Archive 2024

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced on Friday that it regards its active participation in this year’s World Investor Week (WIW) 2024 as a “complete success.”This global ...

King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country’s role in the transatlantic ...

Eurozone business activity stalled again this month, remaining in contractionary territory as demand from both home and abroad fell despite firms barely increasing their prices, a survey showed this week. ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Thursday night confirmed the arrest of a man who had been seen running naked through the streets of the northern Nicosia suburb of Mandres. Videos ...

Another delivery driver was attacked in Limassol, police confirmed on Friday. The attack took place at around 10.30pm on Thursday night, with Limassol police deputy spokesman Marinos Vasiliou telling television ...

An 18-year-old male was arrested for delivering around 400 grams of cannabis to a house, police announced on Friday. The arrest had taken place after the youth went to a house ...

A suspicious suitcase found on the side of northern Nicosia’s arterial Dereboyu avenue on Thursday evening was not a bomb, police determined, after carrying out an intervention into the ...

Partial clouds will cover most of the island at some point during Friday, with temperatures set to slightly increase once again. Temperatures inland and on the coasts will rise to ...

An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists as they slept in a guesthouse in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported. Those killed included cameraman ...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris basked in the support of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former President Barack Obama on Thursday at a rally that drew thousands ...

A shootout between two battling criminal groups in Mexico’s southern Pacific state of Guerrero on Thursday left 16 people dead, authorities said, as the country has been hit by a ...

Cyprus investment promotion agency, commonly referred to as Invest Cyprus, on Thursday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Invest Paraná, the investment promotion agency of the ...

British businesses reported their slowest growth in 11 months in October and hiring shrank for the first time this year as uncertainty ahead of the Labour government’s first budget dampened ...

Barclays (BARC.L) reported a forecast-beating 18 per cent rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as slower than expected interest rate cuts and upbeat investment banking prospects helped it raise its ...

Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s biggest economy, attracted foreign direct investment inflows of 96 billion riyals ($25.6 billion) in 2023, beating official targets, according to government data based on a new calculation ...

Cyprus was ranked 31st out of 142 countries in the World Justice Project (WJP)’s annual rule of law index. The island received a score of 0.67 out of a maximum score ...

Concerns were expressed at the House health committee about the purchase of a third private hospital by an investment fund as it could create an oligopoly in the provision of ...

The United States does not want a protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, a month into Israel’s military onslaught against ...

An award-winning Cambodian journalist who was arrested on charges of inciting social unrest was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after the government released a video of the investigative ...

The House plenum on Thursday greenlit a law that affords free legal aid to women who are victims of abuse and to victims of domestic violence. Under the legislation, women ...

Nasa associate administrator Jim Free on Thursday welcomed Cyprus to the Artemis Accords, a set of principles and agreements established to govern international cooperation in the exploration and use of ...

Lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation tightening up the rules on illegal and undeclared work, which among others provide for stiffer fines on employers. Under the new rules, the minister of ...

U.S. and Israeli negotiators will gather in Doha in the coming days to try to restart talks toward a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in ...

Classical music enthusiasts have plenty to enjoy this season thanks to the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s packed calendar. Concerts, recitals and performances are coming up in every big city on ...