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Trade unions will submit their final position on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) payment in the coming days, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday after a meeting with ...

Hellenic Bank on Wednesday released a statement summarising its presence at the annual Nicosia Economic Congress, which took place the day before, including its strategy and plans for the future. ...

When a bomb exploded in the heart of Istanbul last year, killing six and wounding more than 80 people, Selcuk Ada did what journalists usually do in a crisis: he started ...

Two Russian soldiers from Kamchatka in the far east have been sentenced to two and a half years each in prison for refusing to fight in Ukraine, human rights group ...

Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in bomb disposal and demining by Irish troops in Cyprus, Irish Defence Forces chief-of-staff Lieutenant-General Seán Clancy said on Wednesday. Speaking at an annual ...

President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked requirements that most international visitors to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as similar rules for federal employees and contractors. Biden’...

The supreme court’s decision to reject Aglandjia municipality’s appeal over the local government reform calls into question institutional independence, the Nicosia local authority said on Wednesday. Aglandjia municipality ...

An association in Australia aims to increase the use of the spoken language and all writing created in it finds PAUL LAMBIS The Hellenic Writers’ Association of Australia believes that ...

Over a thousand farmers will receive compensation amounting to nearly €3 million, following a cabinet decision on Wednesday. The council of ministers approved a proposal tabled by the agriculture ministry, referring ...

Hermes Airport Marketing Director Maria Kouroupi cannot be on the National Gaming and Casino Supervision Authority due to interest convergence, the audit office said on Wednesday. The statement followed a ...

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) on Wednesday said it expects operating profit to climb 10 per cent this business year, with a five-fold jump in pure electric vehicle (EV) sales amid an ...

Are you looking for a promising new project in the world of blockchain? Let’s look at the future outlook of Litecoin (LTC), XRP (XRP), and Collateral Network (COLT), recent ...

Can museums and cultural establishments be more than just holders of history and art? An upcoming event at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in Nicosia arrives to explore the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said that the unresolved Cyprus problem constitutes a European issue, adding that it is in the interest of the EU as well as its obligation, ...

Some of Britain’s top finance executives, fearful London is losing out to New York and rival European cities, are pressing the government to broaden an array of reforms aimed ...

While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to crack down on cryptocurrencies such as XRP (XRP), foreign nations have been re-evaluating their reliance on the US Dollar as the ...

World number three Jessica Pegula has criticised Madrid Open organisers after the American and her fellow women’s doubles finalists were not allowed to make speeches at the trophy ceremony. ...

Russian forces are planning to evacuate more than 3,000 workers from the town that serves the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, resulting in a “catastrophic lack” of personnel, Ukraine’s state-owned ...

Lidl Cyprus once again actively supported the biggest Pancyprian volunteering campaign, organised by Together Cyprus. The Let’s Do It Cyprus programme took place within the framework of the clean-up ...

Customs last week seized nearly 30 kilograms of tobacco bought in the north from a British tourist, police said on Wednesday. According to a report, on May 2 the man was stopped ...

The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (CAPO) on Wednesday announced that support has been issued for emergency relief due to Ukraine war’s impact on farming. The payments issued total €279,945 and ...

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 ...

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation in April slowed to 30.6 per cent from 32.7 per cent in March, data from the state statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Wednesday, lower than analysts ...

By Dr Stathis N Palassis The island of Cyprus has strategic and symbolic importance as the most south eastern state of the European Union. It also presents an interesting case ...