Belgian keeper Courtois to miss out on Euro 2024
Belgium’s number one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he will not go to next year’s European Championship in order to fully recover from a knee injury, he told ...
Audit office says hands tied over Akamas investigation
The auditor-general’s office said on Tuesday it does not yet have access to the administrative investigation into road works within the Akamas national forest park, and therefore is unable ...
AG files appeal against haircut ruling
The attorney-general on Tuesday filed an appeal over a Limassol District Court decision that last month awarded compensation to an individual in a 2013 Laiki Bank haircut case.
“In particular, the ...
French lawmakers strike tentative deal on tougher immigration bill
A group of French lawmakers struck a tentative deal on Tuesday on a contested bill that will toughen immigration laws and has highlighted the difficulties for President Emmanuel Macron of ...
Explosion onboard ship off Famagusta
An explosion rocked a tanker vessel transporting fuel off the coast of Famagusta in the north on Tuesday.
According to Turkish Cypriot reports, two individuals aboard the vessel, named Akasya, ...
Cyprus receives more vultures to boost island population
Another 15 vultures have arrived in Cyprus from Spain as part of ongoing efforts to save the endangered Griffon Vulture species on the island, it was announced on Tuesday.
The birds ...
Nicosia municipality spends over €11m on social integration
Over the past 12 years, Nicosia municipality has invested a total of €11 million in social inclusion programmes. mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Tuesday.
He stressed “the paramount importance of the extensive ...
Advertising toys to children is an environmental nightmare
Here’s how parents can deal with it
By Michelle Cowley-Cunningham
As Christmas approaches, many children experience the “gimme-gimmes” and write a list of toys that they hope Santa will ...
Greek Cypriots waiting to see response from the north
The Greek Cypriot side is waiting to see how constructive the Turkish Cypriot side will be following the appointment of the new UN envoy, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
86 Turkish Cypriots now successfully evacuated from Gaza (Updated)
A total of 86 Turkish Cypriots have been successfully evacuated out of Gaza since October 8, the undersecretary of the north’s ‘foreign ministry’ Mustafa Lakadamyali told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday.
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Kedipes to sell €58.4 million loan portfolio to Bank of Cyprus
State-owned asset management company Kedipes on Tuesday announced the signing of an agreement with the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) for the sale of a portfolio of serviced and up-to-date restructured ...
Arrest for illegally crossing into north, with cannabis
A Belgian man appeared in court in the north on Tuesday after having been arrested the previous day when he illegally crossed from the Republic.
The man was found by ...
Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks
Israel kept pounding the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yemen’s pro-Palestinian Houthi movement vowed to defy a U.S.-led naval mission and keep hitting Israeli targets in ...
President christens plane Cyprus
Cyprus actively supports the aviation sector, aiming to increase the nation’s air connectivity, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday during the naming ceremony of a SKY express plane called ‘...
Putin says Russia is ready to talk on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be prepared to talk to Ukraine, the United States and Europe about the future of Ukraine if they wanted to, but ...
‘Window to culture’ opened for Cyprus youth
Launching a new Youth Culture Card on Tuesday, President Nikos Christodoulides described it as a “window to culture”.
The card is available to all young people who turn 18 years old ...
Chocolate lab in the heart of the city
Calling all chocolate lovers! This is a mouth-watering event not to miss. Thinker Maker Space of CYENS in Nicosia will turn into a Chocolate Lab this Thursday, oozing chocolate creations ...
Julian Assange’s ‘final’ appeal against US extradition to be held in February
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s possible final legal challenge to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges will be held at ...
What’s next for ‘festival that never ends’?
As Nicosia pitches itself as a cultural centre, ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming to the stage next
In the heart of Nicosia, a cultural metamorphosis is underway. One ...
Erdogan says EU will ‘stall’ Ukraine, Moldova accession
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was on Tuesday cited as saying the European Union would stall Ukraine and Moldova’s accession to the EU, adding that Ankara had long earned the ...
North threatens airport operator with $1,000 per day fine
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli threatened on Tuesday to issue Ercan (Tymbou) airport’s operating company T&T with daily fines worth $1,000 (€914) over “deficiencies” at the new ...
Fighting school bullying a top government priority
Preventing and combating youth delinquency, such as school bullying, is a top priority for the government, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on Tuesday.
She was speaking at an event to ...
Gynaecologist ordered to compensate woman 16 years later
A Limassol-based gynaecologist must compensate a client over 16 years later after the Supreme Court ruled he billed her for an operation that was deemed unsuccessful, it emerged on Tuesday.
The ...
After wild year, euro zone is top pick of world bond markets
For investors who braved their ‘bonds are back’ call in a turbulent year, euro zone debt was the big winner and a souring economy with tighter purse strings mean its ...