Cyprus Business Now
Hellenic Bank has accumulated a property portfolio worth €300 million and is now looking to sell it.
The properties were the result of borrower debt and related debt restructuring initiatives and ...
Limassol business “not as gloomy” as last year, report shows
Business in Limassol is better this year
by Kyriacos Nicolaou and Andrew Rosenbaum
Business in Limassol is “not as gloomy” this year as it was in 2020, according to a survey ...
Man, not the wetlands, boosting mosquito numbers – report
Conservationists are saying that the proliferation of mosquitoes in the island’s wetlands is mostly attributed to human activities and not merely a natural occurrence.
A report published by BirdLife ...
Our View: Devastating fire risk is real and we must be better prepared
There was not a hint of exaggeration when the head of the Forestry Department, Charalambos Alexandrou, likened the state of the island’s vegetation to “gunpowder” and warned that “every ...
Effects of Bitcoin revolution on economic development
Since 2009, many people have considered Bitcoin and other digital currencies a niche investment. Despite the crazy Bitcoin’s Bull Run in 2017, many people tried to purchase this virtual currency, and ...
EU to leave safe travel list unchanged for now, official says
The European Union will not change its safe travel list this week, an EU official told Reuters on Monday, allowing non-essential travel from the United States to continue for the ...
Biden welcomes fresh review of Sept. 11 attack documents
U.S. President Joe Biden said he welcomed a Justice Department filing on Monday committing to a fresh review of documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States ...
Port authority announces collections for Greek fire victims
THE Ports Authority has announced it will be collecting essential items for the people affected by the wildfires in Greece.
The authority announced that it will be collecting dry food, ...
Britain to relax some COVID-19 travel restrictions for COP26
Britain will relax some travel restrictions to help delegates attend the U.N. climate conference in Scotland later this year, including a shorter quarantine period for those from so-called “red ...
PM apologises as Greece counts costs of wildfire catastrophe
By Lefteris Papadimas
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Monday for failures in tackling the devastating wildfires that have burned across Greece for the past week as the country ...
Australian donation to help group plant 300k trees in Nicosia
The ‘300k Trees in Nicosia’ NGO said on Monday that a ‘significant’ donation from the Australian High Commission will help the group achieve its goal of planting 300,000 trees in the ...
Pentagon to seek approval to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for military (Updated)
By Idrees Ali
The Pentagon on Monday said that it will seek U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval by the middle of September to require military members to get ...
Russian flights return to Egypt’s resorts six years after crash
Russian flights landed in the Egyptian resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada for the first time in nearly six years on Monday after Moscow had banned them following a deadly ...
Coronavirus: Three deaths, 446 new cases (Updated)
Three deaths from coronavirus and 446 new cases were announced on Monday, out of 42,427 PCR and rapid tests, a positivity rate of 1.05 per cent.
The deaths were two men, aged 61 and 72, ...
R&B singer R Kelly heads to sex abuse trial as jury selection begins
By Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel
R. Kelly went to court on Monday as jury selection began in his sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn, where a conviction could result in ...
Bitcoin impact on developing countries
Many people consider cryptocurrencies as the instrument for supporting the growth process in many developing countries. But what impact do Bitcoin and other digital currencies have on businesses and individuals ...
U.S. Senate attempts to complete $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Following months of negotiation and delay, the U.S. Senate was inching closer on Monday to finishing a $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill, with a vote on passage of the bipartisan ...
Trees felled on Pentadactylos to build homes
A probe has been ordered in the north into the mass felling of trees on the foot of the Pentadactylos mountain in Kyrenia for the construction of a residential plot, ...
Barca fans ‘devastated’ at Messi exit, PSG fans ‘waiting for a legend’
Barcelona fans gathered outside Lionel Messi’s house on Monday and spoke of their sadness at the club’s greatest ever player leaving after 21 years, while Paris St Germain fans ...
Coronavirus: Hard to suspend GPs accused of fake jabs before trial, says AG
Police are investigating five cases relating to fake Covid vaccination cards allegedly issued by doctors, the health minister said on Monday, as the Cyprus Medical Association (Cyma) was seeking to ...
Disoriented by wildfires, migrating storks die crossing Greece
Migrating storks crossing through Greece on their way to Africa have fallen victim to the wildfires raging across the country for the past week, becoming disoriented by the flames and ...
Inject some fun into your wardrobe with this summer’s biggest trend: stripes
By Prudence Wade
Trends come and go, but one thing is constant: stripes will always be in fashion.
As far as patterns go, it really is a great uniter – you’...
Tokyo 2020 could yet have positive legacy despite unprecedented challenges
A tropical storm was scheduled to sweep into Tokyo on the final day of the Olympics on Sunday, only to weaken shortly prior to landfall and fail to flood the ...
Ex-MP challenges Edek after party says money probe closed
No money was lost, nor was there any attempt to defraud the party and the issue is therefore closed, Edek said on Monday, citing the findings of an investigation into ...