Buffer zone migrant struggle ends after six months
All migrants who were stranded in the buffer zone have been removed from the site, the deputy migration ministry confirmed on Saturday, putting an end to months of wrangling.
A ...
Alexandros storms to hit Cyprus
The Alexandros thunderstorms plaguing Greece are slowly moving east towards Cyprus, prompting the national met office to issue a yellow weather warning for severe storms starting Saturday.
The warning is ...
Polis beach bar demolished after turtles endangered
A beach bar on a protected environmental site was demolished early on Saturday morning, after turtle nests were endangered by the rampant pollution.
The bar was on Chrysochou Bay in ...
Zelenskiy says Ukraine must do everything to end war next year
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukraine must do all it can to ensure the war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy, commenting at a decisive moment after Donald Trump’...
Cyprus tradition given a twist
They’ve got 20.6k followers on Instagram. They’re identical twins and they’ve got a contagious passion for food. Katerina and Georgia Fella, known as The Fella Twins, have ...
De-mapping Cyprus: creative workshop in English
An interactive art workshop in English will take place at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation this Sunday, designed for young teens and adults. As part of its Moments at ...
Ukraine war: following Trump’s re-election, four likely scenarios becoming clear
By Robert Dover
When he claimed victory in the early hours of November 6, Donald Trump said he was a man of his word. A hallmark of his second term as ...
Donald Trump’s foreign policy plans
By Charles Ellinas
Much has been said about Donald Trump’s return to the American Presidency and his likely impact on world politics. The bewildering mixed-bag of views is a ...
Why Cyprus is the noisiest place in Europe
According to 2020 research, Cyprus has by far the highest level of urban noise pollution in Europe.
Almost half of us are being exposed to constant noise! And by constant, we ...
China willing to be partners, friends with US, Chinese envoy says
China is willing to be partners and friends with the United States, China’s ambassador to Washington said, seeking to strengthen dialogue between the world’s two largest economies.
China ...
Paul beats Tyson by unanimous decision in Texas
Jake Paul beat boxing legend Mike Tyson by unanimous decision to win an intergenerational heavyweight battle in Texas on Friday that failed to live up to its enormous hype.
The ...
Cyprus Business Now: property prices, startup news, LNG interest, FDI surge
Property prices in Limassol surged in 2024, with apartment prices up by over 20 per cent and house prices rising by 30 per cent, according to a report from Nicosia-based firm Landbank Analytics.
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Philippines evacuates tens of thousands as super typhoon Man-Yi nears
The Philippines evacuated tens of thousands of people from their homes and cancelled dozens of flights on Saturday, as a super typhoon threatened to unleash heavy rains and powerful winds ...
Our View: Cyprus needs a unified action plan for waste management
The letter from the Director of Circular Economy at the European Commission Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, about Cyprus’ failure to meet recycling targets and reduce landfilling, should have come as no surprise. ...
Spotify forecasts profit above estimates on cost cuts, steady user growth
Audio-streaming giant Spotify (SPOT.N) forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates this week, betting on cost cuts and strong subscriber growth in the crucial holiday season.
Its shares that ...
Netflix’s ad-supported tier hits 70 million users
Netflix (NFLX.O) said this week its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier as customers seek more affordable options.
The ...
Samsung Electronics shares hit 4-year lows on Trump risks, AI chips
Shares in Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world’s top memory chip maker, fell earlier this week to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact ...
Cyprus to acquire Mistral surface-to-air missiles
Cyprus is one of nine European Union member states which is set to acquire French Mistral surface-to-air missiles as part of the bloc’s first ever financial support package for ...
Germany’s Scholz calls Putin, ending Western isolation over Ukraine
Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years as the German leader gears up for a snap election and ...
Schoolkids protest against the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (video)
Greek Cypriot schoolkids in Nicosia, organised by student committee Psem, protested on the 41st anniversary of the declaration of the ‘TRNC’.
Unusually, the protest didn’t have a Greek nationalist ...
Cyprus aims to be LNG ‘export hub’
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Friday that the aim is for Cyprus to become an export hub for liquefied natural gas, which will come from the deposits of the ...
Cyprus to protest ‘TRNC’ presence at Organisation of Turkic States
Cyprus is expected to raise the issue of the participation of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as an observer in a recent meeting of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), ...
‘Robust growth’ expected in Cyprus for the next two years
The European Commission expects growth in Cyprus to remain robust in 2025 and 2026, according to the Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast which was presented in Brussels on Friday.
The Commission expects annual growth ...
Thunderstorm warning for the weekend
The met office on Friday issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms which is valid from 10pm on Saturday until 8pm on Sunday.
Isolated heavy thunderstorms are expected to affect initially ...