Fire in Mesogi extensively damages home, affected three other houses
A house in Mesogi, Paphos was extensively damaged and three more affected by a fire that broke out around 2pm on Sunday.
No one was injured.
Fire department spokesman Andreas ...
Outpouring of anger shows Iranian woman’s death not in vain
By Special Correspondent
The killing of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’ on September 16 has triggered a massive wave of national protest ...
Solidarity protest for Iranians outside embassy in Nicosia
Dozens of Greek Cypriots protested in front of the Iranian embassy in Nicosia on Sunday in support of the struggle for freedom in Iran and the protests that have been ...
Toyota Motor to close its factory in Russia
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Friday that it had decided to end vehicle production in Russia due to the interruption in supplies of key materials and parts.
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Marlow Navigation
Cyprus 4.0 speaks to Joint Managing Director at Marlow Navigation, Andreas Neophytou to get his take on the current environment in shipping in Cyprus and how it is moving ahead
Shipping ...
Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with ‘kamikaze drones’
Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have continued attacks around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the south of the country, including launching eight “kamikaze drones” at ...
Bangladesh ferry accident kills 23, dozens missing
At least 23 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with passengers sank on Sunday in the latest waterways tragedy to hit Bangladesh.
The bodies recovered so ...
‘The crossings may be open but Cyprus is still a divided island’
Everybody has a story from the other side. A new documentary looks at the people whose lives span the divide
It’s perhaps the punch line at the end of ...
Swiss on course to reject initiative to ban factory farming (Updated)
Swiss voters were on track on Sunday to reject a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to ...
Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortages
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to launch a major review of the country’s visa system in a move to tackle acute labour shortages in key industries, the ...
Small tremor felt in Limassol
A small earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the eastern Akrotiri area at 9:17 on Sunday morning.
The department of geological surveys, with a post on Twitter stated: “This ...
Walk-in vaccination centres open on Monday for 3rd and 4th doses
The age limit for the administration of the booster, or 4th dose of the Covid vaccine is being reduced from Monday, the health ministry announced.
The ministry said that from ...
Inadequate government response to cost of living crisis
The prospect of a recession in Cyprus is a distinct possibility
According to the latest Eurobarometer by the European Commission seven out of ten Cypriots describe the economic situation of ...
Thomas A. Kazakos: Director General, Cyprus Shipping Chamber
‘The Cyprus Shipping Chamber’s (CSC) primary goals are to advance the interests of Cyprus Shipping and constantly enhance the standing of the Cyprus flag’
Thomas A. Kazakos is the ...
Baggage handlers to discuss more measures after two-hour Paphos strike
Around 70 ground staff at Paphos airport staged a lightning two-hour strike on Saturday night over possible redundancies, affecting a total of eight flights where passengers could not collect their luggage.
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Neophytou and Christodoulides part of the problem, not the solution, Akel says
Averof Neophytou and Nikos Christodoulidis cannot bring about the changes necessary for Cyprus since both of them are part of the problem, Akel general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday.
Akel ...
Protest against buffer zone barbed wire ends peacefully (Updated)
A protest against the barbed wire fences and gates along the buffer zone was held on Sunday by affected villagers in the west of Nicosia.
Around 200 people attended, according to ...
Britain’s Labour vows to reintroduce top 45% rate of income tax (Update 1)
Britain’s main opposition party leader Keir Starmer said on Sunday he would reintroduce the top rate of income tax to 45% after the government abolished the rate in a mini-budget.
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Lebanon’s banks to reopen on Monday (Updated)
Lebanon’s banks will reopen on Monday, the banking association said, after five days of closure following a wave of holdups in the country by depositors seeking access to their ...
Meet Japan’s cyborg cockroach, coming to disaster area near you
If an earthquake strikes in the not too distant future and survivors are trapped under tonnes of rubble, the first responders to locate them could be swarms of cyborg cockroaches.
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Putin allies express concern over mobilisation ‘excesses’
Russia’s two most senior lawmakers on Sunday addressed a string of complaints about Russia’s mobilisation drive, ordering regional officials to get a handle on the situation and swiftly ...
A cultural shift in international education
We, as an International School, believe that nurturing wonder and igniting passion – designing a safe and engaging environment with a new school curriculum, will achieve future leaders who are creative, ...
Eurobank Cyprus: Serving the Maritime Industry
Eurobank Cyprus has been serving the maritime industry since 2007, and currently offers a broad range of banking products and services. The bank’s local presence in this highly demanding sector ...
Tatar says ‘no common ground, no federation, no going back’ (Updated)
A new formal process on the Cyprus issue can only take place on the basis of equal sovereignty, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their ...