Today’s weather: Mostly clear
Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear, with gradually increasing clouds in some areas as the day goes on.
Temperatures are expected to reach 20 degrees Celsius inland and ...
US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft
A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon’s south pole on Thursday, the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more ...
Mercedes-Benz warns geopolitics, trade tensions to weigh in 2024
Mercedes-Benz on Thursday toned down expectations on electric vehicle demand and said it will update its combustion engine lineup well into next decade, becoming the latest carmaker to flag a ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) this week announced that it is once again accepting requests for the payment of reduced legal costs from individuals who have filed lawsuits against ...
Lloyds profit rises despite murky UK outlook, motor finance charge
Lloyds Banking Group’s (LLOY.L) full-year profit jumped by 57 per cent, it said on Thursday, despite Britain’s faltering economy and a 450 million pound ($571 million) charge for potential costs ...
UK economy puts recession behind it but price pressures rise, PMI survey shows
Britain’s economy kept up its early 2024 momentum with a survey showing strong growth for services firms and business optimism at a two-year high, but inflation pressures are likely to ...
Protest planned in Limassol over tree cutting
Friends of the Earth Cyprus is organising an emergency protest this Saturday following a controversial tree cutting in the Dasoudi area of Limassol.
The environmental group announced via their social ...
Our View: The halloumi PDO saga is now verging on the absurd
Will there ever be an end to the halloumi PDO (protected designation of origin) saga or will the irrationality of the last few years continue? It seems set to run ...
Biden met with Navalny’s wife, daughter on Thursday – White House
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday met the wife and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died last week, “to express his heartfelt condolences“, the White ...
Israel says it intercepts long-range missile after sirens sound in Eilat
Israel’s military said its “Arrow” defence system intercepted a long-range ballistic missile in the area of the Red Sea on Thursday after sirens sounded in the southern city of ...
Porn star Rocco Siffredi bares it all in new series ‘Supersex’
Italian pornographic film star Rocco Siffredi says seeing his life story told in new Netflix NFLX.O series “Supersex” made him feel emotional.
“I cried a lot,” Siffredi, 59, said as ...
US nears attempt at first moon landing in half century with private robot spacecraft
A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines sailed around the moon on Thursday to attempt the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than ...
Israel to join truce talks in Paris, media says, amid heavy Gaza bombardment
Israel will send negotiators on Friday to truce talks in Paris, Israeli media said, as Gazans hoped for a ceasefire that could hold off a full-blown Israeli assault on Rafah, ...
Poland-Ukraine government talks set for March 28, farmer protests persist
Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday the Polish and Ukrainian governments would meet in Warsaw on March 28, but did not accept a request by Ukraine’s president for urgent ...
Key bills for local government reform introduced
The government on Thursday tabled to parliament three more bills forming part of the legislative backbone for the ambitious project for local government reform, as the new administrative system is ...
Exhibition on women’s war experiences in Ukraine opens in Limassol
An exhibition shedding light on the experiences of women during the war in Ukraine was inaugurated in Limassol on Thursday. The exhibition, titled “The Womanly Face of War,” portrays the ...
Book removal sparks LGBTQ+ rights debate
The recent controversy surrounding the removal of a book depicting families with same-sex parents from a nursery school in Cyprus has sparked a debate on the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ rights ...
Development in Ayia Napa called ‘a classic crime’
By Jean Christou and Elias Hazou
Legislators on Thursday dubbed “a classic crime” the commercial development done in a protected area in Ayia Napa, saying the case merits attention from ...
Man sentenced to four years for child porn possession
Paphos criminal court on Thursday sentenced a man to four years in prison, having earlier found the defendant guilty as charged for possession of child pornography.
The man is aged 35.
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Auditor-general to report CyBC for abuse of power
The auditor-general will report the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to the anti-corruption authority on suspicion of “abuse of power”, it emerged on Thursday.
The intention to report the CyBC came ...
Student film festival coming to Tepak
A three-day cinema experience is coming to Limassol as the Cyprus University of Technology presents Yeast – the first International Student Film Festival. From Friday to Sunday, almost 100 selected student films ...
Exploring the potential and pathways of active participation in Cyprus
By Hanna Yerega
Democratic states and governments around the world are expressing their commitment in placing the citizens at the helm and driving the decision-making process, either directly or indirectly. ...
Cyprus told to speed up its recovery plan
Cyprus needs to speed up implementation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) as risks of delays have been identified given that the island has only fulfilled 5 per cent of ...
Patients’ federation aims for government demands by April
By April, the Cyprus Federation of Patients’ Associations (OSAK) hopes that some of its demands, which were reiterated in a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides and Health Minister Michael Damianos, ...