Archive 2024

By Philippa Tracy Thank god that August is almost over. Not only does nothing much happen; it’s also way too hot, but we’ve been there before. Certainly nothing ...

Current Eurobank Cyprus CEO Michalis Louis is expected to become the new chief executive officer of Hellenic Bank, it emerged on Tuesday. This appointment comes as part of a broader ...

With summer in its final weeks, the season for preparing Tylliria’s local halitzia cheese has arrived. The cheese, so named for its likeness to pebbles, which are also called “...

The House education committee is set meet on Wednesday at 9am to discuss the start of the new school year and the strategy for higher education. According to the agenda ...

Half of the island’s ambulances are sitting unused, it was reported on Tuesday, due to a failure to reach an agreement between private ambulance providers and the state. Eighty ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council this week announced that it will conduct examinations for aspiring new real estate agents on Saturday, 26 October 2024. According to the announcement, these exams ...

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said senior officials in the Biden administration had pressured his social media company to censor Covid-19 content during the pandemic, adding that he would push ...

Fate has brought the two Italian prodigies together so that we could experience the ecstasy of their joint creativity. Be in the know about this year’s Tale Of Us ...

Oil prices paused recent advances to trade in a range on Tuesday, after a surge of more than 7 per cent in the previous three sessions, on supply concerns prompted by ...

By Philippa Tracy Claire Lombardo’s debut novel was described by The Observer, as a literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler. How could I resist? Two great ...

The first round of the U.S. Open continues on Tuesday as the world’s top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York. A host of big names ...

British rock band Oasis said on Tuesday they would reunite after 15 years, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher planning a series of live shows in 2025. The band, whose debut album “...

As we bid farewell to the summer season – though in Cyprus, summer seems to linger year-round – a type of event typically favoured in autumn and spring is making its return. ...

The Green party on Tuesday initiated a move to assure protection of the Mathiatis pine forest after what is seen as a close call, with a proposed giant photovoltaic (PV) ...

Kidnapping of a minor with reference to an absence of parental consent is being brought up as a possible scenario by police on Tuesday, as part of the investigation into ...

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff enjoyed comfortable wins in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday while Dominic Thiem bid a final farewell to the ...

Deputy Minister for EU Affairs Marilena Raouna met with Cypriot MEPs ahead of the Cyprus EU Presidency for the first half of 2026. Raouna and the MEPs on Monday discussed the ...

France’s Socialists and Greens will not participate in further talks with President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of political deadlock, their leaders said on Tuesday, calling on ...

Limassol-based startup Correctify is aiming to transform Cyprus’ hospitality industry by revolutionising the menu creation process with its innovative AI-driven solution. Launched in 2023 by Marios Simou and his team, the ...

Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other regions, Ukraine’s military said early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow’s biggest such attack ...

The University of Cyprus’ Economics Research Centre (CypERC) is entering the second phase of its tax reform project, it emerged on Monday, after it had been tasked to come up ...

The police force is seeking to purchase two additional water cannon vehicles and other supplies to boost its capacity, it emerged on Tuesday. The additional water cannon are expected to ...

Mark Schneider, Nestle’s recently ousted CEO, steered the world’s biggest food maker through the COVID-19 pandemic, grew margins despite a subsequent supply chain crunch, and pulled off a ...

Overnight works will be carried out on a section of the Nicosia-Limassol highway and on the Limassol bypass with sections of both lanes closing, the department of public works announced. ...