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1231. Suspect enters witness protection in foukou case

A suspect in a huge drug bust case dubbed 'foukou grills for down under' has entered the witness protection program in Cyprus, prompting police to make another arrest in a cross-border investigation spanning multiple countries...

1232. End of an era: Merkel bows out after 16 years

Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005...

1233. USA: Fund manager to turn over $70 million in stolen antiquities

Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt has agreed to turn over $70 million worth of stolen antiquities and will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday....

1234. K. Treppides & Co Ltd: Social Media and Investment Recommendations

It is commonly accepted that social media play a defining role in almost every aspect of our everyday life. ...

1235. An American president with special knowledge

Criticism of Turkish practices by the international community is a recurrent feature in world politics. ...

1236. New UN Special Representative arrives in Cyprus today

The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, arrives in Cyprus today, replacing Elizabeth Spehar whose term ended on November 30, 2021. ...

1237. 'Clothes of the Soul' at the Leventis Municipal Museum

The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia presents the art exhibition "Clothes of the Soul",...

1238. The Pope has arrived in Cyprus

Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus on Thursday afternoon. The Cypriot government, through its Deputy Spokesman Niovis Parisinou, had described the Pope's visit as "an important event of international scope that is of global interest"....

1239. Cyprus Police on high alert for Pope's visit

Cyprus Police are on high alert due to Pope Francis` visit on the island between 2-4 December....

1240. Israeli abduction suspect out on bail in Cyprus

An Israeli businessman in Cyprus has been released on bail following a preliminary hearing for his extradition to Italy, where he has been implicated in the abduction of a young boy who survived a cable car disaster but was caught in a cross-border custody battle ever since...

1241. New tender announced for ferry connection between Cyprus and Greece

The Deputy Ministry for Shipping announced it has launched a new tender for the maritime connection between Cyprus and Greece after the first tender failed to attract official bids....

1242. The 30th Auction of Greek and Cypriot Artworks

1243. Government subsidies for electric vehicles

The car market is going through a difficult period, as evidenced by the statistics of new motor vehicle registrations....

1244. EU kicks off debate on need for booster shots to travel

European Union governments kicked off a debate on Tuesday about how long vaccines are effective against Covid-19 and whether evidence of a booster dose will be required to maintain free travel across the bloc as cases spike....

1245. 35,000 protesters demonstrated against COVID measures in Austria

Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country’s skyrocketing coronavirus infections....

1246. 'Three Approaches to Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Application to Groundwater'

Professor Phoebe Koundouri's thesis, "Three Approaches to Measuring Natural Resource Scarcity: Theory and Application to Groundwater" which was published by Peterhouse of the University of Cambridge, is now available for free on Read Library....

1247. The Vatican welcomes modern Greek art

It is the first cultural event of Greece in the Vatican, one of the centers that shaped European art....

1248. Cypriot students demand Turkish troops leave island

Holding banners reading ‘I don’t forget’ and ‘200,000 refugees,’ Cypriot university students demonstrated in the northern port city of Thessaloniki,...

1249. Scorpions flood Egyptian villages after storm, sting more than 500 people

Scorpions that were flushed from their underground desert homes by recent storms have stung more than 500 people in the governorate of Aswan, in southern Egypt....

1250. Former South African President F.W. de Klerk dead at 85

South Africa's last white president F.W. de Klerk, who died on Thursday aged 85, stunned the world when he scrapped apartheid and negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela....

1251. US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices

U.S. food banks already dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge — surging food prices and supply chain issues walloping the nation....

1252. Rule stickler mayor left hanging with stroke of pen

President Nicos Anastasiades used the stroke of a pen on Wednesday to block the closure of a department store in Paphos, a move that left the town’s mayor hanging after he had warned his municipality would not tolerate illegal operations without permits...

1253. Ireland contributes 25,000 euros to Committee of Missing Persons

The Republic of Ireland donated 25,000 euros to the Committee on Missing Persons on Novemeber 8th, bringing the country's total contributions to the committee to 375,000 euros since 2006, CMP announced today....

1254. Nine outstanding Cypriot men awarded for their determination and innovation

Pavlos Kontidis was named Man of the Year for the 3rd time at the 20th annual Bank of Cyprus Man of the Year Awards....

1255. Cyprus is expected to be more affected by climate change in the coming decades

Cyprus is expected to be much more affected by climate change in the coming decades, said today the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis,...

1256. Brutal poacher attack case heads to House committee

A reported attack in rural Famagusta against a conservation activist, who told police he was assaulted by suspected illegal poachers in the dead of night, caught the attention of a House member who says she will raise the issue before the internal affairs committee...

1257. Man of the year awards tonight at 830pm

The annual Man of the Year Awards Ceremony is being held today, November 8, for the 20th year in a row....

1258. Tatar puts up new fight for squeaky cheese

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is taking to task European Union decisions on halloumi/hellim, the island’s famous cheese, saying they favor Greek Cypriots and leave their counterparts in the north at the mercy of inspectors approved by the south...

1259. Volunteers gathered to pick up garbage in Agros over the weekend

As part of the "Let's do it! Cyprus 2021" campaign, 50 volunteers and members of NGO's gathered together over the weekend in Agros and managed to fill 25 bags of mixed garbage and 12 bags of PMD materials....

1260. Bicycle subsidy website suspended indefinitely

The government portal for bike subsidy applications was temporarily shut down due to "excessive interest" in the scheme....