Archive December 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies. ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed into areas in central and southern parts of the enclave. ...

A large number of complaints are received every day by her office every day with allegations of human rights violations, Commissioner for the Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria ...

The trial of ex volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki at the Nicosia district court was postponed once again on Tuesday, as the accused appeared in court without a lawyer. The court ...

The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheas, which will form part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko, is expected to sail for Cyprus from Shanghai any ...

The UK and Cyprus have turned a page in their relationship, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after welcoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the presidential palace. Starmer, the ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Roman Avdeev has finalised the sale of his remaining stake in Rossium Group and other assets, completing his exit from all Russian business holdings. The transaction, originally announced ...

The Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) hosted a meeting on Friday with Liu Kai, the Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, to explore potential collaborations between ...

The Italian government has scrapped fines on people who refused to get mandatory COVID-19 jabs, it said in a statement late on Monday, after they were introduced to boost vaccinations ...

Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to ...

Cyprus contributed just €259 million to the European Union budget in 2023, receiving €393 million in return. This positions the island country as a net beneficiary, reflecting broader financial imbalances across member states, ...

Inmates in Nicosia central prisons will have an additional visit for the holidays from their close relatives, it was announced on Tuesday. For the upcoming holidays prisoners can be visited ...

The Limassol police during an operation against illegal gambling on Monday found a total of seven people gambling in a café with no permit. The police conducted an operation and ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced that it has been awarded the title of Bank of the Year in Cyprus for 2024 by The Banker, a leading international banking and ...

Almost three in ten Cypriots up to age 74 continue to work after retirement, the vast majority due to financial necessity, a new Eurostat survey has found. The official retirement age ...

By Philippa Tracy This family saga spans several decades in the lives of the Barnes family in a small town in Ireland in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. Over ...

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti believes his side won’t secure a top-eight finish in the 36-team Champions League table and will have to go through a two-legged knockout playoff ...

Liverpool have had more rest than usual for the Champions League trip to Girona after their weekend game was postponed and have no need to change the team, manager Arne ...

West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen struck midway through the second half to secure a deserved 2-1 Premier League home win on Monday over Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose poor defending cost ...

Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by English soccer referees’ body PGMOL on Monday, after their investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract. ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday announced key deadlines for the implementation of the EU Instant Payments Regulation. The EU’s Instant Payments Regulation is a new regulation ...

Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a ...

Founded by Kyrillos Akritidis and Murad Salikhov, Schwarzwald Capital is a Cyprus-based venture capital firm that has a distinct focus on fintech and the creator economy. Akritidis spoke to the ...

The European Consumer Centre (ECC) Cyprus achieved a consumer satisfaction rate of 94.44 per cent for its case-handling services in 2023, according to its annual report. The majority of complaints (54 per cent) ...