Archive June 2024

A couple of months ago this column congratulated parliament for axing the additional free health services to civil servants that were not covered by Gesy, but we warned that Pasydy ...

Georgia staged the biggest upset in Euro history with a 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday to stride into the knock-out phase of their first major tournament, thanks to an ...

President Nikos Christodoulides attended the unveiling ceremony of the Monument of Fallen, and Missing Persons of the Pigi and Peristerona Communities in Famagusta during the Turkish invasion of 1974. During his ...

 HBO announced on Wednesday that its upcoming “Harry Potter” television series will be led by “Succession” veterans Francesca Gardiner, as writer and showrunner, and Mark Mylod, as director of several ...

“We are aware of the challenges but we remain confident and optimistic” said Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, referring to Cyprus discussions of UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for ...

Cyprus is a centre for humanitarian operations in the region and this is proven every day, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Wednesday. Invited by reporters to comment on Turkish media ...

The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its involvement in the resolution of Julian Assange’s case was very limited but a department spokesperson reiterated the American position that ...

Cyprus broke the Guinness World Record with the longest alternating chain of 4,073 people from all over the island clasping wrists on Tuesday night at the GSP stadium. The event, organised ...

Belgium drew 0-0 with Ukraine on Wednesday to reach the last 16 of Euro 2024 where they will face France, while the Ukrainians bow out following Group E’s final match. Romania ...

For one afternoon every week, a privileged few prisoners held inside the electric fences of Buchenwald could find solace in playing football, a brief reprieve from the horrors of the ...

While England won their group at Euro 2024 their humdrum scoreless draw against Slovenia on Tuesday, the third dull performance in as many games, had frustrated supporters poking fun at coach ...

For the sixth consecutive year, the bee villages of rural Larnaca, are inviting people to the region, as they prepare to honour one of nature’s treasures with the Honey ...

Greece has arrested a suspected crime boss with the underworld title of “vor v zakone” – or thief in law – wanted by Russia under an Interpol red notice, police officials said ...

Larnaca criminal court sentenced a 55-year-old man to six years in jail on Wednesday for crimes involving theft and money laundering. The defendant was found guilty of stealing substantial amounts ...

For 90 minutes on Thursday night, U.S. President Joe Biden has the chance to show doubting Americans that, at age 81, he is capable of handling the rigors of another four-year ...

Hezbollah’s threats are not in touch with reality as Cyprus’ role in Gaza is strictly humanitarian, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos stressed on Wednesday in a press conference with US ...

Russian pranksters who often target people the Russian state is interested in released footage on Wednesday of a video call with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron after tricking him into ...

MPs are expected to vote next month on bills to establish an effective framework for wealth declarations by state officials and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), following three years of discussions ...

Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and threatened more action this week. ...

Cyprus on Wednesday denounced the Russian government’s decision to block access to over 80 European media outlets, including the Cyprus Mail, a move the European Union condemned as a “totally ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on June 25 approved the publication of the Public Offer Document for the acquisition of up to 100 per cent of Hellenic Bank’s issued ...

German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock had to fly over the tarmac at Larnaca airport on Tuesday on a flight to Lebanon from Israel. It was reported in Deutsche Welle, that ...

OPAP Cyprus Ltd signed today a Concession Agreement with the Republic of Cyprus, under which the company will exclusively conduct, provide, and manage designated games of chance in the Cypriot ...

A ship loaded with 2,000 pallets of humanitarian aid departed on Wednesday from Larnaca port to the US-built pier in Gaza, amid growing concerns for the project’s viability and a ...