Archive 2023

The server used to direct recent cyberattacks against the land registry and the University of Cyprus (UCy) has been taken over, Director for the police Cybercrime Combat unit, Andreas Anastasiades ...

President Joe Biden’s administration notified Congress of the planned sale to Turkey of avionics software upgrades for its current fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, a deal valued at up ...

In 1977, a Ferrari owner offloaded his 1962 250 GTO because his wife complained it was too noisy, recounts Andrea Modena, head of Ferrari’s classic car division. It was either her or ...

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the phone and “discussed pressing ...

Workers from Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Shanghai factory have taken the unusual step of posting on social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being told ...

Israel’s finance minister on Sunday said Moody’s decision to cut the outlook for Israel’s sovereign credit rating was “not a big drama” and reiterated his stance that ...

On Tuesday the weather will be mainly clear. Winds will be south-easterly to south-westerly, weak to moderate, up to 4 Beaufort. The sea will be somewhat rough. Temperatures will rise to 34 ...

Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month’s banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to ...

Both tourism and the property market in Cyprus are being damaged by outdated and unworkable laws governing swimming pools, which have seen many complexes closing theirs over the last few ...

It only took a few hours for the appointment of Michalis Michael as member of the Public Service Commission to degenerate into farce. Within hours of his appointment, social media ...

Cyprus had the highest ratio across EU member states of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection for February 2023, Eurostat data revealed on Monday. The ratio for Cyprus – per 1,000 people – amounted to 1.1, ...

Paphos police said on Monday they are looking for a 41-year-old man in connection with a Tala house burglary that took place in January. The case was reported to the ...

A 28-year-old is wanted for breaking in an office and stealing a car in Paphos, police said on Monday. Paphos CID chief Michalis Nicolaou said the case was reported by ...

Cyprus is gearing up to go into damage control mode to salvage its international reputation after a dozen locals have been sanctioned for being “financial fixers” to Russian oligarchs. “I ...

The Bank of Cyprus has become the first bank in Cyprus and Greece to receive approval from the European Central Bank (ECB) to pay dividends, it announced on Monday. The ...

A music festival unlike the rest is coming up in Nicosia on April 19 and 20 as it is dedicated to improvisation and experimental music. Happening for the second time, Breach Festival’...

Cyprus is among five EU states that saw more flights in March this year compared with the same month pre-pandemic, Eurostat data showed on Monday. The island also had the ...

Turkish Cypriot journalist Ulaş Barış was barred from entry to Turkey when he tried to travel there from the north, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Monday. Two days earlier ...

Student accommodation will be constructed for the first time in Cyprus by municipal authorities in Paphos, the city’s mayor Phedonas Phedonos said on Monday. Some 203 student rooms will be ...

Two people have been arrested following a mass fight in the capital in the early morning hours on Monday. Police received information about the fight and an injured person around 2...

Preparations are underway for the eighth annual Fish Festival, Polis Chrysochous Mayor, Yiotis Papachristofis, reported to the Cyprus News Agency on Monday. Free fresh fish and drinks will be offered ...

A burglar who assaulted a woman inside her Limassol residence was remanded for eight days on Monday. The man was arrested after police received a call from a 54-year-old woman ...

Police on Monday are investigating two cases of arson in Nicosia schools. According to a police statement, the arsons happened around 5am on Sunday when police received a call about ...

Limassol police on Sunday arrested two suspects for theft and illegal drugs possession. According to the police, shortly after 9pm, a night patrol approached to inspect a car on a ...