Archive 2024

A mass departure of Russian companies from Cyprus is underway and is likely to continue, according to media reports on Wednesday. Several major companies which had been headquartered in Cyprus ...

Some outgoing ministers could not contain their dissatisfaction over the cabinet reshuffle during the handover ceremonies on Wednesday, ranging from pointedly not thanking the president, or by referencing the “sudden ...

Cyprus housing market prices continued on an upward path in the third quarter of 2023, with apartments recording the highest increase. The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) forecasted consistent growth on ...

Greece rescued 30 migrants and recovered the bodies of two people, a woman and a man, close to a rocky shore on the island of Lesbos on Wednesday, the coastguard said. ...

Two men, who had helped steer boats with irregular migrants last October, were sentenced to two and half years in prison for people smuggling, the Larnaca District Court ruled on ...

A 20-year-old man has been arrested to aid investigations into a case involving child pornography, police said on Wednesday. The investigation started following a tip received by the authorities indicating ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Wednesday dropped the largest hint yet that he will run for the Turkish Cypriot leadership next year. In a televised interview with the ...

Disy on Wednesday went on the defensive after a controversial but largely unsurprising report by the auditor general on spending during last year’s presidential election. The party denied it ...

The sports ethics committee decided on Wednesday that it would stop issuing red and yellow alert notices, related to match-fixing and corruption. The committee decided that they would stop making ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday Kyiv was under no pressure from allies to stop fighting Russia as he began a tour of Baltic states intended to shore up ...

Tens of millions of Americans were under the threat of menacing weather on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm loomed across the East Coast after leaving in its wake power ...

Police were investigating a racist rape comment against independent MP Alexandra Attalides on Wednesday, as she called on the attorney general to take a stand on whether it was hate ...

The government on Wednesday were given 15 days to give its final position on a bill which would establish the act of falsely filing accusations against police officers as a criminal ...

Police on Wednesday could neither confirm or deny reports that a file was being prepared with complaints from Greek Cypriots over Israeli developments on their properties in Trikomo and Ayios ...

By far the most painfully awkward ministry handover on Wednesday was that of the health portfolio, where the tension between outgoing minister Popi Kanari and permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki was ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday urged would-be voters to “submit timely applications” to be registered on the electoral roll, with the application deadline set as April 2 for June’s elections. ...

Britain will seek to use new legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office managers, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday in the wake of renewed ...

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny cracked jokes on Wednesday in his first court appearance since being transferred to an Arctic penal colony, but a judge rejected his latest challenge against ...

Larnaca was hit by power cuts on Wednesday, with the Electricity Authority (EAC) spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou saying they had been caused by inclement weather. Areas including Aradippou, Kamares, Ayios Nikolaos, ...

Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza intensified on Wednesday despite a pledge by Israel that it would pull out some troops and shift to a more targeted campaign, and ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE Old Cypriots say the youth have lost their traditional friendliness, heads in phones. Hope lives. While food shopping my card blanked, so I separated necessities and ...

Paphos is set to undergo a digital transformation in 2024 with the Paphos Regional Tourism Board (Etap) committing extensive funds to develop its digital presence. Etap has announced an investment exceeding €220,000, ...

The Third Age Observatory said on Wednesday that they are “very disappointed” the first solely geriatric clinic in Cyprus is being forced to close its doors. According to a statement ...

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is excited to announce the Cyprus Tech Odyssey: XRPL Hackathon 2024, in collaboration with Ripple, taking place over January 18-20, 2024. This event promises to be a ...