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The CEO of DP World Limassol, Nawaf Abdulla, took part in a panel discussion as part of DP World Group’s CARGOES Digital Trade Flow event, held on the side-lines ...
CPP official pledges consortium’s determination to complete LNG terminal project at Vassiliko by June 2023
Deputy Managing Director of China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Duan Bingquan pledged his determination to bring natural gas to Cyprus which is scheduled to be delivered at the end of June 2023.
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Rainfall for November only 44% of usual levels
Only 44 per cent of the average rainfall for November has fallen so far this month, preliminary data published by the met office showed on Thursday.
Between November 1 and 25, rain reached 23.2 ...
Our View: Cars allowed back on Makarios Ave a result of half baked municipal plans
In the end, Nicosia municipal council voted against banning private cars from the redesigned section of Makarios Avenue, which is set to be re-opened on December 7. Much speculation preceded this ...
Leicester win to keep Europa League hopes alive
Leicester City beat Legia Warsaw 3-1 on Thursday to leap from bottom to top of Europa League Group C and keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages.
The ...
Granting civil servant status to Anastasiades aides ‘unlawful’
The granting of civil servant status to four personal assistants of President Nicos Anastasiades was unlawful, the auditor-general said on Thursday as opposition MPs called it a ‘scandal’ and the ...
Spurs suffer embarrassing loss to Slovenia’s Mura
Tottenham Hotspur coach Antonio Conte got a taste of just how tough a task it will be to turn the team’s fortunes around as they suffered a humiliating 2-1 ...
New law changes way parties get state aid
The House on Thursday passed a law changing the way in which political parties receive state aid.
The legislative proposal – sponsored by Disy, Akel, Diko and the Greens – amends the ...
Galatasaray advance and knock Marseille out of Europa League
Galatasaray reached the Europa League knockout stages with a pulsating 4-2 home win over Olympique de Marseille on Thursday which eliminated the Ligue 1 side from Europe’s second-tier competition.
Lazio ...
Trapped buyers get extension to protection
By unanimous vote, parliament on Thursday passed a law extending to the end of 2022 the protection afforded to ‘trapped’ property buyers.
It means the protection now applies to buyers who ...
Agreement appears near for municipal reform
Both the government and political parties on Thursday sounded an upbeat note that the key hurdles in the way of local government reform have been overcome, with the relevant legislation ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 489 new cases (updated)
The health ministry announced 489 new Covid cases on Thursday from a total of 74,277 tests, representing a positivity rate of 0.66 per cent.
No new fatalities were reported, with the death toll ...
Nissan LEAF e+ secures Green NCAP’s five-star rating
Nissan LEAF e+ has passed the comprehensive Green NCAP assessment, securing the maximum five-star rating from the independent testing body.
Established to promote the development of cars that are clean, ...
Football, family and parade floats: Traditions return on U.S. Thanksgiving Day
By Daniel Trotta
Americans returned to parade routes on Thursday as they prepared to pack football stadiums and gather more freely for family feasts, grateful to celebrate Thanksgiving Day traditions ...
IDEA Innovation Centre issues new call for startup applications
Are you a young person determined to make your ideas come true? Do you want your business vision to come alive in the form of a startup, with all the ...
Private cars only to be allowed on Makarios Ave for one year
Private vehicles on the new look Makarios Avenue will only be allowed for about a year, starting from December 7, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Thursday.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
ECDC epidemiological map shows almost all of EU in red or dark red zone
The latest epidemiological map issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows the increase of cases across the European Union and the European Economic Area, as ...
Death toll in Russian mine tragedy jumps past 50
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out ...
Arsenal would be ‘delighted’ to have Wenger back at the club
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Thursday that he hopes to have former manager Arsene Wenger back at the Premier League club in some capacity in the future, as the ...
Cyprus economy still impacted by pandemic, improvement expected, European Commission says
Economic activity started recovering from the sharp recession as of the first half of 2021, driven mainly by domestic demand, although tourism activity still remains well below the pre-pandemic level, the ...
Incentive scheme to purchase electric vehicles launched
Incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, including taxis and buses, and transportation means with lower emissions in combination with a car scrappage scheme were announced on Thursday by Transport ...
Alcohol pilot proposal ‘quite bizarre’ in current climate, claims policing lead
The UK’s football policing lead says it is “bizarre” that the fan-led review has called for a pilot allowing the consumption of alcohol in sight of the pitch just ...
Bids invited for Cyprus-Greece ferry link
The shipping ministry on Thursday launched an invitation for bids for a sea connection between Cyprus and Greece with improved terms for potential bidders in a bid to re-establish a ...
Islamist bombing near school in Somalia kills 8, injures 13 children
An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a ...