Karim Arnous

Last month, we threw away more than 18 gigawatt hours of solar power – enough to power the average Cypriot household for nearly 2,000 years. This process, referred to as ‘curtailment’, is where ...

Cyprus receives more energy from the sun per square metre than anywhere else in Europe and yet there is no end in sight to our energy woes “Between May and ...

So, you’ve got some savings and you fancy something that’ll be fun at the weekend. You’ve already got a car and your partner thinks motorbikes are too ...

Ferrari’s new CEO appointment is the non-obvious choice that, given the direction of the automotive market, it probably needs. Benedetto Vigna, 52, will become the CEO from September 1 this year. ...

It is almost inconceivable to think that there was a time when SUVs were bought by people who needed SUVs. Nowadays, the ‘utility’ aspect of a Sports Utility Vehicle mostly ...

In amongst the plethora of hypotheses for why Tesla, a 20-year-old company, is the most valuable automaker in the world, lies a fundamental truth which is indicative of the way ...

Launched in 2004, the Mercedes CLS was a game changer. It set out to offer the style and dynamic advantages normally associated with a coupe, without sacrificing the practicality of having ...

There is only one right-hand drive Koenigsegg for sale currently worldwide. It’s a 1-of-7 car in England, called the ‘One:1’ after its power to weight ratio (it has 1360hp ...

If yield is all you’re after, stocks or real estate are almost certainly better investments than cars. But whatever return you’re getting from you Amazon stocks; you will ...

For the first time since 2015, when stock price plummeted in the wake of the dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen is once again Germany’s most valuable company, overtaking Europe’s biggest software ...

Britons are planning on using a portion of savings accumulated over the last year to go on a £50 billion spending spree when lockdown is lifted, according to a collaborative report ...

Cyprus property sales fell sharply last year according to the Deloitte Cyprus Real Estate Market Report released on Tuesday. The total contracts of sales for Cypriot properties dropped 23 per cent ...

“I just can’t wait to be back on the beach!” The words of Jo Pink, 48, who has already received both doses of her Covid-19 vaccination. Hopeful that the UK ...

Massive fee hike cuts educational umbilical cord to Britain By Karim Arnous The number of Greek Cypriot students applying to a UK university has plummeted by nearly 50 per cent, as ...

European Investment Bank survey has shown that 51 per cent of Cypriot firms have cut investment during the Covid-19 pandemic, well below the EU average of 45 per cent. The survey, which ...

On paper, the Volkswagen Tiguan seems an appealing compilation of compromises. It’s an SUV, but a ‘midsize’ one, so it doesn’t bear the weight, proportions and operating costs ...

Just because cars are going electric, is not to say they are getting boring. Rather the opposite: the move towards electrification is producing some of the hottest automotive propositions in ...

A film called Nobody is to be released on Friday – it tells the story of an innocent person who inadvertently becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord. Know who’...

Among the private English senior schools in Cyprus the vast majority offer the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, more commonly known as A-Levels. The alternative, the International Baccalaureate Diploma ...

Chinese electric car maker Nio plans to enter European markets from the second half of 2021, CEO William Li said at an online conference on Thursday. He also announced the company’...

Cyprus’ EMBIO Diagnostics has received an award for innovation in Covid-19 response, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Thursday. Costantinos Louizou, CEO of EMBIO Diagnostics told ...

Superhome Centers, a chain of DIY stores with branches across the island, are set to open three new stores in Cyprus. The first will be a new store in Lakatamia ...

Financial incentives bring filmmakers to Cyprus, and their projects create jobs and work for service providers. Yet the filmmakers must struggle to obtain their incentive payments. Of the 10 applications so ...

Drones with advanced facial recognition capabilities, a common feature in works of science fiction, recently took a big step closer to becoming a reality. Earlier this month a US patent ...