Archive December 2024

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Monday announced the opening hours of its customer service offices over the Christmas holidays. On Tuesday, Christmas Eve and on December 31, New Year’...

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services climbed by 21 per cent during the third quarter of 2024, reaching $82 billion, according to technology industry analysts Canalys.  The surge was fuelled by heightened investments ...

Farmers’ organisations on Monday said their right to cultivate their lands within the buffer zone was non-negotiable and called on the foreign ministry and the UN to resolve the issues ...

The veteran Israeli leader is set to cement his strategic goals: tightening his military control over Gaza, thwarting Iran’s nuclear ambitions and capitalising on the dismantling of Tehran’s ...

Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her. The ...

Investors have poured a record $600 billion into global bond funds this year, taking advantage of some of the highest yields in decades ahead of an uncertain 2025. Dwindling inflation has finally ...

A yellow weather warning for isolated storms and hail is in effect from 9am on Monday to 5pm, the met office said. Rainfall is expected to range between 35 and 50 millimetres ...

The year ahead is shaping up badly for Europe with its financial markets already hit hard by US tariff fears and political turmoil in France and Germany, yet some investors ...

Following a coordinated manhunt, police recaptured a Swedish fugitive in the Larnaca area almost 24 hours after he escaped from a private clinic while supposedly under guard. He was found on ...

Police are attempting to locate three poachers who pointed their weapons at a game warden on Sunday, causing him to lose his footing and tumble down 100 metres along the Fukasa ...

Italy’s growth rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out much faster than expected as structural weaknesses resurface, raising risks for the fragile public finances of the euro zone’...

US liquefied natural gas exports are on track to climb to new highs in 2024, as record domestic natural gas production spurred the 10th straight year of volume growth in the ...

Germany’s economic downturn eased slightly in December but business activity still contracted for a sixth month running, according to a survey. The HCOB German flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index, ...

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Diaz and ...

With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara, Syria’s main Kurdish factions are on the back foot ...

Bournemouth thrashed Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League at a chilly Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, and climbed to ...

By Stavros Petrides Limassol’s festive season is in full swing, but the celebratory spirit is hampered by significant traffic congestion as holiday shoppers flood the streets. With Christmas markets, ...

The contract between the government and Hermes airports to extend the management of Larnaca and Paphos airports until 2033 will be signed on Monday, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Sunday.  ...

Foreign Minister, Constantinos Kombos, on Sunday said he discussed “core aspects” of the regional developments, with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday. In a post on X, Kombos, ...

Energy was constantly in the news in 2024, but serious progress was limited. By far the biggest success was the ‘Photovoltaics (PV) for All’ scheme. With the failure of utility-scale renewables (...

A total of 42 people were identified and arrested by the police on Sunday, as part of an action to identify third country nationals residing illegally in Cyprus, while a total ...

Parliament on Monday will hold an extraordinary session to discuss the president’s referral of a law passed on December 5 to limit large cash transactions.  The plenary session is set ...

The big day is almost here. It is nearly time for big juicy feasts, ample wine, champagne and time with loved ones. Besides the Christmas day lunches and gift giving, ...

The Secret Service of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR) used its Greek Cypriot collaborators at the height of the Cold War, in the 1970s and 80s, to try and infiltrate ...