North Korea slams United States for pledging tanks to Ukraine
North Korea on Saturday denounced U.S. pledges of battle tanks to Ukraine, claiming Washington was “further crossing the red line” to win hegemony by proxy war, state media KCNA ...
Foreign ministry condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack
The foreign ministry has condemned Friday’s attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem and extended its condolences to the families of the victims.
By posting on Twitter, the ministry “expresses ...
Not really cheese or cake
Popular dessert around the world has its roots in ancient Greece finds ANDRY VOSKARIDOU
What is the one thing that makes this creamy and rich baked treat of cheesecake special? ...
From Limassol to Aconcagua: a Guinness World record for Cyprus
The sound of music rang recently from the highest mountain in the Americas as a Cyprus-based musician held a concert there, part of a planned series of events on the ...
UN Secretary-General expresses ‘full support’ for his Cyprus representative
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, has Antonio Guterres’ full support, the Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said.
Dujarric was asked on Friday, if as reported ...
Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings
Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against “possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks” in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in Turkey about possible ...
Achilleas Demetriades: Restoration of credibility is bottom line
The Cyprus Mail has sent questions to the main presidential candidates in next week’s elections. Over the next week we will be reprinting them in the order we received ...
Cyprus economic sentiment improves, future outlook dim
The economic sentiment in Cyprus improved in January 2023, with the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) increasing by 0.9 points compared to December 2022, according to a report released on Friday by the Centre ...
Cyprus Business Now
Petrol station sales in Cyprus marked a decrease of 7.5 per cent in December 2022, compared to the corresponding month of 2021, according to data released on Friday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (...
US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the ...
Cyprus banking system deposits increase by €590 million
Deposits in the Cypriot banking system experienced an increase of approximately €590 million in December 2022, with their total balance exceeding €52 billion, according to a report published on Friday by the Central ...
Video shows five black Memphis police officers kicking, beating Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five black Memphis police officers now charged with the black motorist’s murder pummeled him with kicks, punches and baton blows after ...
Concessional climate finance: the Bridgetown Initiative
By Maria Demertzis
The global fight against climate change suffers from a problem that holds back international action in many areas: countries make promises and set goals, but then fail ...
Industry body clarifies what happens when crypto derivatives crash
An industry body set out a global framework on Thursday for trading derivatives linked to cryptoassets to avoid FTX-style collapses sowing confusion over ownership.
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (...
Electricity operator calls for temporary halt to photovoltaic installations to avert grid overload
A somewhat fractious exchange between the minister of energy and the electricity transmission operators took place on Friday, following publication of a letter sent by the latter to the ministry.
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Our View: Neophytou’s proposal of an open dialogue with citizens is rather bizarre
Disy candidate, Averof Neophytou, on Friday, came up with the rather bizarre idea, calling on his fellow candidates for “an open dialogue with citizens.” He described this as “a debate ...
Christodoulides slips, other candidates gain in latest CyBC poll
Support for party-backed independent Nikos Christodoulides has slipped in the past month while the other two main candidates, Disy’s Averof Neophytou and Akel-backed Andreas Mavroyiannis have gained, according to ...
Seven killed in synagogue attack as West Bank violence spirals (Update)
A gunman killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Friday in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in ...
Maintenance worker crushed to death by London urinal
A man was crushed to death in central London on Friday while attempting to repair a telescopic urinal, one of a number of facilities which rise out of the ground ...
Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds
Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again.
In the wake of two mass shootings in California this week, President Joe Biden has followed a ...
Ukraine to summon Hungarian envoy over ‘unacceptable’ remarks by Orban
The Ukrainian foreign ministry will summon Hungary’s ambassador to complain about “completely unacceptable” remarks Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made about Ukraine, Kyiv said on Friday.
The announcement marks ...
Anastasiades on tour of Larnaca, calls it a modern city ‘reborn’
Larnaca is taking on the image of a modern European municipality thanks to a series of projects that have made it more humane, functional, and attractive, President Nicos Anastasiades said ...
US sees urgent need for de-escalation in Israel, West Bank
The United States is deeply concerned about recent violence in Israel and the West Bank and believes there is an urgent need for all parties to de-escalate in the region, ...
Cyprus and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on defence
The Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) aimed at consolidating the ...