No public event to mark first anniversary of the Queen’s death
Britain’s King Charles will not mark the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth with an official public event or a private family gathering, a royal spokesperson said ...
Alassa dam fire under control, serious flare-ups remain (Update 3)
Alassa dam fire under control, serious flare-ups remain
By Nikolaos Prakas
A fire near the Alassa dam in Limassol that came close to homes in nearby villages has been extinguished, ...
Famagusta anti-occupation event to take place tonight
President Nikos Christodoulides will be the main speaker at the Famagusta municipality’s anti-occupation event being held on Saturday, to commemorate the fallen in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
The ...
Spain put five past Switzerland to reach quarter-finals
Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted goals as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarter-final berth for the first time in their ...
Man arrested with drugs and cash in apartment raid
A 21-year-old man in Limassol was arrested, after police found narcotics in his home, authorities said on Saturday.
In an announcement, police said that the man was arrested on Friday ...
Former Pakistan PM Khan given three-year jail sentence
Police arrested Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, his lawyer said, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for ...
Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth
Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the most massive animal in Earth’s history.
Scientists on Wednesday described fossils of an early whale unearthed in Peru ...
Russian tanker hit by sea drone near Crimea Bridge
A sea drone attack damaged a Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking Russia to the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said on Saturday.
Russian media said the SIG ...
60 years of Kato Mylos’ Peach Festival
Celebrating six decades of their festival is the Kato Mylos community in the Limassol district as it prepares for the latest Peach Festival. Happening in the middle of the August ...
How does ice cream work?
Chemist NATHAN KILAH explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results
Ice cream seems like a simple concept. Take some dairy, add some sugar and flavours, and ...
Why Napa?
30 per cent of the island’s foreign visitors stay in the region of Ayia Napa. Alix Norman asks tourists what drew them to Cyprus and, in particular, to this legendary ...
University of Cyprus launches entrepreneurship competition
The University of Cyprus Entrepreneurship Centre (CEC) on Friday officially announced the commencement of the Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition (CyEC) for 2023.
As with every year, the competition is organised by the ...
Cyprus sees record increase in deposit rates
In June, the interest rates on deposits in the Cypriot banking system experienced the largest monthly increase since the European Central Bank (ECB) began its efforts to raise key interest ...
Cyprus inflation continues to abate, hits 1.5 per cent in July 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cyprus experienced a 1.5 per cent increase in July 2023, marking the slowest rate of inflation since March 2021, according to a report released this week by ...
Cyprus Business Now
The National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) this week released a statement in which it announced the appointment of Philippos Mannaris as an Independent Non-Executive Member and Chairman of the Board ...
Unemployment rate drops by 6.8 per cent in July 2023
There was a decrease of 6.8 per cent, totalling 958 individuals, recorded among the registered unemployed in Cyprus during July 2023, according to a report released this week by the state’s statistical ...
From unipolarity to multipolarity and back to great power competition
By Ioannis Tirkides
The war in Ukraine may be the most violent and eruptive event in world affairs for a long time. But it is not a singular or autonomous ...
Meta releases AudioCraft AI tool to create music from text
Meta Platforms (META.O) this week introduced its open-source AI tool called AudioCraft that will help users to create music and audio based on text prompts.
The AI tool is ...
Ancient Curium now ‘too expensive to host cultural events’
The cost of holding an event at Ancient Curium has become prohibitive for cultural groups and yet is being rented out for weddings, the director of the well-established production company ...
Our view: The attendance of a TC mayor at an anti-occupation event is trivial
The politics of outrage and negativity, which are an integral part of the Cyprus problem, were displayed this week, after it was revealed that the Turkish Cypriot mayor of Famagusta, ...
Taiwanese giant Foxconn’s growing interest in India
Foxconn (2317.TW) has rapidly expanded its presence in India by investing in locations in the south of the country for its manufacturing facilities, as the Taiwanese giant seeks to move ...
Two Palestinians killed as West Bank violence simmers – sources
Two Palestinian youths were shot dead in the occupied West Bank on Friday in separate incidents, one by Jewish settlers who attacked a local village and one by Israeli soldiers ...
Paphos fire under control, no evacuations needed (Update 2)
A wild bushfire raging close to the Stavrokonnou community in Paphos was put under control in the early hours of Saturday morning, burning some 75 donums of land.
The flames had ...
Cyprus R&D budget increases: Eurostat
In 2022, the total government budget allocation for research and development (R&D) across the EU stood at €117 billion, marking a 5.4 per cent increase compared to 2021 (€111bn) and a 49.2 per ...