Archive 2023

In today’s episode, Ersin Tatar said Greek Cypriots cannot tolerate the voice of Turkish Cypriots – after students protested the Turkish Cypriot leader as he was heading to a conference ...

A whole day of events and family fun will transform the outdoor parking of Nicosia Mall into a cheerful playground this Sunday. The Family Fun Day, organised by the Bank ...

With a beautiful climate and stunning surroundings, many people choose Cyprus as the perfect getaway for relaxation. It’s an island perfect for forgetting about the stresses of life, and ...

Russia charged an American journalist with spying while NATO moved closer to adding Finland as a member, deepening Moscow’s tensions with the West as the war in Ukraine reached ...

The weekend is off to a promising start with the weather set to improve and the temperature by Saturday to rise above the seasonal average. The met office’s morning ...

Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war ...

At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell in a temple complex collapsed in central India, a local government official said on Friday. The ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week released its quarterly report for the fourth quarter of 2022, which highlights the current state of the collective investments sector in Cyprus. ...

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president to ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (IDEK) on Thursday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Italian innovation organisation META Group. The agreement seeks to facilitate the operation ...

State-owned Cyprus Asset Management Company (Kedipes) on Thursday reported that its board has decided that its state aid repayment for the first quarter of 2023 will be capped at €60 million. According ...

Turkish companies facing forex payments will be able to open lira accounts protecting against depreciation without needing to convert foreign exchange, and a central bank source said on Thursday there ...

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Thursday that global sales hit a record for the month of February as it bounced back from severe pandemic-induced parts shortages, adding that worldwide ...

Police in Limassol said they are set to intensify checks to clampdown on bonfires in the run up to Easter. An announcement released on Thursday said that, from April 15, police ...

A UNHCR report on Monday aimed at identifying perceptions and attitudes towards refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants and comparing trends and shifts in public opinion since the last such survey in 2018. ...

Two U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, adding that Washington is in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will ...

At least six Russian missiles hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv late on Thursday night, and officials are gathering details about damage and casualties, said regional governor Oleh Sinegubov. ...

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Tensions ...

Turkish Cypriot properties in the south leased to Greek Cypriots must first pass structural integrity checks to ensure they’re safe for habitation, under a law passed by parliament on ...

The road traffic department on Thursday sought to clarify concerns as to what the exact procedures are when attempting to turn at junctions with newly installed traffic cameras. A sergeant ...

A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 5,000-pound (2,268 kg) killer whale held in captivity for more than half a century, officials said ...

Firefighting helicopters at the disposal of authorities are substandard and may even not be airworthy, legislators heard on Thursday. The matter of the choppers was discussed in parliament, where auditor-general ...

During the first National Council session held under his administration, President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday briefed party leaders on his proposal for the appointment of an EU envoy to support ...

At the end of last year, and after the University of Cyprus (UCy) had formally filed its budget request for €81.2 million, it later requested an additional €58.5 million, the Audit Office ...