Love it or hate it, AI is taking over the classroom
It’s safe to say that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part of both teachers and students’ lives. Some say it has changed traditional classrooms into more dynamic spaces of ...
Global shipping disrupted as tankers stranded, damaged
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at least four tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships ...
BoCCF: open call for artists, groups, creators to take part in 10th Faneromeni fest
The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) is planning a new series of activities and events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Faneromeni Arts Festival (2016–2026), and issuing an open ...
Major Saudi refinery, Iraqi Kurdish and Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes
Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, a source said, as Israeli and U.S. strikes and Iranian retaliation triggered precautionary shutdowns of ...
Fire breaks out on wooden roof of house
A fire broke out shortly after midnight on the wooden roof of a house in Ayios Theodoros, the fire service reported on Monday.
Four fire engines from the Larnaca district ...
Woman critically injured in Limassol accident
A 61-year-old woman is being treated in a critical condition at a private hospital in Limassol after being struck by a car on Monday morning, police said.
The accident occurred ...
‘No shortage of lamb and goat meat for Easter’
There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of meat for the Easter table, spokesman for the sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee Panikos Kaponas said on Monday.
Speaking to ...
Travel stocks tumble as war sparks worst disruption since pandemic
Travel shares tumbled on Monday as escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran disrupted flights worldwide, forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs and sent oil prices ...
Four Greek fighter jets in Cyprus amid Iran crisis
Four Greek F-16 fighter jets arrived in Cyprus on Monday, after the island became the target of drone strikes amid the crisis in the Middle East.
In a post on ...
Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident
Kuwait’s air defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an apparent ...
Cyprus chamber of commerce pledges coordinated support for businesses hit by war
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Monday said it is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East and pledged coordinated support for Cypriot businesses amid mounting geopolitical ...
Cyprus voices dissatisfaction with UK over British bases assurances
The government publicly expressed strong dissatisfaction with the United Kingdom on Monday over the absence of what it described as “clear and timely assurances” that the British bases on the ...
CySEC marks decade of social impact with first annual CSR review
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) published its first comprehensive annual review on Monday, detailing a decade of corporate social responsibility and a strategic pivot towards environmental, social, and ...
Akrotiri strike prompts security meetings and evacuation measures
Residents of Akrotiri were displaced early Monday after a military drone struck facilities within the British bases shortly after midnight, leading to precautionary evacuations, school closures and a series of ...
Fuel prices will go up, petrol station owners warn, as conflict engulfs region
Fuel prices are expected to rise “visibly” in the next 10 days, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou said on Monday, with a widening conflict now engulfing the region.
He ...
Paphos airport returns to operation after evacuation
Paphos airport returned to action on Monday afternoon, having earlier been evacuated after a “suspicious object” was seen on radars.
The evacuation saw passengers and staff alike removed from the ...
Municipality steps up support for livestock farmers
Municipal services are at the disposal of livestock farmers, the mayor of Dromolaxia–Meneou said on Monday, following a meeting held on February 27 to address concerns over foot-and-mouth disease.
Speaking ...
Woman injured after car overturns near Yeroskipou
A 58-year-old woman was injured in a traffic accident on Monday shortly after 7am on the highway near Yeroskipou, while travelling towards Paphos, police said.
According to police, the vehicle ...
Kremlin in constant contact with Iran’s leaders over ‘outright aggression’
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was in constant contact with the Iranian leadership about what it called the “outright aggression” against Tehran and was deeply disappointed by how ...
Five arrested in overnight police operations
Five people were arrested for various offences across Cyprus overnight, police said on Monday.
In a statement, police said the arrests were made during targeted crime-prevention operations. The suspects are ...
Cyprus businesses brace for disruption as Middle East tensions rise
The possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz is expected to disrupt supply chains and commercial activity, with knock-on effects on prices, the secretary general of the Cyprus Chamber of ...
Cyprus postpones EU ministers’ meeting after drone strike
The Cypriot government on Monday postponed a planned meeting of the European general affairs council (Gac) which was due to take place in Nicosia, after the island’s British Akrotiri ...
UK’s Cooper confirms drone hit Akrotiri runway
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Monday confirmed that the drone which had hit the country’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus had struck the aerodrome’...
Gulf economies face sharpest disruption since the pandemic
Iran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf have triggered the most widespread business disruption in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing airport closures, halting port operations and sending shockwaves ...