed on Thursday, heaping pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has pledged ...

Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, signing a deal with its ally about the storage of the warheads at a special ...

Rivalry with China, fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and wrangling once again in Washington over the US debt ceiling have put the dollar’s status as the world’...

Early summer at CyHerbia Botanical Park & Labyrinth means one thing – it’s time for lavender to bloom into its purple glory. And so, the Avgorou-based park honours it with ...