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Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so ...

By Yiannis Seitanidis The threat of severe economic sanctions was not enough to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the package of massive and severe sanctions is the EU’...

President Vladimir Putin “must and will fail,” top European Union leaders said on Friday as they agreed new sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine, saying he was trying to bring ...

Cypriot financial technology company WiRE, which specialises in the property market, generating analysis, business insights and data reports, announced on Wednesday the successful completion of its seed funding round. The ...

Port management company DP World on Wednesday hosted Cypriot officials at its flagship terminal Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. Attending the site were Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and Shipping Deputy ...

In February 2022, economic sentiment in Cyprus improved as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) increased by 3.5 points compared with January 2022. According to a press release of the Economic Research Centre of ...

A squabble broke out in parliament on Thursday over the high cost of electricity in Cyprus that are choking the public, with the opposition blaming the administration for ineptitude and ...

President Vladimir Putin described it as a ‘special military operation’ in the televised address announcing the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but it was a full-scale invasion. Putin ...

The number of referrals to specialist doctors by GPs has fallen significantly since Gesy was introduced, while specialists are also getting a lot less per visit, according to data submitted ...

Russian state-owned VTB Bank (PJSC) has transferred all its shares in RCB Bank to Cypriot shareholders, making RCB a 100 per cent Cypriot-owned bank. VTB transferred to the Cypriot shareholders the 46.29 ...

Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World ...

Authorities said Thursday that as a precaution they were taking heightened security measures around embassies and other buildings in Nicosia due to the crisis in Ukraine. Police spokesman Christos Andreou ...

A total of 36 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus will operate on Friday for eligible groups, according to the health ministry. Eligible for a free rapid test are people fully ...

European Union leaders said on Thursday they would slap harsh new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targetting Russia elites and hitting its economy hard. The new sanctions ...

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a US national of Pakistani origin to death for raping and beheading the daughter of a former diplomat, crimes that sparked outrage across the ...

Hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced one more death attributed to Covid-19, while testing detected 1,935 new positives to the coronavirus. The latest fatality was an 86-year-old man, who passed away on ...

An exhibition opening on Friday at Stand in Line art space hosts dozens of mini sculptures of female figures by Dinos Michaelides. Titled Women, this body of work is characterised ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling for an immediate ceasefire there and urging Russian troops to depart Ukrainian territory. In a resolution, passed ...

President Nicos Anastasiades has given instructions for opening a bank account within the Central Bank of Cyprus for the public to donate to the people of Ukraine, the office of ...

Two men, aged 34 and 49, were fined a total of €1,000 in separate cases of possession and use of an illegal device which mimics bird sounds to attract prey, police said on ...

The implementation of the law on funeral homes needs improvement and upgrading, the Cyprus organisation for standardisation (CYS) said on Thursday after six funeral homes were booked for operating without ...

In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former Chancellor Angela Merkel was born, ties to Russia run deep – so deep, in fact, its leaders have defended a Kremlin project ...

As additional relaxations of the coronavirus measures came into force, locals across the island were barbecuing to celebrate Stinky Thursday, which marks the first day of carnival celebrations. Demand for ...