Archive January 2024

A Frontex official praised Cyprus for its “successful strategy” on Thursday for how it manages immigration, during a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During a visit to the island, ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined ...

Elderly tenants in an apartment building have been left without an elevator for three months by the landlady, leading to the death of one elderly man with heart problems who, ...

Order of play on the main courts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT) * Night session: From 7 ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was handed an 800TL (€24) fine on Thursday for refusing to complete his military service and will be jailed next Tuesday after refusing to pay ...

By Lesley Speed After an exhausting day, housework is often the last thing I feel like doing. But I sometimes relax by playing video games where you tidy and arrange ...

The Cyprus Aviation Association that will be operating under the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) was officially launched on January 15. The Association aims to enhance collaboration among members, promote unity, ...

The third defendant in the golden passports trial pleaded not guilty on Thursday during a hearing at Nicosia criminal court, while a new state prosecutor has been assigned to the ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the Footballers’ Association (Pasp) both called for radical measures to combat football violence following a meeting on Thursday. A set of suggested measures were ...

Most human organs and tissues recover extremely slowly, and some are almost incapable of regeneration. Connective tissue is formed in place of the structures damaged by the pathological process. It ...

Cyprus is making an “extremely important” contribution in increasing sanctions pressure on Moscow, said Ukraine’s ambassador to the east Mediterranean island, which was long in the spotlight for close ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Thursday discussed major issues faced by the state health services organisation (Okypy). Visiting the Okypy offices for the first time since taking on the role ...

A “sufficient quantity” of Paxlovid, a drug used to treat Covid-19, arrived in Cyprus from Greece on Thursday, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said. Damianos was speaking after a meeting with ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the upper house of parliament to “get on board” and pass his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a day after surviving ...

The European Commission said on Thursday it had send requests for information under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to 17 tech companies that it regards as very large online ...

Life in Tel Aviv appears normal for Rhona Ukrainsky three months after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, but the pain and fear are just under the surface, causing her to ...

Nikos Christodoulides is one of the “richest presidents in Europe” in relation to average salaries, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study compares the annual gross salaries of ...

According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), the prices of construction materials show a small increase. The Construction Materials Price Index for 2023 recorded an increase of 2.91 per cent per compared ...

Lidl Cyprus is the “Top Employer” for the seventh consecutive year in Cyprus and Europe, according to the results of the internationally-recognised independent Top Employer Institute. The certification process includes ...

Cyprus is among the top European Union countries in car ownership, with 658 passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants – an increase of 19.85 per cent over the past decade – according to the latest Eurostat ...

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab ended Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS), opens new tab 12-year run as the largest seller of smartphones in the world, after commanding a 20% market share in 2023, ...

Five poles belonging to the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) and aerial cables attached to them were stolen in the village of Ayios Mamas, near Limassol. According to the police, the ...

Israeli forces advanced into the southern Gaza Strip’s main city on Thursday, pounding areas near the enclave’s biggest functioning hospital, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “many more ...

The Indian Navy said on Thursday it had rescued the crew of a U.S.-owned vessel in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi movement ...