Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system ...
President Anastasiades to address UN general assembly
President Nicos Anastasiades will address the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday afternoon.
The address will start at 4.45 Cyprus time and later he will meet with Secretary General ...
Man arrested after spotted picking up irregular migrant
A 26-year-old was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with a case of assisting third-country nationals to illegally enter the Republic
At around 9pm a police patrol spotted a man ...
Famagusta man swindled out of €89,000
A man in the Famagusta district has been tricked out of €89,000 by unknown people, police reported on Friday.
According to a complaint made on Thursday by the 45-year-old, about a ...
Cyprus GDP to grow as unemployment falls and inflation normalises
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday said that the Cypriot economy’s primary macroeconomic figures for the years 2022-2024 are favourable according to its projected medium-term forecasts, which ...
Paphos shortlisted in European smart capital contest
The Paphos tourism board (Etap) this week has released a statement congratulating the Paphos municipality for competing among other cities in order to be designated as the European Capital of ...
Cyprus sees increased interest in digital nomad visas
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Thursday said that the government’s adoption of a new strategy designed to attract international businesses to Cyprus has led to significantly increased interest from ...
Cyprus Business Now
The Turnover Value Index of Wholesale Trade in Cyprus during the second quarter of 2022 rose by 33.4 per cent, compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, according to data ...
Tourism: Cyprus preparing for a ‘difficult’ 2023
After reaching the target of surpassing the number of flights recorded last year, the deputy ministry of tourism is preparing for a “difficult” 2023, as the end of the war in ...
Our View: More delays in opening up the electricity market
Nobody would have been surprised to have heard that the opening of the electricity market to independent providers will be postponed yet again. This was meant to have happened in ...
HSBC fund arm toughens thermal coal policy to curb climate change
HSBC Holdings Plc told Reuters on Thursday it will stop financing the expansion of thermal coal from funds it manages actively with immediate effect, marking an acceleration of a broader ...
Lavrov defends Russia at U.N. showdown rife with anger over Ukraine war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended Moscow’s war in Ukraine at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday as the United Nations warned Moscow against annexing Ukrainian regions and ...
Britain wants to resolve post-Brexit trade row with EU quickly
Britain wants to reach an agreement with the European Union to solve post-Brexit trade to Northern Ireland issues quickly, foreign minister James Cleverly said on Thursday, suggesting a softer approach ...
Cyprus ‘disappointed’ with CoE decision on Titina Loizidou case
The government on Thursday expressed disappointment with the same-day decision by a Council of Europe committee to end the supervision process in the implementation of a prior European Court of ...
‘Scourge’ of traffic congestion can be eased with more buses, trams, MPs told
Traffic congestion on roads can initially be alleviated through the promotion of mass transit – more bus lanes – and eventually with the construction of a tram system in Nicosia and Limassol, ...
Finland mulls barring Russians from entering as border traffic grows
Finland said on Thursday it was considering barring most Russians from entering the country as traffic across the border from its eastern neighbour “intensified” following President Vladimir Putin’s order ...
Saudi mission on SpaceX capsule to include first female Arab astronaut
Saudi Arabia’s mission to the International Space Station next year aboard a SpaceX capsule will include a woman who would become the world’s first female Arab astronaut, according ...
UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is “totally unacceptable” and effectively warned that so-called referenda in areas ...
Fork Food is back in the Gardens
Following various pop-up events around the country, the Fork Food Market returns to its home base for two more dates in September. The Municipal Gardens of Nicosia will welcome food ...
Makarios hospital ‘desperately needs new, modern facilities’
Lawmakers on Thursday examined a timetable for the start of the expansion and renovation of the neonatal unit at Makarios children’s hospital in Nicosia with one MP suggesting the ...
Football disorder reaches eight-year high
A total of 2,198 football-related arrests were made in the 2021-22 season in England and Wales, the highest number since the 2013-14 season, a report by the Home Office said on ...
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots crossing for work
Some 3,000 Turkish Cypriots are working in the government-controlled areas, according to reports from the north on Thursday.
According to the newspaper Kibris, the number was around 3,000.
Turk-Sen union head Arslan ...
No relief for bruised markets as Fed signals higher rates for longer
A Federal Reserve dead-set on fighting inflation is leaving little hope that this year’s rocky markets will end anytime soon, as policymakers signal rates rises faster and higher than ...
Bank of England raises rates to 2.25%, despite likely recession
The Bank of England raised its key interest rate to 2.25% from 1.75% on Thursday and said it would continue to “respond forcefully, as necessary” to inflation, despite the economy probably already ...