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07 October, 2024
 

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Parents furious over woke play for school kids

Parents furious over woke play for school kids

A local adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days has been revised after parents in Cyprus cried foul over the show broaching homosexuality during a live performance in front of preteens...

Leading the real estate industry at the KEBE Awards

Leading the real estate industry at the KEBE Awards

This year we are very proud to announce that Pafilia‘s Managing Director was awarded Business Leader for the Construction, Property and Real Estate Sector....

Anastasiades to brief Slovakian president on Cyprus issue

Anastasiades to brief Slovakian president on Cyprus issue

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will have a meeting today at 12:45 with the President of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, with whom he is expected to discuss, among other things, the Cyprus issue...

Crypto world shaken as Europe arrests MEP

Crypto world shaken as Europe arrests MEP

The arrest of MEP Eva Kaili on corruption charges involving a Gulf state has sparked media frenzy over the weekend, with Qatar refuting reports that the world cup host is involved while Belgian officials have not named the country that allegedly attempted to bribe the crypto ally...

EU Parliament VP suspended on serious corruption charges

EU Parliament VP suspended on serious corruption charges

The Belgian judiciary has arrested four people as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving bribery from Qatar, while two others have been released....

'Generators of hope'

'Generators of hope'

The war in Ukraine is continuing unabatedly. Every day we hear about new atrocities of seemingly indiscriminate bombing of civilians. But we also see deliberate and targeted attacks on critical civilian infrastructure, such as electricity transmission networks....

What kind of weather can we expect this weekend?

What kind of weather can we expect this weekend?

The weather will be mostly clear in the evening, with only a few patchy clouds. ...

President and political parties condemn 'Grivas' protests

President and political parties condemn 'Grivas' protests

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has strongly condemned Thursday’s protests outside the House of Representatives over its decision to end funding to activities commemorating EOKA leader Georgios Grivas....

Avrupa reports one million residents in the occupied territory

Avrupa reports one million residents in the occupied territory

Avrupa cites data from the "Information and Communication Technology Institute" today, indicating that the population of the occupied territories has surpassed one million....

O. Michaelidis: 'Corruption is tolerated in our society'

O. Michaelidis: 'Corruption is tolerated in our society'

In his opening remarks at a celebration for World Anti-Corruption Day with students from Nicosia universities, Auditor General of the Republic Odysseas Michaelidis emphasized the significance of education, ...

A lion predicts the World Cup winners with 90% accuracy!

A lion predicts the World Cup winners with 90% accuracy!

Many claim to have discovered a method for predicting match results, but few are successful. A lion in a Thai zoo is said to have a 90% success rate at football predictions. ...

Turkic States Org opposed pseudo-state membership despite Turkey's push

Turkic States Org opposed pseudo-state membership despite Turkey's push

Turkey's intention to promote the membership of the Turkish Cypriot pseudostate to the Organization of Turkic States under the "state-observer" status was strongly resisted by member states and so Ankara had to backtrack, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou has told CNA....

EU welcomes Croatia while Bulgaria and Romania will have to wait

EU welcomes Croatia while Bulgaria and Romania will have to wait

Croatia will officially become the newest member of the European Union’s borderless area of Schengen on January 1, 2023, the European Union has confirmed....

Prices of basic consumer goods fluctuating wildly

Prices of basic consumer goods fluctuating wildly

The average retail price levels in effect on December 7, 2022, compared to November 9, 2022, show that prices for basic consumer goods are staggering....

The sky's no longer the limit when using your smartphone

The sky's no longer the limit when using your smartphone

Passengers aboard flights in the European Union will soon no longer be required to put their phones on airplane mode and will be able to make phone calls as well as use their mobile phones to the maximum of their features and capacity as airlines will be providing the latest 5G technology on their planes....

Breast cancer screening: The case of Cyprus

Breast cancer screening: The case of Cyprus

Population screening for breast cancer with mammography, and in some women, ultrasound screening, has been shown to reduce mortality from this disease....

Using smartphones to access patients' medical records

Using smartphones to access patients' medical records

Electronic cross-border health services are expected to be gradually established in 25 EU countries by 2025....

Shipping tycoon wants to transfer biz to Cyprus

Shipping tycoon wants to transfer biz to Cyprus

A Norwegian-born Cypriot billionaire wants to move his shipping company to Cyprus to reap benefits, including an EU-approved tonnage tax regime available only to tax residents of the island, which is scrambling to keep its industry afloat amid sanctions against Russia...

World Cup Chief Executive: 'Death is a part of life'

World Cup Chief Executive: 'Death is a part of life'

The Qatar World Cup chief executive said 'death is a part of life' in response to the tragic death of yet another migrant worker who has died at a training site....

House up in arms over north’s Varosha plans

House up in arms over north’s Varosha plans

The parliament in the Republic of Cyprus is calling on the European Union and United Nations to ‘take concrete measures' against Turkish Cypriot plans to open the entire ghost town of Varosha, following comments made on the campaign trail by politicians in the north...

Police tightlipped over Oroklini ambush suspect

Police tightlipped over Oroklini ambush suspect

A man appearing in court in connection with Sunday’s gangland shooting in Oroklini initially denied any knowledge in the case treated by police as attempted murder, but local media later reported that the name of another suspect emerged after he asked to speak with an officer in private...

Cypriot parliament approves state budget

Cypriot parliament approves state budget

The House of Representatives plenary approved the 2023 state budget on Thursday evening, the last to be tabled by the 10-year administration of Nicos Anastasiades...

Crowds gather outside Parliament cheering for 'Grivas!'

Crowds gather outside Parliament cheering for 'Grivas!'

A protest is currently taking place outside the Parliament in response to the resolution passed by the Parliament's Plenary, which labels George Grivas Digenis "unworthy of any kind of honor."...

Gov't admits to allowing spyware exports

Gov't admits to allowing spyware exports

The Greek government has admitted that it gave an Athens-based company permits to export a phone hacking tool to Madagascar, a country with a history of cracking down on dissent....

Risk of power cuts next week

Risk of power cuts next week

Due to a disagreement between the management of EAC and its employees, the nightmare of a power outage next week will return in December....

The 2023 Budget in the vortex of the elections

The 2023 Budget in the vortex of the elections

The government of President Anastasiades has just submitted its final budget, for 2023. DISY will undoubtedly support the budget, but it will be interesting to see what position it will take if and when the polls are confirmed....

Britney Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer

Britney Griner swapped for Russian arms dealer

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a source familiar with the matter....

Candidates continue campaigning both inside and outside of Cyprus

Candidates continue campaigning both inside and outside of Cyprus

Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic continue their activities both inside and outside of Cyprus. The candidates and their teams analyzed their positions and alluded to issues of concern to citizens as well as current events....

Vehicle registrations up 7.2% annually in November

Vehicle registrations up 7.2% annually in November

Vehicle registrations increased yearly by 7.2% in November 2022, according to a report published on Thursday by the Statistical Service. Total registrations of vehicles in November numbered 2,522, compared to 2,353 in November 2021. ...

What connects them to the other side?

What connects them to the other side?

High school students walk through the cobblestone streets of the old town. The demonstration ended around eleven o'clock in the morning....

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