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1. Petrolina: The gift of life through blood donation

True to its long-standing humanitarian actions and the ideals of volunteering, Petrolina successfully organised its second blood drive for this year among the company’s employees and management....

2. Mass casualties in Lebanon: 32 killed, thousands wounded in device blasts

Fear quickly spread throughout Lebanon. Some rushed to unplug their devices, while others disconnected transformers and solar systems powering their homes....

3. Greece-Cyprus pact aims to close transplant gap with Europe

In a move which would help Greece and Cyprus catch up with Europe in the field of transplants, the two countries signed two cooperation agreements on Thursday for the exchange of kidneys and lungs....

4. Biden withdraws from US Presidential race

President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, a decision that injects significant uncertainty into the Democratic nomination process just months before the November election against Donald Trump. ...

5. US and Israel fund far-right groups blocking Gaza aid

Under U.S. pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver substantial humanitarian aid to Gaza....

6. Donors withhold $90M in election funding unless Biden steps aside

Donors to a major super PAC backing President Joe Biden are withholding around $90 million in pledged funds, urging the president to step aside, sources told the New York Times. ...

7. Averof's podcast musings and the flip-flop chronicles

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Averof has appeared on a podcast again – how does he manage to do it all? – to question why they are celebrating 24 percent when they considered 26 percent disastrous during the Presidential elections! ...

8. President Christodoulides attends Gaza humanitarian conference

President Nikos Christodoulides is attending today an international Conference on the Humanitarian Response on Gaza, taking place at the Dead Sea in Jordan....

9. Israeli settler defies US sanctions, gains community aid to access frozen funds

For weeks after being sanctioned by the United States, Yinon Levi struggled to pay the bills, living at his farming outpost atop a hill in the occupied West Bank. But the Israeli settler’s problems didn’t last....

10. US CENTCOM continues to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza

US CENTCOM said on Monday that its personnel continued to support the delivery of humanitarian assistance into Gaza....

11. Norway-funded projects highlighted in Nicosia walking tour

The Norwegian Embassy is organising a special walking event in the heart of Nicosia, highlighting some of the flagship projects funded by the Norwegian......

12. Celebrating Greek independence, a White House tradition

On Thursday, President Joe Biden hosted a ceremony at the White House celebrating Greek independence. Some have questioned the usefulness of these annual gatherings, claiming that they lack substance and serve only public relations purposes....

13. German Ambassador highlights Cyprus' vital role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

In a recent interview with the Cyprus News Agency, German Ambassador to Cyprus Anke Schlimm emphasized the urgent need to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza....

14. Ethical issues hang heavy on controversial organ retrieval method in donors

A heated controversy has erupted among major hospitals in New York City over a groundbreaking heart retrieval method for organ donors, exposing ethical concerns surrounding the delicate balance between life and death in medical practice....

15. IDF's fuel ban in Gaza stirs global debate

In a recent discussion on Israel's strategy, Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, head of Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, clarified the IDF's stance on humanitarian aid in Gaza....

16. Nicosia's first autism homes opened by Voice for Autism

In a momentous occasion on October 2, 2023, the NGO Voice for Autism proudly inaugurated two groundbreaking group homes in Lakatamia, Nicosia....

17. Australian parents denied access to newborns in surrogacy scandal

Australian parents are unable to bring their newborn babies home after a fertility clinic in Crete, Greece was raided by police....

18. Petrolina Group: The gift of life with a blood donation

19. Taliban's violations of women's rights

The UN report released last month was compiled after a week-long visit to Afghanistan by Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, who led a contingent from the working group on discrimination against women and girls....

20. Cyprus performs successful kidney transplant between two couples

In a statement, the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO) announced that the George Kyriakides Transplant Clinic of Nicosia General Hospital successfully carried out the first kidney transplant between two Cypriot couples...

21. Nicosia scolds Budapest over Turkic summit faux pas

Cypriot newly-appointed Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warned his Hungarian counterpart this week that Nicosia would keep an eye on how Budapest carries forwards after a diplomatic faux pas involving a Turkish Cypriot delegation at a summit in Ankara...

22. 1 billion euros from the EU for Turkey's reconstruction

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Ulf Kristerson, Prime Minister of Sweden, who holds the EU Council presidency, are hosting a donors' conference in Brussels today to raise funds and coordinate aid to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria....

23. Greece may follow Spanish model to increase organ donation

Greece is seeking to emulate the institution of the local transplant coordinator in hospitals that was pioneered in Spain and led to a spike in organ donation rates....

24. Cyprus and Spain to collaborate on organ transplants

The rate of organ donation in Cyprus remains very low compared to other European countries, Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela said on Thursday, adding that 173 transplants from living donors and 80 from posthumous donors have been carried out in Cyprus since 2011....

25. Study: Microplastics found in human blood for the first time

Microplastics – tiny pieces of plastic less than 0.2 of an inch (5mm) in diameter – have been found in human blood for the first time....

26. USA: First man to receive pig heart transplant dies

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday....

27. Extradition case in Cyprus gets political

Cyprus is in the middle of a politically-charged extradition battle where a mother and son wanted by Chinese authorities are getting support from an American organization backed by Donald Trump’s former advisor...

28. Wealthy Britons turn to Cypriot citizenship

Interest in additional citizenships by British entrepreneurs is rising even as the European Commission examines possible steps to curb EU states selling passports and visas to wealthy foreigners, due to concerns it can help organized crime groups...

29. Organ donor preference in new driver permits

New driver’s permits in the Republic of Cyprus will include organ donor information and other features, including security enhancements, a far cry from current licences printed on a piece of paper...

30. Young woman dies in hospital after brutal crash

A young local woman died in hospital over the weekend, ten days after a brutal car crash caused by an illegal overtake, with reports saying her organs have been donated to patients in Cyprus and Greece...