Archive 2024

Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu on Wednesday announced that he had left his party, the ruling coalition’s DP, bringing the ruling coalition’s ‘parliamentary’ majority down to six. Tosunoglu ...

Freedom of the press is “on the slide” in Cyprus, MP Alexandra Attalides said on Wednesday. Speaking at a House institutions committee meeting which focused on the withdrawing of an ...

There is “clear support from the United States” for the Great Sea Interconnector, which is set to link the electricity grids of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, Greek Energy Minister Theodoros ...

Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award, capping a year in which he helped Spain win Euro 2024, and at 17 years and four months is the youngest-ever winner ...

As it continues steadfastly to support institutions that promote culture and society, Lidl Cyprus was Silver Sponsor of the third Limassol International Book Fair, as a Silver Sponsor for the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday opened London’s first Google-funded AI Campus which aims to help young people develop skills in the rapidly developing technology. The centre, based ...

Israel has informed the International Criminal Court that it will appeal against arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant over their conduct of ...

In celebration of another successful year of eight classical music concerts, Technopolis 20 Classics will close the season with a special December concert with the all-female Amalgamation Choir. The acapella ensemble ...

Characters from Christmas lore are getting ready to take part in the biggest festive parade at – where else? – Nicosia Mall, our favourite place with the most incredible festive vibes. The ...

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air on Wednesday announced it will resume flights from Cyprus to Israel. The company had most recently suspended its route between Larnaca and Tel Aviv in ...

The rate of Cypriot citizens who have their applications for United States visas rejected has fallen below the minimum threshold for the country to join the country’s Visa Waiver ...

The Russian rouble weakened beyond the 110 mark to the US dollar on Wednesday, a threshold that some analysts believe could prompt authorities to take action to support the currency, which ...

Elam brought a new bill on sex education in schools to the House education committee on Wednesday, causing a fierce debate on the subject among committee members. The party said ...

A 32-year-old was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for importing and possessing 1.26kg of methamphetamine. Larnaca criminal court heard that the drugs were found in the man’s ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he did not intend to make light of the “very serious issue of self harm” with a joke he made after Tuesday’s 3-3 ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an idea reportedly being floated in the West that Washington should give Ukraine nuclear weapons was “insane” and that preventing such a ...

Following a deal to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, attention has swung back to the battered Gaza Strip, but any hopes of ...

The north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) expired on Wednesday, with Enqa confirming that they had ...

Greece and Cyprus are “strong supporters” of “upgrading” the European Union’s relations with Jordan, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of trilateral meeting with ...

A new lawsuit has been filed against Odysseas Michaelides for moral damages due to “illegal actions and omissions” by the former auditor-general. The lawsuit was filed at Limassol district court ...

Ancient Cypriot writing was found on a wall dating from the 6th century BC at an archeological dig in Palaepaphos, the department of antiquities said on Wednesday. “The findings that ...

Cyprus and Greece must focus on sustainability to enhance their tourism offerings, according to Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis. Speaking at the 2nd Cyprus-Greece Business Forum on Wednesday, Koumis underlined ...

The police on Wednesday warned of the arrival of “dangerous” Polish football fans arriving in Cyprus ahead of Omonia’s Europa Conference League fixture with Polish club Legia Warsaw at ...

William Hague, a former British foreign minister and onetime leader of the Conservative Party, was elected on Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of Oxford, a largely ceremonial ...