Archive 2023

By Sarah Ktisti The government will take all necessary measures to protect Cyprus’ name as a reliable business and investment centre President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Speaking at the ‘...

By Sarah Ktisti Employees at the Department of Information Technology Services (DITS) on Friday laid the blame for damage to servers at the finance ministry due to a water leak ...

Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the ...

Access to the ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy after its maker OpenAI “addressed or clarified” issues raised by Italy’s data protection authority, an OpenAI spokesperson said on ...

Ukraine said on Friday it was nearly ready to launch a huge ground assault to retake occupied land, after Russia hurled missiles at cities as people slept overnight, killing at ...

Authorities scrambled on Friday to get to the bottom of reports in the north that Greek Cypriot owned hotels and buildings in Varosha had been bought by an unnamed Turkish ...

Cyprus, in 2022, granted protected status to 580 asylum seekers, a drastic decrease compared with 2021, when a total of 2,305 asylum seekers were granted protected status, according to a study released by Eurostat ...

Cypriot-born Christos Stylianides is running as MP for the New Democracy parliamentary elections in Greece. “It is an honour and responsibility to participate in the elections representing Greeks,” he said ...

Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Friday a vessel off Yemen’s southern coast was involved in an “incident” with a government boat, downgrading the event from ...

MSC Cruises on Friday held a celebratory event on board MSC Musica in the port of Limassol to mark the start of the ship’s summer 2023 sailing season in the ...

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position in Baku for the third year in a row in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday. The pole, in a session ...

May is almost here and celebrating the public holiday this coming Monday is a series of spring-themed events. Pop-up bazaars, children’s activities and food fiestas are on their way ...

Everton have spent more years in England’s top flight than any other club and have not been outside it for 69 years, but that pedigree will count for nothing and ...

As April wraps up, so does the 21st Cyprus Film Days IFF, concluding this Saturday at the Rialto Theatre, renewing its rendezvous with the cinephile audience of Cyprus in April 2024. ...

Proposals from the justice ministry to decongest prisons will be sent to the president next week, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. “The president will assess the proposals that ...

Police and inspectors from the health ministry raided two stores in Latsia and Nicosia central, they said were selling controlled substances for which they did not have a licence. According ...

Two British legal experts will be coming to Cyprus to help with investigations surrounding the controversial ‘golden passports’, an issue that has embroiled former President Nicos Anastasiades. Head of the ...

Travelling is usually an exciting and adventurous experience, but it can oftentimes be stressful and overwhelming, especially when it comes to transportation. Airport transfers have become a popular choice for ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia, alone with my books, my paints and my art works. What did you have for breakfast? Breakfast for me means a morning ...

Achieving labour peace was front and centre on Friday as the Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou submitted a compromise proposal in the ongoing CoLA (cost of living allowance) dispute. The proposal ...

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) signaled on Thursday its long lofty cloud growth would slow further as its business customers braced for turbulence and clamped down on spending, overshadowing the ...

Police have arrested two more suspects, aged 50 and 38, in connection with the disappearance of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous. Already in custody are a 25-year-old and a 36-year-old. According to a police ...

The Larnaca district court has imposed a five-month ban from sports venues on a 17-year-old who was found guilty of participating in a riot during the football match between Aek ...

Turkish citizens based in Germany began voting on Thursday in Turkey’s elections at a record number of polling stations aimed at boosting their participation in a vote that is ...