Archive 2024

Seven of the eight Syrians arrested earlier this month on suspicion of financing a terrorist group, only to be then released, have been redetained under a different process, the Cyprus ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said taxes needed to rise to rebuild public services and fix the foundations of the economy, and he challenged his critics to spell out how ...

Israeli tanks thrust deeper on Monday into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency service said, in what the military said were ...

A fourth report into the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 24 Cypriot children, 11 Cypriot adults, and 37 others, was completed and forwarded to ...

If I ask you to say the first thing that comes to mind when I say “short-term rentals”, what would that be? Short-term rentals, or STRs for short, have become ...

A 20-day-old baby died at the weekend and six more remained in intensive care on Monday after being fed ethanol while being treated at north Nicosia’s emergency hospital. The ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman described the north’s ‘government’s’ conduct as “extremely unserious” on Monday, as the political wrangling over attempts to appoint a ‘...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Monday said he was seriously concerned over the spate of attacks against delivery drivers, and would have a high-level meeting during the week to discuss ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk stunned investors and analysts with plans to grow vehicle sales by 30 per cent next year, buoyed by a new, cheaper model and enthusiasm for ...

The United Kingdom’s foreign office updated its threat of “regional escalation” in its official travel advisory for Cyprus. The ministry stated that “hostilities in the region and between Israel ...

In 1976, Stamatis Moraitis was given six months to live. His cancer had advanced; the doctors suggested he get his affairs in order, because the end was nigh. So he packed ...

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag after their latest defeat at the weekend as they languish 14th in the Premier League table and stand winless in Europe this ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday heralded his invitation to meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House, attributing it to Cyprus’ strengthening “regional and international footprint”. Christodoulides is ...

Last week, chairwoman of Warner Bros. Television Group – the world’s biggest television studio – described bringing Harry Potter to the small screen as a dream. She was at an industry ...

 Georgia’s president called for protests in Tbilisi on Monday evening after the ruling party declared victory in a parliamentary election marred by reports of voting violations that Western countries ...

All football in the north was cancelled over the weekend after a referee was kicked in the head by a footballer during a match on Saturday. The incident occurred during ...

The vehicle of attorney-general George Savvides was embroiled in a car accident in Limassol on Monday, with three other vehicles damaged as a result. The accident happened at Heroes Square, ...

Cyprus marked ‘Oxi Day’ on Monday, commemorating Greece’s rejection of Axis forces’ demand to enter its territory on October 28, 1940, during World War II. In Nicosia, President Nikos Christodoulides, accompanied ...

Tehran will “use all available tools” to respond to Israel’s weekend attack on military targets in Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Iran previously played ...

When it comes to the crypto scene, it is full of speculation and hype, especially with the notion of identifying the next big altcoin that has the potential to return ...

Financial support and advisory services are essential for Cyprus’ small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enhance resource efficiency, according to a Eurobarometer survey. The survey, published by the European Commission, ...

Cyprus has made significant progress in attracting established tech companies to relocate their headquarters to the island, but there’s a critical aspect that needs improvement – the nurturing of early-stage ...

Cyprus recorded a 9.83 per cent enterprise birth rate and a 5.8 per cent business closure rate, positioning it moderately among EU countries for business growth and stability, according to a Eurostat ...

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has issued a stark warning that Europe’s competitiveness is slipping amid intensifying economic challenges. In a recent report, Draghi called for urgent ...