Martin Marancos: an outstanding nature conservationist and friend
On Monday this week – in a quiet event and surrounded by family and many dozens of friends and collaborators from across the island – Martin Marancos was laid to rest under ...
Parent firm of Cyprus mining company reports positive half-year results
Ariana Resources, an AIM-listed mineral exploration and development company with gold mining interests in Europe, as well as copper-gold exploration and development projects in Cyprus and Kosovo, has released its ...
Israel readies ground offensive; Biden condemns ‘sheer evil’ of Hamas attacks
Israel vowed to escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas with a ground offensive, while U.S. President Joe Biden pledged support for Israel and ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) this week reported a remarkable 35 per cent increase in total vehicle registrations in September 2023, compared to the same month in 2022, with the number reaching 4,607 vehicles, ...
Today’s weather: Yellow warning for thunderstorms, hail
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and hail is in place on Wednesday from 11am until 6pm. Precipitation rate is expected to range between 35-55 millimeters per hour.
In the ...
Samsung Q3 profit set to slump 80 per cent as chip losses persist
Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) third-quarter profit is expected to drop 80 per cent from a year earlier as the effects of an ongoing global chip glut drive losses in what is normally ...
UK pension funds rush to ditch unlisted assets as regulators question valuations
UK pension funds are rushing to sell unlisted assets – often at a discount – because they are overexposed to the opaque $12 trillion global private market as regulators question the true value ...
Role of women in STEAM jobs to be promoted
The gender equality commissioner’s office on Tuesday launched its new campaign for the promotion of women in STEAM professions (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics).
The initiative was ...
Our View: ‘Understanding’ turns Pyla into land of opportunity
The ability of the Christodoulides government to put a positive spin on news related to the Cyprus issue is admirable. It has no such success with other news stories – the ...
EU says disinformation spreading on X after Hamas attack, urges Musk to tackle it
The EU’s industry chief told Elon Musk that disinformation was spreading on his X messaging platform since Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, urging him to take ...
Utah sues TikTok over impact of app on children
Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users spending unhealthy amounts of time on the short-video sharing platform.
The Utah suit ...
‘An act of sheer evil’: Biden pledges support for Israel, American Jews in speech
President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced Hamas, calling the surprise attack on Israel launched by the Palestinian militant group “an act of sheer evil,” and stressed U.S. support for ...
‘Police operational capacity to increase to avoid incidents like Chlorakas and Limassol’
Measures to further strengthen the operational capacity of the police were announced on Tuesday evening by the government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, after the meeting held by President Nikos Christodoulides with ...
World Bank’s Banga says he is open to using IMF SDRs to boost climate lending
World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters on Tuesday that he is open to finding a way to use International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights as capital to increase lending ...
EU’s Borrell: Israel has to adhere to international law
Israel has the right to defend itself but some of its decisions would breach international law, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Tuesday.
In response to ...
Ombudswoman calls for benefits to be returned to mother
A decision of the Welfare Benefits Management Service (Ydep) to terminate the payment of child benefits and deduct an amount from the rent stipend of a divorced mother of a ...
Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever
Israeli air strikes hammered Gaza on Tuesday, razing entire districts and filling morgues with dead Palestinians as Israel took revenge for the Hamas assaults that have triggered some of the ...
Ambassadors defend both sides in Israel conflict
The situation in Gaza did not start on Saturday, as there were 17 years of oppression leading to the situation, the Ambassador of Palestine in Cyprus said on Tuesday, while his ...
MPs warn public can’t cope with carbon tax
Lawmakers on Tuesday cautioned that people cannot withstand a carbon tax coming down the pipe in early 2024, but government officials insisted they have no choice.
The matter was discussed at ...
One night only Japanese concert
The Embassy of Japan in Cyprus presents a free recital with renowned Shakuhachi player Yosuke Irie, who is visiting Nicosia for a one-and-only performance on October 26 at ARTos House in ...
Thunderstorms expected on Wednesday, yellow weather warning issued
The met office has issued a yellow weather warning for Wednesday, as inland and eastern areas of Cyprus are expected to be battered by thunderstorms.
According to an announcement on ...
Russia accuses US of nuclear testing site activity
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of carrying out preparatory work at a nuclear testing site in Nevada but said that Moscow would not restart its own nuclear testing ...
Cyprus Museum launches tour guides in Ukrainian
The Cyprus Museum on Tuesday launched an audio guide service in Ukrainian, its seventh language option in its audio guide devices.
First Lady Philippa Karsera and the First Lady of ...
‘No more delays’ for Larnaca marina
The contracting company which has taken up the Larnaca port and marina project is expected to adhere to its commitments after it was given a time extension, Transport Minister Alexis ...