What the Larnaca port and marina project should entail
By Erol Riza
The decision reached at this week’s meeting at the president’s office has been welcomed by all parties, and it is to appoint Hellenic Republic Asset ...
Cyprus problem can only be solved in the long term
I refer to an article published in the Cyprus Mail on January 10 on the views of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and would like to point out, that ...
Spanish officials arrive in Cyprus for three-day official visit
The President of the Congress of Deputies (Lower House) of Spain, Francina Armengol Socias, and the Vice-President of the Spanish Senate, Javier Ignacio Maroto Aranzábal, arrive in Cyprus on ...
Trump urged to make Cyprus problem top priority
A bipartisan resolution condemning Turkey’s illegal occupation of Cyprus has been submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Nicole Maliotakis, Gus Bilirakis, Chris Pappas and Dina ...
Syria talks being held in Riyadh with Western and regional participation
Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria’s new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional ...
Urgent need for decent tax reform and administration
The current Cyprus government is failing in addressing interrelated key economic, social and environmental issues as well as corruption by not implementing rational reforms and measures.
It is just resorting ...
Two cars set on fire in Limassol
Two cars were set on fire early on Sunday morning in Limassol, which police are investigating as a possible arson attack.
Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said a fire truck ...
Trump sees Danish sovereignty over Greenland as a waste of space
Greenland is a Danish island colony in the North Atlantic within the Arctic Circle that owing to its location and sparse population survived the winds of change of decolonisation after ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 7:
The Cypriot property market demonstrated resilience in 2024, despite facing numerous challenges that are expected to persist into 2025.
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Emirates, Israel and the delusions-of-grandeur handbook
OUT OF THE BLUE on Wednesday it was announced that the Israeli President Isaak Herzog would be visiting Cyprus the next day for a meeting with Prezniktwo. The visit of ...
The Greek economy: 2024 review and 2025 outlook
By Miranda Xafa
In an international environment of great turmoil and rapid change over the past year, Greece has stood out as a pole of political and economic stability in ...
Our View: Rebranding of Cyprus has been a resounding success
Not much was made of a comment by President Nikos Christodoulides while addressing a business conference in Limassol. He had told his audience that in September 2023 he had “a very ...
LA wildfire insured losses total billions of dollars, ratings agencies say
The most destructive wildfires ever for Los Angeles may cause billions of dollars in insured losses, ratings agencies said this week, though many homes are likely uninsured.
The wildfires burning ...
An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means
By Michael Timothy Bennett & Elija Perrier
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure “general intelligence”.
On December 20, OpenAI’s ...
UK inflation expectations rise in December
British households’ expectations for inflation rose in December, according to a survey that may add to concerns among investors about the slow pace of future interest rate cuts by the ...
Food delivery apps have transformed the hospitality sector
The BBQ House in Nicosia is the ultimate small business. Only open in the evenings, serving mostly grilled food – kebabs, chops, and so on – it’s run by a married ...
music
Recital inspired by tradition
An evening of music is coming up in Paphos with two artists presenting a programme that was a hit with Nicosia audiences. Following a very successful presentation in the capital ...
Los Angeles wildfires spark insurance anxiety among victims
As Los Angeles construction worker Ivan De La Torre surveyed a landscape of smoking wreckage in fire-ravaged Altadena, a question nagged at him: how would insurance companies cover the cost ...
Police investigating new online fraud complaint
Police are investigating a new complaint for online fraud, after a woman in Paphos reported that she had been conned out of €15,000 after accepting a friendship request by a stranger ...
Man arrested in Limassol for stealing handbags
Police arrested a 27-year-old on Friday after reports that two people on a motorcycle were stealing handbags.Two women aged 86 and 60 reported in separate incidents that their handbags had been ...
Azerbaijan’s gas flows to Serbia suspended, Serbian president says
Gas flows from Azerbaijan to Serbia have been halted and it is unclear when they will resume, news agency Tanjug quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying.
“I got information ...
Liverpool brush aside Accrington Stanley 4-0 in FA Cup third round
Liverpool eased past League Two (fourth-tier) Accrington Stanley as Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s first-half goals and strikes from Jayden Danns and Federico Chiesa after the break secured a 4...
Hunters demonstrate for tough measures against poaching
Hunters from all over Cyprus met in Nicosia on Saturday to demonstrate outside the presidential palace, demanding stricter measures against poaching.
The protestors submitted a memorandum with their demands and ...
Ryanair plans to fly full summer schedule from Tel Aviv
Ryanair (RYA.I) plans to operate a full schedule of flights from Tel Aviv this summer and is hopeful that Ben Gurion Airport will reopen its shuttered Terminal 1, senior executive ...