Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, Cyprus on Sunday marked 20 years since the checkpoints opened, paving the way for countless Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to come closer. Bicommunal initiative group United ...
Femme Festival: two-day event for the promotion of gender equality
In just under a month’s time, the second edition of Femme Fest will take over the Nicosia Municipal Gardens, working towards gender equality. On May 13 and 14, the festival will ...
Housing: How Cyprus fares compared to rest of Europe
At the end of last year Eurostat published comparative rents, with our own contribution, for apartments and houses in the capitals of various countries in Europe.
The following refers to ...
Turkey’s key tourism sector slow to recover after huge earthquake
After months of hosting displaced survivors of Turkey’s massive earthquake in his Antalya hotels, Hakan Saatcioglu hopes his rooms will soon be filled with tourists again after the temporary ...
Man in Paphos arrested for brandishing toy gun
Police in Paphos on Saturday arrested a 29-year-old man for carrying a weapon to incite terror, reckless driving and other traffic offences.
According to police spokesman and head of Paphos ...
Police investigate fire to rubbish bin and shed in Emba
A fire broke out on Saturday night in the wooden storage shed of a residence in Emba, which appears to have started from a flaming plastic rubbish bin.
According to ...
Man remanded in custody airport arrest for forgery
A 26-year-old man arrested by police at Paphos airport for forgery and impersonation was remanded on Sunday for three days.
According to the police, the 26-year-old had presented himself at ...
Today’s weather: Mainly clear, rain locally
On Monday the weather will be clear with clouds developing later in the day, expected to bring rain mainly in areas south of Troodos. Winds will be variable south-westerly to ...
Strikes ground flights at German airports, railway walkouts to follow
Industrial action grounded dozens of flights at two major German airports on Monday as security workers and ground services employees in the capital, Berlin, and in Hamburg held a one-day ...
Seaplanes and tech gods: Spain’s drive to dish out $84 billion of EU cash
A request for seaplanes needed to fight forest fires is red-flagged because it could harm the environment. Companies seeking aid after being hammered by COVID are asked to show proof ...
The European economy and the prospects for enhanced macroeconomic coordination
By Pierre Jaillet
Inflation has been elevated in 2021-22 in Europe and elsewhere, driven by higher energy and food prices, from exogenous influences, but also driven by mark ups on ...
Procter & Gamble hikes prices again with scant pushback, and boosts sales view
Procter & Gamble Co’s (PG.N) customers, particularly in the United States, continued to show little resistance to repeated price hikes helping the Tide detergent maker boost its sales ...
More companies quit CBI as crisis at UK lobby group deepens
Major British corporate names NatWest, John Lewis and Virgin Media O2 quit the Confederation of British Industry on Friday as a fresh media report about rape allegations deepened a crisis ...
Nestle, PAI to create joint venture for frozen pizza in Europe
Nestle and private equity firm PAI Partners have agreed to set up a joint venture for Nestle’s frozen pizza business in Europe, the Swiss company said on Friday, adding ...
How have skyrocketing interest rates affected banks?
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The prolonged period of rising inflation over the past year and a half has pushed major Central Banks to successive interest rate hikes. Specifically, ...
Man United beat Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup final
Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the ...
Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia
Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings ...
Number of bodies exhumed from suspected Kenyan cult graves jumps to 47
Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.
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Government on tenterhooks over sanctions evidence for Cypriot ‘financial fixers’
Cyprus may have joined the EU and pledged its allegiance to the West but the latest sanctions by the US and UK have once again brought unwelcome attention to the ...
Crossing points no barrier to education, life spent on both sides
For Yasemin and her friends, a typical summer Saturday night begins at a bar in north Nicosia and ends at another one in the south. “Or our friends from the ...
Wanted man turns himself in as whereabouts of Angelos Perikleous still unknown
A 24-year-old man wanted by police in connection with the disappearance of Angelos Perikleous, 31, turned himself into the Limassol CID office on Sunday afternoon.
Perikleous was reported missing since Thursday ...
Cypriots to be evacuated from Sudan, Akrotiri bases used to rescue British diplomats
Greek jets on Sunday were set to rescue a number of people from Sudan including Cypriots. Meanwhile British forces used the Akrotiri bases to coordinate operations evacuating British diplomats from ...
Rampant Newcastle hit Spurs for six, Hammers thrash Bournemouth
Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo in the opening 21 minutes on the way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park ...
Fire safety training in the buffer zone in Cyprus by UN peacekeepers
The UN peacekeeping forces in Cyprus have begun their training on fire safety ahead of this year’s summer season.
In a post on Twitter the UN in Cyprus said ...