Court decision opens Pandora’s box on cemetery tax
A court decision vindicating a 78-year-old man for refusing to pay cemetery tax to Oroklini council, may put other municipalities in Cyprus between a rock and a hard place, the ...
Our View: Inflation must be brought under control despite the discomfort
The European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates by 50 basis points was widely expected. Not even the turmoil in the banking sector could dissuade the ECB council from ...
NATO’s Stoltenberg hails Turkish move on Finland membership, sees Sweden joining soon
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday hailed Turkey’s decision to move ahead with ratifying Finland’s bid for membership of the military alliance and said he was confident Sweden ...
Democratic lawmakers urge US to probe Goldman’s role in SVB collapse
A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to regulators and the Justice Department requesting a probe into the role of Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N in ...
Family of Black man killed in Memphis jail wants guards to be held accountable
The family of a Black man who died while in a Memphis jail on Friday called on authorities to identify the correctional officers involved in the altercation that killed him ...
French unions call for more refinery strikes in pension dispute
French fuel supplies could be put at risk again next week following union calls to extend 10 days of strike action at refineries in protest against the government’s move to ...
Security staff at Heathrow Airport vote for 10-day strike
Security staff at London’s Heathrow Airport voted on Friday to strike for 10 days, trade union Unite said.
The walkout, involving over 1,400 staff, will start on March 31 and end on ...
Christodoulides: Cyprus’ identity and culture of utmost importance
President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday called the promotion of Cyprus’ identity and culture “of paramount importance, especially considering the risks posed by the continued occupation of the island.”
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Thalassaemia prevention methods ‘need modernising’
Both the growing number of children born out of wedlock and the new national health system Gesy pose challenges to safeguarding and protecting Cyprus’ extremely strong, decades-long national thalassaemia prevention ...
Live music in mountain villages this April
As the Music in the Mountains series continues, more and more local bands, duos and trios perform in Cyprus’ rural villages. Café-bars and restaurants will host some of the ...
Ioannou says refugees will be given options to move out during renovations
Residents in dangerous refugee apartment buildings that will undergo renovation or be completely rebuilt are set to receive a lump sum to pay rent elsewhere, as the state will take ...
UK supports Christodoulides’ initiative for Cyprus talks resumption
British High Commissioner to Cyprus Irfan Siddiq, expressed on Friday the full support of the UK government to the Cypriot President’s initiative for the resumption of negotiations for a ...
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
Moscow has repeatedly ...
UK businesses mull moving cash after SVB chaos
British banks are seeing a pick-up in enquiries to switch cash between institutions after the collapse of US tech lender Silicon Valley Bank, as contagion fears prompt some depositors to ...
England to end pre-departure COVID test rule for arrivals from China
The British government said it would end the requirement for people flying from mainland China to England to provide proof of a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test from April 5.
From Friday, ...
New chief judge in Washington to oversee secret Trump proceedings
A new judge takes over leadership of the U.S. trial court in Washington on Friday, inheriting oversight of secret proceedings involving special counsel criminal investigations into former President Donald ...
Ghana mourns player Atsu killed in Turkey earthquake
Ghanaians gathered outside the country’s parliament building in Accra on Friday for the state funeral of national soccer team winger Christian Atsu, who died during the earthquake in southern ...
Justice minister visits fire service HQ
The goal is to have a trustworthy, reliable, and responsive fire brigade, Justice Minister Anna Koukides-Procopiou said during her first official visit to the fire service headquarters on Friday.
The ...
Christodoulides: ‘Cyprus can be a model of coexistence’
Cyprus can be a model of peaceful coexistence of people of different religions and cultures through the resolution of the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday.
He was ...
Petrol station owners call for urgent meeting with president, action over north fuel sales
The union of petrol station owners has called for an urgent meeting with the president to finally resolve what they say is the unacceptable purchasing of petrol from the north.
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Cypriot and European companies collaborating on fiber optic multi-sensing network
Pause for a minute and think what life would be without things like electricity in buildings, direct water supply to every house or internet connection in every corner.
Nowadays, it ...
A minute with Yiota Efthymiou Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Where do you live?
I am from Paphos, but I live in Nicosia, with my husband and son
What did you have for breakfast?
I ate a toast with avocado ...
Dancer Dinos Kkanti honoured by Larnaca municipality
Dancer Dinos Kkanti was honoured on Thursday evening with a plaque by Larnaca municipality for winning a Guinness world record for the most wine glasses balanced on the head.
A ...
Labour union lambasts forestry department over staffing issues
Labour union Pasyek Peo on Friday called on the forestry department to staff as many stations in mountainous areas as possible in view of the summer season and the consequent ...