Archive 2024

In today’s episode, MPs raised the alarm over whether Cyprus is carrying out its duties on money laundering compliance. Meanwhile, a second shipment of aid will be sent from ...

A U.N.-backed banking climate coalition on Wednesday released updated guidance for members requiring them to disclose more about how they plan to cut carbon emissions, including for the ...

Carnival weekend is here! Time to put on your most colourful costume and get ready to hit the streets to enjoy the parades, marching bands and carnival floats. This weekend ...

The Council of Ministers has greenlit a forward-thinking budget aimed at facilitating the installation of electric car chargers in businesses. “This initiative is strategically designed to address the burgeoning demand ...

Corporate dividends globally hit an all-time high of $1.66 trillion in 2023, with record payouts by banks making up half of the growth, a report showed on Wednesday. On a worldwide basis, 86 ...

The number of Cypriots undergoing kidney dialysis has more than doubled over the course of the last decade, the Cyprus Nephrological Society said on Wednesday. Ahead of Thursday’s World ...

The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally left Larnaca on Tuesday, pulling a barge carrying 200 tonnes of food supplies and was expected to reach the Gaza coast by Wednesday night. ...

Cyprus is preparing to send a second ship with aid to Gaza, while it is exploring creating a common fund to support the maritime corridor, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos announced ...

Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Wednesday he was ready to forego the job of prime minister in an effort to facilitate the formation of a new right-wing government, nearly ...

Oversight on 50 of the biggest service-industry firms is not the way to ensure compliance, Bar Association chairman Michalis Vorkas charged on Wednesday. Making distinctions based on how small or large ...

German sportswear giant Adidas posted its first annual loss in more than 30 years on Wednesday and warned sales in North America would fall again as sportswear retailers in the U....

Continuing to shine a light on female voices in contemporary theatre, which began with Lena Kitsopoulou’s play CRY, the Larnaca 2030 team presents the work Bodies We Fall For next. ...

European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to provide 5 billion euros for military aid for Ukraine as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, the Belgian EU presidency said. ...

By Hanna Yerega The EMERGE project, a collaborative initiative aimed at advancing civic participation and active citizenship in Cyprus, proudly announces its successful conclusion. Led by CARDET and Koumanto Stin ...

MPs on Wednesday raised the alarm over whether Cyprus is actually carrying out its duties on money laundering compliance, after it emerged the police, money laundering unit (Mokas) and customs ...

A second shipment of aid will be sent from Cyprus to Gaza in coming days, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, citing growing acceptance the island could play a pivotal ...

Israeli lawmakers gave their final approval on Wednesday to an amended 2024 state budget that adds tens of billions of shekels to fund Israel‘s war against the Islamist Palestinian group ...

Next month’s Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will showcase a new high priestess, redesigned costumes and fresh music as Greece looks to revamp the traditional ceremony. ...

Members of the public were granted access by the United Nations to visit Agia Marina Chapel in Famagusta’s buffer zone on Green Monday, Deryneia municipality announced on Wednesday. “The ...

Construction of the new Nicosia District Court buildings will be completed in five years, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday, following a House legal committee meeting. The meeting was ...

Meray Durust, who was arrested as part of investigations into the north’s “fake diploma scandal”, has begun work in a new public sector role. Durust was arrested alongside her ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, where he is set to visit with Greek officials before heading to the Mount Athos monastery. The Mount Athos monastery is known ...

The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a budget of €25 million for the creation, modernisation, and digital upgrade of processing units for the marketing of agricultural products. The plan is ...

The introduction of a reliable tool for assessing the degree of compliance with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) criteria that companies must meet to ensure their sustainable development, will be introduced ...