Archive 2024

The rectors of Cyprus’ two public universities, the University of Cyprus’ Tasos Christofides and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Panayiotis Zaphiris, on Thursday called for the “immediate passage ...

By Laura Minor The latest series of Channel 4’s reality dating show Married at First Sight UK has sparked widespread criticism for normalising harmful behaviour. The charities Women’s Aid ...

The government is “ready” to cooperate with parliament to find a solution to the issue of cars with faulty airbags remaining on Cyprus’ roads, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on ...

The Cyprus government on Monday, November 25, will offer new 13-week Treasury Bills (T-bills), set to mature on 28 February 2025. The annualised yield for the new issuance is expected to range between 2.95 ...

The AI Future Hub, a thriving AI-focused community with over 3,000 members, is hosting an Unconference as part of the AI Paphos Summit in Paphos, Cyprus. The event, taking place on ...

“There is no diversity of voices” in the north’s media, opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu said on Wednesday night. He was speaking at the north’s ‘parliamentary’ finance ...

A different kind of night at the AG Leventis Gallery is coming up. An evening of live music, a unique piano recital to be exact, is scheduled for Friday, held ...

By Debra Benita Shaw Samantha Harvey’s Orbital this week won the 2024 Booker prize. What it so skilfully and ambitiously exposes is the human cost of space flight set against ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) lead a delegation of over 40 participants from Cyprus, including 18 startups and scaleups, at Slush 2024, according to an official announcement released on Thursday. Slush is ...

State health services Okypy will be submitting a new proposal by Monday regarding the millions of euros in incentives state hospital doctors are demanding, with doctors saying they would not ...

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged ...

Negotiations to end the labour crisis in the cement works have reached a deadlock, with aftershocks to be felt across the economy, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thurdsay. Trade ...

President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Nadia Calvino will visit Nicosia on Friday to inaugurate the EIB’s new office in Cyprus, according to an official announcement. Calvino’s ...

Cyprus’ nature, cultural heritage and local hospitality can be explored during a one- or two-day weekend trip to Tillyria organised by Nicosia’s tourism board on November 30 and December 1. November 30 ...

Greece saw a change in its main opposition party on Thursday after a wave of defections from the leftist Syriza party opened the door for the centre-left PASOK to challenge ...

Eleven members of Dromolaxia-Meneou’s municipal council have called for mayor Kypros Andronikou to reevaluate his stance after an incident on November 18, when a verbal confrontation erupted between the mayor ...

Apartment prices and rents in Cyprus defied broader market declines during the third quarter of 2024, reflecting strong demand, according to a report from real estate analytics firm Ask Wire. At ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was travelling to Baku on Thursday to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). Her visit follows that of President Nikos Christodoulides’, who took ...

The presidential palace will be lit up in purple on Thursday to mark national pancreatic cancer day. The lighting of the palace will take place at 4.00pm as part of ...

Greece’s systemic banks—Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece, and Piraeus Bank—plan to expedite the repayment of deferred tax credits (DTC) starting in 2025, a move that credit ...

The EU is becoming irrelevant in talks regarding regional crises, namely the Middle East and Ukraine, and should set up a more substantive communication with the US, while Cyprus has ...

A lucky dog was rescued from a 20-metre ravine on Wednesday in Paphos by the fire service. The fire service spokesperson Andreas Kettis said on X, ‘the Paphos fire department ...

A child in Cyprus was identified by the Greek police as the person who had sent threatening emails on New Year’s Day regarding bombs at Greek airports, according to ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis has officially announced the candidacy of the Republic of Cyprus for re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The Shipping Deputy Ministry ...