Increased migration flows to Cyprus seen by EU border agency (updated)
Cyprus and Greece are likely to face increased migration activity from Turkey in the period 2023-2024, although a drop was noted in the first months of the year, the EU ...
Mercedes-Benz: Europe likely won’t be ready for all-electric sales by 2030
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) does not expect its sales in Europe to be all-electric by 2030 but will have its line-up ready, Chief Executive Ola Kaellenius said in an interview at the ...
Belgium raises record 22 billion euros from savers in ‘clear signal’ for higher bank rates
Belgium has raised a record 21.9 billion euros ($23.65 bln) from savers in a bond sale designed to compete with bank deposits, a sign of growing popularity for government debt as discontent ...
Continental integrates Google Cloud into vehicle cockpit
Continental (CONG.DE) will integrate Google Cloud services into its vehicle cockpit system, the company said on Monday, enabling drivers to ask the vehicle for assistance such as context on ...
Anti-corruption committee starts work on two out of 110 files
The independent anti-corruption authority will this week begin work on two cases it has prioritised, one of which may involve deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides, it emerged on Monday.
The Cyprus ...
Our View: After nine meetings still nothing definite on gas
The ninth tripartite alliance summit of Cyprus, Greece and Israel was held in Nicosia on Monday. President Nicos Christodoulides and prime ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Benjamin Netanyahu reconfirmed their commitment ...
Sabalenka overwhelms Kasatkina, Keys upsets Pegula in all-American clash
Sabalenka overwhelms Kasatkina to reach U.S. Open quarter-final
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka eased past Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-3 to make the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the third year ...
Israel halts Gaza exports at key crossing after explosives found -ministry
Israel said on Monday it was temporarily stopping commercial goods from leaving the Gaza Strip through a main border crossing after security officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle out explosives.
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Two arrested for stealing cat in Kyrenia
Two men, aged 22 and 21, were arrested in Kyrenia on Monday for stealing a cat.
The theft occurred at around midnight on August 31, when the cat, named Bob, was taken from ...
France’s Macron wants German-style public transport subscription
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he wants to see a German-style system of low-cost monthly subscriptions for regional trains in France.
Asked by HugoDecrypte, a YouTube channel geared ...
Nicosia water board celebrates 70 years
The Nicosia water board celebrated 70 years since its creation on Monday and bestowed awards unto legislators who contributed to its progress.
Among those handed awards were President Nikos Christodoulides, interior ...
Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president in scene of jubilation
The leader of a coup that ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo was sworn in as interim president and cheered by jubilant supporters on Monday in a televised ceremony designed ...
Remote working in public sector greenlighted
Cabinet has approved the policy framework for regulating remote working within the public service, as part of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026.
Regulating rules outlining remote ...
British Turkish Cypriots call for ‘own city’ in the north
There should be a “British city” built in the north, according to the chairman of the Cyprus Turkish chamber of commerce UK chairman Muhammet Yasarata.
Yasarata made the suggestion at ...
Israel opens Bahrain embassy, three years after normalising ties
Israel officially opened its embassy in Bahrain on Monday, three years after both sides normalised ties and as Washington presses Riyadh for a similar deal that would be Israel’s ...
UK minister apologises for swearing about crumbling school closures
Britain’s education minister Gillian Keegan apologised for an expletive-ridden outburst on Monday after complaining she wasn’t being thanked enough for doing a “fucking good job” in dealing with ...
UN now expects 1.8 million people to flee Sudan by year-end
The United Nations refugee agency on Monday said it expected over 1.8 million people from Sudan to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end of the year and appealed for $1 ...
Russia discusses joint military exercises with North Korea – Shoigu
Russia is discussing holding joint exercises with North Korea, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was quoted as saying on Monday, at a time when the United States has expressed concern about ...
Over 1,000 attend anti-fascist protest in Limassol
By Tom Cleaver and Andria Kades
More than 1,000 people from all over Cyprus descended on Limassol on Monday evening to attend an anti-fascist protest organised by Akel.
The protest was ...
Three kisses at Limassol gallery
Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery will welcome artists Cornelia Bier, Inez Druminez and Karmen Kozar this month as it enters the new season with a new exhibition. The three artists ...
Tourists beaten in Limassol riots to be offered free accommodation
The tourists of Arab origin who were attacked during the anti-migrant riot in Limassol on Friday will be offered free accommodation for their next trip to Cyprus.
The move was ...
First ladies get a tour of Nicosia’s old city
The First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides and the spouse of the prime minister of Greece, Mareva Mitsotaki, were given a guided tour of the historic neighbourhoods of Ayios Kassianos and ...
Man arrested after alleged assault on Sky Sports pundit Keane
A man has been arrested following an alleged assault on Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane after Arsenal’s 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, the ...
Burning Man festival exodus set to start through drying mud
Thousands of Burning Man attendees readied to make their “exodus” on Monday as the counter-culture arts festival in the Nevada desert ends in a sea of drying mud instead of ...