Archive 2024

The US economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the third quarter as ebbing inflation and strong wage gains powered consumer spending ahead of a contentious presidential election set ...

Kraft Heinz (KHC.O) on Wednesday tempered its annual forecasts for organic sales and profit as repeated price hikes hurt demand for the packaged food giant’s branded products including ...

The energy ministry has reissued its grants scheme for encouraging the use of renewable energy sources in residences to accommodate an additional 3,000 applications from households across Cyprus. According to the ...

There had been 18 instances of attacks on delivery drivers since the start of the year said Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis. Fifteen of these had taken place in Limassol – the latest ...

A total of 12.5 billion TL (€336 million) for the year 2025 was allocated to the north by Turkey’s president’s office as part of its annual financial programme on Wednesday. The ...

The European Union “attaches particular importance to the resumption and progress of talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem” for the further development of relations between itself and Turkey, ...

A total of 80 farms have been quarantined and 150 animals are dead as the north is “ravaged” by an outbreak of bluetongue disease, he north’s animal producers’ and breeders’ union ...

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou on Wednesday night called for Cyprus to join Nato after the day’s meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and United States President Joe Biden. “It ...

Next up at the Nicosia International Festival 2024 is an exciting concert by composer Stavros Gasparatos which will blend the sounds of an acoustic piano with an electronic and video installation. ...

Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, met Cyprus’ Deputy Shipping Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, in Ismailia on Tuesday to discuss collaboration on sustainable maritime practices and the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West should admit Russia has “won” in Georgia and is on its way to doing the same in Moldova unless Western rhetoric against crossing ...

The government’s plan to introduce foreign language undergraduate programmes at the country’s public universities is “based on scientific arguments”, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking to ...

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris vowed on Wednesday to serve “all Americans” if elected president, as she sought to contain fallout from a remark by President Joe Biden that threatened to ...

United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he remains optimistic about the prospect of a solution to the Cyprus problem, following a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...

Ruben Amorim will stay in charge of Sporting for the next three games before November’s international break in less than two weeks when he would finally be set to ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Wednesday reserved its decision over legislation that would require more state officials to submit capital statements – including the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general. Legal teams from ...

U.S. State Department officials have identified nearly 500 potential incidents of civilian harm during Israel’s military operations in Gaza involving U.S.-furnished weapons, but have not taken further ...

A €10,000 ceiling in the use of cash for the purchase of goods or services was discussed at the House ethics committee on Wednesday, as part of a bill put forward ...

The government is determined to clamp down on racist attacks against delivery drivers, which are primarily unfolding in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. In statements after a ...

The Energy Ministry announced on Wednesday that it led Cyprus’ presence at GITEX Global 2024 in Dubai. Cyprus’ participation at the event, the ministry explained, showcased the country’s advancements in ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday met Yusuf Dikec, the Olympic silver medallist who went viral on social media over the summer for his nonchalant style while competing in ...

By Theresa Larkin When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics. Your first grey hairs usually appear anywhere between your twenties and fifties. For men, grey hairs ...

The north’s ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek was on Wednesday reported to the police over the death of a 20-day-old baby who was fed ethanol with her formula milk. Dincyurek ...

Russian lawmakers in the Vologda region north of Moscow have proposed restricting the sale of alcohol to a two-hour period on weekdays, as the local governor pointed to “horrific” mortality ...