Iran Nukes: End of the Road
About six weeks ago Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that the attempt to revive the 2015 deal that restricted Iran’s ability to enrich ...
Importers paid $32 bln in U.S. tariffs on China tech imports-industry report
Importers of technology products from China paid over $32 billion worth of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump between mid-2018 to the end of 2021, a new trade group report showed on ...
What is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?
Cyprus must pay attention to EU changes aiming to reduce emissions
As part of the EU’s Fit for 55 policy which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent ...
Our View: Does Russia have moral authority to question how its expats are treated?
Russia’s embassy in Cyprus issued a document titled ‘Report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the violation of the rights of Russian citizens and ...
Russia deepens Iran ties against West, hits Ukraine with more missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, stressing closer ties in the face of Western pressure over the war in Ukraine, where ...
Turkish Cypriots wait to see who will come from Turkey for 1974 anniversary parade
Celebrations in the north to mark the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of July 20, 1974 began on Tuesday, but it looks very unlikely that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan will ...
Ukraine wants to avoid winter war, says top presidential aide
Ukraine’s top presidential aide said on Tuesday that Ukraine does not want the war to last into winter, as this would give Russian forces time to dig in and ...
Anastasiades urges anyone that knows fate of missing persons to come forward
In light of the anniversaries of the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion of the island, President Nicos Anastasiades, gave assurances on Tuesday that the state will continue its efforts, despite all ...
Ukraine’s parliament votes to remove security chief and prosecutor general
Ukraine’s parliament dismissed the domestic security chief and prosecutor general on Tuesday, two days after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suspended them for failing to root out Russian spies.
Ivan Bakanov ...
Greek wildfire rages near Athens, homes, hospital evacuated (update 3)
A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and ...
UK officials warned government not to pursue Rwanda deportation plan, court told
British officials repeatedly warned the government not to pursue its plan to send migrants to Rwanda and the country was initially excluded from the shortlist of partner countries because of ...
Portugal reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths
Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heat wave, with the health chief warning on Tuesday that the country must gear up to cope with the effects ...
Limassol blaze under control, a small front remains active (update 4)
A fire that was raging on three fronts in the Ayios Amvrosios are of Limassol has been brought under control on Tuesday evening.
“The fire is manageable. Only a small ...
Former minister speaks of ‘miracle’ rebound of economy after invasion
On the eve of the anniversary of the 1974 invasion, Commerce Minister at the time Michalis Kolokasides recalled the impressive efforts to rebuild Cyprus’ economy after the one third of the ...
World premiere of Cypriot composer’s Weeping Madonnas
An oratorio by Cypriot composer Marios Joannou Elia pays tribute to the mothers of the missing people of Cyprus and its performance on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace marks more ...
Attorney-general’s view to be sought on controversial HIO appointment (updated)
The health minister said on Tuesday he will seek legal opinion from the Attorney-general on the legality of the appointment of Dr Petros Agathangelou to the board of the Health ...
Fire service hits back at Kalavasos community leader comments
After the Kalavasos community leader accused the fire service of passivity in their response to the fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Pentakomo on Friday, the ...
London declares ‘major incident’ as fires surge amid record heatwave
London’s firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capitalon Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
The London ...
Race to lead UK heats up, ex-finance minister Sunak’s lead narrows (Update 1)
British former finance minister Rishi Sunak held on to his lead on Tuesday among Conservative lawmakers in the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, but his two remaining ...
Russia says peace in Ukraine will be on its terms
A senior Russian security official said on Tuesday that peace in Ukraine when it came would be on Moscow’s terms as Russian forces struck targets across the country with ...
Three jailed after caught playing football during lockdown
Three men in their 20s received prison sentences on Tuesday for physically assaulting police officers who spotted them playing football against regulations during the first lockdown in April 2020.
Limassol criminal ...
Met service issues yellow weather warning for Tuesday night
The met service on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures overnight, in effect from 10pm to Wednesday 6am.
This is the third such warning for July only.
The ...
Man serving life found guilty on 24 other charges, including attempted murder
Lifer Dimitris Mamalikopoulos was found guilty on Tuesday of a further 24 charges including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, possession and transport of firearms and ammunition and supply of cannabis.
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Russians residing abroad on the receiving end of xenophobic attacks says embassy
Bullying, publicly revealing private information, the ripping of a Russian flag and demonstrations against Russian nationals, were cited in a report circulated by the Russian embassy on Tuesday although the ...