Deputy ministry for migration faces legal and staffing challenges
A draft bill on creating a deputy ministry of migration and asylum in Cyprus will likely be sent for a vote in the plenum after the Christmas holidays, as decided ...
Sports ethics committee reviews match fixing red notice findings
Members of the sports’ ethics committee convened on Wednesday to review the current situation following the disclosure of red notice findings regarding match fixing.
An announcement released by the committee ...
Christodoulides warns of veto on foreclosure bills
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday made it clear he would veto two government bills on foreclosures coming up for a vote in the plenum on Friday should the parties go ...
Govt’s U-turn on National Cancer Institute praised by MPs
MPs at the House health committee on Thursday expressed their satisfaction over the government’s U-turn to greenlight the creation of National Cancer Institute.
After weeks of wrangling, deputies heralded ...
Italian Tenors present A Touch of Christmas
After their very successful summer concerts at Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and Skali Aglantzias in Nicosia, The Italian Tenors return to the island for a festive programme. Their concert ...
Cyprus’ aviation challenges highlighted by Flight Safety Foundation
The Mediterranean Flight Safety Foundation (FSF-MED) on Thursday celebrated “International Civil Aviation Day”, which is celebrated worldwide on December 7, by highlighting Cyprus’ reliance on the aviation sector for its tourism-driven ...
‘No terms and conditions for UN envoy’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the UN envoy set to come to Cyprus will not have terms and conditions, responding to comments from ‘officials’ in the north that the ...
Patient allegedly locked in cupboard for seven hours by nurse
A man was allegedly locked in a hospital cupboard in Nicosia by a nurse this week for seven hours, reports said on Thursday, with the state health services organisation (Okypy) ...
Cyprus sees surge in Covid-19 cases
Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases across Cyprus, according to head of the epidemiological surveillance and control of infectious diseases unit, Christos Charalambous.
Charalambous reported that 995 new ...
Limassol mayor announces candidacy for re-election
Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides announced on Thursday he was running for the same post again in the upcoming elections.
Nicolaides said he was running as an independent, as part of ...
Turkish Cypriot teachers miffed after halloumi called ‘cheese’ in textbook
Turkish Cypriot teachers expressed their displeasure after it emerged on Thursday that halloumi had been described as “halloumi cheese” in a school textbook.
The offending textbook was the first grade ...
City must ‘use the pain’ to return to winning ways
Manchester City need to harness the pain they are feeling amid a poor run of form and use it to get their Premier League campaign back on track, defender John ...
Injured Kyrgios absent from Australian Open draw, Nadal included
Nick Kyrgios was a notable absentee from the Australian Open’s main draw released on Thursday in a blow for organisers.
The former Wimbledon finalist has had an injury-blighted 2023 and ...
Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza (Update)
Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities on Thursday, leaving hundreds more Palestinians dead as almost 2 million displaced Gazans struggled to find safe refuge amid critical ...
Gaza has gone ‘far beyond’ a humanitarian crisis
The head of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Thursday that Gaza faces a catastrophe extending far beyond a humanitarian crisis, describing the situation in the ...
North property sales: ‘If everyone had followed law, this wouldn’t have happened’
The north’s ‘interior minister’ made fresh remarks about property sales to third country nationals on Thursday, telling ‘parliament’ “if everyone had followed the law, this wouldn’t have happened.”
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What is the ‘sunk cost fallacy’?
Is it ever a good thing?
By Aaron Nicholas
Have you ever encountered a subpar hotel breakfast while on holiday? You don’t really like the food choices on offer, ...
North’s ‘House speaker’ brands opposition traitors
The leaderships of north’s two largest political parties, the ruling UBP and opposition CTP, are to meet, after the CTP took offence to remarks made by ‘parliament speaker’ Zorlu ...
Man airlifted to hospital from cargo ship off Paphos coast
A man was airlifted to hospital on Thursday after falling ill aboard a cargo ship off the coast of Paphos.
The man, aged 57, was working as a crew member on ...
Palta: A technology company focused on health and well-being
Palta is a co-founding company, which invests in health-focused startups
With a core mission of delivering meaningful contributions to people’s lives, Palta has several successful projects, among them are ...
Cyprus Stock Exchange advocates for sustainable development
Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) president Marinos Christodoulides recently emphasised the growing importance of Sustainable Development, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance in the financial sector.
Addressing attendees at the ESG Cyprus ...
Greek-Turkish upgrade can only help Cyprus – president
President Nikos Christodoulides will speak with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis on Thursday, following the latter’s meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
“Mr Mitsotakis will inform me after the ...
Britain summons Russian ambassador over Russian cyber espionage
The British government has summoned the Russian ambassador and sanctioned two people for what it said was a sustained but failed attempt to interfere in politics by Russian cyber spies.
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Twelve racist riot suspects plead not guilty
Twelve out of 13 suspects implicated in Limassol’s racist riots pleaded not guilty on Thursday at the city’s criminal court.
Activists turned up outside, holding placards that read ‘no ...