A quarter of sports clubs may be tax evaders, MPs hear
As many as one in four sports clubs – such as martial arts clubs – are tax evaders and potentially susceptible to money-laundering activities, MPs heard on Thursday.
The reveal was made ...
Fresh fighting threatens Sudan’s week-long ceasefire
Sporadic clashes between Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force spilled over into Thursday, puncturing the relative calm in the capital Khartoum and raising the risk of a week-long truce ...
Most of Guam without power, water after Typhoon Mawar exits
Much of the U.S. Western Pacific territory of Guam was without power and water on Thursday after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the island but ...
59 migrants arrived in two days off the coast of Cape Greco
A total of 59 migrants on two boats arrived offshore Cyprus in two separate cases over the past two days, the police said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a boat with 46 ‘irregular ...
E-basket law expected by year’s end says consumers’ association
The ‘e-basket’ law will most likely be introduced by autumn or the end of the year, the head of the consumers’ protection association Constantinos Karagiorgis said on Thursday, after businesses ...
Parliament passes bill criminalising conversion therapy
Parliament on Thursday passed a bill criminalising conversion therapy on LGBT persons, while also allowing for the continued provision of advice to homosexuals.
The legislative proposal, sponsored by Akel MP ...
Madeleine McCann search wraps up with slim chance of breakthrough seen
Police on Thursday wrapped up the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal, as a ...
Anti-corruption authority says foreign experts may arrive even sooner
The British experts set to help the anti-corruption authority may be arriving to Cyprus earlier, in light of the latest spat between the deputy attorney general and audit service, it ...
Downing Street car collision not being treated as ‘terror-related’, say UK police (Updated)
A man was arrested on Thursday after a car collided with the front gates of Downing Street, site of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and residence, in an ...
Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer seeks PDO certification
A second Turkish Cypriot halloumi producer in the north is undergoing evaluations to receive a PDO certificate, according to the Turkish Cypriot chamber of commerce (KTTO).
According to statements made ...
Music, parties and writing at Prozak
Kafeneio Prozak has a lot celebrate. In 2023, it marks 10 years since it opened in central Nicosia and has since hosted more than 450 music nights, book presentations, open mic nights, exhibitions ...
House speaker meets Chinese ambassador, discuss bilateral relations
House speaker Annita Demetriou met with Chinese ambassador Liu Yantao on Thursday to underline the excellent relations between the two countries.
During the meeting, the excellent level of Cyprus-China relations ...
Scholz: Germany fully supports a solution to the Cyprus problem (Updated)
It will take great courage to break the impasse on the Cyprus problem negotiations, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, questioning whether all sides have enough willpower to do ...
Public consultation on the future of Limassol Zoo starts today
The Limassol municipality and the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CYCERE) on Thursday announced the start of public consultation on the future of Limassol Zoo, which will last ...
Ukraine secures release of 106 ‘hero’ soldiers in swap with Russia
Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said.
The soldiers, including eight officers, were captured ...
Arrested football hooligans banned from all stadiums
Four people who were arrested on Wednesday prior to the Cypriot Cup final between Ael and Omonia at GSP Stadium appeared in front of the Nicosia district court on Thursday.
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With Nadal absent, McEnroe tips ‘electric’ Alcaraz for French Open success
Rafa Nadal’s absence from the French Open due to injury has blown the men’s draw wide open with Carlos Alcaraz the “slight favourite” over Novak Djokovic, former Grand ...
Four detained for alleged hate crime against Vinicius freed on bail
Four men detained in Spain earlier this week over a suspected hate crime in the hanging of a black effigy of Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Jr from a bridge have ...
Energy minister: State at fault for high energy prices
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) is partly to blame for Cyprus’ energy woes and high prices, but the state has let the people down, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said ...
Man steals €200 from a teacher’s purse
A 54-year-old man who managed to snatch €200 from a teacher’s purse at a Paphos school, evading security staff and school personnel who chased after him, is wanted for theft, ...
How a sitcom ‘about nothing’ changed television for good
By Nathan Abrams
A quarter of a century ago, on May 14, 1998, the final episode of Seinfeld was broadcast, ending one of the most significant sitcoms of all time after nine ...
Cyprus football association denounces “offensive” allegations
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Thursday has strongly denied what it called “offensive claims” moved by the former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous during the House ...
Junior Achievement Cyprus to hold student entrepreneurship event
Junior Achievement Cyprus, a member of the world’s largest non-profit organisation dedicated to educating students on entrepreneurship, this week announced that in collaboration with Metlife, will organise a trade ...
Norway should move faster on crypto rules, central bank says
Norwegian authorities should move to establish a national regulatory framework for cryptoassets and not wait for European legislation to come into effect, Norway’s central bank said on Thursday.
“An ...