Archive 2024

One of the government’s priorities is ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector, with fair and stable incomes for farmers, improvement of their quality of life, and food security, ...

The green light was given on Tuesday for the construction of the Ayios Minas monastery in Pentalia, Paphos by the environment department. However, in it ruling the department said that ...

Two Cypriot companies were included in the recently released list of the 1,000 fastest-growing European businesses by the Financial Times, compiled in collaboration with the German data analysis firm Statista. Topping ...

The Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) said on Tuesday it will begin investigating doctor Pavlos Antoniou for potential disciplinary offences, after he was jailed for indecently assaulting a patient. Head of ...

The Swedish government on Tuesday refuted the Cypriot interior ministry’s claim it had offered “significant support” for the plan to declare parts of Syria safe. The interior ministry had ...

Diplomats past and present convened on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and discuss prospects for peace in ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, it said in a statement on ...

Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday, something he ...

Donald Trump will aim to deliver a Super Tuesday knockout blow to his lone challenger for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, as 15 states hold Republican contests on ...

This winter was the hottest on record for Greece, according to data analysed by Greek scientists, threatening the viability of crops and raising fears of another summer of devastating wildfires. ...

By Gloria Dickie and Lisi Niesner One by one, the crate doors swing open and five Arctic foxes bound off into the snowy landscape. But in the wilds of southern ...

Cyprus saw a decrease of 13.8 per cent in the number of registered unemployed individuals in February 2024, compared to the corresponding month of 2023, according to a report released by the Cyprus ...

In a bid to support the noble cause championed by the Toxotis Foundation, the Cyprus-France Business Association is set to host a Charity Gala Dinner on April 5, 2024, at the Four ...

A proposal to establish a special category of “rural hotels” was discussed by the House commerce committee on Tuesday. The proposed law, tabled by Disy MPs Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis and Nikos ...

As the summer season approaches, Cyprus airports are bustling with over 3,000 workers daily, employed by the numerous companies operating within the airport facilities, according to an announcement released on Tuesday ...

Hamas negotiators stayed in Cairo for a third day of ceasefire talks on Tuesday after two days yielded no breakthrough, as a deadline approached to halt the fighting in time ...

Footpaths at the southern end of Ledra Street and on the pavement of adjacent Fokionos street inside Nicosia’s old town are to be resurfaced this weekend. The Nicosia Municipality ...

Police are investigating after potential criminal offences were found at the Cyprus Shooting Sport Federation, it emerged on Tuesday. Two scathing reports were compiled by the sports and ethics protection ...

Students from Kokkinochoria high school presented a theatrical performance at the House refugees committee on Tuesday based on testimonies collected from people who lived through the invasion in 1974. The performance ...

The year 2023 marked the highest annual inflows since the establishment of the state-owned asset management company Kedipes in 2018, according to statements made on Tuesday by chairman Lambros Papadopoulos. As of ...

Action Global Communications stood out at Cannes Young Lions Cyprus 2024, which awards under 30-year-olds’ creative talent in communications and advertising. Action accounted for four of the eight overall winners, and ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou committed her ministry to building new schools and upgrading existing ones in the town and district of Larnaca. Speaking during a visit to the town’s ...

One locally-based professional has been included in a list of 100 women making a difference in the world. SARA DOUEDARI finds out how she is doing that Walking into the Nicosia ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered his first defeats over his legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the upper house of parliament demanded greater protections to be introduced ...