Archive 2024

The University of Cyprus (UCY) is pleased to announce that applications for admission to its postgraduate programmes (Master and PhD level) for the academic year 2024/2025 have already begun! UCY offers ...

This month the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents two concerts on the island – one for young audiences and one dedicated to French romantic composers. Coming up first is the Peter and ...

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, issued an apology on social media on Monday for “any confusion” caused by an edited photograph which was issued by her office Kensington Palace ...

Monday will be mostly clear with temperatures rising to 22C in the interior, 20C on the coast, and 13C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly south- to north-westerly, ...

“Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster biopic about the race to build the first atomic bomb, claimed seven Academy Awards including the prestigious best picture trophy on Sunday as Hollywood celebrated a triumphant ...

International Business Machines (IBM.N) has said that its initial testing of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Adobe (ADBE.O) has resulted in productivity improvements. IBM said it was ...

British digital bank has raised 340 million pounds ($431.26 million) at a 4 billion pound ($5.07 billion) valuation, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The round was led by CapitalG, a fund ...

India has asked tech firms to seek its approval before the public release of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are “unreliable” or under trial, noting they should also be labelled ...

Amazon’s AWS (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday that customers who want to transfer their data to another cloud service provider will not have to pay any network fees globally. ...

While proficiency tests for naturalisation are still being ironed out, all new applications are on hold Cyprus has recently undergone significant revisions to its citizenship requirements, with language tests now ...

Alexis Mac Allister fired home a second-half penalty as Liverpool claimed a point against Manchester City in a breathless 1-1 Premier League blockbuster at Anfield on Sunday that left Arsenal ...

Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in sombre mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police and the spectre of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the normally festive Muslim holy month ...

Thousands of people young and old, paraded in the first round of carnival celebrations on Sunday across the country. Carnival celebrations span two weeks, with the first Sunday being the ...

On paper, Cyprus is showing a decrease in human sex trafficking. Stakeholders however warn the reports hide the fact that police is failing to properly investigate. “I have to be ...

Tottenham Hotspur hammered 10-man Aston Villa 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to four second-half goals, allowing them to close the gap with their Birmingham rivals to two ...

Over 2,000 people living in Cyprus illegally were deported or repatriated this year, police said on Sunday. The statistics span from the beginning of 2024 up until March 8. Specifically 2,247 migrants were deported ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent decades, a number of factors have contributed to a containment in defence spending, including: (a) the end of the cold war which, ...

As the vibrant colours of confetti and costumes fill the air, Cyprus is gearing up for another exhilarating carnival season. With the big Limassol parade just around the corner next ...

Cyprus was gearing to send around 150 tonnes of aid to Gaza on Sunday afternoon, after it received the final seal of approval from Israel. The state broadcaster at 8pm said ...

The iconic Forest Park hotel in Platres has been bought for €10 million, with its new owners promising to elevate it to “Swiss standards”. Over 90 years have passed since the construction ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is attending the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam on Sunday amid pro-Palestinian protests demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. ...

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, thanked the public on Sunday for their support in her first public message since undergoing abdominal surgery in January, posting a picture of herself ...

President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Sunday he would work with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin with one objective: to resume talks on solving the Cyprus problem. “We do not ignore ...

By Fahri Zihni It is now the 60th anniversary of the Turkish Cypriot community being subjected to social and economic embargoes. Yes, 60, not 50 years. These have been implemented through the ...