Archive 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland on Monday if the two can agree final details ...

The International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto assets, with point number one a plea not to give cryptocurrencies such as ...

The civil registry and migration department is due to announce a tender to upgrade passports, identity cards, and residence permits, so as to further prevent the occurrence of fraud. According ...

Manchester United crushed Newcastle United’s hopes of a claiming a first domestic trophy for nearly 70 years with a clinical 2-0 victory in the League Cup final at Wembley on ...

The occupancy of hotels in the Paphos district is expected to reach 35 per cent in March, President of the Paphos Hotels Association, Thanos Michaelides said on Sunday. In statements to ...

Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday with second-half goals from Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane keeping Spurs in the hunt for a top-four finish and ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Income inequality followed an increasing trajectory at a global level until the mid-1990s and a downward trend in the subsequent period. Over the ...

Candidate for Disy leadership and House President Annita Demetriou said on Sunday that she wants the upcoming party elections to be a rally for unity to ensure the future of ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi expressed his appreciation to outgoing Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, for the support the latter provided during his term towards the strategic relations between the two ...

New book by the Turkish Cypriot representative on the Committee of Missing Persons By Nikolaos Prakas Fifteen years and all the ups and downs, successes and failures come to life ...

Old railway tracks were revealed in the Kyrenia harbour area on Sunday, authorities in the north said about renovation works going on in the area. According to a report in ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Sunday reacted with scepticism to a Chinese ceasefire proposal for the war in Ukraine. “When I hear reports – and I don’t know whether ...

By Julie Steenhuysen A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a ...

The animal party is filing an animal abuse claim with police on Sunday, after images surfaced of a chicken dressed in Omonia colours at a match the day before. According ...

The composition of the new cabinet will be announced as planned, president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday at a memorial service for Eoka fighter Grigoris Afxentiou at Machairas monastery. He ...

Police in Limassol are searching for suspects that vandalised and set fire to a school in Ypsonas, authorities said on Sunday. According to police, the fire service was alerted to ...

By Simon Lewis, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk US President Joe Biden dramatically emphasised US backing for Ukraine this week with a trip to the wartorn country, but back home ...

Local band with international flavour to stage shows around the island finds ELENI PHILIPPOU Flamenco-infused guitar strums, Middle East-inspired melodies and nostalgic Greek notes are to fill the island’s ...

Thousands of people were out for the Limassol carnival parade on Sunday, as it was the first time in two years the celebrations were being held. The parade and carnival ...

Aglandjia municipality wanted to penalise woman who didn’t throw out enough trash By Theo Panayides Aglandjia municipality’s pace-setting ‘Pay as you throw’ scheme is the future, due to ...

Over 85 communities have been supported with over €19 million in last few years, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos addressing the 34th General Assembly of the Cyprus Union of Communities. Speaking on Saturday ...

A clash between Big Tech and European Union telecoms firms over who will underwrite network infrastructure is set to dominate discussion at the world’s largest telecoms conference this week. ...

Forty-three people died while 80 people survived when a boat carrying migrants crashed against rocks near the coast of southern Italy early on Sunday, the Italian coast guard and police said. ...

Main opposition Akel general secretary Stefanos Stefanou tested positive for coronavirus, an announcement from the party said on Sunday. The announcement added that Stefanou tested positive for the virus on ...