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A total of €292 billion was spent in 2021 in the EU member states on environmental protection, up 54 per cent from 2006 (an average of 3 per cent increase per year), according to the ...

It’s all about balancing good nutrition, maintaining flexibility and wellbeing, the author of a new guide tells Alix Norman Age may be just a number, but 50 is a big ...

By Prudence Wade What does it really mean to feel good? It’s a personal thing, but a big part of it for Melissa Hemsley is “about savouring the actual ...

Global spending on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) business services will grow to €149.3 billion by 2025, according to a study released on Friday by market research company International Data Corporation (IDC). ...

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, a global association of investment professionals, on Friday awarded the prize of Most Outstanding Society Award 2022 to CFA Society Cyprus. CFA Society Cyprus was ...

By Maria Demertzis In its latest forecast published on 16 May, the European Commission expects inflation in the euro area to be 6.1 per cent and growth 2.7 per cent in 2022. The last ...

The Kataklysmos three-day weekend is shaping up to be a much-needed shot in the arm for the island’s hotels and tourism sector, with locals and foreign visitors alike flocking ...

The government’s refusal to release the Akamas Plan to the legislature was certain to raise suspicions among everyone interested in the protection of this area natural beauty. Many people, ...

Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few hours after Israeli air strikes hit south of the capital. A Syrian military ...

The Lebanese foreign minister told Al Mayadeen TV on Friday that the Greek foreign ministry summoned the Lebanese chargé d’affaires in Athens. Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group ...

Estonia on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn President Vladimir Putin’s “completely unacceptable” praise for an 18th century Russian ruler who captured a city that is now Estonian. ...

Hellenic Bank recorded an after-tax profit of €25.1 million in the first quarter of 2022 and announced that it has already embarked on a 3-year transformation journey to unleash its potential and ...

The first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in Britain to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled on Friday after a judge dismissed campaigners’ ...

The United States will drop from Sunday a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, an official said, a move that follows intense ...

Local NGO BirdLife Cyprus in an open letter to environment department director, Costas Hadjipanayiotou, said there was a need to urgently issue a negative assessment report on the latest proposed ...

Pope Francis’ trip to Africa next month has been cancelled because of the 85-year-old pontiff’s knee ailment, the Vatican said on Friday, raising questions about his ability to walk ...

The Czech police seized a large shipment of cocaine hidden among bananas delivered to several supermarkets, the police and local media said on Friday. “Supermarket workers found moulded cocaine cubes ...

It’s no summer if there aren’t open-air film screenings to enjoy under the warm evening sky. And outdoor film screenings are back, including in Larnaca, where the Larnaca ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Friday ordered an investigation into whether two Cyprus-registered planes owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich were linked to illegal activity. It surfaced the previous day ...

APS has acquired a portfolio of Romania-related Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), and repossessed properties with total contractual value of €147 million from Bank of Cyprus (BoC) Group. The sale of this portfolio ...

The interior minister said on Friday that 718 out-of-court fines have been issued for poaching over the past five years, the amount due totalling about €2.3m. The police anti-poaching unit reported 74 ...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) on Friday announced that Ryanair will fly to 32 international destinations from Paphos airport during its 2022-2023 winter schedule, with 90 flights every week during this time. ...

Turkish Cypriots on Friday continued demonstrating against price hikes, the new protocol on financial support from Turkey, and what they consider interventions on their free will, with support from political ...

Welcome to Stockholm, the world’s fifth most northerly capital. Located on a chain of 14 islands in the very south of Sweden, this lakeside city boasts water so clean it’...