Russians in north vote in country’s elections (Update)
Russian citizens living in the north are able to vote in the country’s Presidential elections, according to Kibris Postasi.
A ballot box has been opened in the building in ...
Cyprus urged to pay share of Interconnector project
Cyprus has been urged to cough up its €100 million financial share in the Great Sea Interconnector project in a meeting between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Greece’s Independent Power ...
Talat: Turkey’s Cyprus stance ‘a complete fiasco’
Former Turkish Cypriot Leader Mehmet Ali Talat said on Wednesday that Turkey’s current stance on the Cyprus problem is “a complete fiasco”.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi, he said Turkey “...
Sheffield United heading for unwanted place in history
Sheffield United have managed to avoid one unwanted Premier League record but Chris Wilder’s side are on course for another as relegation back to the Championship looms.
The bottom ...
PVs for All ‘not for everyone’
‘Photovolatics for All’ scheme is “not for everyone” Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday.
Turkish Cypriots and those living in refugee camps filed complaints about their ineligibility to submit ...
Cyprus Computer Society launches startup programme for women
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) on Wednesday announced the Future Startup Founders programme launch, designed exclusively for aspiring female entrepreneurs.
According to the announcement, this initiative falls under the Startup ...
Bank of Cyprus launches new e-commerce platform Jinius
The Bank of Cyprus has launched their new, innovative e-commerce Jinius platform, www.jinius.com.cy. This novel service aims to improve the island’s online shopping experience, offering multiple ...
President’s first year speech mere ‘sugarcoating’
Opposition political parties on Wednesday described President Nikos Christodoulides’ speech on his first year in office as underwhelming and predictable and dismissed it as an attempt to “sugarcoat the situation”.
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Consumers see Lidl as top in Cyprus quality-price ratio
According to independent research carried out by the ICERTIAS-International Certification Association, Lidl Cyprus tops island consumers’ perception with regards to best price-quality. The company stood out in the Best Buy ...
Germany’s Scholz marks 100-day countdown to Euro 2024
Germany marked the 100-day countdown to Euro 2024 on Wednesday with a string of events across the country and Chancellor Olaf Scholz holding the official tournament ball.
With millions of visitors ...
Conservation work completed at Neta church
Conservation work at the Ayios Sergios and Vakhos church in the village of Neta, in the Karpas peninsula, has been completed, Turkish Cypriot co-chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural ...
Arikli brands CTP ‘MP’ racist
The north’s transport minister Erhan Arikli branded a Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ racist on Wednesday.
In a Facebook post, Arikli took umbrage at opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Ceyhun Birinci having ...
Protection groups lambast paltry bird trapping fines
Approximately 435,000 birds, including migratory and threatened species, were illegally trapped and killed last autumn according to bird welfare organisations.
The latest reports on bird trapping were found by BirdLife Cyprus, ...
Bomb goes off in Strovolos
The police have launched an investigation after an explosion occurred in the early hours of the morning in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos on Wednesday.
The explosion happened at around 4.40...
Govt to set maximum price for water at airports
The government on Wednesday announced its approval of a bill which would give it the power to set the maximum price of some products, including bottled water, at airports and ...
Larnaca’s investment potential takes centre stage
The Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association held a conference on Tuesday evening which put the spotlight on Larnaca’s potential as a key investment destination.
The event, titled “A Hidden Gem ...
Qantas fined for firing worker who raised Covid safety concerns
Australia‘s Qantas Airways has been fined A$250,000 for illegally sacking an employee who told staff not to clean aircraft arriving from China early in the COVID-19 pandemic, adding to ...
Global air travel takes off: passenger demand sees 16.6 per cent surge
Global passenger demand increased by 16.6 per cent in January, according to a report released on Wednesday by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), indicating a robust start for the year.
“2024 ...
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THE WAY THINGS ARE
Critical thinking doesn’t mean teaching children selected influences the teacher either approves or disapproves of. It means giving unbiased information and allowing a child to ...
Putin’s spy chief scolds Macron for extremely dangerous remark
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief has said French President Emmanuel Macron’s refusal to rule out sending European troops to fight Russian soldiers in Ukraine was extremely ...
Financial aid for Limassol and Kormakitis storm victims
The government on Wednesday decided to send financial aid to those affected by storms in Limassol and the village of Kormakitis earlier this year.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Interior ...
Albanian court jails Greek mayor amid long-running tensions with Athens
An Albanian court jailed an elected mayor from the Greek minority for two years for election fraud, a sentence likely to raise tensions with neighbouring Greece that has warned of ...
Measles toddler ‘out of danger’
A three-year-old child who contracted measles is “out of danger” and in a “good condition” under treatment at the Makarios hospital in Nicosia, the hospital’s paediatric department director Avraam ...
Auditor-general brands Christodoulides’ reform plans ‘legally impossible’
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Wednesday described a planned separation of his powers set out by President Nikos Christodoulides as “legally impossible”.
In a post on X, he said the Audit ...