Cyprus sees surge in beer sales due to increased domestic demand
Cyprus experienced an increase of 9.4 per cent in beer sales in May, compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 4,682,575 litres in total, a result of a rise ...
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MEPs: Akel, Disy big losers, victory for Elam and YouTuber (Updated)
All the traditional political parties came out bruised from EU parliamentary elections on Sunday, while Cyprus echoed the EU generally by electing far-right nationalists Elam to a seat at the ...
Farage’s Reform UK wants £40 billion tax cut funded by QE overhaul
Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, called on Monday for a £40 billion ($51 billion) tax cut for voters, funded by scrapping the interest paid to ...
Canada says online streaming services must hand over 5 per cent of their domestic revenues
Major online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute 5 per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country’s telecoms regulator has ...
Hunter Biden will not testify in gun trial, lawyer says
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden will not testify when his criminal trial resumes on charges he hid his drug use from the government in 2018 to illegally ...
Valencia fans convicted for racist abuse against Vinicius Jr
Three Valencia football fans were sentenced to eight months in prison on Monday for hate crimes against Real Madrid player Vinicius Jr, the first conviction for racist insults in a ...
Blinken, on peace mission, blames Hamas for delay in Gaza truce (Updated)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed Hamas on Monday for holding up a ceasefire in Gaza, as the top U.S. diplomat conducted a Middle East peace mission ...
Nurses fail to reach agreement with Okypy
Nurses will be taking further measures against state health services organisation (Okypy) after both failed to reach an agreement on staffing issues during a meeting on Monday.
“We will escalate ...
Cyprus trade deficit shrinks by €710 million in first four months of 2024
Cyprus’ trade deficit for the period spanning January to April 2024 stood at €2.45 billion, a significant reduction from the €3.16 billion recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to ...
June 2024 elections
Pera Pedi’s mukhtar election to be re-run after tie
The election of a mukhtar in the Limassol village of Pera Pedi will be re-run at an as yet undetermined date after Sunday’s election ended in a tie.
Elia ...
Doctors to strike on June 20, threaten further measures
Public hospital doctors will stage a 24-hour strike on June 20, threatening escalated measures on July 2 and 3 if they are not compensated in full for the hours they put in.
In ...
Eight with a Cause: charity fashion show upcoming
A charity fashion show takes place this week by Perwoll for the 8th consecutive year. Held at the Open Amphitheatre of the University of Nicosia on Thursday, the fashion show ...
Woman dies in car crash
A 63-year-old woman died on Monday, after she lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a building in Nicosia.
The woman, Froso Diogenous, was driving at around 2am on ...
Russian politicians revel in EU election defeats for Macron, Scholz
Russian politicians gloated on Monday over heavy defeats for the parties of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in European Parliament elections, and the Kremlin said right-wing ...
What does 50 years mean to the diaspora?
“Here we are, staring down the barrel of 50 years. How do we face it?
“We’re not in Cyprus; we’re half a world away. And even if we were ...
Hellenic Bank hosts event to improve financial literacy in Cyprus
Hellenic Bank actively supports various initiatives to enhance financial literacy, including the ‘Financial Alphabet’ programme, the final event of which was hosted at the bank’s headquarters in Nicosia.
According ...
Car crash closes Kofinou-Larnaca highway
A car crash at midday closed off the Kofinou-Larnaca highway, near Alethriko exit, with police trying to move the vehicles and restore traffic flow.
Police said the crash happened at ...
Cyprus vehicle registrations rise by 22 per cent in first 5 months of 2024
Total registrations of motor vehicles in Cyprus experienced a decrease of 9.6 per cent year-on-year in May of this year, dropping to 4,292 vehicles from 4,747 in May 2023, according to a report released ...
Famagusta hotels cautiously optimistic about number of bookings
President of the Famagusta Hoteliers Association (Pasyxe) Panayiotis Constantinou remains cautiously optimistic about the future of tourist bookings in the Famagusta district, despite the challenging circumstances currently plaguing the tourism ...
Turkish Cypriots react to loss of MEP seat
Turkish Cypriots on Monday started to react to the loss of their sole MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek, who failed to win re-election on Sunday.
Among the first to react was journalist ...
Cyprus restaurants urged to be more competitive with their pricing
Restaurants and bars in Cyprus saw their attendance increase to 75 per cent of their overall capacity during May, according to Neophytos Thrasyvoulou, president of the Federation of Leisure Centre Owners (...
Size matters: the best kaiju movies and shows to stream
A siren is blaring somewhere in the distance, a high-pitched sound that nobody pays attention to anymore. Twisted metal, shattered glass and debris are all that is left of a ...
‘We have never seen it before’
The election of social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou to the European parliament is something “we have never seen before”, elections expert Yiannis Mavris said on Monday.
Speaking to the Cyprus ...
Fiscal Council calls for clarity and urgency in local government reform
Fiscal Council president Michalis Persianis on Monday issued a series of recommendations and suggestions to the Interior Minister, following an analysis of the fiscal impact expected from the local government ...