‘The World Cup curse’ – Italy sheds tears after missing out again
Italy woke up angry and disillusioned on Wednesday after the national team missed out on the World Cup for the third time in a row by losing a playoff to ...
Intelligence chief calls Bahraini royal guard head to discuss Middle East war
Cyprus intelligence service chief Tasos Tzionis held a telephone conversation with the head of the Bahraini royal guard, Bahraini media reported on Wednesday, with the pair discussing the ongoing war ...
AI adoption forces Cyprus firms to confront ethics
As artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous in the commercial life of Cyprus, businesses are beginning to confront the ethical questions that accompany its rapid adoption.
Firms that at once embraced it ...
EU savings union needs technology and trust, says CySEC vice chair
Europe must dismantle structural barriers and leverage cutting-edge technology to fully realise the potential of the Savings and Investment Union (SIU), according to Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) Vice ...
Four remanded in Paphos over burglary and theft
Four people, aged 16, 24, 25 and 30, were remanded in custody for five days by the Paphos district court on Wednesday following their arrest in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts.
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Cyprus’ youth talk money: Don’t believe the TikTok hype!
By Dimitris Evgeniou
Scroll through TikTok or Reels, and you see guys my age in rented Lamborghinis promising €10,000 a day from crypto!
The captions scream ‘ESCAPE THE MATRIX’ and ‘FINANCIAL ...
Airline offers 20 per cent discount for Cyprus National Day
Budget airline Wizz Air on April 1 announced a 20 per cent discount on selected flights to mark Cyprus National Day, offering reduced fares for travellers departing from Cyprus.
The airline stated ...
EU watchdogs warn of rising risks from geopolitics and private finance
The European Supervisory Authorities—a collective body comprising the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)—have ...
New government cost-of-living measures ‘worth €100m’
The package of eight measures announced by the government to combat rising costs amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is worth €100 million, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
Tisza expands lead over Orban in Hungary polls but many still undecided
Hungary’s centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday, although a ...
Paralimni mayor warns of strain on local tourism sector
The economy of the Famagusta district is coming under growing strain from the fallout of developments in the Middle East, with Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikolettos warning that the new tourist ...
Tziortzis set to compete in both divisions of NASCAR Euro Series 2026
In a season-opening lunch held at Moondog’s Bar & Grill in Nicosia, Vladimiros Tziortzis announced that he will compete in both divisions of NASCAR Euro Series 2026, representing Cyprus for ...
Wars, deceptive and personal
The Greek armada that sailed to Troy, supposedly to bring back the wife of a cuckhold, was a deception, and deception is still in vogue. Someone must have whispered Sun ...
FIFA chief: Iran will play World Cup matches in US as planned
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that Iran will play their World Cup matches in the United Statesin June as scheduled despite the country’s ongoing armed conflict with ...
‘Cyprus needs to pass on Eoka legacy to younger generations’
President Nikos Christodoulides stressed on Wednesday the importance of passing on the legacy of Eoka’s liberation struggle to younger generations during commemorations at Apostolos Varnavas cathedral in Nicosia.
Taking ...
Limassol foundation opens doors to life-saving surgery
A child does not understand what a “rare neurological condition” means. They do not read medical reports, nor can they grasp the cost of a complex surgery.
What they understand ...
Hotels await details of government wage subsidy scheme
Hotel operators were awaiting details on Thursday of a government wage-subsidy scheme, with the industry looking to the labour ministry for a plan due to be announced on April 2 as ...
Two more remanded after Limassol brawl
Two men, aged 41 and 39, were remanded in custody for seven days by Limassol court on Wednesday over an attempted murder in the city on March 30.
Six others remain in custody ...
Driver trapped after vehicle overturns
A driver who had been trapped in his vehicle after it overturned in Athienou was taken to Larnaca hospital shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews responded at 12:08 am ...
Erhurman hits back at ‘bad April fool’s joke’ Ustel
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday hit back at the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel amid a deepening row over cuts to the north’s cost-of-living allowance, with ...
Italy recovers 19 bodies from boat
Italy’s coast guard recovered the bodies of 19 migrants and rescued 58 survivors from a boat that broke down while trying to cross to Europe from Libya, rescue officials and migrant ...
Turning plastic waste into circular opportunity
As Cyprus strengthens its position as a regional hub for innovation and sustainability, companies working on real industrial solutions are becoming increasingly important to the island’s future. Among them ...
Cyprus students explore careers in shipping sector
Cyprus brought 95 students from lyceums and technical schools in Limassol and Paphos closer to the shipping industry on Tuesday, as the Deputy Ministry of Shipping held the educational day ‘Getting ...
Woods stepping away for treatment after DUI arrest
Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is stepping away to seek treatment and focus on his health after pleading not guilty to DUI charges stemming from his rollover crash in ...