Europe gas supply risks ease as key Norway pipeline due back Friday
An outage affecting Norway’s gas exports to Britain that sent prices soaring on Monday will likely be repaired by Friday, easing supply crunch concerns but still serving as a ...
British sandwich chain Pret abandons plan to open in Israel
British sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger said it has given up on a plan to open stores in Israel, blaming travel restrictions on UK staff as a result ...
The cost of government inadequacy and corruption
By Alexandra Attalides
The illegal construction of a church in the Natura 2000 Network in Cape Greco, despite the reaction of relevant government departments, shows that the violation of the environmental ...
Our View: If private company was in charge, Nicosians would have a pool by now
The Nicosia municipal swimming pool will be closed for the fifth consecutive summer season in 2024. This is because the public bodies are singularly unable to manage a project with a ...
Russia’s two largest banks to open in annexed regions of Ukraine by July
Russia’s two largest banks expect to open branches and offices in July in the regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, the heads of Sberbank (SBER....
Alcaraz steamrolls Tsitsipas to book Sinner semi at French Open
Carlos Alcaraz halted a mid-match fightback by ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 win on Tuesday and set up a blockbuster French Open semi-final with incoming ...
Lawmakers brawl in Turkish parliament over pro-Kurdish mayor’s detention
Lawmakers from Turkey’s ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish DEM Party brawled in parliament’s general assembly on Tuesday over the detention and replacement of a DEM Party mayor ...
Police arrest 74 yr old suspect for Farmakas blaze
Police on Tuesday arrested a 74-year-old man on suspicion of having caused a fire in Farmakas a day ago.
According to police, the fire burned 15 hectares of trees and dry ...
‘Still a lack of trust on halloumi issue’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday received delegations from associations involved in the halloumi making process.
The meeting was attended by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou and other state officials.
After the ...
Israel nears decision on Lebanon border offensive, army chief says
Israel is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision, the chief of staff said on Tuesday, as the Hezbollah movement said it ...
Consumers would see power price cuts with Interconnector
Cypriot consumers could save as much as €400 a year with the introduction of the Great Sea Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking Cyprus to Greece – its promotors said on ...
US, partners making progress on ways to use frozen Russian assets, Treasury official says
The United States and its G7 partners are making progress on finding ways to provide larger amounts of urgently needed funds to Ukraine by tapping the value of profits earned ...
June 2024 Elections
High number of new voters for Euro elections
Cyprus has the third highest proportion of new voters for the upcoming MEP elections among member states, data compiled by Eurostat on Tuesday showed.
According to data provided to Eurostat ...
Oil drops more than $1/bbl as OPEC+ decision spotlights shaky demand
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday on scepticism about an OPEC+ decision at the weekend to boost supply later this year into a global market where demand ...
Two dozen cheques bounced in May
Close to two dozen bounced cheques were issued in May, the Central Bank of Cyprus said on Tuesday, adding they were from six legal entities and individuals.
The CBC said ...
World-famous photography platform returns to Cyprus with double exhibition
Photography lovers rejoice! Another edition of the GuruShots exhibition happens on the island this June, featuring a series of stunning images from around the world. Taking place once again at 6×6 ...
June 2024 Elections
Minibuses to take Turkish Cypriots to vote in EU elections
Minibus services have been organised by the Human Rights Platform to take Turkish Cypriots from across the north to vote in Sunday’s European parliament elections.
There will be three ...
New weather warning issued for Wednesday
The met office issued a further yellow weather warning for high temperatures on Wednesday as the heatwave is set to continue.
The warning will be in effect from 11.30am until 4.30...
‘Does AG’s office want to muzzle MPs?’
Akel MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday slammed the attorney-general’s office for its handling of the prosecution of former Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki, accused of forging his academic qualifications.
In ...
‘There will be no new wave of illegal migrants’
The government on Tuesday remained tight-lipped over mounting criticism on its handling of 27 migrants stranded in the buffer zone, with President Nikos Christodoulides stressing a new influx of arrivals will ...
Djokovic pulls out of French Open with knee injury
Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open ahead of his quarter-final due to a knee injury sustained in his marathon fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo, organisers said ...
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India vote count shows Modi alliance winning surprisingly narrow majority
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance was headed for a narrow majority as vote-counting in the general election neared completion on Tuesday, with its tally well short of an ...
Additional aircraft on the way to fight fires
Six additional aircraft rented by Cyprus to help combat forest fires are set to arrive in the next few weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday.
Speaking on CyBC ...
Hunter Biden criminal trial jury told ‘no one is above the law’
Hunter Biden’scriminal trial on gun charges kicked off on Tuesday witha government lawyer telling jurors that President Joe Biden’s son was being prosecuted for lying on a form ...