Hoteliers say August occupancy could reach 90 per cent
The occupancy of hotels in July was between 80 per cent and 85 per cent and better results are expected for August, when occupancy rates could reach 85 per cent to 90 per cent ...
Mountains turned upside down
Local and international artists present an exhibition in the Solea Valley finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
It is not often that Galata village in the Solea Valley is the host of an ...
Cause of Alassa fire still unclear, police say, flare-ups cause problems (update)
The cause of a fire in the Alassa dam area of Limassol remains unknown still, authorities said on Sunday about the fire that was extinguished a day ago.
Limassol police ...
Ministers say efforts ongoing to break Cyprus talks impasse
All efforts by President Nikos Christodoulides focus on lifting the prolonged deadlock on the island and on creating the conditions that will allow the resumption of peace talks under the ...
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s lawyers cannot reach him in jail – spokesperson
Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyers could not reach him on Sunday after he spent the night in a jail near the capital following his arrest the previous ...
Gesy is really, really messy
Finance minister has described Gesy as a ‘black hole’ of funds. He’s right
By Brian Lait
Gesy, the long awaited and much discussed Cyprus health scheme officially kicked off ...
Turkish drone strike hits PKK target in northern Iraq, kills one
A Turkish drone strike on Sunday killed a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant and wounded another in Iraq’s northern province of Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdish security sources said.
The strike ...
Ukraine gets rid of Soviet symbols on Motherland monument in Kyiv
Workers installed Ukraine’s national trident on an iconic monument depicting the Motherland in Kyiv on Sunday, replacing old Soviet symbols in one of the most visible examples of breaking ...
China raises emergency response level for floods in northeast
Authorities in northeastern China raised their emergency response level on Sunday as tributaries of the Songhua, a major river, rose to dangerous levels after days of heavy rain caused by ...
Twenty-one injured in east China magnitude 5.5 earthquake – state media
Twenty-one people were injured and 126 buildings collapsed after an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the eastern Chinese province of Shandong on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The earthquake, 10 km (6 miles) deep, ...
El Salvador and ‘the world’s coolest dictator’
“It’s not perfect, but it’s good. We’ve done something really good here,” said El Salvador’s vice-president, Felix Ulloa, defending the government’s no-quarter war against the ...
President says coherent front necessary for a Cyprus solution
A necessary prerequisite for a solution to the Cyprus issue is having a coherent internal front, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, addressing an anti-occupation rally, organised by Famagusta Municipality ...
Philippines says China blocked, water-cannoned boat in S. China Sea
The Philippines on Sunday accused China’s coast guard of blocking and water-cannoning a Philippine military supply boat in the South China Sea, condemning the “excessive and offensive actions” against ...
Russia strikes Ukraine with missiles, drones -Ukraine’s Air Force
Russia launched a multi-wave overnight attack on Ukraine with 70 air-assault weapons including cruise and hypersonic missiles as well as Iranian-made drones, Kyiv’s Air Force said on Sunday, and at ...
Kim Jong Un tells North Korea arms factories to boost capacity -KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed factories making missile engines, artillery and other weapons to boost capacity as an important part of bolstering the country’s defence capabilities, ...
Polish pipeline operator PERN says leak detected in Druzhba oil pipeline
Polish pipeline operator PERN detected a leak on Saturday evening in one line of the Druzhba pipeline, which carries oil from Russia to Europe, and halted oil pumping through the ...
City ‘the team to beat’ in Community Shield, says Arteta
Arsenal are determined to fight for all trophies in the new season as the Premier League runners-up begin their 2023-24 campaign against treble winners Manchester City in the Community Shield, ...
Musk’s X to pay legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ for posting on platform
Elon Musk has said his X social media platform will pay the legal bills and sue on the behalf of people who have been treated unfairly by employers because of ...
Justin Trudeau’s political foes should avoid capitalising on his marital breakdown
By Stewart Prest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have announced they’re separating after 18 years of marriage. The surprise announcement has stunned Canadians who ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 31:
Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced that chief executive officer Oliver Gatzke will be stepping down from his ...
Sweden and Denmark should ban burning of Quran
Burning the holy Quran or any other holy book is a violent expression of hatred of believers by setting fire to the symbol of their faith and not a lawful ...
New tech for old buildings means gains for the wallet and climate
“Smart” technologies in homes reduce energy use and bills, prompting stepped-up European research in the field.
By Helen Massy-Beresford
They may lack the environmental wow factor of switching to an ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Another Hellenic CEO bites the dust
IT DID NOT take long for the odious bank employees union Etyk to engage in self-righteous triumphalism, tinged with the familiar xenophobia, over the departure of the Hellenic Bank CEO, “...
Our View: Time to rethink our development model
Politicians love to talk about sustainable development, protection of the environment, the green transition, a sustainable tourism model and other such fashionable ideas that sound good. As with most things, ...