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151. MI6 chief urges Russians to share info

The head of the British Secret Service MI6, Richard Moore, urged Russians who are against the war to "share" information or documents they possess with the British secret services, to bring the war to a faster end....

152. Digital ''One-Stop-Shop'' to access renewable energy projects in 2024

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry announced on Monday the launch of the online "Digital One Stop Shop" platform, an action of the Recovery and Resilience Plan "Cyprus - Tomorrow", which, in the first phase, concerns the digital submission of applications for the licensing of renewable energy projects....

153. Applications open for 'Rent in Exchange' program

"The submission of applications for the 'Rent in Exchange for Installment' program will begin in October," said Ioanna Markidou, Chief Economist A' at the Ministry of Finance, in a statement to CNA....

154. Over 40,000 unpaid fines await court action

The photo-enforcement system using traffic cameras still has not resulted in any unpaid violators' cases reaching the court, according to a report on Philenews....

155. Illegal employment of advisors exposed in audit

An audit report by the Audit Service has exposed the illegal employment of four individuals who serve as advisors to the President of the Republic and the Deputy Minister of Shipping. ...

156. Schools vulnerable to ransomware

The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate, and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts....

157. Cypriot delegation pounded with human rights questions

Cyprus’ law commissioner says her delegation received praise last week at a UN committee hearing in Geneva, but she also admitted that no country had a perfect record on human rights following a bombardment of questions on human rights...

158. Court goes out with a bang in sex client case

The curtains were drawn on a Nicosia criminal court this week after its last act included sentencing a man for buying sexual services, the first ever explicit client conviction on the island, but questions remains over the long and protracted case where a young female prostitute was described as a trafficking victim...

159. Self-service kiosks to capture fingerprints

According to a report from Greek City Times, a recent development in travel regulations will require holidaymakers visiting EU countries, including popular destinations like France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Italy, to provide their fingerprints....

160.  Land sales surge in Akamas

The irregularities observed within Akamas' protected area, as highlighted in last Sunday's report by "K," appear to be just one aspect of a broader issue emerging in anticipation of the implementation of the local plan in September....

161. Police join agent wars over domestic assistants

Foreign nationals on work visas in the Republic of Cyprus may have immigration documents confiscated at Greek Cypriot checkpoints as they cross into the north, as authorities in the south push for preemptive measures to combat overseas travel at the expense of domestic employers...

162. Search intensifies for missing sub as Canadian military detects underwater noises

A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic....

163. Hunter Biden to plead guilty to three federal charges

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware....

164. It's a race against time as rescuers scramble to locate missing sub

Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time early Tuesday to find a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago....

165. Seven arrested in residence permit scandal

166. Miami protests against Trump about the 37 felony counts

Donald Trump is set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors, and trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back....

167. Woman declared dead comes knocking

Funerals are more often than not a sad and sombre affair where grieving people say goodbye to a much-loved friend or relative who has died....

168. Burisma owner may have Bidens on tape

Shocking revelations in Washington suggest the owner of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company registered in Cyprus, said he had secretly recorded phone conservations with Joe Biden as 'insurance policy' while accusations continue to build up against the FBI for redacting crucial information from a document alleging bribery and corruption...

169. JPMorgan chase settles $290M lawsuit with Epstein victims

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) reached a tentative $290 million settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein, one of two lawsuits alleging the nation's largest bank ignored warnings about its longtime client and facilitated his alleged sex trafficking....

170. Nicosia real estate market surges, indicating recovery

Nicosia, the capital city, has broken free from a six-month period of stagnation, exhibiting promising signs of recovery....

171. Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP probe

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested by police investigating allegations of financial misconduct by the Scottish National Party....

172. Trump indicted on 37 federal counts

Former President Trump was indicted on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and false statements, according to an unsealed copy of the indictment obtained by Fox News....

173. Former Bishop of Kition files appeal against court's decision

Today, an appeal is expected to be filed by the lawyer of the former Bishop of Kition after he was convicted last week of indecent assault against a woman who was a minor at the time of the incident....

174. Cyprus police rule out arson in Russian Cultural Center fire

Cyprus police have ruled out the possibility that the fire that broke out last April at the Russian Cultural Center in Nicosia was arson....

175. Preserving Cyprus' medieval heritage digitally

Within the framework of the European program "DigiArc: Digital Arch of Greek-Cypriot Culture: Preservation and Enhancement of the medieval cultural heritage in the Aegean and Cyprus Islands," the Department of Antiquities has acquired, installed, and put into operation four information points (info-kiosks) at the following medieval castles in Cyprus: Limassol Castle, Larnaca Castle, Paphos Castle, and Kolossi Castle....

176. Child deaths in Khartoum orphanage amid Sudan conflict

At least 60 infants, toddlers, and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in harrowing conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside....

177. Schengen visa processing delays impact Turkish citizens

Citizens of Türkiye have started to consider traveling to destinations other than those in the European Union/Schengen Area as they keep on facing Schengen visa processing delays as well as long waiting times for available appointment slots. ...

178. Eva Kaili awaits parliamentary return amid corruption probe

Greek MEP Eva Kaili, one the main suspects in a cash-for-influence corruption probe at the European Parliament, will seek to return to her parliamentary duties next week, her lawyer has said....

179. FBI reveals plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during 1983 US visit

Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination threat during a 1983 visit to the US, newly released FBI documents show....

180. Cyprus exits enhanced surveillance ten years after crisis

Ten years after the financial crisis Cyprus has exited the European Commission’s excessive imbalances procedure (EIP), on the basis of EU documents issued under the spring package of the 2023 European Semester...