Archive 2024

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, the IRGC and British security firm Ambrey said on Monday. The ...

US Representative Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker and influential voice in the Democratic Party, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday as the Democratic 2024 presidential nominee. “My enthusiastic support ...

An action plan to treat people who have been exposed to swimming pool chemicals has been launched after the incident at a hotel in Paphos, the state health services (Okypy) ...

Ukraine said on Monday it had reached an agreement in principle with a group of creditors to restructure $20 billion of international bonds, bringing the war-torn country closer to an unprecedented ...

Cyprus is in close cooperation with the directly interested parties in order to contribute to the next steps regarding sending humanitarian aid to Gaza through sea and land corridors, Foreign ...

The US Senate ethics committee told Senator Bob Menendez, who was convicted of corruption, that it has taken the first step of a review that could end in his expulsion, ...

The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, stripped Hungary on Monday of its role as host of an EU foreign ministers meeting in a sign of widespread anger in ...

There is a window of opportunity for the Cyprus problem to move towards a solution, especially now that it is receiving international attention, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Monday. ...

The multinational effort to send humanitarian aid to Gaza continues via the Amalthea plan, the US embassy in Nicosia has said. In a post on X, the US embassy says “...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday took a dig at Hungary, calling on the country – which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Council – to uphold the principle of ...

At least 50 bodies were pulled from the mud on Monday following two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local official said. “There was a heavy rain yesterday night and some people ...

Cyprus is among eight countries that have asked the EU to rethink its strategy on migrants from Syria, in a letter seen by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday. ...

The Chinese CPP-Metron Consortium Ltd (CMC) should never have been awarded the Vasiliko liquified natural gas (LNG) project President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, as damning statements of blame continued ...

Just when we thought Fork Food market had packed its bags for the summer, it returns for one more occasion in a brand-new location. The street food team will head ...

Τhe Cyprus distribution system operator has called on the public to restrict the consumption of electricity between 6pm and 10pm, in order to prevent having to cut the load on ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason US Vice President Kamala Harris made her first public appearance on Monday since entering the presidential race after President Joe Biden, 81, abruptly ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry is eagerly awaiting to welcome Russians to the island, as stakeholders reap the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, according to Moscow’s ambassador to Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. In ...

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a ...

Eight children were hospitalised due to chlorine fumes at a Paphos hotel pool on Monday. They were taken to Paphos general hospital after ambulances were called to the scene when ...

Greece’s coast guard denied accusations by the Turkish defence ministry on Monday that it had pushed back migrants off the island of Lesbos into Turkish territory. Earlier, Turkey’s ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides, with the support of his Super Grand sponsor Freedom24, is offering fans a unique opportunity to win a trip to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kontides, an ...

The Dutch Olympic committee is taking measures to mitigate the impact of including a convicted rapist on their squad, a move that has sparked dismay among some women’s advocacy ...

Two fires were raging out of control in Limassol, burning land at the Akrotiri marshes and wild vegetation between Pachna and Avdimou on Monday afternoon. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis ...

Russia should accelerate the creation of infrastructure for payments in cryptocurrencies but carefully weigh the associated risks, its money laundering watchdog said in a statement, ahead of a parliamentary vote ...