Archive 2023

Two suspects aged 28 and 29 have been arrested on suspicion of committing a series of burglaries and thefts in the government-controlled area of Morphou, police said on Saturday. Peristerona officers, following ...

Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers ...

Cyprus winter staples With winter upon us there are some traditional food items that are best enjoyed at this time of year Trachana is definitely one of those items in ...

More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still ...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris discussed challenges posed by China with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and agreed to remain closely aligned during meetings with ...

India’s foreign minister said the democratic world needed a debate on democracy, labelling billionaire investor George Soros “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” for his comments on India that didn’...

When that first rosy-white delicate flower of the almond tree blossoms, spring is near. In Cyprus, it is one of the first signs of warmer weather and brighter days ahead. ...

A European Union initiative to secure critical raw materials and bolster supply chains could prove pivotal in rejuvenating Cyprus’ mining sector, according to Cypriot mining company Venus Minerals. “The Critical ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) announced that a delegation travelled to Israel this week in order to promote the district as a travel destination, particularly in the context of ...

A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing his ex-wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff’s deputies arrested him, the ...

By Maria Demertzis When Russia first invaded Ukraine almost a year ago, many countries condemned the aggression and applied sanctions in an attempt to squash its economy and isolate it ...

About $2.5 billion flowed out from Binance’s stablecoin this week, Binance’s CEO said on Twitter, after US regulators turned their sights on the cryptocurrency. Most of the money has ...

Cyprus’ goal is to recycle 70 per cent of construction and demolition waste, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Friday. Speaking at a conference on a robotic method used to separate ...

Two members, so far, will be challenging Averof Neophytou for the leadership of Disy in next month’s election – the party’s deputy leader Harris Georgiades and the party spokesman ...

Canada’s government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with border blockades and an occupation that brought parts of the capital ...

At least 53 civilians were killed in an attack in Syria’s central desert province of Homs, state media reported on Friday, blaming jihadist militant group Islamic State. The bodies of ...

Excess mortality rates stood at 19 per cent above the expected average in Cyprus for December 2022, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Friday. The death ...

Global airports expect smoother travel this summer as staffing improves, but surging passenger demand during peak periods in Europe and North America could still bring long lines, baggage piles and ...

“There are no winners and losers” in the presidential elections, president-elect Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, reiterating that his administration would govern “for all our fellow citizens, for all our ...

In the third quarter of 2022, 3.5 million people in the EU aged 25 to 54 left their jobs, data released on Friday showed. More than two-thirds (68.9 per cent) left their job for labour ...

Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge ...

Roads will be closed in parts of Strovolos in Nicosia on Sunday due to a road race the department of public works has announced. The roads affected are: -Strovolos Avenue ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) has announced that contact details for on-call doctors are available through the Gesy website as well as on the agency’s official social media accounts. ...

Chinese dealmaker Bao Fan, founder of investment bank China Renaissance Holdings, has gone missing in the latest disappearance of a top business executive, unnerving investors and sending its stock down ...