‘Direct’ flights to the north will go via Turkey
Flights from Russia will begin arriving in the north in November following a stop in Antalya, Turkey, it was reported on Friday, two days after initial reports said the flights ...
Oil prices edge down, recession fears back in focus
Oil prices fell on Friday amid recession fears and a stronger US dollar, though losses were capped by supply concerns after Moscow’s new mobilisation campaign in its war with ...
Britain sends investors fleeing with historic tax cuts and borrowing (Updated)
Britain’s new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng unleashed historic tax cuts and huge increases in borrowing on Friday in an economic agenda that floored financial markets, with sterling and British ...
Cabinet extends reduction on fuel prices to January (updated)
Cabinet on Friday extended a cap on the consumption tax imposed on fuel at the pump until January 15, 2023.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by acting president and house president Annita Demetriou, ...
Animal Party calls for better animal welfare, will hold protest
Ahead of a protest on October 1 to mark World Animal Day, the Animal Party on Friday called for the immediate implementation on the island of laws and regulations concerning the ...
Turkey’s lira at fresh record low after surprise rate cut
The Turkish lira sank to a fresh record low on Thursday after the central bank delivered yet another surprise interest rate cut, this time of 100 basis points.
The CBRT cut ...
Kyndryl launch product to reduce IT infrastructure complexity
Kyndryl, one of the world’s largest providers of IT infrastructure services with offices in Cyprus, announced a new digital integration platform that gives businesses real-time access to valuable information ...
Cyprus and Romania build ties on cybersecurity, innovation and entrepreneurship
The visit of Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos to Romania has been branded a success. The delegation focused on discussing cybersecurity, digital transformation matters and ...
Foreign ministry backs Loizidou in disappointment at ECHR ruling
The foreign ministry on Friday supported refugee Titina Loizidou in her claims that the Council of Europe committee decision to essentially drop her case on Thursday was politically driven.
Speaking ...
England braced for Italy test in Nations League clash
England manager Gareth Southgate believes Italy are just as strong as when they won the European Championship last year despite Roberto Mancini’s side missing out on qualification for this ...
Federer to bow out in style with Nadal by his side
Some of the most iconic moments of Roger Federer’s glittering career featured Rafa Nadal across the net but on Friday his great Spanish rival will be alongside him for ...
Cyprus News Digest: Why are we are still waiting for the liberalisation of the electricity market
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international.
Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...
Finland says traffic on border with Russia remains busy
Traffic into Finland across its southeastern border with Russia was busy on Friday, the border guard told Reuters, adding that the number of Russians who entered the previous day was ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of breaking ceasefire pact
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other opening fire overnight on Friday, breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement that had brought the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet countries since 2020 to a ...
Coronavirus: two deaths and 2,932 new cases seen in last week
Two deaths from Covid in addition to 2,932 new cases were reported in the past week, the ministry of health announced on Friday.
The two deaths refer to a 76-year-old woman ...
Stage One brings laughter and tears to Paphos
The season’s theatre performances have brought local and international productions to the island thanks to annual festivals and theatre companies. As usual, the majority are in Greek but later ...
Estonian PM tells nation to prepare for blackouts if Russia switches off power grid
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told her nation that power blackouts are possible if Russia kicks the Baltic states from the joint power grid, as she announced a snap defence ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system ...
President Anastasiades to address UN general assembly
President Nicos Anastasiades will address the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday afternoon.
The address will start at 4.45 Cyprus time and later he will meet with Secretary General ...
Man arrested after spotted picking up irregular migrant
A 26-year-old was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with a case of assisting third-country nationals to illegally enter the Republic
At around 9pm a police patrol spotted a man ...
Famagusta man swindled out of €89,000
A man in the Famagusta district has been tricked out of €89,000 by unknown people, police reported on Friday.
According to a complaint made on Thursday by the 45-year-old, about a ...
Cyprus GDP to grow as unemployment falls and inflation normalises
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday said that the Cypriot economy’s primary macroeconomic figures for the years 2022-2024 are favourable according to its projected medium-term forecasts, which ...
Paphos shortlisted in European smart capital contest
The Paphos tourism board (Etap) this week has released a statement congratulating the Paphos municipality for competing among other cities in order to be designated as the European Capital of ...
Cyprus sees increased interest in digital nomad visas
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Thursday said that the government’s adoption of a new strategy designed to attract international businesses to Cyprus has led to significantly increased interest from ...