No rotation for Liverpool at Girona, says Slot
Liverpool have had more rest than usual for the Champions League trip to Girona after their weekend game was postponed and have no need to change the team, manager Arne ...
West Ham punish woeful Wolves defence in 2-1 home win
West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen struck midway through the second half to secure a deserved 2-1 Premier League home win on Monday over Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose poor defending cost ...
Premier League referee Coote sacked after investigation
Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by English soccer referees’ body PGMOL on Monday, after their investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract.
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CBC releases deadlines for instant payments compliance
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday announced key deadlines for the implementation of the EU Instant Payments Regulation.
The EU’s Instant Payments Regulation is a new regulation ...
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Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion
Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a ...
Building a more inclusive financial ecosystem
Founded by Kyrillos Akritidis and Murad Salikhov, Schwarzwald Capital is a Cyprus-based venture capital firm that has a distinct focus on fintech and the creator economy.
Akritidis spoke to the ...
E-commerce complaints dominate ECC Cyprus reports in 2023
The European Consumer Centre (ECC) Cyprus achieved a consumer satisfaction rate of 94.44 per cent for its case-handling services in 2023, according to its annual report.
The majority of complaints (54 per cent) ...
theatre
Concert brings Christmas story to life
The popular, witty Christmas story by Evgenios Trivizas, Freakadella, The Witch Who Hated Christmas Carols will be brought to life this December through a performance for orchestra, choir and narration, ...
Two leaders to meet at UN reception
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar are due to attend the annual end-of-year reception hosted by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative Colin Stewart on Tuesday evening.
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71-year-old arrested in Germany for drugs, handed over to Cyprus police
Police arrested a 71-year-old on Monday evening in connection with two large cocaine-related cases, after he was located in Germany and handed over to the Cypriot authorities.
On May 13, 2022, a 58...
Experts to enter desalination plant if found safe after fire
Experts will be entering Paphos’ desalination plant for investigations if deemed safe after the building was cleared out on Tuesday.
Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said the building was still ...
Injured man found in abandoned yard critical
A 26-year-old man, who was found wounded in the yard of an abandoned block of flats in Limassol, with fractures and multiple bruising, is being treated in critical condition.
Police ...
israel: netanyahu in the dock
Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption trial for the first time
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to take the stand on Tuesday for the first time in his long-running corruption trial under a court order that is likely ...
Europe’s economic problems compounded by lack of strong leadership
France and Germany’s political crises are a setback for efforts to modernise Europe’s struggling economy and are already making it harder for companies to take the investment decisions ...
SYRIA
Syria’s 12-day revolution: Assad overthrown, world braces for the unknown
The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous on Tuesday about what comes next as the rebel alliance took its first ...
Three arrested in Paphos for forged documents
Three people were arrested in Paphos on Monday for allegedly circulating forged documents and impersonation.
Paphos police’s Michalis Nicolaou said that between 7.30pm and 8pm, three people attempted to ...
Clouds and mist on Tuesday, rain by Thursday
Tuesday started off cloudy and misty in many areas.
Winds in the morning will be a gentle northeast to southeast breeze of 3 Beaufort, and northwest in western areas.
The sea ...
Cyprus Business Now: Famagusta tourism, property market, financial compliance
The Famagusta regional tourism board (Etap) recently held a meeting with representatives of EasyJet Holidays, the holiday division of the low-cost airline, it was announced on Monday.
The meeting, which ...
Demand for UK workers crashes in budget aftermath, survey shows
Demand for workers in Britain collapsed last month after the new Labour government’s first budget, a survey published on Monday showed, adding to other signs of the impact of ...
Japan’s bankruptcies set to hit 11-year high in 2024, data shows
Japan’s bankruptcy filings this year are set to surpass 10,000 and hit the highest since 2013, private-sector data by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) showed on Monday, ahead of a closely watched ...
Ex-ASML employee faces IP theft and sanctions charges
A Rotterdam court held an initial hearing on Monday in the case of a Russian former employee of semiconductor equipment maker ASML (ASML.AS) who is suspected of stealing intellectual ...
Cypriots stressed over finances, struggle with savings
The financial wellbeing of Cypriot citizens has marked a significant decline, according to the results of the Financial Wellbeing Index 2024.
Presented for the first time by the Financial Wellbeing Institute, ...
Our View: With so many disparate factions, stability in Syria would be a big surprise
Syria’s dynastic dictatorship, which was established in 1971, collapsed at the weekend, Bashar al-Assad’s regime toppled by militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) which encountered little resistance from Assad’...
Qatar opens contacts with Syria’s HTS group, source says
Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria’s leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with ...