Archive 2024

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that increased migration flows cannot be addressed by unilaterally scrapping the Schengen zone. Germany this week announced plans to impose tighter checks ...

Three Southern California wildfires torched dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Around 40 ...

The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it said was the highest ...

The cryptocurrency market is teeming with opportunities for investors looking to maximize returns on a budget. While Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to dominate the headlines, numerous promising altcoins are trading ...

Turkey said it condemned this week’s signing of a roadmap to boost two-way defence co-operation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus. The move came amid United ...

This weekend promises a vibrant line-up of festivals and events across Cyprus, offering something for everyone. From the creative, collaborative and artistic energy of the 11th edition of Xarkis Festival ...

Several Hanoi districts remained flooded on Thursday with the weather agency forecasting little change in water levels of the Red River over the next 24 hours, as floods and landslides continued ...

Police have arrested a 40-year-old in Paphos for the illegal possession of drugs and carrying weapon. Paphos police stopped a car driven by the 40-year-old of Arab origin at 9pm ...

Three people arrested on Wednesday after police found over 2kg of cocaine in their car, were handed eight-day remand orders on Thursday by the Limassol district court. The three, aged 35, 33 ...

A 27-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in Paphos in connection with a case of impersonation. Police said that on Wednesday at 4am a woman of African origin presented a French ...

The U.S. and British foreign ministers met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on a visit interrupted by air raid warnings, unveiling new support but no breakthrough on the long-range strikes into ...

Hellenic Bank successfully completed a €100 million Senior Preferred bond issuance under its €1.5 billion Euro Medium-Term Note (EMTN) programme, according to an announcement released on Wednesday by the bank. The bond ...

Seasonal low pressure is gradually subsiding, giving way to mild higher pressure. Thursday will start off mainly fine, with local clouds in the afternoon and isolated showers in the mountains ...

Government employment in Cyprus recorded a 3.9 per cent increase in the first eight months of this year compared to the same period in 2023, according to a report released this week ...

Britain’s economy stagnated for a second month running in July as manufacturing output dropped sharply, an inauspicious start for the new government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer who wants ...

The Bank of England will keep its main interest rate at 5.00 per cent next week but reduce it in November even though inflation is expected to stay above the central ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday evening told British television channel GB News Cypriot reunification is “absolutely impossible”. Tatar appeared on a show hosted by former Member of the ...

It was very reassuring to hear deputies and several parties at Monday’s House finance committee meeting strongly object to the scandalous bill prepared by the government that would increase ...

US cryptocurrency shares fell in early trading on Wednesday after Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival and crypto supporter Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential ...

Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection after more than 2kg of cocaine were seized in Limassol, police said. A vehicle that a 33-year-old was driving was pulled over, ...

A lack of accountability for the killing of United Nations staff and humanitarian aid workers in the Gaza Strip is “totally unacceptable,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Reuters in ...

Unions on Wednesday charged they would take “drastic measures” if state health services (Okypy) did not hire permanent hourly-paid staff at Paphos general hospital. In a statement, Payek Peo and ...

The names of potentially dangerous and intense weather phenomena for the period 2024-2025 were announced by the met office on Wednesday. For the period between October 2024-September 2025 the list of ...

The government and Disy engaged in a renewed spat on Wednesday over education ministry proposals put forth by party leader Annita Demetriou, which quickly deteriorated into a back-and-forth. By evening, ...