Russia advances in east Ukraine, strike on apartments kills civilians
The situation on the front lines in eastern Ukraine “has become tougher” as Russian forces push for gains that they could show on the first anniversary of their invasion, on ...
Cypriot household debt 77 per cent of GDP, corporate debt ratio twice as high
The household debt ratio in Cyprus stood at 77 per cent of GDP at the end of the third quarter of 2022, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous quarter, according ...
Some mountain roads closed due to snow and frost
The weather on Thursday will be mostly clear with increased cloud in some areas and temperatures coming in at 13C inland, around 15C on the coasts and 4C in the ...
Cyprus Business Now
Deloitte Cyprus on Wednesday announced that it has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Cyprus Olympic Committee (Koe), valid until the end of 2024, the year of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Lebanon to devalue currency by 90 per cent on Feb. 1, central bank chief says
Lebanon will adopt a new official exchange rate of 15,000 pounds per US dollar on Feb. 1, central bank governor Riad Salameh said, marking a 90 per cent devaluation from its current official ...
35,000 traffic camera fines unpaid
The state appears to be in no rush to set up and launch more traffic cameras as 35,000 fines remain unpaid.
Tuesday marked another missed milestone in the timeline according to ...
Nikos Christodoulides: Focus on cost of living and corruption
The Cyprus Mail continues its series of articles with the main presidential candidates. We have reprinted their responses in the order we received them. Today, we pose questions to Nikos ...
Our View: Ten years on, chance to tackle public sector payroll was missed
Nobody could disagree with finance minister Constantinos Petrides’ assertion that the government will be handing over a robust and healthy economy, which is in a much better state than it ...
Jamaica willing to take part in military intervention in Haiti, PM says
Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country could also support ...
EU struggles to agree Russian oil product price cap, seeks Friday deal
EU countries will seek a deal on Friday on a European Commission proposal to set price caps on Russian oil products, after postponing a decision on Wednesday amid divisions between ...
Nigerian gunmen kill eight, including police chief
Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month, police and ...
Tyre Nichols funeral draws civil rights leaders, U.S. vice president
Family and friends of Tyre Nichols will pay their final respects on Wednesday to the Black 29-year-old father whose fatal encounter with Memphis police last month transformed him into the ...
Roads closed in the mountains, yellow warning lifted
A yellow weather warning ended at 7pm on Wednesday, but roads in the mountains remained closed due to heavy snowfall, the authorities said.
Police said that the roads in the ...
Labour minister pledges revamp of foreign employment
Labour Minster Kyriacos Koushios on Wednesday said he would not leave his post until the revamp of strategic plan for hiring third country nationals is promoted to the cabinet.
Speaking ...
Ukraine raids home of billionaire in anti-corruption crackdown
Security services searched the home of one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires on Wednesday, moving against a figure once seen as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s sponsor in what the ...
New monument to Stalin unveiled ahead of WW2 anniversary
A new bust of Soviet leader Josef Stalin has been unveiled in Volgograd ahead of Wednesday’s 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s defeat of Nazi invaders in the ...
And then what? Women’s theatre and movement meetings
Three women invite others to share their experiences and create a core of female solidarity. And Then What? is part of the artistic residency programme More than Dancing organised by ...
NFL legend Tom Brady says he is retiring ‘for good’
National Football League quarterback Tom Brady, who won seven Super Bowls and is widely considered the greatest quarterback of all-time, said on Wednesday that he was retiring, a year after ...
Children’s A&E and new mammography centres opened
The children’s specially designated accidents and emergencies department (A&E) has started operating at Nicosia general hospital, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Wednesday.
According to the minister, ...
Nikki Haley, once Trump’s UN ambassador, to take him on
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will launch her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on February 15, squaring off against her one-time boss, former President Donald Trump, according to a ...
Court increases safety fine on company
The Supreme Court on Wednesday increased the penalty bestowed upon the owners of a construction company for failing to take measures to guarantee the workers’ safety from €150 to €1,500, after an ...
FBI search President Biden’s home in Delaware
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a planned search of Joe Biden’s Delaware beach house with the president’s cooperation, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
“We agreed to ...
Cypriot doctor on BBC 2 documentary
Cypriot doctor Constantinos Simillis who lives and works in the UK will feature in an episode of the BBC2 documentary Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life.
The fifth season, episode ...
Cypriot banking sector solvency index reaches 21.2 per cent
The overall solvency ratio of the Cypriot banking sector stood at 21.2 per cent at the end of September 2022, its highest level since the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) began collecting ...