Lidl reaffirms support for Cyprus Red Cross Society
For the 11th consecutive year, Lidl Cyprus reaffirms its commitment to the Cyprus Red Cross Society (CRCS), with a donation of €50,000, raised via the ‘We Offer Love’ initiative. This year’...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, answers will be given for several stalled infrastructure projects within the next two weeks.
Meanwhile, none of the aid unloaded from the jetty constructed off the ...
Cyprus UN ambassador says situation in Gaza is ‘deteriorating’
The humanitarian situation in Gaza “is continuing to deteriorate”, Cyprus’ ambassador to the United Nations Maria Michael said on Wednesday night.
Speaking to the UN Security Council’s annual open ...
Crunch Time for Netanyahu?
It has not been a good week for Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu, chief decision-maker in the war in the Gaza Strip that has already cost at least 35,000 ...
Norway to block entry for most Russians
Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday.
NATO ...
What’s on this weekend
Treasure hunts, live music in villages, impressive boat shows, book bazaars and epic street food fiestas are coming up this weekend, adding life and colour to many corners of the ...
Two years in prison for migrant boat captain
A 51-year-old man was on Wednesday sentenced to two years in prison after having been found guilty of captaining a boat full of irregular migrants which arrived in Cyprus in ...
European countries’ recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in Gaza, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three European countries broke with their main EU ...
Man arrested for possessing cocaine and ketamine
Police in Limassol on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old man after they found cocaine, ketamine and other drugs in his car and in his apartment.
The man’s car was pulled ...
Belgium refuses VTB’s request to unblock client assets, says Russian bank
Belgium’s finance ministry has refused Russian state-owned bank VTB’s (VTBR.MM) request for licences to unblock customer assets held through its brokerage accounts, the bank said on Wednesday.
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Severed foot found on beach belonged to adult
The severed foot found on Lara Bay beach in Paphos on Sunday belongs to an adult, according to an anthropologist commissioned to investigate it.
Paphos police assistant operations director Michalis ...
Cyprus Business Now
Despite a rise in fuel prices contributing to an uptick in inflation from 1.2 per cent in March to 2.4 per cent in April, due to geopolitical developments, food inflation has continued ...
Today’s weather: Mostly clear with clouds inland
Thursday’s weather is set to be mostly clear, with increased high cloud cover inland and in the southeast of the island at times.
Increased levels of dust, which have ...
Shell sees emerging Asian markets taking more of world’s growing LNG supply
Shell (SHEL.L) expects its Australian supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help meet demand from emerging markets in south and southeast Asia, which are tipped to absorb some ...
Lookman nets hat-trick as Atalanta stun Leverkusen in Europa League final
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to win just the second major trophy in their 117-year history ...
City of London calls for financial regulators to find a growth ‘mindset’
Britain’s regulators lack the mindset to boost growth and the financial sector’s global competitiveness, and need parliamentary backing to accept more risk when applying rules, the City of ...
Troodos residents ‘should not be second-class citizens’
People living in the Troodos mountain area “should not be treated as second-class citizens”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday.
He was speaking about the state of the Troodos ...
Our View: university clinics do not need the consent of a self-serving union
For years now, there have been attempts by the state to set up university clinics that would be used by the medical school of the University of Cyprus. The first ...
M&S annual profit soars 58 per cent as turnaround strategy delivers
British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) on Wednesday reported a 58 per cent rise in annual profit, ahead of market expectations, as its strategy to re-shape the business delivered strong ...
Animal party opposes proposal to turn Limassol zoo into educational ‘animal farm park’
The Cyprus Animal Party has strongly opposed the proposal from the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (Cycere) to transform the Limassol Zoo into a ‘Limassol Animal Farm Park.’
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Cancer victims sue Johnson & Johnson over ‘fraudulent’ bankruptcies
A group of cancer victims sued Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Wednesday, accusing the healthcare company of committing fraud through repeated and continued efforts to use a shell company’...
Boeing deliveries to China delayed by state regulator review, source says
Boeing’s BA.N plane deliveries to China have been delayed in recent weeks due to a Chinese regulatory review of batteries related to the cockpit voice recorder, a source ...
Origins of recovered military-grade weapons investigated
The G3 military rifle included in the recovered weapons and explosives found in an Oroklini cemetary did not originate from the national guard, media reported on Wednesday.
Instead, it is ...
US says Palestinian state should come via talks, not unilateral recognition
U.S. President Joe Biden believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday after Ireland, Spain and Norway said they ...