Archive 2023

Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian citizens so far will not significantly impact the Cypriot economy as its banks have very satisfactory levels of capital and one of the best ...

The Open University of Cyprus said on Friday it was continuing to cooperate with authorities on the hack of its database, even after a first tranche of files were made ...

British retail sales fell by a greater-than-expected 0.9 per cent in March from February, official figures showed on Friday, with bad weather and high inflation combining to keep consumers away from ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday said Cyprus needed to follow the examples of other European countries and that both sides of the divide need to learn and respect each other’...

Larnaca shoppers will have a new and green parking area at the entrance to the town’s main shopping district from December 2023. The new municipal parking lot located on Grigoris ...

The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has called on the state to assist with the cost of medicines which are not covered by the national health care system (Gesy). The ...

Two people were arrested in Paphos after a 63-year-old man who spent over €30,000 at an illegal makeshift casino reported the place to the police. Paphos police spokesman and CID chief ...

IKEA stores owner Ingka Group will spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) expanding in the United States over the next three years, its biggest investment in a single country, in a bet ...

Diabetes type 2 injectable, Ozempic, a drug not regulated by the national health scheme (Gesy) is in general shortage in Cyprus, as people rush to take part in an international weight ...

As part of the We Can Only Begin To Notice exhibition currently on at NiMAC in Nicosia, come two parallel activities. While the exhibition presents a curated selection of non-fiction ...

A 37-year-old construction worker was arrested on Friday after he apparently tried to steal company property. A day earlier, a 66-year-old man reported he saw the construction worker loading company ...

The health ministry announced four Covid-19 deaths this week including a 19-year-old who suffered from underlying health conditions. The ministry’s bi-weekly update detailed that three men – aged 19, 79 and 88 – and ...

Police on Friday said they were searching for a woman, aged 34 who is believed to have stolen a 61-year-old’s car and subsequently sold it off. Paphos CID chief and ...

Oil prices eased for the third straight day on Friday and looked set for a hefty weekly loss as softening US economic data and a rise in US gasoline inventories ...

The fire services carried out a major training exercise near Polis in Paphos which focused on rescuing an injured person on sloping terrain following a car crash. Fire services spokesman ...

Gunfire ripped through several neighbourhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr on Friday, after the army deployed on foot ...

The crypto market is still recovering from the price drops in 2022. While some coins have recorded price increases, others like Monero (XMR) are still struggling to retain their place in ...

The world of cryptocurrencies offers many investment opportunities, with innovative projects continuously emerging across various sectors. The investment opportunities presented by Aave (AAVE) and Chainlink (LINK) are enticing, but TMS ...

Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday at the presidential palace where he confirmed her reappointment as commissioner for the protection of human rights. He stressed the ...

Alpha CK Art Gallery presents the new solo exhibition of Andreas Kalli this week. Titled The Lot, this is the young artist’s fifth solo exhibition showcasing a series of ...

Cyprus’ Composite Leading Economic Index (CPI) saw an annual increase of 1.4 per cent in March 2023, according to the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus. This positive growth ...

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday following an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied colleagues, the latest scandal to force out one of ...

British consumers were their most upbeat in more than a year this month, despite the surging cost of living, as they took a more positive view of their finances and ...

An elderly woman and two dogs were rescued by the fire services from a ravine in Lefkara, after she had tried to rescue the pets that had fallen in earlier, ...