Cyprus to host Commonwealth meet
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland kicked off her meetings in Cyprus on Monday, setting the stage for Friday’s Commonwealth ministers’ meeting on oceans.
The Commonwealth SG met President Nikos ...
Man fined for bird trapping in bases
A man was fined €2,000 last week after confessing to bird trapping offences dating back to January in the Achna forest area, the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) police said on Monday.
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Everest on top of the world
By Richard Boxall
Another busy weekend of cricket started with this year’s first youth cricket session at Ypsonas cricket ground on Saturday, when the potential stars of the future ...
Scheffler wins Masters for second major title
Unflappable American Scottie Scheffler claimed a second Masters title in three years on Sunday, the world number one holding steady while his biggest challengers self-destructed making their way through the ...
Shots fired at house
Police in the Famagusta district were on high alert following a shooting near the house of a 36-year-old man in the village of Frenaros.
According to various reports, several shots ...
UK’s Cameron urges Israel not to retaliate against Iran, France steps up security around synagogues and Jewish schools
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran’s drone and missile attack, saying it should “think with head as well as heart” because Tehran’s ...
Explosion rocks hotel on Larnaca seafront (updated)
The blast in the early hours of Monday at a Larnaca seaside hotel, which has been closed for renovation work since December last year, was caused by a home-made explosive ...
Man arrested for impersonation at Paphos airport
The Paphos District Court issued a three-day remand for a 33-year-old man implicated in a case of forgery, impersonation and circulation of a forged document.
According to Paphos assistant chief ...
Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women, say police
The man who fatally stabbed six people at a mall in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, police said on Monday, as the attacker’s father ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, the situation in Israel is “very difficult”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following a snap meeting of the National Security Council but stressed the island ...
Palestinian film to be screened
The Embassy of the State of Palestine organises a film night on April 27 in Nicosia, screening the distinguished and multi-award-winning film Farha. The screening will be held at Pantheon Cinema ...
Arrest for burglaries in Paphos
A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody for five days by the Paphos district court for an investigated case of burglary and theft.
According to the police, residents of ...
Man caught transporting stolen car engines
A 26-year-old man arrested for illegal possession of property will appear before the District Court of Nicosia on Monday.
According to police, officers arrested the man on Sunday afternoon after ...
President to discuss Cyprus investment prospects in the UK
President Nikos Christodoulides will on Monday travel to London for a series of contacts with financial parties, entrepreneurs and investors.
As part of his visit, the president will participate in ...
EU environment commissioner in Cyprus to discuss key issues
European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius will hold meetings in Cyprus on Monday to discuss key environmental issues.
The commissioner will meet Agriculture Minister Maria ...
Stakeholders to discuss Larnaca port impasse at Presidential Palace
Stakeholders are to convene on Monday morning at the Presidential Palace to discuss the impasse over the future of the planned Larnaca marina and port revamp.
The meeting, to be ...
Today’s weather: Warm and clear, dust on the way
Monday will be clear and warm with temperatures rising to 29C inland, 26C on the coast, and 19C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly north-easterly and in the ...
Leverkusen secure maiden Bundesliga title with 5-0 win over Bremen
Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen secured their first Bundesliga title on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, breaking an 11-year stranglehold on the league by Bayern Munich.
Xabi Alonso’s ...
ECB’s confidence in fight against inflation growing, Villeroy says
The European Central Bank (ECB) is increasingly confident that it is winning the fight against inflation, which makes an interest rate cut in June very likely, according to ECB policymaker ...
OpenAI’s Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to large firms, including some Microsoft customers
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted hundreds of Fortune 500 company executives in San Francisco, New York and London this month where he and other OpenAI executives pitched AI services ...
UK economy’s growth points to exit from recession
Britain’s tepid economy is on course to exit a shallow recession after output grew for a second month in a row in February, and January’s reading was revised ...
US quarterly earnings to feature big growth in tech-related companies
Big technology-related company earnings are expected to again lead S&P 500 profit growth in the upcoming US reporting period, which could refuel optimism for stocks after a weak start ...
Sending Cyprus gas to Egypt
Egypt desperately needs a major gas discovery to shore up its declining production
The submission of the updated development plan for the Aphrodite gasfield by Chevron at the beginning of ...
US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass ...