Price cap on bottled water nothing more than a publicity exercise
Some may have thought that the government had abandoned the ill-conceived plan to impose a maximum price on bottled water at sales outlets where there is no competition. It has ...
Netanyahu says Israel must control Philadelphi corridor in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his refusal to withdraw troops from the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal, saying ...
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Status quo in Cyprus not an option, president says
Cyprus and Greece are cooperating fully to create the preconditions for the resumption of substantive negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday.
Speaking at the ...
Palestinian man dies in detention as Israeli West Bank operation continues
Israeli troops turned over to Palestinian health authorities on Monday the body of a Palestinian man who died after his arrest hours earlier in the occupied West Bank as a ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to uphold X suspension; Starlink disobeys ruling
A Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted unanimously on Monday to uphold the suspension of social media giant X in the country for defying a court order, blocking access to more ...
Haul of ancient Roman coins discovered in Sicily
A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on Monday.
The discovery was made ...
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Unions dismiss state proposal for hotel sector
Peace in the hotel sector has been put on hold as trade unions dismissed an intermediary proposal put forward by the labour ministry for the renewal of the industry’s ...
UK suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel
Britain will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because there was a risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, Foreign ...
Farmers outline Cyprus’ problems to EU commissioner
Climate change, green transition, drought and the shortage of water were among issues raised by agricultural organisations at a meeting with European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wojciechowski ...
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Teen caught at Larnaca airport with 25kg of cannabis
An 18-year-old woman was arrested at Larnaca airport when 25kg and 612gr of cannabis were found in her luggage.
The police said the young woman arrived in Cyprus from Thailand ...
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Thousands line streets for funeral of American-Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Jerusalem on Monday to bid farewell to slain American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the best-known faces of those seized by Hamas-led gunmen ...
Salvage operation of MV Sounion oil tanker about to start
The salvage operation of the oil tanker MV Sounion, which was recently attacked by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, is about to begin, the European Union’s mission in the Red Sea, ...
Neophytou: untargeted CoLA is reckless spending
Disy MP Averof Neophytou on Monday slammed the government for what he called reckless spending on payroll, even citing himself as a beneficiary of this ‘largesse’.
Speaking on a television ...
US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane in Dominican Republic
The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated US sanctions, ...
Former minister charged in ‘golden passports’ scandal
Former transport minister in the Anastasiades government, Marios Demetriades, has been charged in the golden passports scandal, for offences related to corruption, bribery and money laundering.
A case was filed ...
New season opens at Nicosia gallery
Gloria Gallery opens its new season with a painting exhibition by George Kotsonis, who will show paintings, mosaics and sculptures.
Considered as one of the most significant and well-known Cypriot ...
University of Cyprus rebuked for costly construction delays
The University of Cyprus has been derelict in its management of a contract regarding the construction of facilities on its premises, with cost overruns expected to reach €2.6 million, the auditor-general ...
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Daggers drawn over Netflix airing of Famagusta TV series
The streaming platform Netflix’s decision to air the series Famagusta led to a spat between Turkey and Greece on Monday, with high-ranking government figures from both countries expressing their ...
Foden unlikely to play for England due to illness, Guardiola says
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said midfielder Phil Foden is unlikely to join up with the England squad for Nations League fixtures against Ireland and Finland due to illness.
The 24...
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Biden accuses Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure hostage deal
President Joe Biden said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas ...
Akinci released after spell in hospital
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has been discharged from hospital after his admission over the weekend.
In a post on Facebook, Akinci said he had felt dizzy, faint and ...
Woman’s car set on fire
A 51-year-old woman’s car in Limassol was deliberately set on fire with the flames engulfing a nearby vehicle too, police said on Monday.
The case is being investigated as ...
Products with hazardous chemicals to be labelled from January
All chemical products containing hazardous substances will be obliged to have a unique formula identifier (UFI) code as of January 1, 2025, the labour inspection department announced on Monday.
According to data ...
Shell and Turkey’s Botas to sign long-term LNG deal
Turkish state energy company Botas and British oil major Shell (SHEL.L) will sign a long-term LNG agreement on Monday, the Turkish Energy Ministry said.
It said Energy Minister Alparslan ...