Archive December 2024

Three projects co-financed with the EU and worth over €35 million are in the works to address the long-standing gaps and weaknesses when it comes to support for the disabled, deputy ...

The global payments landscape is poised for transformative growth in 2025, driven by a surge in digital wallets and open banking adoption, according to a survey by payabl., a European financial ...

Monthly dividend stocks provide 12 payments per year, unlike quarterly payers like Vod LSE stocks. High-yield portfolios can generate £500+ monthly income per £100,000 invested. These securities suit retirees and investors seeking regular ...

Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, most of them in the town of Beit Lahiya on the northern edge, medics said, as the ...

Paphos police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of burglary and theft at a construction site. The case refers to a break-in at an onsite warehouse in the Petra tou ...

Anymaster founder Diana Verkhoturova recently gave an interview to Forbes magazine, detailing the Cypriot start-up’s ambitious plans to establish a strong presence in Greece. Founded in 2023 in Limassol, Anymaster ...

MPs will next week discuss the lack of a legal framework surrounding the growing trend of installing dashcams in vehicles and their potential use as evidence in cases of accidents ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council has voiced strong opposition to a proposed amendment to the Lawyers’ Law of 2024. If passed, the amendment would grant lawyers exclusive authority to ...

Workers in the cement industry decided on Tuesday to return to work at any companies that have signed the new collective agreement, while the strike, now in its fifth week, ...

Last year, I read The English Experience by Julie Schumacher, in the course of which I discovered the existence of The Thurber Prize for American Humor – which she had won ...

The Green Party on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over a lack of care and respect by municipal workers who damaged graves in Aglandjia while pruning trees. According to ...

On Nov. 18, hours after two communication cables were severed in the Baltic Sea, 30 NATO vessels and 4,000 military staff took to the same body of water for one of northern Europe’...

France is at a critical juncture due to uncertainty over the country’s budget and the future of the government, Finance Minister Antoine Armand said on Tuesday. Expectations that Prime ...

The exhibition Repetitive Acts: The Power of Weaving and Textile in Contemporary Art, opening on Friday at the Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, explores the enduring power of weaving as a ...

China has reaffirmed its principled stance “for a just and sustainable solution” to the Cyprus issue based on UN Security Council resolutions. The affirmation was made by Wang Aiwen, member ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport on Monday after insulting a police officer who asked him to move his car. According to police, the man had parked his ...

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was reported on Monday night off Limassol and was felt across the island. The Geological Survey Department said the quake struck at 11.23pm ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 ...

Holders Manchester United will travel to record 14-times winners Arsenal in what promises to be an enthralling clash in the FA Cup third round in January, while Manchester City, Liverpool ...

Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, but Lebanon’s Hezbollah has no plans for now ...

By Jean Burgess After Elon Musk bought Twitter (now rebranded X) in 2022, disaffected users began to seek alternatives. Alongside Meta’s Threads and the open source project Mastodon, Bluesky was ...

The White House said that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in part to protect him from future persecution from political opponents, but his move drew fierce criticism, with ...

The unemployment rate in Cyprus decreased to 4.5 per cent of the workforce in the third quarter of 2024, according to a report published on Monday by the state’s statistical service. ...

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, data from mortgage ...