New exhibitions opening in February
The local art scene is getting ready to welcome a handful of new exhibitions as Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol galleries and spaces will host the new artistic proposals with four ...
Trial of four football hooligans to begin in May
Police in Limassol announced on Friday that a case had been registered at Limassol District Court against four football hooligans, with their trials set to start in May.
The four, ...
Ozersay turns screw as report reveals ‘ministry’ broke law
Former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Kudret Ozersay claimed victory and indignation on Thursday night as a report he had requested from the north’s ‘auditor-general’ showed ...
Misery for German commuters as bus and tram stations at a standstill
Bus and tram stations across Germany were at a standstill on Friday, disrupting millions of commuters and travellers, as 90,000 public transport workers were called on to walk off the job.
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Eurozone inflation dips but core figures may disappoint
Eurozone inflation eased as expected last month but underlying price pressures fell less than forecast, likely boosting the European Central Bank’s argument that rate cuts should not be rushed, ...
Paphos man arrested with cocaine
A 23-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Thursday night after being found in possession of three grams of cocaine and 80 grams of cannabis.
Paphos police’s assistant operations director ...
North Korea fires cruise missiles, fourth time in a week
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, markingthe fourth time in just over a week that Pyongyang has launched such ...
Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal
Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled Hamas in Khan Younis, as diplomatic efforts in pursuit of ...
Cyprus sees increase in household deposit interest rates
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week released a quarterly report showing that the interest rate on household deposits with a maturity of up to one year increased to 2.29 ...
Man crashes into bus while trying to escape drugs police
A 28-year-old man from Larnaca crashed his car into a bus on Thursday night after being intercepted by the police’s drugs squad.
The man, who was driving with three ...
Today’s weather: More snow in Troodos
Yet more snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountains on Friday, with temperatures set to rise no higher than five degrees Celsius in the region.
Elsewhere, clouds, rain, ...
Cyprus Business Now
Cyprus-based ship management company Intership Navigation, founded 35 years ago by German ship owner Alfred Hartmann, recently announced its separation from the Hartmann Group through a management buyout by its long-term ...
Google signs its largest offshore power agreement with Dutch wind projects
Technology giant Google (GOOGL.O) has signed its largest ever power purchase agreement (PPA) with offshore wind projects off the coast of the Netherlands as part of efforts to green ...
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs and reward shareholders
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) said on Thursday it would cut 3,500 jobs, buy back shares and pay dividends, in its latest pitch to investors that its turnaround remains on track.
The ...
German manufacturing downturn eases in January
The downturn in Germany’s manufacturing sector, which accounts for about a fifth of the country’s economy, eased in January, a survey showed on Thursday.
The HCOB final Purchasing ...
Several EU nations support Cyprus’ safe zone plan for Syria
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday that several EU countries had responded positively to his initiative aimed at designating parts of Syria as safe.
During a session at the ...
Our View: Football clubs should foot the policing bill
The draft law prepared by the government, to deal with crowd violence, and sent to the legislature marked ‘urgent’ is unlikely to progress. Parties at the House legal affairs committee ...
US said to back strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as Gaza truce hopes rise
The planned targets for U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers by a drone in Jordan include “Iranian personnel and ...
Biden imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of West Bank violence
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli men it accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signaling growing U.S. displeasure with the ...
Algeria pushes UN Security Council to demand Gaza ceasefire
Algeria has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a move that the United States – a council veto power – opposes ...
Ukrainian army chief sets out priorities in article amid uncertainty over his future
Army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi laid out a set of priorities for Ukraine and named challenges blighting the country’s war effort in an opinion piece published on Thursday after several ...
Panama launches probe into missing Catholic cardinal, last seen 2 days ago
Prosecutors in Panama have launched an investigation into the whereabouts of Roman Catholic Cardinal Jose Luis Lacunza, according to a post on X, who has not been seen in two ...
Treasury resumes pensions for serving state officials
The Treasury said Thursday it will resume paying the pensions of currently serving state officials, following legal advice it received from the attorney-general’s office.
In a statement, Accountant-General Andreas ...
Blame game in full swing over LNG terminal dispute
The Chinese-led consortium with the contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko is claiming €200 million from Cyprus in arbitration proceedings, MPs heard on Thursday, as the ...