Parked vehicle catches fire in Nicosia
A fire broke out at 5:30am on Saturday morning in a parked vehicle in Lakatamia, police said.
The scene has been sealed off and is being guarded by police officers ...
Plus Properties meets rising demand for neighbourhood home buys
A growing number of Cypriot families are turning to real estate as a way of securing long-term value and stability, fuelling a strong wave of demand for homes in established ...
Don’t let stray dogs of Cyprus burn!
The flames came faster, hotter, higher than anyone expected.
By the time Graham sent out the emergency WhatsApp alert, the sky above Avdimou was the colour of blood. Ash was ...
The EU at a critical juncture
The EU is perhaps facing the most critical challenges since its creation. Certainly, it has to make major choices which will eventually determine its future path. These include vital economic, ...
Tech boom puts pressure on Cyprus’ private school infrastructure
As Cyprus steps up its efforts to attract international talent and long-term investment, the country’s private education system is facing growing scrutiny, with capacity constraints emerging as a major ...
Cyprus Business Now: India business ties, BoC general meeting, TechIsland Summit
A new chapter in trilateral economic relations between India, Greece, and Cyprus was officially opened on Friday with the launch of the India-Greece-Cyprus Business and Investment Council (IGC) in Limassol.
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The global role of the dollar after the Trump tariffs
By Miranda Xafa
In 1944 the victorious countries of World War II were invited to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to decide the postwar world economic order and the architecture of the ...
US smartphone shipments rose 30 per cent in March due to tariff concerns, report says
Smartphone shipments to the US surged 30 per cent in March as manufacturers Apple (AAPL.O), Samsung (005930.KS) and Motorola rushed to bring more devices into the country in anticipation of ...
UK jobs market cools further, offering some relief to Bank of England
Britain’s jobs market cooled again last month, according to data that showed the impact of a tax hike on employers and Donald Trump’s trade tariffs but is likely ...
North makes it easier for foreign nationals to buy property
The north’s ruling coalition on Friday changed its legislation regarding the purchase of real estate by non-Turkish Cypriots, allowing them to buy more properties.
Foreign nationals are now allowed ...
Our View: Transparency at last in property leasing scandal
Allegations about shady dealings and corruption at the interior ministry’s service administering properties owned by Turkish Cypriot are nothing new. We have been hearing them for years. Administration of ...
Moody’s strips US of triple-A credit rating
Moody’s on Friday downgraded its credit rating of the United States by a notch to “Aa1” from “Aaa”, citing rising debt and interest “that are significantly higher than similarly ...
‘Non-starter’ Ukraine talks renew call for US sanctions bill
US senators renewed calls on Friday for Congress to pass sanctions on Russia after Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks showed little progress, but no votes were scheduled on bills introduced six weeks ...
Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns that Houthi leader could be target
Israel struck Yemen’s Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif on Friday, continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning that the group’s top leader could ...
France’s Macron: Gaza conditions are ‘intolerable,’ hopes to discuss it with Netanyahu and Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Friday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was unacceptable, and said he hoped to discuss the matter soon with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Trump turns to US Supreme Court to pursue mass federal layoffs
President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to lift a federal judge’s order to halt large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part ...
Disabled getting better access to forests
The Forestry Department is further upgrading recreation areas in forests to secure access and mobility for disabled people, it was announced on Friday.
The department said the works are being ...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer seeks to undermine star prosecution’s rape claim at trial
A lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial sought on Friday to undercut the claim of the prosecution’s star witness that Combs raped ...
Sea turtles nesting, public urged to be considerate
The sea turtle nesting season has begun in Cyprus and the first nests for this year have been identified on the beaches of Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on Friday.
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Slovakia hopes Cyprus leaders find ‘sufficient political courage’ for solution
Slovakia’s Foreign State Secretary Ratislav Chovanec expressed hope on Friday that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus would find “sufficient political courage, goodwill and statesmanship” to move ...
‘Missing persons issue a prerequisite for peace’
Investigations into the fate of missing persons are not only a legal obligation but a moral imperative and a prerequisite for peace, Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Maria ...
Water supply to homes a priority, ministry tells farmers
The priority is covering basic water needs and then supporting professional farmers, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Responding to press reports, the ministry urged professional farmers to seek temporary ...
30 per cent of adults living with high blood pressure
The importance of regularly checking one’s blood pressure was stressed on Friday by the Cyprus Cardiological Society and the Cyprus Society of Pathology, on the occasion of World Hypertension ...
Man arrested for hundreds of hazardous products
A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with over 1,500 dangerous products found in and confiscated from buildings and his home in Larnaca.
The police said members of the ...