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6691. Italy seizes oligarchs' villas and yachts to put pressure on Russia

Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth 143 million euros ($156 million) from five high-profile Russians who were placed on sanctions lists following Moscow's attack on Ukraine, the government said on Saturday....

6692. First batch of Cyprus humanitarian aid to Ukraine to be shipped on Tuesday

The first batch of the humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the people of war-ravaged Ukraine will be shipped on Tuesday, Commissioner for the Citizen Panagiotis Sentonas said....

6693. Moscow announces harsh sanctions against British interests in Russia

The Russian Foreign Ministry today pledged to impose tough but proportionate measures against British interests in Russia over what it called a "sanctions hysteria" by London in the midst of the war in Ukraine. ...

6694. Op-ed: Our Strength is our Unity: Putin Chose War. We Stand with Ukraine

An op-ed by US Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber...

6695. Cyprus denies Russian ships access to ports

Russian ships are turning elsewhere for replenishment after being denied entry into ports of the Republic of Cyprus, with the island’s foreign ministry scrapping a previous agreement citing the ongoing war in Ukraine...

6696. New opening hours of NIPD Genetics Sample Collection Centers

6697. Fly a kite, have a picnic or join a carnival party!

Before you expiate, celebrate! Here are just some things you can do this weekend to celebrate Green Monday. Of course, you can go traditional by flying a kite ahead of a picnic, but you can also make the most of the weekend by dressing up and joining one of the many carnival parties in Limassol. Either way, it's sure to be a fun long weekend. Here are just a few of the fun things you can do....

6698. Op-ed: On the doorstep of an unknown world

We are Witnesses of the end of the world we knew, without knowing where we will be in a short time....

6699. Fears of potential nuclear disaster at Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting with Ukrainian defenders, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday....

6700. Could another war be on the horizon?

Greece is calling on its allies to condemn Turkey over recent aggressive rhetoric from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has hinted at the possibility of open conflict as tensions rise between the two countries....

6701. Sides agree on humanitarian corridors in Ukraine

Ukrainian and Russian interlocutors have agreed to organize humanitarian corridors through war zones with Greeks and Cypriots being amongst those being evacuated, while both sides have been accusing each other of attacking civilians...

6702. Cypriot MP reveals secret blacklist in state media

A House representative in the Republic of Cyprus says she had to deal with blacklists when she worked in state media, saying during a budget session on Thursday that she felt compelled to respond to colleagues who defended a move to keep political satire out of public television...

6703. Fifty Cypriot nationals still in Ukraine

There are currently 50 Cypriot citizens in Ukraine as well as 10 Ukrainian nationals who have a permit for residence in Cyprus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), adding that the Ministry "continues to work so that it will be possible to safely and smoothly evacuate all Cypriots" from Ukraine....

6704. Russian bank subsidiary in Europe collapses

While the Moscow Stock Exchange remains closed for a third straight day and the ruble is losing value inside and outside Russia, heading back to Monday's record low again, the ECB yesterday confirmed the first bankruptcy of a subsidiary in Europe caused by sanctions and massive withdrawals. ...

6705. What you need to know right now about the Ukraine-Russia conflict

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing....

6706. Op-ed: In the mind of Erdogan

For a few days now, we have been living in a different world. No one, neither veteran politician Henry Kissinger nor public intellectual Yuval Noah Harari, can predict what this world will be like when the dust settles and we can see what dawns....

6707. Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from winter Paralympics after U-turn

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee reversed its original decision....

6708. Cyprus sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The first batch of humanitarian aid from Cyprus for the people of Ukraine will be sent next Tuesday, March 8th, following arrangements made and in consultation with the European Union Civil Protection Agency....

6709. Cyprus under high wind warning

A wind advisory was in effect Thursday as weather officials warned of very strong to near-gale winds expected to pound different parts of the island...

6710. Lavrov says a third World War would be nuclear and destructive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive,...

6711. Police probe water theft in Chloraka’s refugee complex

A man has been arrested in Paphos after the local council in Chloraka filed a complaint for illegal tapping of water supply at a controversial apartment complex where hundreds of refugees have been asked to leave...

6712. The US joins Canada and the EU in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace

President Joe Biden announced during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine....

6713. At least five oligarchs have bank accounts in Cypriot banks

In Cyprus, five oligarchs from the EU list What emerges from the investigations of Cypriot banks for the lists of the European Council which includes 50 persons...

6714. Anastasiades and Saudi Crown Prince to strengthen bilateral relations

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Al Saud expressed their common will to further reinforce relations between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia,...

6715. Cypriot MEP sticks out for not supporting Ukraine vote

A Cypriot MEP has drawn criticism from colleagues for not supporting a vote to accept Ukraine’s EU application, with the member from the left saying he condemned the Russian campaign but was against Europe taking part in NATO expansion...

6716. Alexis Pantazis and Emilios Markou of Hellas Direct have been named EY Entrepreneurs Of The Year for 2022 in Cyprus

This prestigious award for entrepreneurs was presented for the first time in Cyprus. Winners will represent Cyprus at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Awards in Monte Carlo, in June 2022 ...

6717. YouTube in Cyprus blocks RT over Ukraine

YouTube in Cyprus has blocked access to popular Russian news outlet RT citing 'the ongoing war in Ukraine' after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said pro-Russia sites were spreading lies...

6718. Massive 65 kilometer Russian convoy on its way to Kyiv

Satellite images taken on Monday showed a huge Russian military convoy north of Kyiv, the main target of Russia's armed forces after last week's invasion of Ukraine, stretching 65 kilometers - much larger than previously reported....

6719. Russian Ambassador to Cyprus: 'Russian tourists will go to Turkey, is that what you want?'

Stanislav Osadchiy, Russia’s Ambassador to Cyprus, has said, in an interview with a local media outlet, that the Republic of Cyprus and other European countries who have imposed sanctions on his country over its invasion of Ukraine have ‘shot themselves in the foot.’...

6720. Alphamega Hypermarkets: Free delivery for online orders

Alphamega Hypermarkets is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its e-shop by offering one month of free delivery on all online orders....