Archive 2024

As the weather reaches record temperatures, planning days out needs some careful consideration. We recently enjoyed a day that started in Latchi for coffee, followed by a swim to cool ...

Some readers have complained about the disappearance of the comments section at the end of each post. Under GDPR, a website is required to enable EU residents to provide or ...

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) this week upgraded the long-term credit rating of the Bank of Cyprus to BB+ with a positive outlook. This ...

A row over racism has erupted in the north on Tuesday night and Wednesday after a lifeguard at Famagusta’s popular Glapsides beach said he had banned Pakistanis and “blacks” ...

Cyprus is now viewed by the United States as a trustworthy and reliable state worthy of strategic partnership, something which took years of intensive efforts, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides officially assumed his role on Wednesday with President Nikos Christodoulides highlighting that Ioannides is taking on one of Europe’s biggest challenges. The handover was ...

By Anna Klindukhova Items that can be recycled in Cyprus include PMD, which includes plastic, metal and drink cartons, paper and cardboard, glass, textiles, shoes, bags, electronics, garden waste, e-cigarettes, ...

Karangahape Road in Auckland, New Zealand, is infamous for its vibrant nightlife and its dark underbelly of the sex trade. Strip joints and streetwalkers are often hidden in plain sight. ...

Police arrested a 50-year-old woman in connection with a home burglary in Paphos, authorities reported on Wednesday. She is the second suspect arrested in relation to the crime; the first ...

We spoke to five Greek Cypriot voters who cast their ballot for YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou in the EU elections on June 9.

The government is to make refugees who are granted asylum in Cyprus wait a full five years before allowing them access to the guaranteed minimum income, according to a bill ...

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International credit rating agency Moody’s this week announced that it has initiated a review for a possible upgrade of all ratings and assessments of Hellenic Bank. According to the ...

An extension of state support measures including a graded electricity subsidization and reduced VAT for food items, as well as compensation for the fire victims in Paphos, will be discussed ...

In the lead-up to the Olympic Games this summer in Paris, AG Leventis Gallery in Nicosia hosts an Olympic-themed exhibition. Running from June 29 to September 8, the exhibition is split into ...

Switzerland expect to see a more determined version of Scotland on Wednesday and will need to fight hard for their second Euro 2024 win, coach Murat Yakin said, as the Swiss ...

Paphos police arrested a second person aged 38, for an investigated case of theft of two collector’s bottles of whiskey. A 33-year-old man has also been arrested for the same ...

House Speaker, Annita Demetriou and President of the Austrian National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, reaffirmed the strong ties between Cyprus and Austria and expressed mutual desire to deepen collaboration between the ...

Wednesday will be mostly clear with a yellow weather warning in place from 11am until 5pm. Temperatures will rise to 40C inland, 34C on the south and east coast, 32C ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week revised its forecast for the country’s GDP growth in 2024 to 3 per cent, up from the 2.8 per cent predicted in March, primarily ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that includes a mutual defence pledge, one of Russia’s most significant moves in ...

Cypriot state officials on Tuesday used their attendance at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks to call for a reduction in lending rates and a narrowing ...

Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday, becoming the latest electric-vehicle startup to collapse after Arrival and Lordstown Motors in a tough market dominated by Tesla and Chinese automakers. ...

Ford (F.N) plans further job cuts in Germany, Spain and the UK, the head of the worker’s council for the US automaker in Germany told Reuters on Tuesday. ...