Two people arrested after stealing bicycle worth €10,000
Two people, aged 27 and 19, were arrested on Wednesday night for the theft of a bicycle worth €10,000, which was stolen on December 10 from the parking lot of an apartment building in ...
Police find abducted man in Paphos (Update1)
The victim of an alleged abduction in Paphos was found by police in Chlorakas close to the pizza place where he was beaten up and shoved into a vehicle by ...
China urges vaccines for vulnerable as ‘zero-COVID’ exit turns messy
China raced to vaccinate its most vulnerable people on Thursday in anticipation of waves of COVID-19 infections, with some analysts expecting the death toll to soar after a loosening of ...
Retail, real estate and tourism moderate Cyprus economic slowdown
The Cypriot economy continued its slowdown in November, carrying on with the trend of the two previous months, according to a report by the University of Cyprus Economic Research Centre ...
EU leaders head for tussle over rescue plans for industry
European Union leaders will argue on Thursday over how to prop up their countries’ industries, which have been whacked by soaring energy prices since the outbreak of war in Ukraine ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Cypriot banking system incurred losses after tax of €36 million, on a consolidated basis, in the first half of 2022, compared to profits of €22.54 million in the corresponding period of 2021, according ...
Central Bank holds event to promote financial literacy
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced this week that it successfully held a one-day event in which it sought to bolster financial literacy awareness among secondary education teachers.
The ...
Musk’s banks to book Twitter loan losses, avoid big hits
Some of the banks that lent Elon Musk $13 billion to buy Twitter are preparing to book losses on the loans this quarter, but they are likely to do so in ...
Split in cabinet over EAC strike talks
Divisions have appeared in the government over Labour Minister Kyriakos Koushos’ handling of the threatened strike by EAC as he had reportedly failed to stick to what had been agreed ...
Our View: It was censorship whatever the education ministry says about play
There was one positive thing to come out of the ludicrous decision of the ministry of education’s committee for the approval of shows to take a line from a ...
France end Morocco fairytale to reach World Cup final
France will take on Argentina in the World Cup final after beating Morocco 2-0 in an absorbing semi-final on Wednesday to stay on course for a successful title defence and ...
Georgia’s Saakashvili renews, then calls off hunger strike over court delays
Georgia’s jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili declared a new hunger strike then abandoned it within hours on Wednesday as he faced further delay in a legal bid to get medical ...
Colombian government calls on rebel group to suspend planned armed strike
Colombia’s government on Wednesday called on the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group to suspend a so-called armed strike planned for the northwest of the country, after advocacy group ...
Eyeing China, Biden says U.S. is ‘all in’ on Africa
With a wary eye on China, President Joe Biden announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa on Wednesday after years in which the ...
Police searching for an abducted man in Paphos
A man was abducted in Paphos on Wednesday evening, police said after finding the car used to take him in Tremithousa village.
According to Paphos Police Spokesman Michalis Nicolaou at 5:45 ...
57 yr old in stable condition, after being electrocuted
A 57-year-old that was electrocuted is in a stable condition at Famagusta General, police said on Wednesday about the man who was injured in a work accident earlier in the ...
Cyprus among lowest in EU to approve support for Kyiv
Cypriots remain amongst the most skeptical of the EU’s handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with 53 per cent approving overall of the bloc’s support for Kyiv.
While ...
Weekend events to explore in Nicosia
December hosts a huge variety of events: music nights, end-of-year performances, workshops and Christmas markets. This weekend even more are happening in the capital. Here is a selection of a ...
Tamasos bishop once listened to heavy metal, attended discos
Tamasos Bishop Isaias said on Wednesday during a Q&A session that he grew up listening to Iron Maiden and ACDC – frequenting the former Africana disco in Nicosia.
“Music ...
Iran ousted from UN women’s body after US campaign
Iran was ousted from a United Nations women’s body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, a move proposed by the United States after ...
Avakas gorge trail closed due to heavy rain
The Avakas gorge nature trail was closed on Wednesday afternoon due to heavy rain, the agriculture department has announced.
The path will remain closed until the department of forests of ...
Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Erdogan rival
A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to ...
Audit office says forestry dept broke law over helicopter tenders
The forestry department has broken the law in the way in which it acquired firefighting helicopters, the auditor general said in his report on Wednesday.
The service called on the ...
Turkish Cypriots claim buffer zone violations
A Turkish Cypriot media report Greek Cypriots have been violating the buffer zone is misleading, Unficyp announced on Wednesday, following images that surfaced of Greek Cypriots moving barriers and parking ...