ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2 per cent to curb inflation
European Central Bank policymakers see a rising risk that they will have to raise their key interest rate to 2 per cent or more to curb record-high inflation in the euro ...
Alcaraz wins U.S. Open and becomes world number one
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz completed his rapid rise to the top of the tennis world on Sunday, claiming his first Grand Slam title and taking the number one ranking with ...
Payments giants to apply new code identifying sales at US gun stores
Visa Inc (V.N), the world’s largest payments processor, said on Saturday it will implement a new merchant category code for US gun retailers, which will identify transactions at ...
Turkey’s central bank reserves boosted by friendly country support, Erdogan says
The Turkish central bank’s foreign currency reserves are getting stronger as friendly countries are providing support, President Tayyip Erdogan said, broadcaster Haberturk reported on Friday.
The central bank’s ...
UAE H1 tourism revenues top $5 bln – vice president
The United Arab Emirates’ tourism revenues were 19 billion dirhams ($5.17 billion) in the first half of 2022, its vice president said on Sunday in a tweet.
Numbers of hotel guests rose 42 per ...
Extreme heatwaves and droughts to hit east Med by century’s close
Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves of unprecedented intensity and duration, droughts, dust storms and torrential rains, are expected to hit the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region (EMME) by ...
In defence of whistle-blowers (and Donald Trump)
I never thought I’d be writing a column in defence of Donald Trump, but a journalist has to go where the evidence leads. Over the years I have written ...
On 9/11 anniversary, Biden recalls American unity, vows vigilance
U.S. President Joe Biden invoked the memory of America’s united response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by al Qaeda and vowed to “never give up” in the face of ...
Energy: difficult choices for the EU
It is time for Cyprus to move from words to action
As we approach winter the global energy crisis is getting worse and worse. It has shifted from a situation ...
EU officially recognises Turkey’s exploitation of migration through Cyprus’ Green Line (Updated)
After many months of difficult negotiations, the EU has recognised the instrumentalisation or ‘weaponisation’ of migration by Turkey through the Green Line, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry ...
What horrors the Soviets brought to the Baltics
‘Ethnic Russian minorities in Baltic states treated as “second-class people” says Moscow’
As a Lithuanian I have many things to say about what is being said there. This article is ...
Death toll from migrant shipwreck off Tunisia rises to 11
he death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia last week has risen to 11, most of them Tunisians, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, TAP state news ...
France, Romania to agree deal to boost Ukrainian grain exports
France’s transport minister said on Sunday he would sign an agreement with Romania to help increase Ukrainian grain exports to developing countries including to the Mediterranean.
Ukraine’s grain ...
Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix behind safety car (Updated)
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari’s home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix behind the safety car on Sunday to move potentially a race away from his ...
Bases hold proclamation ceremony for King Charles (video)
The Sovereign Base Areas on Sunday held a proclamation ceremony for His Majesty King Charles III. The event featured a parade of military and civilian personnel from across the Bases.
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Saudi Arabia: reducing dependency on mineral wealth
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
Saudi Arabia has traditionally based its policies on exploiting its natural wealth. Its government/administrative structure rests on the power of the Saud family ...
Bus chaos in Ayia Napa
Shoving, pushing and often drunk, crowds fight for buses
The situation with early-morning buses in Ayia Napa has become increasingly lawless and unbearable – though the end of summer will presumably ...
Yet another opportunity that should not be wasted
Gas find in Cronos-1 provides another chance to solve the Cyprus problem
You are probably aware that the Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni has recently made a significant ...
Xi leaves China for first time since Covid pandemic began to meet Putin
Xi Jinping will leave China this week for the first time in more than two years for a trip to Central Asia where he will meet Vladimir Putin just a ...
Turkey accuses Greece of harassing vessel, firing shots in the Aegean
The Turkish foreign ministry has made new allegations against Greece, claiming that Greek coastguard vessels on Saturday harassed the Comoros-flagged Ro-Ro ship Anatolian, and fired warning shots some 11 nautical miles ...
A bank for the ‘little’ people
The founding fathers of the Bank of Cyprus would surely be horrified at the turn of events.
“Thrift” and “savings” for little people were the Victorian watchwords in the 1890s.
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Buffer Fringe eradicates borders through art
Bicommunal festivals starts diversity at the top with range of curators
There’s just a few weeks to go until the Buffer Fringe Festival’s ninth edition will take artists ...
Cyprus: A very troubled flag
But it’s special in many ways and the source of much creativity among vexillologists
What would the Republic of Cyprus flag look like if ice caps melted and sea ...
Cyprus preparing request to register ‘red potato’ as a PDO
After the success halloumi registration as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product, the government is already preparing an official request to register the island’s second most important agricultural ...