Archive 2024

In the heart of Nicosia, near the historic church of Faneromeni, lies a beacon of cultural heritage and intellectual exploration – the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Since its ‘birth’ in 1984, ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to sack Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides “essentially abolishes the audit service and democracy”, he told audit office staff on Wednesday. In farewell remarks to his ...

Before the ink has dried on the government’s decision to approve connecting the electricity grids of Cyprus and Greece, the first warnings of its immense cost was made as ...

The Republic of Cyprus and Chevron have agreed to start discussions at some point in the next four months to reach an agreement over the development of the Aphrodite gas ...

An associate of Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, who for a nearly a decade drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her, admitted to copycat abuse of his own ...

Former House President Yiannakis Omirou on Wednesday called on the government to “act quickly and effectively” to ensure the delivery of National Guard files from Greece concerning 1974 which contain information ...

Hellenic Bank provided an update on the bank’s achievements and developments since early 2024 during its annual general meeting on Wednesday. In a statement, the bank said that the meeting “...

Provocative, elegant, and thrilling, The Perfect Couple, Netflix’s series starring Nicole Kidman, masterfully takes a jab at the glamorous façade of wealth. As the summer fades and the ...

Volunteers and emergency personnel worked through the night to fortify the Polish city of Wroclaw against approaching flood waters, while Hungary opened a dam as the prime minister warned a “...

Cow farmers on tractors and milk tankers will take their grievances to the presidential palace and the EU house in Nicosia on October 3, they announced on Wednesday. During the protest, ...

The Kremlin on Wednesday described as “dangerous” comments by Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing head of NATO, that a decision by the West to allow Ukraine to use Western long-range weapons ...

Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis’ proposal for a park and ride service to be opened in his city is “illegal”, Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) employees’ trade union Sap-Tepak said on ...

The detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon has left a mysterious trail from Taiwan to Hungary, while raising the prospect of another full-scale war in the Middle ...

The presidential palace on Wednesday hit back against allegations that President Nikos Christodoulides was behind efforts to have Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides fired. In a fiery statement outside the Supreme Court ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday backed a previous court decision that threw out mass appeals by affected property owners along the planned route of the Paphos-Polis road after the ...

Cyprus’ construction materials price index for August 2024 recorded a slight decrease of 0.08 per cent when compared to the same month in 2023. According to a report released by the Cyprus Statistical ...

The Limassol Marina on Wednesday announced that it is celebrating its tenth anniversary through a number of special events. Since its launch, Limassol Marina has established itself as an award-winning, ...

Inflation in Cyprus, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), rose by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in August 2024, according to a report from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) ...

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) extends its warmest congratulations to Professor Constantinos N. Phellas, Senior Vice Rector of UNIC, on his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ...

Dismissed Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday the system has “successfully beheaded me”. Speaking after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to relieve him of his duties was handed down, ...

Football’s governing body FIFA and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts. The ‘Suspect and Protect: No Match ...

As part of its commitment to giving back to the local community, the American University of Beirut – Mediterraneo (AUB Mediterraneo) sponsored the Ioannidia Fundraising Run on September 15, 2024, at the Koili ...

Oil fell on Wednesday after two sessions of gains after an industry report showed increasing US crude and fuel inventories, offsetting rising tension in the Middle East and the potentially ...

Diko MP Panicos Leonidou is to visit the Vatican City on Wednesday over plans for Easter to be celebrated on the same day by all denominations of Christianity. Leonidou is ...