Tourist numbers expected to stick close to 2023 levels
Tourist numbers at the close of the current season are expected to hit approximately the same levels as in 2023 but remain lower than the pre-Covid levels of 2019, with the odd ...
Portacabins as classrooms ‘cannot be our destiny’
Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the continued use of portacabins as makeshift classrooms in the north’s schools.
Cyprus Turkish teachers’ trade union (Ktos) leader Burak Mavis insisted after ...
North telecoms dept doubles internet fees
The fees levied on internet and telecommunications service providers by the north’s telecommunications department were all doubled, the north’s internet service providers’ association said on Tuesday.
The association ...
Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO official
A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to ...
PwC Foundation continues social contribution through targeted actions
The PwC Foundation on Tuesday detailed the various initiatives under its youth entrepreneurship pillar, aimed at bolstering young entrepreneurial talents and supporting community projects across Cyprus.
These efforts include continuing ...
Turkish Cypriots outraged over ‘malicious’ deal to cut tourism to north
Turkish Cypriots have reacted angrily to a reported deal struck between the Republic of Cyprus and tour operators to cut the number of overseas tourists visiting the north while on ...
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EAC hits back at ‘greedy’ private RES providers
Private renewable energy (RES) companies are trying to squeeze the electricity authority (EAC) out of the running, the authority’s chairman said on Tuesday.
Giorgos Petrou made his statements to ...
Cyprus inflation rises in July, driven by recreation, restaurants, hotels
Cyprus experienced a 2.4 per year-on-year cent increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in July 2024, compared to the same month of the previous year.
The HICP, a key ...
Kombos defends acceptance of Turkish FM at EU meeting
Turkey’s participation in the unofficial EU foreign affairs council meeting on August 29 was based on the decisions made in a recent EU Council report, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said ...
Despite empty capital, burglaries drop in August
The number of burglaries across Nicosia has decreased in the ‘worrisome’ month of August this year, according to a report on Tuesday.
August is usually the month that the capital ...
Budget plan for 2025 nearing final approval
The final discussion on the 2025 state budget is expected to take place in mid-September during a Cabinet meeting, according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...
Dollar wavers ahead of Fed chair speech
The dollar wobbled near a seven-month low on Tuesday on wagers the US central bank will start cutting interest rates from next month, with traders bracing for comments from Federal ...
Minister accused of painting far ‘too rosy picture’ of Larnaca project
Troubles are far from over for the besieged Larnaca marina and port project, the constituency’s Diko MP Christos Orphanides said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the state broadcaster, Orphanides said ...
Oil prices drop as Middle East geopolitical risks subside
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as Israel accepted a proposal to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, helping ease concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East.
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After yacht sinks off Sicily, search continues for six missing
Rescue teams were getting ready in Sicily to resume a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after a luxury yacht was struck ...
Book Review: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
If Wikipedia is to be believed (and what kind of a world would we be living in if we couldn’t make our way with this one certainty to hand?), ...
Kamui Cosplay at Cyprus Comic Con
Cyprus Comic Con, the island’s largest pop culture extravaganza, is coming up shortly and with preparations well underway, organisers have announced the legendary Kamui Cosplay as a special guest ...
Four-year-old seriously injured in Limassol accident
A four-year-old child is intubated at Makarion children’s hospital in Nicosia on Tuesday after a serious collision between two cars in Limassol overnight.
A total of seven people were ...
Woman arrested for scamming travel agency
Police on Monday arrested a woman for theft and resale of holiday packages from a travel agency in Nicosia.
The 38-year-old was taken into custody under a warrant after police ...
Larnaca police arrest man for drugs
Larnaca police on Monday arrested a man for a case of illegal drug possession.
The 29-year-old was taken into custody after officers on patrol overnight tried to intercept a motorcycle ...
Biden hails Harris as DNC’s future in emotional farewell speech
President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party’s elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech on Monday ...
Hedge funds bet on energy stocks
Hedge funds sold industrial stocks at the fastest pace since December, while buying energy stocks for the fourth straight week last week, a Goldman Sachs note seen by Reuters on ...
Clear, lower temps and rain by week’s end
Tuesday will be sunny with temperatures rising to 39C inland, 33C on the south-east, east and north coasts, and 31C on the west and south-west coasts and in the higher ...
Ukraine repels fifth Russian missile attack on Kyiv in August
Russia launched its fifth missile attack on Kyiv this month, Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday, with preliminary data showing air defence systems were again successful in repelling the strikes.
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