Archive 2024

Lawmakers on Monday continued grappling with the complex issue of pensions paid to currently serving state officials who also draw a salary, with the attorney-general’s office pouring cold water ...

The deputy ministry for social welfare is searching for permanent solutions for housing unaccompanied minors. Deputy Minister Marilena Evangelou told the House committee on human rights on Monday that meetings ...

The Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos presents the first solo exhibition by photographer Emma Louise Charalambous next month titled Amensalism. The exhibition explores the power relations affecting environmental and urban ...

A typing error led to invoices being sent out to legal entities and individuals in Livadia, Larnaca, saying they were late paying rubbish and cemetery taxes. Larnaca municipality apologised for ...

The state health services (Okypy) appears to have shown blatant disregard for how it spends public funds, particularly by management who have booked fancy hotels and raked in plenty of ...

Police have called on the public to be extremely careful regarding a new type of online fraud, this time with emails aimed at extorting money from recipients. Recipients of such ...

The cabinet will on Tuesday continue discussing the Great Sea Interconnector, as reports on Monday suggested the government is now grappling with the issue of whether the Cypriot state will ...

Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate on Monday as others in central Europe began cleaning up after the worst flooding in over two ...

An early Polygon investor, who turned a modest stake into $3 million during MATIC’s 12,000% price surge in 2021, has resurfaced with a significant bet on a new real-world asset (RWA) tokenization ...

Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded the Shareholder Support Rating (SSR) of Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited (Hellenic Bank) to “bb” from “bb-“. According to the agency, this follows the recent ...

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday that the window was closing for a diplomatic solution to the standoff with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah ...

Cyprus is positioning itself at the forefront of cultural rights advocacy amidst ongoing regional unrest, Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Monday during the MED9 conference titled ‘Cultural ...

The history of the Bank of Cyprus is and always will be intertwined with that of the country. This perfect connection was highlighted in a devastating response by the Bank ...

Century Travel, the only Cyprus-based member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), is excited to announce its participation in CLIA Cruise Week 2024, running from September 16-22. This global event celebrates ...

50 women entrepreneurs recently celebrated the launch of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2024, marking the second year of the programme’s implementation in Cyprus. The event, which took place on ...

Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC’s flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting ...

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed at work that it feels like you’re running on empty, with no energy left to give? This is more common than you might ...

Cyprus’ competition watchdog has ruled that competition in the country’s banking market remains healthy, approving Eurobank’s acquisition of a 26.1 per cent stake in Hellenic Bank. With the transaction, ...

Of course you know Kokos – everyone does! He’s been around for decades, a fixture of the Paphos seafront; a celebrity featured on postcards and stamps, in international articles and ...

‘Trapped buyers’ with unauthorised constructions who are eligible for the building amnesty will be able to apply from next week, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Details of the ...

Greece expects its revenues from tourism to hit 22 billion euros ($24.48 billion) this year, reaching another record high, the country’s tourism minister said on Monday. Greece reported record tourism revenues ...

Germany reintroduced temporary border checks including at its frontiers with France and the Netherlands on Monday as part of efforts to combat irregular migration and cross-border crime. The coalition government ...

Russia said on Monday that its forces had retaken control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine, continuing what Moscow says is a significant counter-offensive there. Russian ...

The cause of death of 43-year-old Alkis Michael, who died early on Sunday morning while driving away from the Limassol general hospital where he reported chest pain, has been preliminarily ...