NATO in talks to build naval base in Albania, prime minister says
Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday.
Rama ...
Police investigate death of UK Cypriot in Larnaca seaside area
Police in Larnaca are investigating a case of unnatural death, after the discovery of a 76-year-old man who was floating unconscious in the sea off Oroklini.
From the evidence found ...
Fire near Alethriko affects visibility for motorists
A fire that broke out in an area near the village of Alethriko in the Larnaca district, is affecting visibility on the Larnaca-Limassol motorway, police said on Friday.
According to ...
WikiLeaks’ Assange lodges appeal against U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the ...
Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship carrying Ukrainian grain
Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a ...
Italy court turns down request to unfreeze Russian businessman’s yacht
An Italian court has thrown out requests to unfreeze billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s yacht which was seized by the police as part of a drive by Western states to target ...
Peru firefighters control blaze near Machu Picchu, remain on alert
Peruvian firefighters largely controlled wildfire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu on Friday, though remained alert for a possible resurgence of the blaze due to strong winds near the ...
Putin: Belarus’s integration with Russia speeding up thanks to West
President Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus’s integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two ...
Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions
Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to reverse what she called ...
Toyota unveils new bZ4X at a launch of Olympic dimensions
Toyota Cyprus chose Nicosia’s Olympic Hall to unveil the new Toyota bZ4X, the marque’s first fully electric vehicle, confirming its leadership in the field of electrification. In ...
Palace meeting on energy crisis looks to longer-term solutions
Those hoping for immediate relief from the continuous surge in energy prices may be disappointed in today’s meeting on the issue, with top officials instead looking towards longer-term solutions.
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Keve honours Kuwait ambassador in diplomat of the year awards
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Thursday successfully held the fourth edition of the Cyprus Diplomat of the Year awards, with Kuwait ambassador Waleed Ahmad Al-Kandari receiving the titular ...
What’s Eaten Where: Lagos
Home to 15.4 million people, Lagos is by far the most populous city in Africa. To put this into perspective, Cyprus’ most populous city is Nicosia, with roughly 200,000 residents; you’d ...
British tourist jailed for one year after Napa hit-and-run
A 26-year-old British tourist has been jailed for one year after he was found guilty of the hit and run which killed a Swedish mother on holiday.
Police confirmed to ...
Political and banking deadlock may plunge Lebanon deeper into crisis
Lebanon’s untamed financial crisis is gathering new menace as it heads into a fourth year, with political paralysis dampening hope of reforms that could unlock foreign support and stave ...
Safe-haven demand knocks risk-sensitive British sterling
Sterling fell on Friday against the dollar and Swiss franc as renewed fears of a global recession knocked the risk sensitive British currency.
After its biggest six-month decline since 2008 against ...
Paphos gets smarter with launch of parking app
Another step has been taken towards converting Paphos into a smart city with the introduction of a smart parking management system on Friday.
The project, co-financed by the European Union ...
Online fraud sees Limassol company cheated out of over €150,000
Up to €157,000 was withdrawn by unknown people from a company based in Limassol, using a similar e-mail to the owner and giving an order for the payment of invoices, police ...
Photographing the stars
Stargazing is fun but venturing out into the dark of the night to photograph them is possibly more thrilling. This is exactly what the House of Science in collaboration with ...
Turkish manufacturing activity contracts for fourth straight month in June
Turkish manufacturing activity contracted for a fourth consecutive month in June as weakening demand prompted companies to curb production, a business survey showed on Friday.
Turkey’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (...
Oil prices fall on recession fears, on track for third weekly loss
Oil prices fell on Friday, extending the previous day’s plunge, as lingering fears of a recession weighed on sentiment, putting the benchmarks on track for their third straight weekly ...
Man imprisoned for 20 years for rape of granddaughter
A 53-year-old man found guilty of raping and assaulting his 11-year-old granddaughter was on Friday sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Larnaca-Famagusta court.
In a strongly worded and emotive ...
Pensioner pulled out of the sea dead in Oroklini
75-year-old overseas Cypriot Loucas Georgiou was found floating unconscious on Thursday in the sea of Oroklini, Larnaca, police announced on Friday.
According to police, he was found unconscious and taken ...
Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West
President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West by signing a decree to seize full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in ...