Archive 2024

By Willy Kurniawan Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to ...

The issue of people working illegally in Cyprus will be dealt with “aggressively”, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Panayiotou was evaluating his first year in the post and ...

Around 200 tonnes of food and aid were distributed to the population in northern Gaza on Tuesday, three days after the Open Arms ship successfully unloaded its cargo after leaving from ...

The United States made a fresh push on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Gaza to avert a manmade famine, while pressing its ally Israel to back away from plans for ...

Beleaguered Akamas National Forest Park road projects will restart in April, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday, adding they would “prioritise environmental preservation”. The decisions were made during a ...

The Nowruz festival is an ancient tradition that has been celebrated in Iran for centuries, as well as among a diverse array of people in more than 10 countries. Since 2009, UNESCO ...

Tourist arrivals recovered in February from the dip seen in January with a five per cent increase on figures from last year, data released on Tuesday showed. As a result, ...

CEO Elon Musk said his ketamine prescription was beneficial for Tesla’s investors in a video interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon posted online. Musk said the drug helps ...

A total of 50 ‘green kiosks’ will be installed in rural areas from Nicosia to Famagusta for 25 months to boost recycling efforts, the environment department announced on Tuesday. The department inked ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will leave for Belgium on Wednesday, where he will visit the College of Europe in Bruges, participate in the European Council summit in Brussels, and hold public ...

Foody’s platform now includes over 3,000 choices of store from all over Cyprus, giving users the unique opportunity to discover new taste experiences in their city continually, while keeping up ...

Statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that all Cyprus could have been Turkish are “unacceptable”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. During an official event on Monday, ...

A portfolio of performing and current restructured loans has been transferred to Bank of Cyprus (BoC) from state-owned asset management company Kedipes. As of December 31, 2022, the portfolio’s total gross ...

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that she would try to convince ...

The Air Swipe Bag – ‘a piece of sky you can hold’ made its way to Paris Fashion Week in just 90 days. SARA DOUEDARI meets the Larnaca-based scientist behind it When ...

If you’re looking for the best time to make your next investment move in the real-estate market, the time is right! Thanks to Altamira Real Estate’s new campaign, ...

The new head of Russia’s Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a pomp-filled ceremony, the state RIA news agency reported, ...

The island could generate electricity from natural gas by the middle of 2025, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday giving an optimistic forecast on the progress of the liquefied natural ...

On March 14, 2024, Bean Bar held a press event at the welcoming environment of its flagship Limassol store on Kolonakiou Avenue. Throughout the event, guests had the opportunity to sample delectable ...

The two monks at the centre of the scandals at Avakoum monastery are expected to appear in front of the Holy Synod’s investigative committee in the next couple of ...

Celestyal have refreshed their 2025 deployment schedule to increase the number of “Heavenly Adriatic” and “Desert Days” cruises on offer. Sailing aboard the 1,260-guest Celestyal Journey, both itineraries were introduced in ...

For the second year running, Kition Ocean Holdings organised the “Kition Volunteer Blood Donation Day” successfully at its Larnaka Port Passenger Terminal facilities on March 15, 2024. Centred on the message “Share ...

Cyprus-based proptech startup Moving Doors, which provides tech-enabled serviced apartments, has announced its official expansion to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking a significant step in its international growth strategy. According ...

Authorities in Paphos are conducting investigations after gunshots were fired at a law office on Tuesday morning. Preliminary examinations conducted at the scene revealed that the shots from a shotgun ...