Binance obtains Dubai licence to target retail clients
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday it had secured a licence from Dubai’s regulator VARA that will allow the platform to target retail clients in addition to qualified and ...
Cyprus ‘consistent’ on Kosovo non-recognition
Cyprus is “remaining consistent in its long-standing positions” on the matter of Kosovo, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Thursday.
He was speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) ...
Our View: State bureaucratic inefficiency is a running joke
The delays of the state services in dealing with citizens’ applications are a running joke. Neither computerisation in the 1990s nor digitalisation of the last seven, eight years have made ...
Israeli media: US missiles transited Cyprus en route to Israel
Cyprus served as a transit for US missiles delivered to Israel as the country prepared its defences for the coming Iranian barrage last weekend, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening.
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UN chief: limited, ‘sometimes nil’ improvement from Israel action on Gaza aid
Israel’s commitments to improve aid access in the Gaza Strip have had “limited and sometimes nil” impact, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday as he pushed for ...
Parliament opens lactation room for working mothers
A lactation room for women has just been opened in the parliament building, House President Annita Demetriou announced on Thursday.
Catering to female staff and visitors to the premises, the ...
Cyprus denies allegations of migrant pushbacks
Cyprus on Thursday categorically denied allegations of pushing back and threatening migrants during an operation off the coast of Lebanon, where five boats were returned.
Asked by the Cyprus Mail ...
House of Representatives honours Armenian genocide victims
The House of Representatives on Thursday evening observed a minute’s silence for the victims of the Armenian genocide, with the body pledging to “fight for a world where peace ...
Audit office flags diplomatic stipend issues
The Audit Office went after stipends given to diplomats for living abroad and President Nikos Christodoulides, who was receiving these funds for three months while being stationed in Cyprus, in ...
National guard chief: Auditor’s report risks military secrets
The head of the national guard on Thursday took exception to the auditor-general revealing potentially sensitive information about the military, such as weapons storage depots and the state of munitions.
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Easter concert presents music as eternal light
Welcoming Holy Week, soprano Zoe Nicolaidou, violinist Nikos Pittas, pianist Zbynek Maruska and the EMMELEIA choir join forces to present a concert series with music that transmits eternal light. Two ...
Calls for ‘urgent’ action on migration
The House interior committee on Thursday called on the government to “urgently effectively manage the migration issue.”
Upon the publication of a report into the matter, the committee added that ...
Winners of Stelios bicommunal awards announced
A total of 10 bicommunal business ventures were crowned winners of this year’s Stelios Foundation Bicommunal Business Awards on Wednesday night.
The businesses, all of which are fronted by one ...
Monks’ lawyers demand halt to church probe
Lawyers representing the Osiou Avakoum monks called on Thursday for an end to the investigations and procedures conducted by the archdiocese, citing alleged prior sentencing of the monks for purported ...
Mothers of Cypriot earthquake dead meet Turkish justice minister
The mothers of two Cypriot children who were killed in last year’s earthquakes in Turkey met with Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc on Wednesday.
Rusen Yucesoylu Karakaya and Pervin ...
Electricity authority finds illegal solar installations
By Robert Morgan
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has discovered two illegal installations of photovoltaic systems, it emerged on Thursday.
The offending sites are commercial properties, EAC representative Christina ...
Prince William back to public duties after Kate’s cancer revelation
Britain’s Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife Kate revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer.
In a video message ...
Local govt reform ‘on the right track’
Local government reform is “on the right track”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday.
Most of the teething problems faced during the transition to Cyprus’ new system of local ...
Health minister hails year one achievements (Updated)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Elias Hazou
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday praised his ministry’s accomplishments during the first year of President Nikos Christodoulides’ tenure, stressing “the significant strides ...
Cyprus sees ‘one of the largest increases’ in renewable energy share
Cyprus has seen “one of the largest increases” in its share of renewable energy sources of any European Union member state, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Thursday.
He was ...
Police association chairman resigns
Cyprus Police Association chairman Kyriakos Charalambous resigned with immediate effect on Thursday.
In his resignation letter, he cited “personal issues” and increased professional obligations as reasons for his stepping down ...
Fuel prices rise after ending fuel tax reduction
Over the past days, following the termination of the government’s reduced tax measure on petrol and diesel, the average price of fuel in Cyprus has increased by 4.5 cents per ...
“Nurturing the talents of tomorrow”: Adsterra Backs Up the 2nd Youth Tech Fest Cyprus 2024
Adsterra has proudly announced its sponsorship of the 2nd Youth Tech Fest Cyprus 2024, scheduled to take place on April 20.
As the official AdTech partner, Adsterra is deeply committed to investing ...
Tehran could review ‘nuclear doctrine’ amid Israeli threats
Iran could review its “nuclear doctrine” following Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday, raising concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme which it has always said ...