Archive December 2024

Japan’s government is set to compile a record $735 billion budget for the fiscal year from April due to larger social security and debt-servicing costs, adding to the industrial world’...

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim arrived at Old Trafford a little over a month ago with a glowing reputation and backed by many to be the man to turn around ...

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka is set to be sidelined for more than two months after an operation on a hamstring injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday.“He had a ...

More snow is likely to fall in the mountains on Saturday, with clouds covering most of the island and rain set to fall on lower ground, particularly in the west ...

Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday weighed in on the decision to hand the men’s Ballon d’Or award to Manchester City’s Rodri, saying Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius ...

A 63-year-old woman was remanded in custody on Saturday on suspicion of having stabbed her husband to death with a kitchen knife. She reportedly denies having committed the crime and ...

UCLan Cyprus University once again hosts the photography exhibition Exploring Cyprus: Beyond the City at the Multifunctional Conference Centre in Pano Lefkara. With free entry, the exhibition offers a captivating ...

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had foiled a plot by Ukraine to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a pro-Russian war blogger with a bomb ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Stavros Stavrou on Friday released a year-end statement reflecting on the country’s economic progress. In addition, Stavrou addressed various challenges on ...

By Ioannis Tirkides History is not just the outcome of personalities, competing platforms, or a matter of chance. It can be all of that at times. But history is cumulative ...

Britain began a consultation this week to review rules that force automakers to produce more electric vehicles, following industry warnings that the current plan could lead to factory closures and ...

A total of 1.6 million cubic metres of water flowed into Cyprus’ reservoirs in the last four days, water development department representative Yianna Economidou said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

In his Christmas message, apart from explaining the importance of the birth of Jesus Christ, Archbishop Georgios also issued directives on how the government should deal with the Cyprus issue, ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday night announced that he would meet with President Nikos Christodoulides on either January 20 or January 21, and that the planned “enlarged meeting” on the ...

The fire brigade have responded to a total of 29 house fires since Monday, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. Speaking to CyBC radio, he said most of the fires occurred in urban ...

A disciplinary investigation into the Akamas roadworks may have another extension, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday. In statements to Stockwatch, she said an investigation into possible disciplinary offences ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone conversation with Kazakhstan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister Murat Nurtleu. Cyprus’ foreign ministry described the conversation as “in-depth” and ...

With the award-winning EKO Smile app as its focus, the third EKO Smile Challenge, presented by veteran TV host Antri Karantoni, took place within the framework of the New EKO ...

A 56-year-old man from Paphos was on Friday sentenced to seven years in prison after having been convicted of robbing an optician’s shop last year. He will also serve ...

With excitement and enthusiasm, the Ronald McDonald House in Cyprus (RMHC Cyprus) launched its new ‘RMHC Hospitality Cart’ programme, also known as ‘Hugs on Wheels’. The programme was launched at ...

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for possession and distribution of child pornography material. Paphos criminal court heard the man was arrested in June ...

Almost 70 per cent of Cyprus’ population owned their home in 2023, according to data released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Friday. Specifically, 68.8 per cent owned their home, close ...

Still, XRP’s stratospheric ascent in 2017 is among the most famous price movements in crypto history. At the beginning of the year, XRP was less than $0.01, but once the crypto ...

Where do you live?I am a refugee from Kyra, Morphou, and I now live in Nicosia with my family. What did you have for breakfast?Black olives and a ...