Police and fire forces to be boosted in 2023
Some 1,300 people will be hired in the police force and the fire department during the course of 2023, raising the government payroll.
According to an earlier briefing to parliament by Justice ...
Our View: We need quick solutions not empty promises for public transport
Minister Yiannis Karousos is promising significant improvements in the public transport sphere in the coming year with more and better roads and smart technology, according to an interview published on ...
Belgian court decides to keep EU corruption case suspect in detention
A Belgian appeals court decided on Tuesday to keep Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, an Italian suspect in a European Parliament corruption scandal, in detention after prosecutors objected to a decision to release ...
U.S. House administration arm bans TikTok on official devices
The popular Chinese video app TikTok has been banned from all U.S. House of Representatives-managed devices, according to the House’s administration arm, mimicking a law soon to go ...
Chelsea beat Bournemouth to return to winning ways
Chelsea returned to winning ways as they scored early to ensure a 2-0 home triumph over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday in their first Premier League victory since mid-October.
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Bankman-Fried’s criminal case assigned to judge in Trump, Prince Andrew cases
Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case over the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange has been reassigned to a judge recently known for handling defamation lawsuits against former U.S. President ...
Turkish Cypriot elections send ‘clear message of hope’
‘Mayoral’ elections in the north were overwhelmingly won by opposition parties, indicating Ankara’s losing touch with what Turkish Cypriots want in their daily lives, analysts said on Tuesday.
The ...
Live music in Limassol this week
Just before the year ends, Limassol’s bars and live music venues offer some groovy entertainment to keep the festive spirit going. More than just Christmas carols and tunes, however, ...
Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that imposed price cap -decree
Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by Western countries, while its forces were involved in heavy fighting around the bombed-out ghost town of Bakhmut ...
Elias Neocleous retains Global Restructuring Review top 100 listing
Global Restructuring Review (GRR) has released its 2022 guide to the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters, with Elias Neocleous & Co LLC included on the ...
New survey shows few have confidence in justice system
Three-quarters of Cypriots are unsatisfied with the justice system, while many retain reservations about the impartiality of judges, a new survey has shown.
Conducted from December 9 to 14 by IMR and ...
Turkish Cypriot publisher Levent takes Turkey to ECHR
Turkish Cypriot publisher and writer Sener Levent, editor-in-chief of newspaper Avrupa, has filed a lawsuit against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for alleged violation of his ...
Prison has not been left with no-one in charge says minister
Deputy prison director Athena Demetriou took on the role of acting director of the central prison as of Tuesday, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said.
She said that Demetriou would continue ...
UK retailers see 40% jump in Boxing Day shoppers
UK retail destinations enjoyed an almost 40% rise in shopper numbers on Monday after the first Christmas in three years with without pandemic restrictions, data compiled by Springboard showed on Tuesday.
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Star rising in Kremlin, Russia’s Medvedev predicts war in West
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an arch loyalist of Vladimir Putin given a new job this week, predicted war between Germany and France next year and a civil war in ...
Unions will be consulted over sex ed material
Unions will be consulted before the material to be taught in sex education classes is decided on, Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Tuesday.
His statements were made in a ...
Low number of people sign up to vote in presidential elections
Tuesday was the last day for people to register on voter rolls for the 2023 presidential elections, although by midday only a fraction of those eligible had done so.
Speaking on ...
Messi to return to PSG in early January
Lionel Messi will return to Paris St Germain at the beginning of January, the Ligue 1 club’s manager Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday.
The Argentine forward, seven-time Ballon D’Or ...
Philippine death toll from Christmas rains and floods rises to 13
The death toll from Christmas day rains in southern Philippines has risen to 13, authorities said on Tuesday, with the search still on for 23 people as floods started to recede.
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The stories of women in war zones
One of Cyprus’ best known actresses has worked across mediums, with her latest project putting the spotlight on the women of the island finds PAUL LAMBIS
Nedie Antoniades is a ...
Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison
A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia and political activist Alexander Opeykin to 12 years in prison for calling for sanctions and actions aimed at harming the ...
Justice and electricity reforms highlighted by Oev
The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Tuesday said Cyprus’ economy growth rate in 2022 amounted to 6 per cent, adding that the current unemployment rate is now at the same level ...
‘Mayor’ of Dikomo shot by disgruntled employee
Dikomo ‘mayor’ Yüksel Çelebi was shot by a ‘municipality’ employee and had to be taken to hospital, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Tuesday.
The armed attack followed a warning Ç...
Chinese make travel plans as Beijing dismantles zero-COVID rules
Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by stringent COVID-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening next month, even ...