Archive 2023

Wargaming on Tuesday announced the sale of a 13.4 per cent holding in Hellenic Bank to Eurobank for a consideration of €70m. The company still remains Hellenic Bank’s fourth-largest shareholder, ...

A 52-year-old man was jailed on Tuesday for two years for assisting third-country nationals with illegally entering the country. The case emerged last February when a small boat with 21 people – 13 ...

Larnaca-based band The Ladderman will finally present its new album to listeners this April. An upcoming performance at Savino Live will have a special meaning on April 21 as the band ...

Another suspect – aged 21 – was arrested on Tuesday after police secured an arrest warrant for his alleged link to violence at a basketball match last month. Police said the suspect turned ...

Fuel prices at the pump should remain stable in the near term but will likely creep up in the coming weeks following Opec’s decision to cut oil production, an ...

Public servants working on an hourly basis will strike if the collective agreement on their salaries is not renewed at the end of April, labour unions Peo and Sek warned ...

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from a spy balloon as it flew over sensitive ...

An avalanche killed seven tourists in India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim near a mountain pass to the Chinese region of Tibet on Tuesday, with rescue workers calling off the ...

Even as bitcoin flies high, investors are keeping their options open, judging by a record race to derivatives. Open interest for bitcoin options and futures has spiked over the past ...

Spain stands by Cyprus in its search for a just and viable solution to the island’s political problem, while its prime minister on Tuesday said it would take the ...

The north was hit by severe electricity blackouts – lasting for over 12 hours in some areas into the early hours of Tuesday – which the ‘electricity authority’ claimed may have been caused ...

This Easter, Alphamega Hypermarkets will continue to reward customers’ loyalty, via extremely competitive offers on a wide range of high-quality branded products, as well as by launching a big new ...

January’s twice-yearly exam grades may have cost final year students their futures, parents said on Tuesday, demanding the education ministry take responsibility for what happened and act accordingly. Speaking ...

Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “countermeasures”. Finland’...

Real Madrid must focus on putting in a complete performance instead of going all out in their search for a goal as they look to overturn a one-goal deficit against ...

Rafa Nadal will miss next week’s Monte Carlo Masters having failed to recover in time from an injury that has sidelined him for months, he said on Tuesday, shortly ...

Lidl Cyprus, for over a decade, has made a significant contribution to the support of the Cyprus Red Cross through numerous fundraising activities. This long-lasting support has benefitted the Cyprus ...

A total of 3.796 million overnight stays were booked in Cyprus in 2022 through online platforms such as Airbnb, Booking, Expedia or TripAdvisor, Eurostat figures released on Tuesday showed. However, the number ...

Ozempic helps weight loss by making you feel full. But certain foods can do the same thing – without the side-effects says EMMA BECKETT You’ve probably heard about the medication ...

Cypriot novelist Eva Koursoumba was on Tuesday shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023. Her story, The Fisherwoman, was selected along with 27 other stories written by people from 19 different countries ...

Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by tapping ...

The 14-year-old receiving treatment at Athalassa psychiatric hospital will be transferred to the Makarios hospital on Wednesday, Okypy announced after intense criticism. Earlier in the day, the Pasydy union described ...

A month after 12 students at Greece’s largest university were killed in a train crash, messages of grief across the campus are tinged with rage. “This crime will not be ...

Curfews have been imposed on three people following football violence in Achna, SBA police announced on Tuesday. The three men appeared in Dhekelia Court on Monday following their arrest for ...