Archive 2024

Argentina’s annual inflation rate sped past 211% in December, official data showed on Thursday, hitting the highest level since the early 1990s as new libertarian President Javier Milei seeks to ...

There are a million people living in the north, ruling coalition party DP ‘MP’ Serhat Akpinar said on Thursday. Speaking on Kuzey Kibris TV, he said “we have now reached ...

Lawmakers on Thursday excoriated the government for having gone along with a French initiative that would have let authorities to spy on journalists in new EU legislation coming down the ...

Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the United States, ...

Injured Palestinians pour into al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip as exhausted medics try to help casualties from Israel’s ground assault and bombardment. Doctor Khaled ...

State officials blatantly looked the other way to allow a Limassol fish farm to operate illegally for 15 years, and it is only now being investigated for money laundering allegations, high-level ...

The Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday issued a ruling permitting the government spokesman and the undersecretary to the president to be present at sessions of the cabinet, provided they absent ...

Melodies, rhythms and sonic journeys fill the island’s nightlife scene as more live music performances are coming up. Musicians from around Cyprus are getting ready to host evenings of ...

By Jean Christou The budget of the Cyprus Addiction Treatment Authority has been increased by €600,000 for 2024 MPs heard on Thursday. However, some raised concerns that several addiction prevention programmes had ...

The newly formed cabinet convened for the first time on Thursday, ratifying the new deputy ministry position for European Affairs and approving a lump sum to subsidise low-income individuals for ...

Much-respected Lania-based artist Michael Owen passed away on January 4 after being badly injured in a car accident just before Christmas. Known principally as a landscape painter and regarded as Cyprus’ ...

A Chinese man who was on the Interpol Red list was declared persona non grata in the north on Thursday after attempting to apply for ‘citizenship’. The man, aged 54, who ...

Junior Achievement Cyprus (JA Cyprus) is launching its JA StartUp, which is aimed at fostering business ideas and innovation among university students in Cyprus, for the fifth consecutive year. It ...

Nigeria will allow striker Terem Moffi to play for French club Nice at the weekend before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations but Cameroon are blocking teenager Regis ...

Jadon Sancho has re-joined Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United, both clubs confirmed on Thursday, bringing an end to the attacker’s exile from football over a disciplinary issue. ...

Pyrgou Vakis Law Firm, recognised as a Top Tier Firm by The Legal 500 EMEA, is pleased to announce the promotion of two lawyers to partner as of January 2024. The new ...

An amount of €5m has been allocated by the government to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint. The support measure aims at encouraging businesses to reduce greenhouse emissions and was ...

Elam have been declared a terrorist organisation in the north, following the publication of the north’s annual list of illegal terrorist organisations on Thursday. They were one of several ...

As it continues its significant and long-standing support for the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society, Lidl Cyprus is backing two major charity concerts aimed at financially aiding the Society, on Saturday, January 20, ...

The rise of NEAR Protocol has become a key turning point in the dynamic world of digital currencies. This blockchain platform, with its groundbreaking approach and escalating popularity, is reshaping ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday defended his evidently loaded speech during the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet and commissioners. During Wednesday’s ceremony, he told new appointments: “close your ...

By Clio Doyle When I started my podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, in the spring of 2021, I felt that I was simultaneously helping to invent, and trying to catch up ...

To delve into the sustainable ethos of Atterbury Europe’s proposed Mall of Limassol in Cyprus, we speak with Head of Developments Roux Gerber and local Development Manager Polys Tsiartziazis, ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said on Thursday that there are two separate states in Cyprus and there is no need to try things that had been tried repeatedly. Opening ...