“It was an unfortunate moment,” the stationmaster in the deadly train crash is said to have claimed. How many times has the inadequacy and failure of the broader Greek state mechanism been hidden behind such phrases? Sometimes it is blamed on “bad luck,” at others, it is dismissed with “That’s Greece.”...
Newly appointed Minister of Health Popi Kanari has said that if we let the General Healthcare System (GeSY) collapse, then the entire state will collapse, stressing that she is in favour of qualitative and quantitative controls to improve the system....
Hate speech affecting several groups remains widespread in the Cypriot public discourse, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said on Tuesday in a report on Cyprus. ...
Today's weather will be mostly clear, but there will be locally increasing clouds, especially after midday, which will cause isolated showers, primarily in the mountains and some inland areas. ...
A high-profile trafficking case where airport police officers were accused of turning a blind eye on an illegal prostitution ring drew to a close this week, with most defendants acquitted including a cop whose guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt...
Non-profit organization TechIsland rebuilt the Regional Primary School in Arakapas, which suffered from a terrible wildfire. The organization has invested more than 200 000 euros in renovating the school. TechIsland also contributed to the opening of a computer class with the help of Asbis, one of the board members of the company. ...
Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education as their male peers returned to school for a new academic year and the United Nations heard the restriction may amount to a crime against humanity....
The European Union is sending experts to Athens this week to help the country improve safety on its rail system in the wake of last week’s deadly collision between two trains in central Greece...
The most famous mountain in Switzerland is no longer appropriate for Toblerone to use on its packaging. Due to its decision to relocate a portion of its production to the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, this year, US company Mondelez, ...
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, will visit Cyprus next week to hold meetings with President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, CNA has learned...
Cyprus Police announced extra security measures on Monday for the House Speaker and members of her family, following the emergence of allegations on social media regarding a drug arrest cover-up and fake news counter claims from the top legislator...
The government has withdrawn the request pending before the parliamentary finance committee for the purchase of vehicles for state officials, the parliamentary finance committee said....
Saudi Arabia said Monday it deposited $5 billion into the Turkish central bank, likely helping Ankara firm up its long-weakening currency, the lira, after last month’s massive earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria....
A total of 38 bounced cheques have been registered in the Central Information Registry (CIR) for dishonored cheques in February, compared with 23 in January, the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) said on Monday....
Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos....
The government of the Netherlands may be facing legal action related to their recent decision to reduce the number of annual flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to 460,000 from November 2023, which is eight percent lower than the current flight cap....
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Dr. Costas Constantinou requested during the informal Ministerial Meeting of the MED5 (Greece, Italy, Spain, Malta and Cyprus) the assistance of FRONTEX to limit the flow of irregular migrants from Turkey through the Green Line, while the issue of the Green Line was also included in the joint communiqué that was signed by the participants....
Prime minister Rishi Sunak will introduce new laws this week barring anyone arriving in the UK by small boats across the English Channel from claiming asylum....
Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening. He was 71....
Today's weather will be partly cloudy with isolated showers expected from time to time, while an isolated thunderstorm is not being ruled out in the afternoon. ...
London’s most expensive home is up for sale, according to Quartz. Set on four private acres in Regent Park, one of the city’s eight royal parks, the home’s reported asking price is about $300 million, or £250 million....
There has been a lot of discussion about the new President's selection of Michalis Hatzigiannis to fill the role of Deputy Minister of Culture, and it can be challenging to separate reasonable criticism from elitism. ...
The station master at Greece's Larissa railway station was detained pending trial on Sunday, his lawyer said, on charges related to the country's deadliest train crash on record...
The remains of two young Cypriots who perished in Greece’s deadly rail disaster arrived on the island on Sunday, with both families of the victims requesting a media blackout as they bid farewell to their children...
Concerned citizens in rural Nicosia rushed to save a dog on Friday as it was being dragged behind a pickup truck, with the owner reportedly telling them he did not care if the animal lived or died...
Cyprus’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.6% in real terms in 2022, according to a provisional estimate published by the country’s statistical service CyStat on Wednesday....
Anastasia Adamidou, 24, of Paphos, was identified by DNA on Friday morning (03/03), and her family has been notified. Along with Kyprianos Papaioannou, the young woman is one of the many victims of the Tempi railway disaster....
The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides has already signed the law extending the reduction of fuel taxes until May 4, 2023, following the approval of the relevant bill today, by the House Plenary....
