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By Michele Kambas Cyprus plans to launch a register in coming months identifying the owners of thousands of companies on the island, lifting a veil of secrecy on opaque and ...

The House Finance Corporation announced a scheme on Wednesday aimed at helping households which are finding it difficult to repay their loan. The scheme, dubbed Heraclis, is addressed to borrowers ...

Cyprus is too small to be divided but big enough for all of its people – Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Armenians, Latins and Maronites – ruling Disy leader Averof Neophytou said on ...

Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday launched a new state-backed loan scheme for businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing existing programmes that have seen struggling businesses borrow ...

Over 60 police officers and 30 patrol cars will be deployed in Limassol during Smokey or Stinky Thursday to make sure all the measures in place against the spread of Covid-19 are ...

Cyprus on January 4 activated the beneficial owners register, thus completing the transposition of the 4th AML Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on ...

Foreign visitors have been upset by China’s anal swab tests for COVID-19, prompting complaints of inconvenience and even psychological trauma, and stoking debate over their necessity. A few cities, ...

In the latest Hollywood star drawn to the island to take part in a film, THEO PANAYIDES meets the proverbial hardest working man in showbiz who credits yoga and walking ...

The ‘El Diablo’ saga continued on Wednesday as the president’s spokesman said that the government respects the Holy Synod’s concerns, but also artistic freedom. “We respect the views ...

By Laurie Goering China, which long targeted rapid industrial growth despite its environmental consequences, now aims to become the global leader in “low-carbon tech for a carbon-constrained world” as it ...

How a Nicosia group is tackling the shocking levels of food waste Did you know that a third of the food produced worldwide every year ends up in landfills? Perfectly ...

If there is one thing people everywhere love, it just might be coffee… after all, more than two billion cups of the beverage are consumed on the planet, every single ...

Hoteliers in the Famagusta region recently attended a workshop led by plastic reduction experts as part of the ‘Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free’ project. The workshop examined the ...

By Richard Dickenson Most of us grow up believing or half-believing in some imaginary Robin Hood yarns or other. Mostly it’s because people love yarns. When our parents or ...

In this video, yogi and mystic Sadhguru, counsels parents on how to build a truly loving, authentic relationship with their children, setting aside prevalent ideas or practices that are harmful ...

The Ayios Tychonas pedestrian coastal path is safe, community leader Pambos Ioannou said on Wednesday, following concerns that support pillars of the path have bent as a result of corrosion. ...

An island-wide referendum on local government reform will be held on the same day as the May 30 parliamentary elections, the Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday. The decision was announced ...

The government will allocate €420,00 for a new scheme to upgrade local taverns, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Wednesday, one of two tourism related measures adopted by cabinet ...

A parliamentary inquiry into the link between sport and long-term brain injury has been launched. MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee will call witnesses to examine ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people rushing from their houses but drawing no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (...

The Kremlin on Wednesday played down the impact of sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union over Moscow’s treatment of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, but said ...

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, unleashing a savage tsunami that caused immeasurable destruction and suffering to the country. Among those deeply moved by the shocking TV images ...

Apoel are commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the Greek War of Independence with a special event. Specifically, the Nicosia club’s swimming and water polo departments are conducting a swimming ...

The interior ministry has proposed a bill to further clamp down on ‘sham students’ which could lead to a hefty fine of €250,000. The bill also seeks a 15-year prison sentence ...