Archive 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday Europe should prepare for war if it wants peace, calling President Vladimir Putin’s Russia an adversary that would not stop in Ukraine ...

SpaceX’s Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight through space on its third try on Thursday, getting farther ...

The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to the 2024 budget of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta), but not before MPs tussled about the direction and the past of the ...

With the arrival of spring, attention is already turning to warmer weather and a busy events agenda. Come summer, all the favourite festivals will return. One festival is already preparing ...

The Osiou Avakoum monastery was implicated in an environmental scandal on Thursday, when it emerged the structure was built on land protected under the Natura 2000 environmental policy. The monastery has ...

When looking for the best crypto investment in 2024, it’s crucial to distinguish between fleeting hypes and genuine opportunities. The arrival of BlockDAG (BDAG)‘s Batch 3, alongside the fluctuating fortunes ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday made another intervention on the matter of the “fake diploma scandal” which has engulfed the north’s higher education sector. Speaking on the ...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Israel must make “significant course corrections” to achieve lasting peace with the Palestinians. In a Senate speech he said ...

The police on Thursday announced a raft of special measures for Saturday’s ‘Derby of the Eternal Enemies’ football clash between Apoel and Omonia. The game will be played at ...

The government does have a ‘Plan B’ for the stalled Vasiliko liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, though it has not yet worked out the timetable for that alternative, Energy Minister ...

Having looked into developments and market conditions, and heeding the demands and needs of its customers, Hellenic Bank presents its new “18-month Euro Fixed Deposit” product. The new product is ...

The Limassol Carnival museum which was set to launch in 2021 will finally open its doors “in one and half months”, Limassol mayor Nikos Nicolaidis announced on Thursday. The museum is ...

Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday in response to an eruption of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, although critics ...

By Alison Cole Industrial. Mechanical. Brutal. These are the words acclaimed electro-acoustic composer Hans Zimmer uses to describe his music for Dune: Part Two. Dune: Part One (2021) showcased Zimmer’s ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has acquired a restructured loan portfolio, with a total gross accounting value of €58.4 million, as of December 31, 2022, from state-owned asset management ...

Paphos hoteliers are pessimistic about the volume of guests they will see in the coming weeks, citing low visitor numbers, based on the reservations they have recorded so far. President ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli said on Thursday that his party the YDP should merge with another, namely the Milletin Partisi. Speaking in a televised interview with the ...

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) president Stavros Stavrou, along with members of the chamber’s executive committee, on Thursday met with the UN Secretary-General’s recently appointed envoy ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu, which was due to take place on Thursday, has been postponed to April 18. The north’s military court took the decision ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar’s daughter Canev Tatar insisted on Thursday that the diploma she obtained from the now-infamous Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (KSTU) is real. Tatar ...

Zara-owner Inditex’s shares rose to a record high after it reported positive early spring sales, boosted by upmarket fashions and continuing the strong momentum that saw its 2023 revenue growth ...

In a landmark for the coastal city, large-scale murals are included in a new development that are being painted by an international artist. ELENI PHILIPPOU finds out more Life and ...

All four men who are suspected of killing Thanasis Kalogeropoulos pleaded not guilty to all charges on Thursday. The four, aged 44, 41, 22, and 21 years old, were brought before the Limassol criminal ...

Female acts will fill two of the three headline slots at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival for the first time in June when Dua Lipa and SZA top the bill alongside ...