Come dine with me: Anastasiades hosts Menendez
Former President Nicos Anastasiades hosted an official dinner for United States senator Robert Menendez on Thursday evening at his home in Limassol.
The dinner, held in the garden of Anastasiades’ ...
On a charred migrant trail, Greek firefighters find 19 bodies
In the charred Greek landscape close to the border with Turkey, a group of blackened corpses lay amid the ashes of what was once a lush forest that offered migrants ...
A&E departments of private hospitals to join Gesy
September will see a range of changes in the national health care system (Gesy) with the health insurance organisation (HIO) ready to implement several decisions drawn up in recent months, ...
Man arrested with false ID
A 29-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport on Thursday after attempting to depart with a counterfeit Czech identity card.
Police said the man presented himself at the airport’s ...
Fatal incidents in National Guard going to court
Two cases of deaths of national guard soldiers in the line of duty have been referred to the courts.
The cases involve the deaths of Captain Xanthos Kyriacou, who was ...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Cardano (ADA) lose race to the exponential rise of Pomerdoge (POMD)
The crypto market has matured in recent years, and so are the investors. Now, investors prefer long-term stable projects to short-term riskier tokens. Recently, Pomerdoge launched its presale, which became ...
Stocks swoon, dollar firms as Powell speech looms
Asian stocks sold off and the dollar scaled an 11-week peak against major peers on Friday as investors braced for the risk of a hawkish tilt from Federal Reserve Chair ...
What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash?
A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country — but ...
Bases police uncover 30kg drugs
Around 30kg of illegal drugs were found at an address in Trachoni leading to the arrest of seven people, British bases police said on Friday.
The operation was carried out ...
German economy stagnates in second quarter after winter recession
The German economy stagnated in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, following a winter recession, data from the statistics office showed on Friday.
The figure of zero ...
Man jailed for 22 months for assisting illegal entry
A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 22 months in prison in Famagusta on Thursday for “assisting the illegal entry of persons” into Cyprus.
In addition to the first charge, he was ...
Over 6,000 repatriations so far this year
A total of 6,133 repatriations of third country nationals have taken place this year, according to figures released by the police on Friday.
Of those repatriations, 1,326 cases concerned the forced returns ...
US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum recipients, refugees
The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring.
“The lawsuit alleges that, from at ...
Chlorakas complex under police guard as migrant count rises (Update)
The number of migrants recorded as living in the Ayios Nikolaos complex in Chlorakas has reached 246, Paphos CID head Michalis Nikolaou said on Friday.
“The majority of the inhabitants are ...
Guest recipes with Farah Shammas
Sweet vegan treats
Healthy Biscuits
3 small Cyprus bananas, mashed
1 pinch of iodised sea salt
1 drop of vanilla extract
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1/3 cup of Date syrup*
2 tablespoons of almond milk
1/2 ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, visiting US Senator Robert Menendez on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately pass a resolution denouncing recent Turkish actions in the buffer ...
Biggest street music festival in Cyprus coming to Protaras
Live music under the light of the full moon, the biggest moon of the year. That is what is coming up on Thursday as the Youth of Paralimni organises the ...
Russia says Ukraine fired missile towards Moscow, hit Crimea with drones
Russia said on Friday that Ukraine had fired a missile towards Moscow and attacked the Crimean Peninsula with 42 drones, one of the biggest known coordinated Ukrainian air attacks to date ...
Fifth arrest in connection with arrival of 86 migrants
Police on Thursday arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with the arrival of 86 illegal migrants in Cyprus last Sunday by boat.
It is noted that, as part of the investigation ...
Clinic under fire following Gesy system fraud
Management and doctors at a clinic operating within the national health service (Gesy) are under scrutiny by the authorities for fraudulent billing registrations.
An investigation by the health insurance organisation (...
Fashion retailer H&M to reopen most Ukraine stores
Fashion retailer H&M (HMb.ST) will reopen most of its stores in Ukraine, beginning in November of this year, the Swedish company said in a statement on Thursday.
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Cypriot firefighting team arrives in Greece as wildfires rage (Updated)
A Cypriot mission arrived in Greece on Friday to aid in firefighting efforts in the mount Parnitha area near Athens, as Greece burned for a seventh day. The flames have ...
Tentoglou wins long jump gold after more late drama at World Championships
Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece was involved in yet another last-round drama as he won long jump gold at the World Championships when his final leap of 8.52 metres edged ...
US imposing sanctions over forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine children
The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on 13 people and entities it said are reportedly connected to the forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine’s children, as Washington ramps up ...