Archive 2024

A 25-year-old Israeli national was remanded in court on Thursday over an ongoing investigation for misusing Greek Cypriot property in the north. He was arrested a day earlier at Paphos ...

During a heatwave, there are only two things to do on a sweltering Sunday. You either head for the mountains or the beach. We went to Pissouri to cool down ...

A missile found in waters off Akamas and alarmed authorities was found to be old, rusty and unusable, police said on Thursday. Divers had found the missile 100m from the ...

Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his counterpart from Saudi Arabia during which he discussed regional developments in the Middle East.  Kombos and Prince ...

Balancing art and science in startup appraisal – insights from a veteran investment banker By Chris Droussiotis In one of the numerous conferences I attended in Cyprus, I engaged in an ...

A state of disorganisation and poor military equipment marred Cyprus’ national guard in the second phase of Turkey’s invasion in 1974, and 50 years on, the importance of investing in defence ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe marked his Real Madrid debut with a clinical goal as the European champions outclassed Atalanta 2-0 to win the Super Cup on Wednesday. Uruguayan Federico Valverde ...

The average minimum and maximum temperatures were above normal in July at all reference stations, making July the hottest on record, according to a met office weather bulletin. Where August ...

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in Democratic Republic of Congo ...

We are officially in Cyprus’ holiday week, the busiest of the year for coastal cities and a rather quiet one for Nicosia. Nonetheless, everywhere on the island (Nicosia too), there’...

AI PCs accounted for 14 per cent of all personal computers shipped in the second quarter with Apple (AAPL.O) leading the way, according to research firm Canalys, as added artificial ...

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21 per cent in July, thanks to China’s strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in ...

Danish brewer Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) this week lifted its full-year organic growth outlook despite posting weaker-than-expected sales for the second quarter. The company said it now expects full year organic ...

German investor morale darkened more than expected in August, posting its strongest decline in two years, the ZEW economic research institute said this week. The economic sentiment index fell to 19.2 ...

Protaras and Paralimni are at their busiest this week. Restaurants are full, beaches are packed and bars are entertaining. You either love it or you hate it. For those brave ...

Famagustians have been waiting for 50 years to be able to return to their occupied city, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said on Wednesday the anniversary of the second leg of the 1974 ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission to North Macedonia to respond to forest fires has been completed, leaving the best impressions for its operational excellence and is returning to Cyprus, the Director ...

Ukraine said on Wednesday its forces had advanced further into Russia’s Kursk region in the biggest foreign incursion into Russia since World War Two, posing a dilemma for President ...

The risk for Cyprus and other European countries from the Oropouche virus, which is found mainly in South American countries and is transmitted through mosquitoes, is low, Valentinos Silvestros, epidemiologist ...

The government now aims for the 2024 growth rate to exceed 4 per cent, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, following a flash estimate by the Statistical Service for a growth rate of 3.6 ...

Eschatology Entertainment, a PC and console game development studio based in Nicosia, on Wednesday announced the closing of an $11.3 million investment round led by KRAFTON, with GEM Capital and The ...

Famagusta District Court on Wednesday imposed a five-month prison sentence on a 47-year-old man for indecent assaults and acts committed against five, one who was a minor. According to police, ...

A surge in demand for gold from inflation-stricken Turkey boosted exports of jewellery from Italy’s industrial district of Arezzo in Tuscany, data showed this week, offsetting a drop in ...

The deputy migration ministry and the justice ministry are working together to decide the next steps on the barbed wire fencing along the Green line, it emerged on Wednesday. Speaking ...