Archive 2024

Cyprus participated in an international police operation that led to the arrest of nine people involved in the Juicyfields Ponzi scheme, police announced on Tuesday. The scheme attempted to gather ...

AstroBank on Tuesday released its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2023, reporting a profit after tax of €30.4 million, while also marking a Return on Equity (RoE) of 13.9 per cent, ...

Over 25,000 people have registered to vote in Cyprus for the first time ahead of June’s elections, Elections Service head Menelaos Vasiliou said on Monday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

A 42-year-old prison guard was handed a six-day remand on Tuesday after being arrested when drugs were found in his locker at the central prison. A total of 120 grams of ...

Larnaka 2030 is underway with its latest project: Needle, a new, multidisciplinary artistic residency with six artists that has been flourishing through Zouhouri Square since March 29 before culminating in an all-day ...

The international community must respond “in the spirit of solidarity” following the launch of more than 300 drones and missiles from Iran at Israel, House president Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday. ...

Two companies registered in Cyprus were sanctioned by the US for being “involved in a global arms network”, it emerged on Tuesday. Individuals linked to the companies have been charged ...

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’ start ...

Two port police boats have been sent from Cyprus to patrol off the coast of Lebanon for migrant boats after the arrival of two boats a day ago. The two ...

Asia-focused hedge funds started 2024 with a strong first quarter, cashing in on a prolonged rally in Japanese stocks, a tentative turnaround in Chinese equities, and a boom in artificial intelligence (...

Could bitcoin’s bumper rally just be getting started this year? That’s the question on the minds of cryptocurrency traders ahead of the upcoming bitcoin ‘halving’, a change in ...

Two other local actions are under discussion in tandem with the government’s decision to suspend processing of Syrian migrants’ automatic refugee status, it emerged on Tuesday. These include stepped-up ...

Sales of homes in Dubai worth $10 million or more rose 6 per cent in the first quarter versus last year, an industry report showed on Tuesday, as demand from the international ...

A fire ripped through Copenhagen‘s Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital’s most famous landmarks, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of ...

More than 3,500 objections have been submitted regarding the registration of voters for this June’s local elections. The objections pertain to voters registering themselves at new addresses, or registering to ...

UK former shadow minister Bambos Charalambous was reinstated as a Labour MP after a 10-month-long investigation into his conduct. Charalambous was suspended from his post in June as MP for ...

Police on Tuesday are investigating two cases of car theft in Limassol against a 21-year-old suspect. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody on Monday night. According to the ...

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is wary of Borussia Dortmund’s strength at home as his side prepare for the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday having ...

‘…if you don’t have… the right skin colour and you don’t have the right geographic background, you’re fucked.’ Reading this, most would assume that ‘right’ would equate ...

Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer scored four goals, including a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes, as his side hammered Everton 6-0 on Monday to maintain their push for a European spot ...

A 32-year-old woman was arrested in Paphos on Monday evening after being found to be found to be in possession of a forged Latvian identity card. The woman was working ...

The driver who allegedly ran over a bike officer in Limassol, in an attempt to evade a police check, was arrested on Tuesday. Police established the 60-year-old man was driving ...

A 44-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday suspected of arson after a fire destroyed 12 vehicles at a mechanic in Kaimakli, Nicosia. The fire was reported at around 5.30am, when the ...

The 1st Cyprus International Theatre Festival will see the famous actor on a local stage The first edition of the Cyprus International Theatre Festival is about to launch, ready to ...