Foreign minister to meet EU foreign policy chief on Monday
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will meet with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday in Brussels, an EU source said during a briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs ...
A workshop all about curls
If you have curly hair, you either love it or hate it. From finding the right products and a hairdresser who knows how to work with the different types of ...
Commission approves €6.13m Cypriot incentive scheme for airlines affected by pandemic
The European Commission has approved a €6.13 million Cypriot incentive scheme geared to support airlines affected by the coronavirus pandemic, having found it to be in line with the State aid ...
Canadian police push to restore normality to the capital
Canadian police on Saturday worked to restore normality to the capital after trucks and demonstrators occupied the downtown core of Ottawa for more than three weeks to protest against pandemic ...
Thirty years of Ukrainian-Cypriot diplomatic ties marked at tense moment
By Ruslan Nimchynskyi
Over three decades ago, Ukraine decided to embark on the path of freedom and democracy, a course it has maintained to this day. With the collapse of ...
Cyprus’ presence at energy conference successful, agency says
Cyprus’ representation at the Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) in Cairo, which concluded on Wednesday, was a success, national promotion agency Invest Cyprus said on Friday.
The agency said that Cyprus’ ...
Public resource management reform underway in Cyprus
The Cypriot government and the country’s public service are accelerating the reform of public resource management, the first phase of which is expected to take effect in 2023, Finance Minister ...
A new EU treaty to fight climate change
By Maria Demertzis
The Maastricht treaty, signed thirty years ago this year, committed European Union countries to the greatest step in integration they’d so far taken. It established European ...
Cyprus Business Now
Revenues from tourism amounted to €1.46 billion in the period between January and November of 2021, a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released on Friday revealed.
The revenue reported reflects ...
Denia shows the way for eco-friendly rodent control
Limassol community leaders visited a Nicosia district village on Friday to learn about the biological control of rodents with the placement of artificial nest boxes for barn owls, which will ...
Our View: Law is welcome, real test is action
There was a great amount of unwarranted – some might say – fanfare on Friday because parliament had finally passed the law establishing an anti-corruption authority.
It only came more than 60 years ...
Three trapped, nine missing after flames engulf Greece-Italy ferry (Update 4)
Nine passengers were missing after a blaze engulfed a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday and firefighters battled to rescue people trapped on the ship, authorities said.
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Elimination of violence against women a high priority, says House President
“The elimination of violence against women is an issue of high priority for the Republic of Cyprus,” said the President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou during an event ...
Storm Eunice batters Europe, killing at least 9 (Update)
An Atlantic storm battered northwestern European on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing at least nine people, knocking out power for tens of thousands and ...
Coronavirus: Commissioner urges vigilance, calls for vaccinations
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday praised Cyprus’ facilities for long Covid patients as she reiterated calls to the public to get vaccinated and remain vigilant.
Kyriakides and Health ...
Canada police tow trucks, step up arrests to clear Ottawa protests
Police began towing trucks from central Ottawa on Friday and stepped up arrests of protesters in a bid to end a trucker-led movement that has blockaded Canada’s capital for ...
Coronavirus: Five deaths, 2,304 infections announced on Friday (updated)
The health ministry on Friday announced five deaths attributed to Covid-19 and 2,304 infections, while 170 people were hospitalised with the virus.
The five deaths were: three women aged 51, 79 and 87 and two ...
Meeting with banks association constructive, Finance Minister says
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday met with the Association of Cyprus Banks, discussing the issue of loans being mislabeled as non-performing, Estia scheme appeals, as well as non-viable borrowers, ...
Five ways a product management consultant can improve product development strategy
Product Management Consultants are in high demand today, both in the private and public sector, for a myriad of reasons. A 2021 online summit targeted at Product Management Consultants, The 2021 Product ...
Rebels evacuate residents from east Ukraine; West says Russia creates pretext for war
Russian-backed separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine on Friday, a shock turn in a conflict the West believes Moscow plans to use as justification ...
Coronavirus: 36,018 infections in two weeks
Coronavirus infections in the community remain high, especially among younger people under 19, but there are signs the cumulative diagnosis rate appears to be edging down, the health ministry said on ...
Five scenic railway journeys in the UK which you don’t want to miss
Exploring the UK is an exciting, educating, and at the same time, relaxing experience. However, if you want to do this in the best way possible, choosing trains might be ...
Bolshoi Ballet coming to K Cineplex cinemas
The well-known Russian Bolshoi ballet is travelling to Cyprus via the big screen. On February 27, K-Cineplex cinemas are screening the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of Jewels with music by Gabriel ...
Coronavirus: Death toll revised by another 12, total now 814
The health ministry on Friday issued updated figures for the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic, as it announced an additional 12 deaths, all of which occurred last ...