UK’s Starmer defends record over child sex gangs after Musk criticism
Keir Starmer defended his work as Britain’s top prosecutor on Monday, refusing to mention U.S. billionaire Elon Musk by name but addressing Musk’s criticism that, long before ...
The highest hotel in Cyprus
This is the highest hotel in Cyprus, 1,757 metres above sea level. It’s almost the oldest, and has been around for close on 100 years. And it’s definitely among the ...
US Congress to meet to certify Trump’s election, four years after Capitol riot
The U.S. Congress is set to meet on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump’s election as president, exactly four years after a mob of his supporters stormed ...
Nicosia calls for impartiality in Guterres reports
The Cypriot government has reiterated its demand for fairness and objectivity in the reports of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the Epiphany celebrations in Paphos, ...
President ready for talks with Tatar
President Nikos Christodoulides expressed his readiness to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, emphasising that preparations are underway for a broader conference on the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the ...
President attends epiphany celebrations in Ayia Napa
President Nikos Christodoulides participated in the ceremonial blessing of the waters and the diving for the Holy Cross at Ayia Napa harbour on Monday, marking the celebration of Epiphany.
After ...
Greece donates €40,000 to the CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) received a financial contribution of €40,000 from Greece on 30 December 2024.
This donation brings Greece’s financial assistance to the CMP to a total ...
Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank shooting, army pursuing suspects
Three Israelis were killed on Monday and several injured in a shooting attack on a car and bus near the town of Kedumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israel’s ...
Britain faces snow and flooding as travel disrupted
Britain was bracing for more snow, rain and flooding on Monday as severe weather disrupted road and rail travel and forced airports in northern England to temporarily close their runways, ...
Warring sides battle in western Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine
Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where ...
Fire breaks out in Chlorakas home
A fire broke out on Sunday night in the bedroom of a two-storey house in Chlorakas.
According to a post by fire service spokesperson Andreas Kettis on X, the Paphos ...
Police arrest 31-year-old after drug and cash seizure
A 31-year-old man has been arrested by police following the discovery of drugs and a substantial amount of cash in his possession.
According to police, members of the drug squad ...
Appropriation of payment to pay off a specified debt
The exercise of the right by a debtor to choose and determine for which debt he makes a payment binds the creditor who accepts it and they must allocate it ...
workshop
Experiential workshop for adults
One of the first interactive experiences and workshops held at the AG Leventis Gallery in 2025 is a participatory event with psychologist and psychotherapist Panayiotis Proestos. On January 18, adults are invited ...
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes
“The Brutalist,” the story of a Holocaust survivor who chases the American dream, and musical thriller “Emilia Perez” took home the first major movie honors of Hollywood’s awards season ...
What should be the next steps for the Cypriot economy?
By Marios Clerides
Cyprus has gone through a series of crises in recent years, after the government started to lose access to international money markets around 2012. This was followed by ...
extreme weather conditions
Winter storm hits central US, barrels toward Washington
A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen states from ...
Problems have solutions where there is the political will
By Michalis Persianis
The last two years have proven that the well-known clichés about the Cypriot economy are indeed true. Our economy is resilient, robust, highly adaptable and highly ...
Why OpenAI plans transition to public benefit corporation
OpenAI recently laid out a plan to transition its for-profit arm into a Delaware public benefit corporation (PBC) to help it raise capital and stay ahead in the costly AI ...
UK shopper numbers fell last year by most since pandemic
The number of people visiting British shops last year fell by 2.2 per cent, the biggest drop since 2021, industry data has shown, adding to signs of a broader economic slowdown.
The ...
Tectonic shifts in Europe’s natural gas trade and prices
Natural gas prices in Europe have been rising for most of 2024, as a result of increasing gas demand, and are still rising, especially in the aftermath of the ending of ...
PREMIER LEAGUE
Diallo earns Man Utd deserved draw at Liverpool
Amad Diallo struck a late equaliser as Manchester United made a mockery of their recent form to hold Premier League leaders Liverpool to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield on ...
The East Med: Cyprus and the geopolitics of Turkish irredentism
By Euripides L. Evriviades
The East Med is increasingly becoming a geopolitical battleground, where competing claims over maritime rights, energy resources and regional influence converge. The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) ...
Erdogan expects support from Syria in Turkey’s battle with PKK
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Syria’s new leadership is determined to root out separatists there, as Ankara said its military had “neutralised” 32 members of the outlawed ...