Archive 2024

The Cyprus Confederation of Disability Organisations (Kysoa) on Monday called for an end to the annual Radiomarathon fundraiser for children with special needs, saying its “paternalistic” messaging is “stuck in ...

The body of the 63-year-old electrician who died in a fire at a polyurethane manufacturing plant in Dromolaxia’s industrial area was recovered on Monday around 3pm. The man has ...

The Christmas village at Laiki Yitonia in Nicosia’s old city is reopening this year after a successful run last year. The Christmas village at Laiki Yitonia is open from ...

This year, almost half the world will vote! Cyprus won’t: our presidential elections took place last year. But 28 other nations will. And together, their citizens make up 50 per cent ...

The Hotel Professionals of Cyprus (Pasydixe) on Monday appointed Polis Kallis as its first general manager, according to an official announcement. The announcement explained that the new role is aimed ...

Danielle Trenney, a 39-year-old project manager from western Pennsylvania, is so anxious about the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday that she decided to put up a Christmas tree early ...

The fifth week of the north’s political crisis began on Monday with opposition ‘MPs’ attempting to open ‘parliament’ under the authority of ‘deputy speaker’ Fazilet Ozdenefe. Ozdenefe, who belongs ...

Turkey dismissedthe pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just two weeks after President Tayyip Erdogan’s main ally made a proposal for ...

Spain is deploying 7,500 troops to its eastern region hit by devastating floods, the government said on Monday in the face of rising discontent over the response to the catastrophe that ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Monday highlighted the importance of taking a forward-looking approach to assessing individual risks, combined with a thorough analysis of the prevailing ...

Attorney-general George Savvides and deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides met on Monday with a delegation from the Law Commission of England and Wales and discussed various aspects of law reform, and ...

A fire that broke out early Monday in Limassol, destroying four stationary vehicles, is being treated as arson, police said.According to the Limassol CID, investigations at the scene determined ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Monday said she hopes to complete the government’s recording of damage caused by Saturday evening’s storms by the end of the day. Speaking ...

By Alexa Scarlata The Australian commissioning team at Netflix has had a pretty good run over the past 12 months. In January, the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel Boy Swallows ...

Nurses’ union Pasyno on Monday spoke of “miserable conditions” in which nurses are expected to work, in the aftermath of floods which hit the Paphos general hospital on Saturday evening. “...

A presidential election unlike any other in U.S. history enters its last full day on Monday with Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their campaigns scrambling to get supporters to ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced that it has suspended trading of shares for Toxotis Investments Public Ltd on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). According to an ...

Concrete factory employees are going on an indefinite strike, it was announced on Monday, following the failure to resolve a dispute over their renewed collective agreement. The strike is set ...

The BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 was held successfully at the IDEA Innovation Centre over October 18-20, 2024. The number of registrations exceeded all expectations, with over 200 people and more than 25 teams taking ...

Applications for the reissued grants scheme to encourage the use of renewable energy sources in residences opened on Monday, aiming for interest from an additional 3,000 households across Cyprus. According to ...

All effective domestic legal remedies must be exhausted by people claiming compensation or restitution for properties owned in Cyprus prior to 1974 before a case can be filed at the European ...

Cyprus and Egypt are set to deepen maritime collaboration through a joint commission, established during Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis’ recent visit to the country. The October 29 to 31 visit, made ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is expected to meet regional and international stakeholders on Monday in Abu Dhabi. The minister, who is participating in international energy forum ADIPEC 2024, will meet counterparts ...

Three people were arrested early on Monday morning in Famagusta after a 27-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint in Ayia Napa. According to his police, at around 11:20pm on Sunday ...