Pope says he has lung inflammation, aide reads message for him
Pope Francis, suffering from a “lung inflammation”, appeared seated in the chapel of his residence instead of in St. Peter’s Square while an aide read the pontiff’s Sunday ...
Greek Cypriot arrested for robbing supermarket in north
A Greek Cypriot woman appeared in court in the north on Saturday, accused of robbing the Erulku supermarket in Neo Chorio.
According to the Turkish Cypriot police, the woman entered ...
18-year-old arrested at Paphos airport with forged ID card
An 18-year-old was remanded in custody for three days on Saturday after attempting to leave Cyprus from Paphos airport with a forged identity card.
The incident occurred at around 4:40pm ...
Gunfire heard in Sierra Leone capital after attack on barracks (Update)
Gunfire could be heard in some neighbourhoods of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday afternoon following an attempt by unidentified gunmen to break into a military armoury.
The government ...
Harmanci fury as ‘ministry’ strikes Istanbul convention from violence against women protocol
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia Mayor Mehmet Harmanci has reacted furiously after the north’s ‘labour ministry’ removed the Istanbul convention from northern Nicosia’s violence against women protocol.
The Istanbul convention ...
Municipalities refuse to tackle unbearable noise pollution
The whole of Cyprus suffers from noise pollution from entertainment venues. To eradicate this the House of Representatives passed a revised law on the control of noise from entertainment venues ...
The new Crypto frontier: A token gaining traction among XRP and Shiba Inu investors
The cryptocurrency market has been bustling with activity, particularly among XRP and Shiba Inu investors. While XRP and Shiba Inu (SHIB) experienced price declines due to market volatility, VC Spectra’...
Kombos in Barcelona to discuss regional affairs
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travelled to Barcelona on Sunday to take part in the Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean.
The forum’s focus will be on developments in ...
Ukraine says it downs 8 Russian drones in overnight attack
The Ukrainian military destroyed eight of nine attack drones launched overnight by Russia, the air force said on Sunday.
There were no immediate reports of damage or about where the ...
Paphos man arrested for possessing a kilogram of cocaine
A 43-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Saturday while in possession of a kilogram of cocaine.
Police found 250 grams of cocaine in his car and arrested him.
Following his ...
Proud refugee graduates with MBA from Cyprus university
He now wants to give something back to Cyprus
Patrick Gborie counts himself one of the luckiest of refugees. And with good reason.
After coming to Cyprus as an asylum ...
Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank – Palestinian ministry (Updated)
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians, including two minors and at least one gunman, in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday and early Sunday, medics and local sources said.
Five ...
Two minors on motorcycles arrested in Paphos
Police in Paphos arrested two minors who were riding motorcycles on Saturday.
Paphos police chief Michalis Nikolaou said the arrests were made with the aim of “combatting juvenile delinquency”.
The ...
Cyprus banks enjoying higher profits but give little back
Despite making easy money, Cyprus banks not helping economy and society
By Les Manison
Cyprus banks have benefitted considerably from the higher interest rate policies of the ECB since mid-2022, ...
Today’s Weather: Cloudy with isolated showers
Sunday’s weather will initially be partly cloudy, with showers and even thunderstorms developing in isolated areas throughout the course of the day.
The storms rain will hit the west ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting November 20:
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday opened this year’s Industry Week by reaffirming the government’s ...
Few European leaders understood science during Covid
Chief medical officer: with hindsight UK went into lockdown a week late
By an uncanny coincidence, news emerged from northern China of a new type of unusual pneumonia last week ...
Hamas frees Israeli, Thai hostages in temporary truce
Thirteen Israelis and four Thai nationals arrived in Israel on Sunday in the second release of hostages from Hamas captivity in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in a deal briefly endangered ...
Cyprus solution: we may have a chance, but not for long
The beginning of a solution or the beginning of the end for the Cyprus problem?
By Averof Neophytou
The war in Ukraine has already taken a back seat as international ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Every president wants to meet the Pope
IF THE JOB of President of the Republic was ever advertised as a vacancy, one of the perks of the job listed, apart from having dictatorial powers and being worshipped ...
The limits of the effectiveness of EU sanctions on Russia
By Maria Demertzis
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union had little experience of imposing sanctions. Numerous sanctions packages later, there is still significant doubt about their effectiveness. ...
Our View: Lax controls are bad for business
At a meeting with ministers and other officials last Monday, President Christodoulides revealed that he had tried to secure the services of experts from abroad to help with investigations of ...
Nvidia outlook beats expectations but worries over regulations linger
Chip designer Nvidia (NVDA.O) said this week it expects a steep drop in fourth-quarter sales in China – a key revenue generator – in the wake of new US rules, but ...
Broadcom plans to close $69 billion VMWare deal on Wednesday
Broadcom (AVGO.O) said it planned to close its $69 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMWare (VMW.N) earlier this week, wrapping up one of the biggest takeover deals in ...