What’s Eaten Where: Budapest
We can thank Budapest for the biro and the Rubik’s cube. Budapest is built on a vast labyrinth of caves, which stretch for miles and miles beneath the city. ...
Motorcyclists 14 times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision, Karousos says
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Saturday visited the Daytona karting track in Nicosia, where he participated in motorcycle training seminars organised by the Nicosia Motorcycle Club, under the auspices of ...
European Commission approves co-financing for cybersecurity centre project
A step forward for the Cybersecurity efforts of the Cypriot government is the approval for the EU co-financing of the N4CY project for the development of the National Coordination ...
Britain’s new PM faces an 80s playlist: recession, unrest and runaway prices
Britain’s prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country’s first female premier.
If Truss ...
Petrides: S&P upgrade reflects quite strong performance of Cyprus’ economy
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Saturday welcomed Cyprus’ upgrading by American credit rating agency S&P, which has revised the country’s credit rating from BBB-/A3 to BBB/...
Paphos encouraged by airlines’ winter flight plans
The Paphos tourism board (Etap) is satisfied with the town’s air connectivity for the coming winter period, it said.
Etap managing director Nasos Hadjigeorgiou said that despite the fact ...
Cyprus records 8.9 per cent inflation in August
Inflation in August 2022 increased by 8.9 per cent in Cyprus, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on Friday.
The Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.29 units and reached 113.34 ...
RIF invites Cyprus start-ups to apply to European programme
The Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus has drawn attention to the new Attract2Invest programme which supports early-stage start-ups, including those from Cyprus.
The EIT Health’s Attract2Invest ...
Qatar to allow beer sales at World Cup games 3 hours before kick-off
Qatar will permit ticketed fans to buy alcoholic beer at World Cup soccer matches starting three hours before kickoff and for one hour after the final whistle, but not during ...
Murray proud despite US Open loss to Berrettini
Andy Murray was proud of his efforts in defeat by Matteo Berrettini at the US Open but disappointed at another early end to a grand slam campaign.
Murray was trying ...
‘The greatest’: tributes pour in for Serena Williams after final match
US former first lady Michelle Obama and tennis great Billie Jean King led the tributes to Serena Williams after her U.S. Open third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday, ...
Limassol man loses €33,000 in crypto scam
Police on Saturday said that yet another person, a 48-year-old man from Limassol, has fallen victim to an online crypto scam, losing €33,000 in the process.
According to the police, the ...
More performances at UCy Cultural Festival
The second half of the 25th Cultural Festival taking place at Axiothea Mansion in Nicosia is about to fill the autumn months with even more performances and art evenings. Kicking ...
The surprising thing about Persian food
By Prudence Wade
It’s absolutely no coincidence that Sabrina Ghayour’s latest cookbook is all about ease.
She wrote Persiana Everyday during some major life changes: she had just ...
Tymbou airport sees 220% spike in arrivals in June
Arrivals at Tymbou (Ercan) airport in June of this year recorded an increase of 220 per cent compared with the same month last year, Turkish Cypriot media outlet Bayrak reported.
According ...
Russia to bury Gorbachev, darling of the West, with a shrug
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who was much admired in the West and who lived long enough to see all the reforms he had championed undone, was set to be ...
A patchwork of women’s lives to come to Cyprus stage
In the world of the theatre, women are still seriously outnumbered by men. Alix Norman meets a group of women hoping to be the fabric of change
In 2021, the European ...
Body of man aged 21 recovered from Cape Greco
The body of a young British permanent resident of Cyprus was recovered from the sea in Cape Greco the early hours of Saturday authorities said.
According to the search and ...
Economists in support of minimum wage, businesses express concern
Economists have come out in support of the recently agreed upon minimum wage, saying that this will benefit both low-paid workers, as well as the economy. Businesses on the other ...
Cyprus Business Now
There was an increase in lending rates and a decrease in new loans in July 2022, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus.
According to ...
Banks battle back-to-office fatigue with ping pong, snacks, indoor gardens
Finance bosses are offering more incentives, including free meals, ping pong and “contemplative spaces” as they battle to get staff back to the office, while concerns about the cost and ...
Apple, Samsung could benefit as India aims to speed product safety approvals
India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday, a move that could boost ...
Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market
Standard Chartered (STAN.L) and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on Singapore’s retail segment, a move that comes on the heels of digital bank ...
Supermarkets start to stock mostly PDO halloumi
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Friday expressed his satisfaction over the start of halloumi production based on the specifications of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which began on September 1.
An ...