Archive 2024

Two separate attacks against delivery drivers unfolded in Limassol on Monday evening, with police investigating both incidents. The first attack took place at around 7pm in Ayios Ioannis, where a ...

No evidence has come up concerning the existence of cartels or cartel-like behaviour in the retail fuel market or the banking industry, the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) ...

The winter months, if we can call them that, are packed with festive and joyous events. Christmas markets, carols, performances by the island’s most esteemed artists and upcoming stars ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus reached 3.73 million visitors in the first ten months of 2024, reflecting a 4.6 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023. This also represents a modest 0.81 per ...

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on an Israeli settler group it accused of helping perpetrate violence in the occupied West Bank, which has seen a rise in settler ...

Parliament on Monday greenlit funds for the anti-corruption authority that the body says are indispensable to continue the work of investigations. Despite having given the authority some pushback last week, ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Monday with the launch of a global alliance to combat poverty and ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Monday said it would be ineffective to adopt a nationwide anti-racism strategy, despite being urged to do so by the EU Commission, ombudswoman’s office, ...

The IDEA Innovation Centre of Bank of Cyprus (BoC) calls for new applications from talented entrepreneurs, who have an innovative idea and are determined to turn it into a startup ...

Nearly 100 trucks carrying food for Palestinians were violently looted on Nov. 16 after entering Gaza, in one of the worst aid losses during 13 months of war in the enclave where hunger ...

The amount of rain which has fallen in November so far already exceeds 117 per cent of the average rainfall for the entire month, the met office revealed on Monday. An ...

Alex Frolov, co-founder at HypeAuditor, spent his entire career making the influencer marketing ecosystem more transparent and efficient. Wherever you want your influencer marketing to take place, whether that’s ...

Until recently aerospace engineer Pedro Monteiro figured he’d join many of his peers moving from Portugal to its richer European neighbours in the quest for a better-paid job once ...

Nicosia district court has dismissed a lawsuit against the state, the Central Bank and the Bank of Cyprus over the 2013 ‘haircut’ on deposits, the attorney-general’s office stated on Monday. ...

A total of 146 individuals found to be residing in the Republic illegally were returned to their countries of origin in the past week, police said on Monday. In total, 80 people ...

Chanting slogans against the US and Israel and in solidarity with the Palestinians, the Cyprus coordinating committee of students (Psem) marched to the US embassy in Nicosia to mark the 51...

Ziya Ozturkler was on Monday elected as the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ at the sixth attempt, bringing to an end a political crisis which lasted 42 days and saw 16 rounds of ...

A total of 469 reports of sexual abuse against children were received in 2023 and 330 by October 2024, Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre said on Monday, the European day for the protection ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a ...

A 59-year-old man was arrested by the hunting services on Sunday for hunting illegally.The man didn’t have a hunting licence for his gun or bullets.The man was ...

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) and the Karaiskakio Foundation are delighted to bring back the Christmas spirit with a week-long celebration full of festive events and activities. The “UNIC Christmas ...

Hellenic Bank on Monday announced a reduction of its key interest rate by 21 basis points, effective from November 14, 2024. This move is expected to positively impact more than 90,000 borrowers across the ...

Large gaps exist in safety awareness and drivers’ “conscience”, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday after four people died on the road over the weekend. A re-revaluation needs to ...

Decades ago, market day meant catching the Bedford. Yes, larger villages had occasional markets, and there was always a panayiri. But the weekly shop down in the town (hair-raising hairpin ...