New exhibitions, more art
November is just around the corner and it brings with it several new art exhibitions. In the first week alone five new exhibitions are scheduled to open. Photography, paintings, fine ...
Two additional arrests for Ayia Napa brawl raise suspects to seven
Police on Wednesday said they arrested two additional suspects in relation to the Ayia Napa brawl that involved knives, rocks and an axe earlier this month.
The new arrests concern ...
Coronavirus: 20 people fined, majority over facemask violations
One business owner and 20 individuals were fined in 24 hours across the island for violating coronavirus measures after 2,873 checks, police said on Wednesday.
Most people were fined for not wearing a ...
Three remanded for migrant smuggling (Updated)
Two women, 25 and 29, were remanded for eight days on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting third-country nationals enter the territory of the republic illegally.
The pair was arrested after officers received ...
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China’s government
An executive at TikTok faced tough questions on Tuesday during the video-sharing app’s first appearance at a US congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese ...
Man, 21, arrested after automatic firearm found
Larnaca police arrested a 21-year-old man late on Tuesday after finding an automatic firearm in his car.
The suspect was found a few minutes before midnight in a car that ...
Gas crisis helps to land BP $500 million windfall
BP’s trading team made at least $500 million in the third quarter of 2021, two sources with knowledge of the company’s trading results said, as the energy major benefitted from ...
Glasgow climate summit: Which countries and blocs are major players
The diverse interests among the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) make for a tough challenge reaching consensus on the next steps to stem global ...
US lawmakers confident of blocking potential Turkey F-16 purchase
Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers urged President Joe Biden’s administration not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and said they were confident Congress would block any such ...
Unions accused of unrealistic demands amidst labour shortage
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Christodoulos Angastiniotis has accused labour unions of making demands that are both unrealistic and unfeasible for businesses.
“Unions must realise the severity of ...
Cyprus Business Now
Hellenic Bank has released new eco-friendly credit and debit cards made out of biodegradable material.
Available since Monday, October 25, in Mastercard form, the new cards require 82 per cent less PVC (...
What is the bycatch of vulnerable species and why do we care?
By Marios Papageorgiou
A recent incident with a Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus), that was incidentally caught on a tourist fishing vessel in Larnaca, received lots of attention from the ...
Our View: Question of ID for two children ludicrous
The naturalisation plight of two children of a Greek Cypriot mother and a Turkish Cypriot father is a bit like being thrown back in time to 1980s Cyprus, and the ...
Glass ceiling is cracked, not broken, Demetriou says
Progress towards gender equality is not even and more needs to be done, the Council of Europe’s deputy Secretary General Bjorn Berge told a conference in Nicosia on Tuesday.
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New Wave – The Other Cyprus calls on Anastasiades to resign
New Wave – The Other Cyprus together with Volt Europa on Tuesday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to resign and for an in-depth investigation into any wrongdoing he may be involved ...
EC confirms Cyprus has responded on golden passports
The European Commission has received a response from Cypriot authorities regarding the island’s now- defunct ‘golden passports’ scheme, and will continue dialoguing with Nicosia, a Commission spokesman said on ...
Poland to upgrade army using funding methods first deployed to fight COVID
Poland will use a mode of financing employed to fight the economic consequences of COVID-19 to help fund a large increase in military spending, the defence minister said on Tuesday, ...
UK’s Queen Elizabeth pulls out of COP26 following advice to rest
By Paul Sandle and Michael Holden
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the COP26 conference in Glasgow next week after she was advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham ...
Measures taken to ease problems at Makarios hospital ICU
Measures have been taken to decongest the Makarios children’s hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit that has seen many hospitalisations since the beginning of the month, the state health ...
Procedures to employ asylum seekers to be simplified
Minister of Labour Zeta Emilianidou has issued a decree simplifying the paperwork and procedures required for employers to hire asylum seekers on a temporary basis.
The decree in question appeared ...
Coronavirus: No deaths, 162 new cases (updated)
No deaths and 162 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday by the health ministry.
The 162 cases were detected among 51,892 PCR and rapid tests, with positivity rate of 0.31 per cent.
There ...
Pope to visit Cyprus and Greece, including Lesbos island, on December 2 to 6
Pope Francis will visit Cyprus and Greece, including the Greek island of Lesbos to meet migrants, from December 2 to 6, a Vatican source said on Tuesday.
Francis will stay in Cyprus ...
Saner withdraws candidacy as UBP leader, rival implicated in compromising video case
One of the candidates for the presidency of the north’s ruling party, Faiz Sucuoglu was implicated in the release of a compromising video last week of ‘prime minister’ Ersan ...
‘Perfect storm’ for increased prices
Growing demand as the world economy recovers after the pandemic, combined with pressure on energy resources ahead of a heavy winter after a very hot summer, are creating a ‘perfect ...