Spyros Anastasiou’s debut exhibition at Art Seen
Nicosia gallery Art Seen welcomes a new exhibition at its space this October by hosting Spyros Anastasiou’s first solo show titled The Alchemy of Story Telling. Curated by Maria ...
British pension funds press BoE to extend bond buys amid cash scramble
UK pension schemes are racing to raise hundreds of billions of pounds to shore up derivatives positions before the Bank of England calls time on support aimed at keeping them ...
All day schools in every district from next year
All-day schools in secondary education are to be extended to all districts for the academic year 2023-204, the cabinet decided on Wednesday.
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said the decision was ...
Boost for Cyprus’ rural economy
The commissioner of the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (Capo) Andreas Kyprianou said the newly established deputy ministry of culture will play a vital role in boosting the island’s rural ...
Green line barbed wire is produced in Turkey
The barbed wire along the green line to discourage irregular migrants arriving from the north was produced in Turkey, reports said on Wednesday.
According to a report in the north ...
Turkish Cypriot fans complain of discrimination ahead of AEK-Fenerbahce game
Turkish Cypriot football fans who have bought tickets for the Europa League game between AEK Larnaca and Fenerbahce on Thursday have complained that they will not be able to enter ...
Oil prices extend decline on recession fears, China COVID curbs
Oil prices fell for a third straight session on Wednesday as investors fretted about a hit to fuel demand from growing risks of a global recession and tightening COVID-19 curbs ...
Barca ready to fight for Champions League survival, says Xavi
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lamented that his team face a must-win Champions League clash against Inter Milan so early in the season after two consecutive losses in the competition.
Following ...
Liverpool hit by injuries before Rangers clash
Liverpool forward Luis Diaz is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks after sustaining a knee injury against Arsenal, manager Juergen Klopp said on Tuesday as injuries continue ...
Seven-year-old seriously injured after being hit by a car
A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured in Athienou, Larnaca after being hit by a car while crossing the street, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, the boy was hit ...
Three investors and seven dependents to have citizenship withdrawn
The cabinet on Wednesday decided to initiate the withdrawal of citizenship from three investors and seven of their dependents after an investigation by the interior ministry, the presidential palace said ...
Europol in new push to track down most wanted
Europol launched a new campaign on Wednesday, in continuing investigations for the EU’s most wanted criminals, five of which are wanted for crimes committed in Cyprus.
The new campaign ...
UAE launches new unemployment insurance scheme
The United Arab Emirates launched an unemployment insurance scheme on Tuesday as part of reforms aimed at attracting more talent and investment to the regional business hub amid rising competition.
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Conference on gender and education policy to take place at Filoxenia on Friday
A conference on gender and education policy and practices, organised by the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, will take place on Friday at Nicosia’s Filoxenia Centre.
The opening speech will be ...
Audit office says will file police complaint after newspaper publishes his private communications
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Wednesday he would file a complaint with police “as a matter of principle” over the publication in Phileleftheros of recent private communications between him and, ...
What will power the future: Elon Musk’s battery packs or Twiggy Forrest’s green hydrogen?
Truth is, we’ll need both
By John Mathews
The battle of the billionaires has become the stuff of headlines. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has gone head-to-head ...
How does the Bitcoin blockchain have so much potential?
Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, in general, use a distributed ledger called blockchain technology. It is a decentralized system that aids in the recording of the transactions of Bitcoin or any digital ...
Dramatic life of a card-carrying artist
Arriving at his grand passion in middle age, the Larnaca man producing paintings to fall in love with is small and fast with a business mind, finds THEO PANAYIDES
There ...
UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August
Britain’s economy looks set to go into recession as data showed it unexpectedly shrank in August, underscoring the challenge for Prime Minister Liz Truss to make good on her ...
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in August, falls by 0.3 per cent
Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in August, hit by weakness in manufacturing and maintenance work in North Sea oil and gas fields, according to official data which underscored ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday he had made both correct and wrong decisions during his term as leader.
“The countdown to the end of the ...
Grey whale numbers along North America’s west coast down nearly 40 per cent since 2016
By Steve Gorman
The number of grey whales migrating along the Pacific Coast of North America has steadily declined by nearly 40 per cent from a 2016 peak, and the population produced ...
Multiple technology upgrades for Limassol general hospital
Limassol general hospital has received a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros announced in a press release on Tuesday.
The MRI machine, acquired at a cost ...
Nicosia Book Fest returns this week
It is time for the world of literature to take over Acropolis Park and fill it with books and illustrations. Returning for another year, the Nicosia Book Fest is ready ...