Ukraine grain export coordination centre opens in Istanbul
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark U.N. deal last week, with the first ...
Cyprus records high car use rate
Cyprus ranked amongst the top for rates of car use in the EU with 645 passenger cars per 1,000 people, far outstripping neighbouring Turkey and Greece but at a similar rate of ...
Tatar visits ‘Abdulhamit Han’ drill ship in Turkey, set to operate in EastMed
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar paid a visit to the Abdulhamid Han drillship at Tasucu port in Mersin for a briefing and a photo-opportunity.
Photographed in front of the drill ...
Greek foreign minister to visit Cyprus on Thursday
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Cyprus on Thursday.
He will attend the Meeting of the Heads of the Diplomatic Missions of Cyprus, who are currently in Cyprus, and ...
Bayern internally discussed Ronaldo option, says club CEO Kahn
German champions Bayern Munich internally discussed the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo but decided not to pursue the idea, club CEO Oliver Kahn said on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old forward’s ...
You’re in the army now!
THE WAY THINGS ARE
By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou
During the 80s one of the most popular programmes on CyBC radio was Request Time with John Vickers in English and Vicky ...
Buoyant company earnings lift recession-focused markets
Better-than-expected earnings from a raft of US and European companies helped steady global stock markets on Wednesday, cutting through gloom caused by rising interest rates and the threat of an ...
McDonald’s raises UK cheeseburger price by 20% for first time in 14 years
McDonald’s will increase the price of its cheeseburger by 20% in Britain, in the first price hike for the popular item in 14 years as it responds to soaring inflation.
The ...
Trailing in UK leadership race, Sunak pitches energy bill tax cuts
Rishi Sunak, trailing in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, pledged on Wednesday to temporarily scrap taxes on energy bills paid by households as part of a “...
Monkeypox emergency could last months, cases currently doubling every two weeks
Scientists advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkeypox say the window is closing to stop its spread, with cases currently doubling every two weeks, raising concerns that it will ...
IMF says Egypt needs progress on fiscal and structural reform
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that Egypt needed to make “decisive progress” on fiscal and structural reform as Cairo seeks a new round of support from the fund.
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Lebanon parliament passes amendments to banking secrecy law
Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday passed long-awaited amendments to a banking secrecy law, according to a Reuters witness, in the first step towards reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (...
Kremlin says it will respond in kind to EU’s ban on Russia Today
State-controlled media outlet Russia Today on Wednesday lost its court fight against a European Union ban imposed in March due to its systematic disinformation over Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine.
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34 people booked in Ayia Napa, Protaras as police step up checks
Police booked 34 people – including for illegal employment — after carrying out checks at 38 premises early on Wednesday as part of coordinated operations in the tourist resorts of Protaras and Ayia Napa ...
Bridge closed in Russia-held Kherson after HIMARS shelling, official says
Authorities in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson have closed the city’s only bridge across the Dnipro river after it came under fire from U.S.-supplied high mobility ...
Lufthansa ground staff walk out in Germany in pay dispute
Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) went on strike early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights, and adding to travel disruptions during the busy summer travel season.
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Oil steady as demand concerns offset US crude stock drawdown
Oil prices held steady on Wednesday as concerns about weaker demand offset industry data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude stockpiles.
Brent crude futures were at $104.55 a barrel ...
Busy August for Paphos hotels but rooms still available
Occupancy rates at Paphos hotels in August will be around 80 to 85 percent, compared to last month’s rate of 80 percent, the President of the Paphos Hoteliers Association Thanos Michaelides told ...
Britain’s rail network hit by fresh strike action over pay dispute
Britain’s rail network faced major disruption again on Wednesday as staff walked out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as ...
Automated Crypto trading – a beginner’s guide
Over recent years, the streamlining process of complex tasks such as automated crypto trading has sparked a unique era of growth for both the crypto and the trading industry.
Some ...
World champion street dancer comes alive on stage
In an athlete of the gods THEO PANAYIDES finds a can-do, tough-minded dancer combining an African upbringing with a Western mentality, still searching for something new in his chosen art ...
Anastasiades mulling options as row over HIO appointment deepens (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades is considering “all options” amid an escalating row over cabinet’s decision to appoint the head of the Cyprus medical association to the HIO board, government spokesman ...
Barcelona manager Xavi ‘very happy’ with rejuvenated Dembele
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said forward Ousmane Dembele is a player reborn after the France international scored twice in the LaLiga club’s 2-2 pre-season draw with Serie A side ...
Turkey says Sweden has not yet extradited the suspects it seeks after NATO accord
Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges despite signing an accord to lift Ankara’s veto to its NATO membership last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut ...