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05 October, 2024
 

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Inside the high-stakes prosecution of a former president

Inside the high-stakes prosecution of a former president

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first president to face criminal charges before a court of justice in the United States. ...

Russian children's commissioner rejects ICC allegations

Russian children's commissioner rejects ICC allegations

Russia's commissioner for children's rights on Tuesday dismissed International Criminal Court (ICC) allegations that she was responsible for unlawfully deporting children from Ukraine as false...

Citizen wants to school police over 'wrongful arrest'

Citizen wants to school police over 'wrongful arrest'

A private citizen in Cyprus is going after police following an encounter outside Parliament last month, saying he was wrongfully arrested as a concerned bystander by vengeful motorbike cops during a protest about foreclosures...

Greek minister on rare visit to Turkey as tensions ease

Greek minister on rare visit to Turkey as tensions ease

NATO members Turkey and Greece can resolve their disputes through peaceful means and dialogue, Turkey’s defense minister said after talks with his Greek counterpart Tuesday, in the latest sign of easing tensions between the rival neighbors...

Cypriot president visits Cairo

Cypriot president visits Cairo

The Cyprus issue, ways to deepen bilateral relations in the fields of trade, economy and tourism, as well as Energy, will be the focus of a meeting on Wednesday in Cairo between President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...

Minister of Agriculture announces his four priorities

Minister of Agriculture announces his four priorities

Minister of Agriculture, Petros Xenophontos, outlined his four priorities for the agriculture sector during an interview on the DIASPORA news show. ...

Trump faces 34 felony charges but won't be handcuffed or have mug shot taken

Trump faces 34 felony charges but won't be handcuffed or have mug shot taken

Donald Trump will be placed under arrest today and informed that he has been charged with 34 felony counts for falsification of business records, according to a source who has been briefed on the procedures for the arraignment of the former president....

KEAN shares sold: New owners to bring fresh ideas and investments

KEAN shares sold: New owners to bring fresh ideas and investments

In a recent development, the shareholders of KEAN have decided to sell their shares to bbf, a company operating in the field of development projects. ...

Finland joins NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia

Finland joins NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia

Finland Joins NATO, Doubling Russia's Border with the Alliance Subtitle: ...

Cyprus raised 1 billion with a 10-year sustainability bond

Cyprus raised 1 billion with a 10-year sustainability bond

Cyprus has raised €1 billion through its first-ever 10-year sustainable bond, which saw demand exceed supply by 12.5 times. The bond yielded 4.20% and will finance a range of "green" and social projects,...

Minor hospitalized in adult psychiatric ward due to bed shortage

Minor hospitalized in adult psychiatric ward due to bed shortage

The PASYDY Mental Health Nursing Staff Branch has expressed their deep concern about the hospitalization of a minor at the Athalassa Hospital, due to a lack of beds in the Children and Adolescent Inpatient Department, which could lead to overcrowding of all mental health structures....

Cyprus short-term rental bookings rebound in 2022, but still below 2019 levels

Cyprus short-term rental bookings rebound in 2022, but still below 2019 levels

Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU, reported that during the fourth quarter of 2022 (Q4 2022), short-term rental accommodations booked through platforms like Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group, or TripAdvisor were in high demand, with guests spending around 97 million nights in such accommodations across the EU. ...

Home prices remain high despite recent dip

Home prices remain high despite recent dip

House Price Index decreased by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2022 and amounted to 108.03 units, compared to the third quarter, when it was at 112.51, according to a preliminary estimate of the Statistical Service, published on Tuesday....

City employee arrested in driver permit middleman scandal

City employee arrested in driver permit middleman scandal

More suspects including a civil servant have been arrested in the document fraud scandal where foreign food delivery drivers allegedly paid hundreds of euros to a middleman in order to secure a driver’s permit...

Ex minister worries Nicosia dropped IMO ball out of spite

Ex minister worries Nicosia dropped IMO ball out of spite

A Cypriot former minister is calling on the new government to offer an explanation as to why the Republic of Cyprus failed to seek a nomination currently being sought by foe Turkey at a UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, hinting at revenge politics and calling on his party to seek answers...

Cypriot professor Phoebe Koundouri honored for contribution to Science

Cypriot professor Phoebe Koundouri honored for contribution to Science

On Thursday, the 23rd of March, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri was awarded the Academy of Athens Excellence in Science Award 2023 for her contribution to the advancement of the Science of the Marine Environment by the President of the Academy of Athens, Michael-Konstantinos Stathopoulos, and the Secretary-General, Christos Zerefos....

French marines train with Cyprus National Guard

French marines train with Cyprus National Guard

French marines carried out during the last few days an exercise code-named ARIADNI-23 with units of Cyprus National Guard, according to the embassy of France in Cyprus...

Doubts raised over Larnaca airport breach story

Doubts raised over Larnaca airport breach story

A cloud of uncertainty has emerged over media reports about a serious security breach at Larnaca International Airport, with both airport and government officials in Cyprus raising a number of questions about the alleged incident...

Private jet flights in Europe reach record high in 2022

Private jet flights in Europe reach record high in 2022

A recent report from Greenspace on carbon dioxide emissions from private aviation in Europe has shown that private jet flights reached an all-time high in 2022, and emissions more than doubled compared to 2021....

Kyriakos Kouros assumes post as DG of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kyriakos Kouros assumes post as DG of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kyriakos Kouros has today taken up the position of Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....

Temporary high pressure, thin dust and isolated rains expected

Temporary high pressure, thin dust and isolated rains expected

Today, we have a weak high pressure temporarily affecting the area, while weak low pressure is expected from tomorrow....

Bullying in Cyprus - From awareness to action

Bullying in Cyprus - From awareness to action

As a researcher and Ph.D. candidate studying the crime of bullying against minors from a criminal and criminological perspective in Cyprus, I am deeply concerned about the increase in bullying in our country. ...

UN report reveals 47 mine-contaminated areas in Cyprus

UN report reveals 47 mine-contaminated areas in Cyprus

According to data from UNFICYP, 47 suspected hazardous areas in Cyprus could be contaminated with mines and/or explosive remnants of war (ERW), covering roughly 1.7 million square meters of land....

Illegal contracts awarded by former Finance Minister, says Audit office

Illegal contracts awarded by former Finance Minister, says Audit office

The Audit Office has confirmed that two contracts, awarded by the former Finance Minister without an open tender, were illegal. The Attorney General's opinion that the direct award was legal was also called into question....

Passports of Russian officials confiscated to prevent overseas escape

Passports of Russian officials confiscated to prevent overseas escape

A Soviet-style practice is being resorted to by Russia's security services, confiscating the passports of senior officials and executives of state-owned companies to prevent travel abroad, as "paranoia about leaks and defections spreads in Vladimir Putin's regime," reports the Financial Times....

Tourism revenue at €45.6 million in January

Tourism revenue at €45.6 million in January

Revenue from tourism amounted to €45.6 million in January 2023, significantly surpassing the revenue from tourism in January last year, as well as in January 2019, a record year for Cypriot tourism....

Prem Watsa: 'Greek banks are safer'

Prem Watsa: 'Greek banks are safer'

Greece has entered a virtuous cycle of growth, and the next few years will be especially beneficial to the economy and Greeks if political stability is maintained and business-friendly policies are implemented....

Young mother dies in brutal road accident

Young mother dies in brutal road accident

A young mother was killed in a road accident on Monday when her vehicle collided head on with a public bus, while her toddler survived the crash and was said to be in stable condition...

Minister of Labor to submit CoLA mediation proposal

Minister of Labor to submit CoLA mediation proposal

Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Yiannis Panayiotou said on Friday he would submit a mediation proposal to the social partners (trade unions and employers) to reach an agreement on the issue of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA)....

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