Archive 2024

Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the militant Islamist group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part ...

An increasingly embattled U.S. President Joe Biden will hit the campaign trail in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Sunday, as House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries meets with senior ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty on Sunday to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries, the EU-Egypt relations and regional developments.  In a ...

‘As I left the office on Friday, people solemnly wished me luck, as if I was taking the Intercity Bus straight into a war zone.’ Julia Stern samples Cyprus’ party ...

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Limassol in a drug bust, where officers found dozens of packages of cocaine were found in his car, police said on Sunday. Police said ...

All chapters of the book – with the exception of the last one – reflect a brief review of recent Cypriot political history. In general, I agree with the comments of the ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested with 15.6 kg of cannabis in his suitcase at Larnaca airport, police said on Sunday. According to police, the man was found at his arrival in ...

Top seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon in the biggest shock of this year’s Championships so far but Novak Djokovic avoided joining her through the exit door despite ...

Bravo Theo Panayides for the full-page tribute to us, the older Nokia users (‘A tribute to those few who cling to old-style Nokias’, June 30). I have been considering a smartphone ...

A large fire broke out on Sunday morning in the Apesia area of Limassol, the fire services announced, bringing it under control later in the afternoon. According to fire services ...

Nothing else in France looks like the 1930s, so why should fascism? There really is a fascist movement in France, although it avoids torch-lit marches and jackboots. It has even ...

Nicosia condemned on Saturday Turkish attempts to promote the breakaway regime, in violation of international legality, noting that the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) is once again being used by ...

An open letter by UN Secretary General personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin was seen as an encouraging message by Nicosia on Sunday, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis. ...

Our economy relies heavily on tourist arrivals. Unfortunately, most beaches are extremely close to main roads with heavy traffic at times. The “calming” improvement made by the traffic cameras installed ...

A 36-year-old man is in critical condition on Sunday at Nicosia General, after crashing into an electricity pole in Sotira, Famagusta, police said. According to police, the man at around 5.30...

Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday. Eight people were ...

Politics is a rough old trade and never rougher than when the electorate evicts the British prime minister from his official residence at 10 Downing Street. The moment the leader of ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 1: Energy Minister George Papanastasiou recently pointed out Egypt’s pivotal role as a key partner for Cyprus ...

France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of ...

IT TOOK seven years for former negotiator, presidential candidate and top diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis to muster the courage to break free from the hold Preznikone had on him and expose ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou has presented a six-point action plan to tackle illegal garbage dumping, noting that the problem is out of control. The minister is right, of course – but ...

Turkey’s central bank is determined to combat soaring prices and will stick patiently to its tight policy stance, Governor Fatih Karahan told Reuters, as a series of aggressive rate ...

UBS is seeing a shift in the way clients are interacting with their bankers powered by artificial intelligence, according to the head of the Swiss bank’s domestic business Sabine ...

Apple (AAPL.O) will get an observer role on OpenAI’s board as part of a landmark AI agreement announced last month, Bloomberg News reported this week. Phil Schiller, the ...