Archive 2024

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo will run for the presidency of the country’s football confederation (CBF), the 48-year-old said on Monday. Ronaldo, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 1994 ...

Limassol port manager DP World Limassol on Tuesday announced that it has secured a major vehicle transhipment deal, describing it as “a significant milestone” for the multipurpose terminal. “This is ...

The government “has no policy that comprehensively addresses the elderly’s issues”, Disy MP Rita Superman said on Tuesday. Speaking on the second day of the parliamentary debate on the ...

The €170 million expansion plans for Larnaca and Paphos airports are now open for public consultation, with feedback invited until January 15, 2025. Hermes Airports, the operator under a long-term concession agreement, said ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and his British counterpart David Lammy had an “extremely productive” meeting in London on Tuesday, as they worked to strengthen bilateral relations. Speaking after the early-morning ...

Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to get food and water to residents stricken by the weekend’s devastating cyclone and fighting to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness spreading ...

A new record high number of passengers passing through the Republic of Cyprus’ airports has been set this year, with it projected that more than 12 million people will have taken ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Tuesday called on Cypriot banks to reduce loan interest rates and associated charges, following recent developments in the financial sector. Keve’...

Health authorities on Tuesday assured that the risk to Cyprus regarding monkeypox (Mpox) remains low, following the report of the first monkeypox case of the year over the weekend. The ...

Speaking in 1895, Oscar Wilde responded to a critic questioning the fact that all his characters tend to sound like him, with the assertion that such criticism could only exist because ...

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui praised his side’s resilience despite the disappointment of conceding a late equaliser in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth, a game which had ...

Defending champions Inter Milan stormed to a 6-0 win at Lazio in Serie A on Monday as they scored quick-fire goals either side of halftime in a superb display that ...

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians on Tuesday, at least 10 of them in one house in Gaza City, medics said as tanks pushed deeper towards ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will meet with his British counterpart David Lammy over a working breakfast in London on Tuesday. Discussions are set to focus on Cyprus-UK relations, the Cyprus ...

There is no rest for the island’s art scene and just before the year ends, new exhibitions arrive. A showcase dedicated to Stelios Votsis opened this week at Gallery ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Tuesday said he wants to make his town a “regional university centre” in 2025. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, he said he wants to increase ...

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on ...

The Larnaca municipality and the transport ministry remain at odds with one another over the future of the town’s port, with the municipality remaining vehemently against the idea of ...

The head of a U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization on Monday said that a mass grave outside of Damascus contained the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, damaging buildings and cars with at least one person reported killed. Vanuatu state broadcaster VBTC showed footage of ...

Tuesday is set to begin with partial cloud cover and the possibility of isolated rain in some areas. Temperatures will rise to a maximum of 18 degrees Celsius inland, 19 degrees Celsius ...

Invest Cyprus on Monday announced the launch of a series of strategic meetings with regional and local authorities aimed at mapping and promoting investment projects that are open to foreign ...

A 15-year-old girl opened fire in a Wisconsin school classroom, fatally shooting a fellow student and a teacher and wounding six other people before killing herself with the handgun, police ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released its late report on interest rates across all monetary financial institutions (MFIs) for the month of October. According to the CBC, ...