Cyprus wines in the spotlight at annual competition
The island’s wines will once again be the focus of attention by international experts at the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition in Limassol this week.
Speaking at a press conference ...
Our View: New energy plans must be explained
The Sunday before last, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced, out of the blue, that natural gas would be sent from Israel’s gas fields by pipeline to Cyprus, ...
Junior doctors in England plan more strikes in fight for better pay
Junior doctors in England plan to stage more strikes in June, their union said, meaning more strain for the state-run health service, NHS, after pay negotiations with the government collapsed ...
Kosovo must implement Serbia peace deal before it can join NATO – US senators
Kosovo must implement a Western-brokered peace deal with Serbia if it wants to achieve its goal of joining the NATO military alliance, two U.S. senators visiting Pristina said on ...
McCarthy says US debt ceiling talks ‘on right path’ ahead of Biden meeting
Top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said talks over raising the U.S. federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling were “on the right path” ahead of a meeting with Democratic President ...
Russia battles cross-border raid by what Ukraine calls Russian resistance
Russia said on Monday it was battling a cross-border incursion by saboteurs who burst through the frontier from Ukraine, in what appeared to be one of the biggest attacks of ...
Brazil concerned bird flu vaccination would raise trade barriers
Brazil does not favour vaccination as a way to control bird flu because it would inevitably lead to trade barriers, one of its senior officials said on Monday.
The world’...
2,810 foreign nationals bought real estate in the north last year
Last year the ‘cabinet’ in the north granted permits for the purchase of real estate to 2,810 foreign nationals, while during the first three months of 2023 alone about 1,000 such permits were ...
Bill for reduced VAT on first homes to go to plenum June 8
Parliamentarians on Monday sounded upbeat that legislation regulating which homes would be eligible for reduced VAT will go to the House plenum for a vote on June 8.
The ‘sweet spot’ – ...
Deputy minister vexed over appointment scandal
Deputy Culture Minister Michalis Hatzigiannis said on Monday that publication of a woman with a criminal record appointed to work at his ministry is barbaric and distorted.
In his statements, ...
Education ministry to scrap secondary school mid-term exams
Secondary teachers’ organisations on the island on Monday hailed the education ministry’s decision to scrap mid-term exams.
The education ministry on Monday decided to abolish the mid-term exam and ...
EU will intensify its support to Cyprus regarding migration
Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou informed on Monday European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas about the migration policy being followed by Cyprus to tackle issues of illegal migration.
Ioannou said that ...
Concert on the open sea
Limassol-based pianist Tatiana Stupak is back this summer with another special concert, not only in terms of repertoire and performers but also in location. If you have never been to ...
New cancer institute puts Cyprus on the map as a research hub
Medical experts and cancer patients alike hope to see new and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the disease on the island with the inauguration of the Nicola David-Pinedo Cyprus ...
Teens apprehended for vandalism, arson
Five young teens were called in for questioning on Monday after police and firefighters uncovered arson attacks across high schools in Limassol.
It is understood that the vandalism centred around ...
Deputy attorney-general Angelides lashes out over latest allegations
Deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides on Monday delivered a stinging verbal attack on the auditor-general, whom he accused of a deliberate and concerted campaign to blacken his name, vowing that he ...
Cardano and Polygon investor move over to Tradecurve.io
Tradecurve.io has emerged as a disruptive force, captivating investors from prominent ventures such as Cardano (ADA) and Polygon (MATIC). By harnessing the distinctive benefits of centralized and decentralized exchanges, ...
Spanish football admits it has racism problem after Vinicius incident
Spanish soccer has a racism problem, football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday, after Real Madrid lodged a complaint following alleged insults hurled at their Brazilian star Vinicius Jr.
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Hungary, Austria spar over release of people smugglers
Hungary’s decision to release foreigners convicted of human-trafficking triggered protests by its neighbour Austria on Monday with Vienna summoning the Hungarian ambassador.
Citing overcrowded prisons, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor ...
‘Don’t expect any miracles,’ energy expert says about natural gas initiatives
Energy expert Charles Ellinas on Monday brushed aside comments made by Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi that no EastMed pipeline could be feasible without Turkey, to which the government issued a ...
Fruit harvest faces ruin after floods hit Italy’s Emilia-Romagna
Deadly floods in northern Italy will ravage fruit production in what is normally one of the country’s most bountiful agricultural regions, farm lobby Coldiretti said on Monday.
Floods killed 14 ...
All students who sat problematic physics exam to be given full marks
All students who sat a physics paper that has been mired in outrage will be given full marks for the questions that appear not to have been part of the ...
Cyprus model leads a double life
A familiar figure in local campaigns, for one model it is all about balance – in work and in beauty finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS
Toulia Angeli is living her dream in Cyprus, ...
Local authorities crucial to immigrant integration, says Larnaca mayor
Local authorities must play a decisive role in the social integration of immigrants and refugees arriving in Cyprus, President of the Union Municipalities and Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said on ...