ETKO Christmas Market to deliver festive weekends
This holiday season, ETKO’s Christmas market is set to captivate visitors over the December 16-17 and December 23-24 weekends. Immerse yourself in the festive magic at ETKO from 2-10...
New Remedica chapter begins as former chief departs
Remedica announces the departure of Chief Executive Officer Michalis Neoptolemou, who leaves with the company’s deepest gratitude, having been a core part of its hugely successful journey over the ...
Google Maps co-founder invests in Cypriot real estate analytics firm
Cypriot firm Ask Wire, a real estate data analytics company, which has provided its services to the Cyprus government, systemic banks, insurance companies and investors, this week announced that it ...
Turkish Cypriot representatives in Paris for European Council meetings
Two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’, Oguzhan Hasipoglu of ruling party the UBP and Armagan Candan of opposition the CTP, were in Paris on Wednesday for committee meetings of the European Council ...
COP28: Day 6 was devoted to energy transition
The attention on Day 6 of the UN COP28 climate summit in Dubai was Energy. It was the day when the key question about the future of fossil fuels came to ...
Celestyal named ‘Passenger Line of the Year’
Celestyal, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travellers to the Greek islands and beyond, has achieved another remarkable distinction. At the prestigious 20th Annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping ...
Cyprus Computer Society announces informatics Olympiad — international achievements celebrated
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) on Thursday announced that, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, is organising this year’s Cyprus Olympiad in Informatics, for Secondary ...
Agriculture minister in Slovenia for environment talks
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos left for Slovenia on Wednesday for a meeting of contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention.
The Barcelona Convention aims to protect the marine environment and the ...
BoC signatory to UN Principles for Responsible Banking
Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through a collaboration between banks ...
England rout Scotland 6-0 but Olympic dreams over
England’s Lionesses thrashed Scotland 6-0 on Tuesday but it was not enough to keep alive Team GB’s dreams of a Paris Olympic berth after late drama saw the ...
Electronic health files to be created for all
The government is to create electronic health files for all citizens as part of its creation of a “National electronic health bank”, it emerged on Wednesday.
The move was announced ...
Biden says stopping Trump is motivation for second term
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he may have skipped mounting a 2024 re-election bid if he were not facing Donald Trump because the Republican poses a unique threat to the ...
Cyprus Airways launches direct flights to Brussels — European connectivity bolstered
National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of direct flights between Larnaca and Brussels International Airport, in what is being described as a significant move to boost ...
Arsenal go five clear as Rice seals seven-goal thriller at Luton
Declan Rice’s header deep in stoppage time sealed an enthralling 4-3 victory for Arsenal at lowly Luton Town to send them five points clear at the top of the ...
Zelenskiy cancels plan to address US lawmakers, fate of aid in balance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy canceled plans to appeal directly to U.S. lawmakers for new aid on Tuesday, as a partisan battle over immigration policy threatened to derail President Joe ...
Stricter penalties for providing alcohol to minors, says law commissioner
The sale of alcohol to minors or the consumption thereof by minors is illegal, Law Commissioner Louiza Zannetou said on Wednesday.
Zannetou was speaking during a round table discussion organised ...
Restaurant review: Watar Ziryab, Larnaca
Always on the lookout for a new dining experience, I was pleased to see somewhere new on the scene whilst going for a stroll one day through town. There was ...
Government consents to appointment of UN envoy (Updated)
The government on Wednesday gave its consent for the individual pegged by the UN secretary-general to be his envoy in Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, with the individual’s ...
Transport minister waiting for arrival schedule of bus fire extinguishers
Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Wednesday that he expected bus companies to inform him about when fire extinguishing equipment for their vehicles will arrive.
On Tuesday, he said that a ...
Central Banks signal end to hiking cycle, stocks rise
European stocks are set for a bullish start if they follow the Asia-Pacific lead, buoyed by a drop in bond yields on deepening confidence that the major central banks’ tightening ...
Farm owner investigated for illegally employing workers
Members of the human trafficking police unit in collaboration with the labour ministry’s inspection unit are investigating a 40-year-old farm owner in the Nicosia district accused of illegally employing ...
UK investors pull money from property funds in November
UK investors pulled money from real estate funds for the second month running in November, but sentiment towards equity and fixed-income funds improved, fund network Calastone said on Wednesday.
Investors ...
Twitch to shut down in South Korea due to high costs
Amazon’s (AMZN.O) streaming unit Twitch on Tuesday said it will shut down operations in South Korea in February next year, due to high operating costs and network fees.
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Probably Cyprus’ most unpopular academic
Professor and activist Hubert Faustmann tells people what they don’t want to hear on Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine – and the Cyprus problem. As he tells THEO PANAYIDES, he works best when ...