Archive 2024

After seven aid workers were killed in Gaza by Israeli air strikes, Tom Cleaver examines the state and the future of Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor It was supposed to be ...

The time to abolish “Daylight Saving” is long overdue! It makes no sense to deprive people of an hour’s sleep. The number of heart attacks and other health issues ...

Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday the country was ready to handle any scenario that may develop with its foe Iran as it stayed on alert for a possible ...

There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country’s victim status (“the evil West made us do it”) and issue blood-curdling but implausible ...

Police on Sunday were investigating €700 in damages at the Polemidia school art class. Four people stormed into the case on Friday at around 4pm while cleaners were at the premises, ...

Yianna Christou explains how beverage companies are embracing ESG. This shift in consumer priorities means that brands actively engaging in ESG initiatives can build, trust, credibility and emotional connection strengthening ...

Plants thrive and flowers bloom as insects buzz about As the early bulbs go over, then other flowers are desperate to take their places. The calla lily bed in my ...

Two people aged 19 and 54 were arrested after they were found with more than 4kg of drugs, police said on Sunday. The 19-year-old was pulled over while he was driving on ...

The Island Private School in Cyprus is a progressive educational school offering a holistic learning environment for students of diverse cultural backgrounds. “Looking forward, we plan to celebrate various faiths ...

An open letter to the UK prime minister signed by 600 lawyers and retired judges, including three former Supreme Court judges, expressed grave concern that the UK government is not discharging ...

Liverpool must have a perfect record for the rest of the season, starting with Sunday’s trip to bitter rivals Manchester United, if they are to pip Arsenal and Manchester ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting April 1: In a notable development in Cyprus, two brothers, George Geratziotis and Dr. Alexandros Geratziotis, have spearheaded an ...

The arrival of over a dozen boats in the space of a week, carrying hundreds of Syrian irregular migrants, has sparked talk of ‘crisis’ and a migrant ‘invasion’. But how ...

Traders and investors are looking to global interest rate cuts and a closely-fought US election to drag the world’s currency markets from their deepest lull in almost four years. ...

The United States and Britain this week announced a new partnership on the science of artificial intelligence safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and ...

Officials are bracing for the logistical nightmare of the upcoming local and European elections, featuring a smorgasbord of as many as 20,000 candidates vying for the 3,500 public offices up for grabs. ...

Butchers in the north have introduced a “service fee” for their customers to sidestep price controls introduced by the ‘government’ for the retail price of lamb. The north’s ‘government’ ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Saturday, suspected of having set fire to a barber shop. The fire had broken out at 10.30pm on Thursday ...

Aston Villa were dealt a body blow in their battle for top-four spots when Brentford scored three goals in nine minutes in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Villa Park in ...

Cyprus “lived better days” when Disy were in charge, party leader Annita Demetriou said on Saturday. Speaking at Greece’s governing New Democracy party’s conference in the country’s ...

A 44-year-old man accused of having captained a boat which brought 22 irregular migrants to Cyprus was remanded in custody for six days on Saturday. The boat was intercepted off the ...

Local government reform is now “in the final stretch”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. Speaking to mukhtars, he said he described the reforms as “long-awaited, radical, and ambitious”, ...

Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas ...

The government’s goal is to create a “fully digitised state”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Saturday. Speaking at a business conference, he said a fully digitised state would “...