Demetriou in Egypt to sign updated MoU
House speaker Annita Demetriou is paying an official visit to Egypt from Sunday until Wednesday, following an invitation by her Egyptian counterpart Hanafi Jebali, with whom she will sign an ...
No electricity cuts expected, despite cold temperatures
No electricity cuts are expected despite elevated levels of demand for power as the weather system Coral hits Cyprus, the spokeswoman of the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO), Chara Koussiappa ...
No transparency or accountability over mukhtar fees
I am writing to you today to complain about the practices of mukhtari regarding the fees charged for official stamps. I am concerned about the lack of transparency and consistency ...
Hamas says Israel’s claim on hostages’ handover ceremony is pretext to evade its obligations
Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a ...
Germans start voting, polls suggest shift to right
Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz’s conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ...
New law allows foreign universities in Cyprus
As Cyprus opens its doors to more foreign universities, local institutions brace for increased competition.
But is this a threat to their dominance or an opportunity to elevate academic standards? ...
Pope Francis is in critical condition but alert, Vatican says
Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a “tranquil” night, was alert and had rested after a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Sunday.
The ...
Orange weather alert issued for Sunday as ‘Coral’ hits Cyprus
The met office on Sunday issued a new orange weather warning for extremely low temperatures as the weather system ‘Coral’ continues to affect the island.
According to the met office, ...
Chinese take record 9 billion domestic trips during Lunar New Year, Xinhua reports
China notched a record 9.02 billion domestic trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel rush, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, surpassing the 8.4 billion trips taken in the ...
The muddled history of the fight for self-determination
The right to self-determination is the right of peoples to a state and the right of territorial integrity is the right of a state to its territory. Both are accepted ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 17:
Kicking off the week, access to high-performance computing has long been a barrier for creative professionals, engineers, ...
Our View: Christodoulides ‘brain gain’ push misses a crucial element
Before Wednesday’s council of ministers’ meeting, President Nikos Christodoulides said the growth of the economy was creating new jobs and increased needs in the labour market in which the ...
Trump’s criticisms of EU create mounting fiscal policy challenges
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance of the new US administration have recently levelled pointed criticisms on the policies and democratic values of Europe.
They have criticised European ...
UK firms cut staff before Reeves’ tax hike, PMI survey shows
British businesses are cutting staff at the fastest pace in more than four years ahead of a tax increase ordered by finance minister Rachel Reeves which has already prompted suppliers ...
Bank of Israel expected to hold rates again after inflation spike
The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week after inflation spiked in January, although analysts believe a rate cut is ...
Disabled Cypriot in pinball ordeal over benefits
When Andy, a repatriated Cypriot, awoke from a coma after a car rammed into his motorcycle and then drove over him, he found he was disabled and could no longer ...
Arsenal title hopes hit in shock defeat by West Ham
Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a hammer blow when Jarrod Bowen’s goal just before halftime gave London rivals West Ham United a surprise 1-0 away victory on ...
Johnson double helps Spurs to 4-1 win at Ipswich
Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson scored twice in the first half before goals from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski wrapped up a 4-1 victory at relegation-threatened Ipswich Town in the ...
Ireland beat improved Wales 27-18 to stay on course for Six Nations title
Wales slipped to a 15th straight defeat in a 27-18 home loss to Six Nations champions Ireland on Saturday, but the hosts played with endeavour and ambition not seen in ...
Man United earn comeback draw at Everton after VAR reprieve
Late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte helped Manchester United come from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday after the ...
Marios Georgiou to compete for European Gymnast of the Year Award
Cypriot champion Marios Georgiou is one of the candidates for the title of “Gymnast of the Year” by European Gymnastics, the Cyprus Gymnastics Federation said in a post on social ...
Bulgaria’s anti-euro protesters try to storm EU mission building
Several thousand supporters of Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Revival party scuffled with police on Saturday while trying to storm the building of a European Union mission during a protest against the ...
Two Israeli hostages return after a decade in Gaza
Among the six hostages freed by Hamas on Saturday in return for Palestinian prisoners were an Israeli Bedouin and an Ethiopian-born man who had been in Gaza for years before ...
Family laid to rest after tragic house fire in Limassol
In an atmosphere of profound grief, mourners gathered on Saturday morning at the church of Saint Nicholas in Limassol for the funeral of four victims from a family of five ...