Smile! Or don’t. You’re in Cyprus
Ahead of World Smile Day on October 6, Alix Norman discovers if Cyprus is beaming or frowning – and does it really matter?
Cyprus is NOT the most smiley nation on earth. ...
Today’s weather: Partly cloudy with isolated rain
Saturday’s weather will be partly cloudy with isolated rain and potentially even isolated storms, initially in the west of the island but also later on in the day further ...
Cyprus poised to become a global business hub, association says
Cyprus meets all the necessary requirements to become a global business and investment hub, according to the Cyprus Association of Major Developments , which represents 15 members overseeing some of the largest ...
Cyprus tourism industry focuses on innovation and digital marketing
Innovation in the tourism sector and strategies for promoting tourism in the digital age and digital marketing took centre stage in discussions at a workshop organised by the Association of ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) discussed the impact of EU policies, with a focus on the challenges of decarbonising ships, during its monthly board meeting which took place in Limassol ...
Right-wing extremism and the retreat of democracy
By Ioannis Tirkides
Liberal democracy has long been in retreat, and more so in the last ten years as widely documented in multiple studies and reports. Two examples are the ...
German retail sales fall unexpectedly in August
German retail sales unexpectedly fell in August, as persistently high inflation took its toll on consumption in the euro zone’s largest economy.
German retail sales fell by 1.2 per cent ...
State housing project criticised for contradicting spirit of integration
The Cyprus disabled persons confederation reacted negatively to a proposed state housing project saying it contradicts the ethos of integration.
The council of ministers on Tuesday, gave the green light ...
Our View: Union proposals risk worsening inflation spiral
Unions and consumer organisations called on the government to set out and implement a policy to fight inflation, proposing both targeted and horizontal measures. This anti-inflation alliance has asked for ...
Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent
Hardline Republicans in the US House on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the government, making it all but certain that federal agencies will partially ...
US monitoring large Serbian force along Kosovo border -White House
The United States is monitoring a troubling Serbian military deployment along the border of Kosovo that is destabilizing the area, the White House said on Friday and called for the ...
Armenia asks World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia has asked the World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw all its troops from civilian establishments in Nagorno-Karabakh and provide the United Nations access, the court said on Friday.
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Tsolias knocks back calls to quit
Theodosis Tsolias, the finance ministry’s directorate of growth head and former cabinet secretary, has rubbished claims he should quit after taking leave to work in Luxembourg.
Tsiolas took leave ...
Eight rescued after boat capsizes off Mari
Eight people were rescued off the coast of Mari on Friday evening after their boat capsized.
According to the Joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC), a radio call was received at ...
UN mission to visit Karabakh after military offensive
Azerbaijan has invited a United Nations mission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh “in the coming days”, the foreign ministry said on Friday, amid a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region ...
Police arrest suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur -AP
Las Vegas police arrested a man on suspicion of murder in the shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, who was killed in the city nearly three decades ago, the Associated ...
Foreign ministry: Cyprus ‘considering’ hosting displaced Armenians
Cyprus is ‘considering’ hosting ethnic Armenians displaced following the announcement of the dissolution of Armenian authorities in the Karabakh region, according to the foreign ministry
They said, “given the traditionally ...
Italy says migrants must go to charity boats’ home nations
Migrants picked up at sea by rescue ships must be sent to the countries that support the NGO charities, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday, demanding that an ...
North libraries see 25% increase in membership
Library membership in the north has increased by 25 per cent since last year, according to the north’s culture department director Sirin Zaimagaoglu.
There are now a total of 2,950 members ...
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Somali tea shop, police say al Shabaab responsible
A suicide bomber set off an explosion at a shop selling tea in Somalia’s capital on Friday, killing at least seven people, a witness and medical personnel and police ...
North ‘minister’ Erhan Arikli doubles down on calling Facebook commenters ‘mentally ill’ (Update) (photo)
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli has doubled down on controversial comments made on social media website Facebook on Friday, wherein he accused other users of being “mentally ill.”
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Trade union sues north’s electricity authority over nepotism scandal
El-Sen, the trade union of employees of the north’s electricity authority (Kib-Tek), has announced that it has sued the authority over the hiring of workers who had not sat ...
North’s GDP grew 13.3% in 2022
The north’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 13.3 per cent in 2022, according to the north’s statistics agency.
The total GDP stood just shy of 73.9 billion TL (€2.6 billion), which ...
Iconic Greek band in Cyprus for first time
One upcoming performance set to entertain music lovers is the progressive metal quartet Mother Of Millions, who will travel to the island for its first performance this autumn. Savino Live ...