Three months in, Western diplomats try to stop Gaza war’s spread (updated)
Top U.S and European diplomats sought ways on Sunday to keep the Gaza war from spreading further in the Middle East, but three months after the start of the ...
Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine – Ukraine’s air force
Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missile at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday, adding that its air defence systems destroyed 21 of the drones.
The air ...
Man remanded for torching Paphos Christmas tree
Paphos District Court remanded a 39-year-old man under suspicion of setting fire to the city’s Christmas tree, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the man was arrested on ...
Explosion in Paphos damages car and storefront
A bomb explosion in the Paphos caused serious damage to a vehicle it was placed and storefront, police said on Sunday.
According to police, the explosion occurred in a vehicle ...
Motorcycle driver in critical condition after Ayia Napa crash
An 18-year-old young man is in critical condition at Nicosia General on Sunday, after a 59-year-old crashed into him in Ayia Napa, police said.
According to police, officers are investigating ...
US grounds some Boeing MAX planes for safety checks after cabin emergency
U.S. regulators on Saturday temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout that forced a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an ...
Japan premier vows “ceaseless” aid as snow hampers quake relief
Japan’s prime minister vowed to provide “ceaseless” support to areas devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake as snow and sleet hampered rescue and relief efforts and local ...
Ukraine’s churches are adopting the western calendar – but not everyone is happy
By Chris Hann
Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. Yet in the ancient Julian ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 1:
Mortgage-to-rent scheme a favourable arrangement, Hellenic Bank released on Tuesday a statement welcoming the recent launch of ...
Self-defence is not a defence to the crime of genocide
A busy couple of weeks for Israel’s legal minds
It was an eventful New Year weekend for the legal community in Israel. Her judiciary managed partly to restore her ...
Google, Meta and Tiktok’s debts removed from Russian database
Fines imposed by Russian courts on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and YouTube, Meta (META.O), TikTok and Telegram appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Covid craze makes a comeback
Covid craze makes its comeback
COVID craze has made its comeback, in a lite version, for now, but the possibility of it eventually returning to its former glory cannot be ...
Apple hits seven-week low after Barclays downgrade on demand concerns
Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday fell nearly 3.6 per cent to a seven-week low after Barclays downgraded the shares of the world’s most valuable company on concerns that demand for ...
Our View: UNSG’s report shows both sides are fine with partition
There has probably never been a more negative report on the UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission than the one released a few days ago. This may have been the ...
Wind-powered ships, food scents and forest guardians vie to lead research advances
Five experts who appeared in Horizon Magazine in 2023 outline how their areas of activity will evolve in the coming year and beyond.
By Anthony King
From sail-powered tankers and new ...
EV maker Rivian’s quarterly deliveries miss expectations, shares tank
Rivian Automotive (RIVN.O) missed market estimates for fourth-quarter deliveries as tough competition and high interest rates weighed on demand for its electric vehicles, sending the company’s shares down ...
Police can abuse but remain untouchable
Culture of silence over rape, harassment and domestic violence by police officers
MPs are sounding the alarm over what they describe is a boy’s club in the police force ...
Music nights in Paphos
A new series of live music performances begin as January’s events’ agenda comes to life. In Paphos, the cultural centre Technopolis 20 will host events for music lovers to look ...
President says UNSG’s report ‘could have been better’
The United Nations Secretary-general’s report into the current state of the Cyprus problem “could have been better”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, ...
Christodoulides: Ultimate goal of aid is to allow Palestinians to remain in Gaza
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday the “ultimate goal” of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza is to allow Palestinians to remain there.
Speaking at Epiphany celebrations in Larnaca, Christodoulides said “...
Reactions pour in over appointment of UN envoy
The various sides of Cypriot politics issued reactions on Saturday to Friday evening’s announcement of Colombian diplomat Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar as United Nations Secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy ...
US intelligence confirms Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts
Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the ...
Theatre groups point out ‘room for improvement’ in Thimeli plan
Theatre groups on Saturday pointed out “room for improvement” in the government’s “Thimeli” plan, which provides funding to performing arts groups in Cyprus.
While grateful for the initial steps ...
Police accuse man of attempting to smuggle cannabis to inmate
Police in Limassol accused a man of attempting to supply just shy of two grammes of cannabis to a man who was being held in custody on Friday night.
The ...