The United States issued its strongest public rebuke toward Israel on Thursday since the start of the Gaza war, conditioning support for Israel’s offensive on concrete Israeli steps to address the safety of aid workers and Palestinian civilians. U.S. President Joe Biden, a staunch supporter of the offensive until now,...
A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by New York’s Nassau County to let it enforce new restrictions on transgender athletes at county sports venues without facing legal action by the state’s attorney general for violations of anti-discrimination laws. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, issued an order in February...
Spanish nongovernmental organization (NGO) Open Arms said it and U.S. charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) were suspending attempts to get aid to Gaza via sea after seven WCK workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday. The two charities had worked together in launching a maritime corridor of humanitarian aid to...
The government on Thursday submitted a bill aiming to set a ceiling on the price of potable water at points of sale where inadequate price competition exists. The proposed legislation gives the minister of industry the power to fix maximum prices on certain retail goods. The price ceiling for water...
Despite public outcry that the exams to enter teaching were too hard, exam results for the appointment of new teachers exhibited a similar pass rate to other years, the head of the examinations Demetris Chandriotis said on Thursday. The results of the November 2023 examinations announced last Friday present a...
A whopping €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state, of which €1.1 billion are deemed doubtful as to whether it can be collected, a report released Thursday found. The findings formed part of the Audit Office’s special report on the Tax Department for fiscal year 2022. The Tax...
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou Lawmakers heard on Thursday that a warehouse where medicines were being stored and which was recently flooded, was unfit for purpose – a fact known to authorities since at least late 2019. From a preliminary assessment, government officials estimated the damage to the medicines...
A series of concerts are taking place this April in theatre halls around Cyprus as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents evenings of exhilarating classical music with renowned and young musicians on stage. First up are the Premiere 5 concerts in Nicosia, Paphos and Larnaca on April 10, 11 and 12...
Police must crack down on migrant smuggling networks, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday, amidst a surge in arrivals. Over a dozen boats from Lebanon have reached Cyprus’ shores this week, prompting the government to ramp up its immigration policy. Authorities have warned Pournara reception centre may soon become...
A complaint was filed by the finance ministry to police over a raffle being carried out to build an illegal monastery in the environmentally protected Natura 2000 area of Cape Greco, it emerged on Thursday. The issue was first noted on Wednesday, when Green Party leader Giorgos Perdikis posted a...
Investigations surrounding the golden passports scheme are moving forward, and some are at the final stages, police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters as he left the Legal Service following a meeting with Attorney-General George Savvides, the police chief did not delve into details. He said he...
The DP, the second-largest party in the north’s three-party ruling coalition, is considering leaving the ‘government’, it was learned on Thursday. The party’s congress is to convene on Thursday with the possibility of withdrawing from the ‘government’ on its agenda, with announcements reportedly to be made on Thursday evening. Party...
Cyprus’ justice ministry has not received any request from Moscow’s prosecution office over its “potential involvement” in Russia’s terror attacks, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Responding to a journalist’s question during a press conference, Hartsiotis said nothing had come through to the ministry yet. “To be completely honest...
Cyprus witnessed an increase in house prices during the fourth quarter of 2023, with the House Price Index (HPI) rising by 1.6 per cent during this time, according to a report released on Thursday. This figure represents a year-on-year increase when compared to the same quarter of 2022. However, this...
By Dan Baumgardt Although it always makes me scoff slightly to see Easter eggs making their first appearance in supermarkets at the end of December, there are few people who aren’t delighted to receive a bit of chocolate every year. It makes sense that too much chocolate would be bad...
Cyprus is looking for “immediate solutions” to deal with the migration crisis, House president Annita Demetriou said on Thursday, in a meeting with Lebanese ambassador Claude El Hajal. The meeting was organised as more than 700 migrants from Lebanon arrived on Cyprus’ shores this week in 15 boats. “We understand...
A monument to the Cypriot mule corps, which fought on the side of the British during the first and second world wars, was unveiled at the Karafa bastion of Nicosia’s walled city on Thursday. The mule corps, made up of Cypriot mules and their muleteers, saw active service between the...
Cyprus’ tourism revenue experienced a slight decline in January 2024, when compared to January 2023, while per capita tourist spending saw an increase, according to a report released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Thursday. According to the report, which is based on Traveller Survey results, Cyprus’ tourism revenue in...
Gulistan Sonuk, 31, sailed to election victory in Turkey’s conservative heartland at the weekend, part of a wave of new women mayors who dealt President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party and its allies a watershed defeat. The nationwide local elections nearly tripled the number of female mayors to 11 out...
More than €8 billion of major developments have been planned to be carried out in Cyprus, the Association of Large Investment Projects’ chairman Andreas Demetriades said on Thursday. Demetriades was speaking following a meeting between the association’s board of directors and President Nikos Christodoulides and said the projects number between...
Inflation in Cyprus witnessed a significant deceleration in March 2024, recording the lowest rate of increase in nearly three years, standing at 1.2 per cent year-on-year. This downturn primarily stems from a reduction in electricity and petroleum prices. According to a report by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) released on...
From a temporary seaside abode in northern Israel, Shay and Reut Hanegbi can hear the explosions when missiles are fired from Lebanon towards their hometown on the border, only four miles away. They are among around 60,000 Israelis still uprooted from the small frontline communities since October, when the powerful...
Ten people from Cyprus made it to the Forbes World’s Billionaires List for 2024, from industries ranging from shipping to real estate and software, as well as easyJet’s Haji-Ioannou family. At 88th place, making him the top-ranking Cypriot on the list, is Vinod Adani with a net worth of $23...
Trade unions on Thursday raised the alarm over two small electrical explosions occurring at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport in recent weeks. On March 13 a worker from a subcontracted company received burns on both of his arms while performing “unauthorised” work on a panel box, explained Ahmet Tugcu, chairman...
THE WAY THINGS ARE Apart from Ed Speleers, the trailer for An Irish Wish was uninspiring. I’m not a Lindsay Lohan or rom-com fan. Still, it was a chance to enjoy the real star – Ireland. I was curious, why it was Cyprus’ Netflix number one. Did Alexander Vlahos’ name...
