Tourism minister says island aiming for two million visitors this year
The goal for Cyprus is to see over two million foreign visitors until the end of the year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday.
Speaking after the ...
Egypt’s street trees fall foul of urban development drive
By Menna A. Farouk
In Cairo’s busy streets, towering palms, purple-blossomed jacarandas and mature sycamore trees provide precious respite from the midday sun and a glimpse of green in ...
EU lawmakers move to block green investment label for gas and nuclear
By Kate Abnett
European Union lawmakers will attempt to block a plan to label gas and nuclear energy as sustainable investments as Europe wrestles with reducing its carbon dioxide emissions ...
Fields of narcissus, or ‘May snow’, cover Swiss meadows
The meadows in the foothills of the Alps above the Swiss town of Montreux are covered in narcissus blooms.
Locals refer to the flowers as ‘May snow’ since they create ...
Slovakia scrambles to stem polluted water that turned Slana River orange
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than
Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long ...
Don’t trade security for economic profit, NATO tells countries
Western countries must not trade security for economic profit, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, referring to debates over the use of Chinese technology in 5G networks and the ...
1616 complaints of personal data violations since 2018
The office of the personal data protection commissioner has handled 1616 complaints and imposed fines of €1.37m in the past four years, her office said on Tuesday.
The statement was issued ...
Aramco CEO warns of global oil crunch due to lack of investment
The world is facing a major oil supply crunch as most companies are afraid to invest in the sector as they face green energy pressures, the head of Saudi Aramco ...
Emilianidou still critical, president to visit her on Wednesday
Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou remains in a medically induced coma as she receives treatment in Athens after suffering cerebral aneurism, while the president is scheduled to visit her on Wednesday.
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Jailed Kremlin foe Navalny lambasts Putin’s ‘stupid war’
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday lambasted President Vladimir Putin, casting the Kremlin chief as a doomed madman who started a “stupid war” that was butchering the innocent ...
Festival fever
With the weather warming up it can only mean one thing: festivals. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming up
With world-renowned music acts, creative workshops, village visits, striking set-ups ...
Cryptoverse: Is the end of the bitcoin winter nigh?
The crypto winter is into its ninth week and bitcoin can’t shake the chills.
From technicals to turnover, market indicators are flashing red or amber for the biggest cryptocurrency, ...
Cultural Crossroads Fest
A week of intensive musical classes and concerts is coming up in July as another edition of the Cultural Crossroads Festival takes place. Music students will be able to join ...
59% of young adults in Cyprus hold tertiary degree
Six out of ten of Cypriots aged 25 to 34 hold a tertiary degree, the third highest rate in the EU and well above the bloc’s target of 45 per cent by 2030, ...
Stocks rally as euro gains on likely rate hikes
US and European stocks rallied on Monday, with the S&P 500 (.SPX) for the moment moving away from a bear market, while the euro leapt after the European Central ...
Suspected church thief injured attempting to flee
A 25-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to steal money from the offering box at the Ayios Ambrosios church in the village of Pachna, has been hospitalised at the Limassol general ...
Ministry drafting management plan for possible monkeypox cases
Health officials on Tuesday held a wide-ranging meeting on how to handle a possible monkeypox outbreak here as they stressed that Cyprus is preparing in line with European Centre for ...
Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids
Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka ...
Toyota to cut global production plan by 100,000 in June
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will cut its global production plan by about 100,000 to roughly 850,000 vehicles in June due to the semiconductor shortage, it said on Tuesday.
The company did not ...
CING to welcome post-grad students from Bahrain
The first students from the Kingdom of Bahrain are expected to arrive in September to the postgraduate school of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING).
According to a ...
Traffic camera system inundated by number of violations
The embattled traffic camera system is struggling under the current volume of fines it is issuing, with officials calling for a further delay to widening the programme.
The ongoing pilot ...
Putin must suffer a strategic failure with his war on Kyiv, von der Leyen says
Kyiv must win the war it is fighting against Moscow, making the invasion of Ukraine a strategic failure for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Ursula von der ...
Top seven sites to buy YouTube views and likes
Every year it becomes harder and harder to develop your YouTube channel. The number of users on the platform continues to grow, and along with it, the competition increases. At ...
Biden says no change on “strategic ambiguity” as Taiwan overshadows Quad talks
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would ...