Archive 2024

 Hezbollah has stashed hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and gold in a bunker built under a hospital in Beirut, Israel’s military said on Monday, adding it will ...

Ukraine’s population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, ...

The European Council’s President-designate Antonio Costa is to visit Cyprus on Wednesday, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Costa’s visit comes as part of a European tour being ...

A five-year plan to upgrade all bus stops in Cyprus, with the aim of improving the infrastructure and quality of public transport, is set to be launched, the public works ...

Have the Houthi attacks significantly affected the Cyprus shipping industry? What are the measures that have been taken in order to preserve freedom of navigation? In the Red Sea, freedom ...

Under draconian police measures, convict Doros Theofanous appeared in court on Tuesday with a 26-year-old man charged of being his accomplice to help him escape prison. The two appeared before ...

A father from Larnaca on Tuesday claimed that school bullying is the cause behind his son having been hospitalised last week. The eight-year-old boy required surgery after being cut by ...

Hellenic Bank has announced the launch of new and upgraded service points designed to bring innovation to banking transactions. The new branches, equipped exclusively with advanced ATMs, will be located ...

Hotel industry employees and trade unions on Tuesday rejected Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou’s mediation proposal for collective agreements, crushing hopes for a resolution to the ongoing dispute – a day ...

In Carlo Collodi’s classic novel Pinocchio, Geppetto is an elderly woodcarver and the creator of Pinocchio. Geppetto’s love for Pinocchio is evident throughout the story, as he sacrifices ...

Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough vividly recalls her terror as a teenager when U.S. immigration officers arrived at her home, ankle-tagged her parents and ordered the family to “self-deport”. The trouble was ...

Cyta this week unveiled its new corporate identity, emphasising technological innovation and a customer-centric approach. During an event at the Cyprus Planetarium on October 21, the company showcased its renewed philosophy, ...

The trial of the 11 people held responsible for the collapse of the Isias hotel in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 24 Cypriot children, 11 Cypriot adults, and 37 others during ...

The municipality of Nicosia on Tuesday issued a call for members of the public or private companies to help cover the needs of those who are unable to transport their ...

An 89-year-old Greek Cypriot man died on Friday night at a casino in Famagusta. The man, named as Loizos Kosma, fell ill at the casino at around 11pm before dying ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Tuesday released a statement requiring Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) to adopt the European Banking Authority (EBA) guidelines on the application of the ...

The fire which broke out near the village of Droushia on Monday most likely broke out in a roadside ditch, Paphos police said on Tuesday. According to Paphos police deputy ...

The Republic of Cyprus is expected to secure a new loan in 2025 to repay the first instalment of a €6.3 billion loan received from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). This projection ...

The rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the world’s two highest ranked players, brings out the best in both, Sinner said on Saturday after beating Alcaraz in the ...

Arsenal will use the hurt from their first Premier League defeat of the season to deliver a strong response in their home clash against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the ...

There are times in life when what you really need is an expensive psychic to tell you ‘This is bigger than you and your silly heteronormative daydreams, Jane. This is ...

Dutch side PSV Eindhoven have yet to win in this season’s Champions League but their domestic form makes them a dangerous opponent, Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique said ...

Borussia Dortmund will need more than just a strong mindset when they visit champions Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, coach Nuri Sahin said as last year’s ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday condemned “attempts to politicise” President Nikos Christodoulides’ veto of a law which would disclose the names of donors to a support fund managed by ...