Canada Goose cuts sales forecast, appoints new CFO
Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS.TO), cut its annual sales forecast last week, in a sign that a sharp rebound in China was starting to falter and sales in the US ...
Demonstration held in Nicosia in support of Palestine
A peaceful demonstration in support of Palestine was held on Ledras Street in Nicosia on Sunday, as supporters gathered carrying banners calling for the international humanitarian aid into Gaza and ...
Gaza evacuations suspended; Palestinian president presses US to secure Gaza ceasefire (update 3)
Efforts were under way on Sunday to resume evacuations of injured Gazans and foreign nationals through the Rafah crossing to Egypt, suspended since Saturday after a deadly attack on an ...
Jewish community holds prayer in Limassol calling for Hamas hostages’ release
Members of the Jewish community and other citizens who held a prayer event on Sunday afternoon in Limassol in the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus Arie Zeev Raskin.
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Cool response to housing incentives
Affordable housing involves more planning than merely putting together incentives
New government affordable housing plans have received lukewarm reactions as some are being seen as unfeasible and hold the prospect ...
Government has goal to develop and repopulate mountain areas, president says
The goal of the state is the development and repopulation of the mountainous regions, the strengthening of social innovation, and the creation of a thriving environmentally sustainable development there, President ...
Hamburg airport hostage standoff over, suspect arrested – police
Police said they arrested a man and rescued a child at the centre of a suspected hostage standoff at Hamburg airport on Sunday, ending a crisis that had forced authorities ...
Breaking the stigma associated with disability
The horrors have not been left in the past
Cyprus may have come a long way in how disabilities are treated, but the horrors people with special needs have experienced ...
Comedy, drama and a fairytale
New plays to be staged by Thoc this month
The majority of plays staged on the island are in Greek, but a few children’s plays are in Russian and ...
President says that appointment of UN envoy still ongoing
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said that the appointment of the envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Cyprus problem is still ongoing.
Christodoulides was commenting on the issue ...
Turkey discussed Gaza with Egypt, Jordan -Turkish source
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the situation in Gaza and the need for an urgent ceasefire there with his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts in separate calls on Sunday, a ...
‘Big boost for forestry services’
Forestry college will restart diploma courses in September 2024
The forestry college will recommence its regular diplomas courses from September 2024, nine years after they ceased but the educational institution has not ...
Cypriot economy: resilience and structural weaknesses
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
The favourable assessments from the European Commission and the IMF, as well as the global rating agencies, demonstrate the satisfactory course of the Cypriot ...
President discusses humanitarian aid corridor with Jordan, US (update 1)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday spoke with King Abdallah II of Jordan over the developments in the Middle East, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said, and later with US top diplomat ...
Ukraine is stuck in a military stalemate
On September 10 the great breakthrough was underway. “The Ukrainians went forward again”, said breathless reports from the front lines. “The Ukrainian Armed Forces are moving west of Novoprokopovka, east of ...
CMP reps stress importance of cooperation to find missing
The Representatives of the Greek Cypriot community and the Turkish Cypriot community to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Leonidas Pantelides and Hakki Muftuzade, respectively, on Sunday underlined the importance ...
Weather variations take toll on plants
I don’t suppose that Cyprus is any different to other places for weather variations except that we know we will have wall to wall sunshine for a great deal ...
Blinken visits West Bank to meet Palestinian leader Abbas as Gaza war rages
U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday and met with the Palestinian Authority president as he continues a tour of ...
The Cyprus problem can be solved
Instead of politically bankrupt attack, former UK foreign secretary Jack Straw should leave Cyprus alone to find its own destiny
By Euripides L Evriviades
Jack Straw’s views on Cyprus (...
Cyprus’ participation in ICCROM important for cultural heritage, minister says
Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou welcomed Cyprus’ election to the Council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) as ...
Japanese unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida’s ratings hit low – poll
Nearly two-thirds of Japanese are not impressed with the government’s new economic stimulus measures as support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slipped to its lowest yet, a Kyodo news ...
Lacroix discussed UN buffer zone developments during Cyprus visit
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix had discussions with the leaders of both sides on the island regarding recent developments within the buffer zone and the work of the ...
North ‘falls short’ on preventing human trafficking
The north “falls short” on implementing its obligations regarding the prevention of human trafficking, according to a report released this week.
The report was released by the north’s Human ...
Cyprus to respond by day’s end to Chevron about ‘Aphrodite’ field (updated)
Cyprus will respond to a request from Chevron to extend a deliberation period for the ‘Aphrodite’ gas field in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) within the day, Energy Minister George ...