Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 9:
Influencers in Cyprus are currently facing increased scrutiny as authorities ramp up checks on tax compliance and ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Big day looms: Odysseas faces martyrdom
THE BIG DAY is nigh. On Wednesday the supreme constitutional court will announce its decision about the Odysseas-general. His future depends on the half a dozen judges who have probably ...
Russia to spend over half a billion dollars to bolster internet censorship system
Russia’s digital development ministry plans to allocate nearly 60 billion roubles ($660 million) over the next five years to improve the system used to censor web traffic, a government proposal seen ...
Our View: President should be congratulated for improving US ties
If three years ago someone had predicted that in 2024 the Cyprus Republic would be signing a roadmap for bilateral defence cooperation with the United States they would have been dismissed ...
Turkish businesses squeezed by inflation, credit crunch
It is hard for Dogan Duman to see how he can keep his garment factory in central Turkey running much longer, even after firing a third of his staff to ...
Panasonic readies new 4680 EV batteries for automakers
The energy unit of Japan’s Panasonic Holdings (6752.T) has finalised preparations for the mass production of its 4680 electric-vehicle batteries, the company said this week, as it seeks to start ...
Missile fired from Yemen set off sirens in central Israel, military says
A surface-to-surface missile fired at central Israel from Yemen hit an unpopulated area, causing no injuries, Israel’s military said on Sunday.
Moments earlier, air raid sirens had sounded in ...
Samsung Electronics plans global job cuts of up to 30 per cent in some divisions
Samsung Electronics, the world’s top maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, is cutting up to 30 per cent of its overseas staff at some divisions, three sources with direct ...
Japan’s economy grows slower in second quarter amid weaker spending
Japan’s economy grew at a slightly slower pace than initially reported in the second quarter, hurt by downward revisions in corporate and household spending that point to a bumpier ...
Doctors from Greece flood Cyprus healthcare
Demetrios Bestitzanos is a doctor, specifically an internist. A few years ago, around the time he turned 50, he decided to relocate from Athens – where he’d been studying and working ...
Nicosia exhibition examines queerness
Goethe-Institut Cyprus, Institut Français de Chypre, Queer Wave and NiMAC present ‘nono, bad timing!’, a process-based exhibition focusing on archiving queer times and spaces. The project brings together materials ...
Liverpool slump to shock 1-0 home defeat by Nottingham Forest
A superb second-half goal from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on ...
Haaland strikes twice as Man City come from behind to beat Brentford
Manchester City beat Brentford 2-1 at home on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season after Erling Haaland netted twice following the fastest goal of the ...
French women unite in support of Gisele Pelicot amid mass rape trial
Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of ...
New inquest into businessman Guney’s death
A new inquest will be launched into the death of British Cypriot businessman Ramadan Guney following the conclusion of a court case regarding his death in the north.
The court ...
Xanthou ‘back in the game’ after joining Volt
Former Green party member Efi Xanthou has joined Volt Cyprus, she announced on Saturday.
“It’s time to get back in the game,” she said in a post on her ...
Rashford ends goal drought in Man United’s 3-0 win over Southampton
New signing Matthijs de Ligt grabbed his first goal for Manchester United while Marcus Rashford scored for the first time since March in a 3-0 Premier League victory at Southampton ...
Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole in Baku for fourth year in a row
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row on Saturday as McLaren’s title contender Lando Norris suffered a ...
Upcoming meeting to find peace in hotel industry
A meeting is expected to take place this week between unions and employers over renewing collective agreements in the hotel industry, it emerged on Saturday.
The labour ministry is undertaking ...
Cyprus EU Presidency ‘to focus on lives of citizens’
Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna has said that as Cyprus prepares to undertake its second Presidency of the Council of the EU in January 2026, the government aims to ...
Enjoyed Butter by Asako Yuzuki?
By Hannah Osborne
Asako Yuzuki’s novel Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder is the latest literary sensation by a female Japanese writer to be served to, and savoured ...
extreme weather conditions
At least four die in Romania floods as rain batters central Europe
At least four people died and thousands of homes were damaged by flooding in eastern Romania on Saturday, officials said, as surging river levels put authorities on alert in much ...
Blood levels back to normal as public responds to plea
The public has largely responded to calls for blood donations, meaning available reserves should be back to normal next week, head of the blood bank Androula Panayiotou said on Saturday.
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Health at your fingertips
By Adam Taylor
From Kylie Jenner and Rihanna to Ariana Grande and Cardi B, celebrities are sporting long, acrylics – often heavily embellished with nail art – as an expression of their ...