The UN believes that it is possible to find a mutually acceptable solution to the Cyprus problem and we have not given up after 60 years, Colin Stewart, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after informing the UNSG, he said that he had...
Clad in their swimsuits, a toque and warm wool mittens, a group of giddy Canadian women dunked into an ice-cold Lake Ontario on Wednesday for a sunrise swim, cheering each other while enjoying the orange hues of the winter sun and the chill wind. While the rest of Toronto was...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defeated a Conservative rebellion on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, winning a costly victory that weakens his authority and deepens divisions in his party. Sunak faced down the rebellion by right-wingers in his Conservative Party by offering token compromises to those...
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated on Wednesday in the inaugural session of the Cypriot Presidency of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The session took place in Vienna at the OSCE headquarters, in the presence of the OSCE Secretary-General Helga Schmid. According...
With Donald Trump looking on, the writer E. Jean Carroll told jurors on Wednesday that the former U.S. president destroyed her reputation and should pay damages for denying in 2019 that he had raped her decades ago. “I am here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he...
Contractors and real estate agents in the north have turned to upgrading and selling Turkish Cypriot properties over the last few weeks, it emerged on Wednesday. According to a report in the Yenis Bakis, following the noise over Greek Cypriot properties being sold, contractors and real estate agents began focusing...
Football players in Cyprus have renewed calls for their safety at fixtures after a first division player was injured by a flare during a match on Tuesday night. The top tier Nea Salamina against APOEL Nicosia game was interrupted after a flare landed close to where home substitute players were...
Commencing the weekend’s activities and performances is a night out at the museum. Taking place this Friday within the grounds of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is a live music event by Trio Rondine. Three musicians will play rhythmic melodies among the museum’s collections in a free event. Friday...
Britain’s King Charles will attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate although the condition is not serious, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate,” the palace said in a statement. “His Majesty’s...
A deadline for registering ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) for all companies has been re-extended on Wednesday, according to a decision by the department of the registrar of companies. The deadline has been re-extended by another month from the end of February to the end of March, the registrar said. According...
The north’s population is now over a million, the Turkish Cypriot Mukhtars’ Association chairman Akay Darbaz said on Wednesday. Speaking to Yeni Duzen, Darbaz said the information he had been given by mukhtars regarding the growth of the north’s population is “scary”. “We reached the figure [of over a million]...
The United States on Wednesday returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, while business chiefs warned that disruption to shipping in the Red Sea caused by their attacks could affect supply chains for months. Attacks by the Iran-allied Houthi militia on ships in the region since...
Doubts were raised on Wednesday as to how Cyprus will manage to implement an upcoming EU directive to micro-chip cats and dogs sold at pet stores or by breeders. “I don’t know how Cyprus, which has never had any policy for the management of stray animals, will manage to implement...
The Supreme Court has ruled a Cameroonian national held in Menoyia detention centre should immediately be released and allowed to join his partner who gave birth to their child months ago. The decision taken last week was published on Wednesday and detailed that the man had been absent from his...
Schibsted (SCHA.OL), Allegro and more than 20 other small European companies and industry groups on Tuesday urged Big Tech to seek their input into how it plans to comply with new EU rules aimed at creating more competition ahead of a March deadline. As part of its latest crackdown on Big...
A “new” electricity generator delivered to the north by Turkish energy company Aksa is actually 25 years old, it has been claimed. The generator is due to be installed at the Aksa-owned Kalecik power station in Gastria within the scope of a contract signed with the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek....
Aid destined for Israeli hostages and Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip was delivered to Egypt on Wednesday for transfer across the border, following a deal brokered by Qatar and France. Two Qatari planes arrived in El Arish in the north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, where supplies were unloaded and...
After many requests from city dwellers, the “Ice Age” and “Hercules, the 12 Labours” theme parks are coming to Nicosia – specifically to the Nicosia Mall’s outdoor parking area. Young and old will have the chance to explore the two theme parks to their hearts’ content, enjoying their strong educational...
New Health Minister Michalis Damianos acquainted himself with the problems and challenges face by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), during a meeting with the organisation’s board of directors on Wednesday. “With cooperation and transparency, we can achieve much better results,” he said. “It is a good opportunity to discuss the...
Officers saved a 21-year-old man, swimming in the Cholarakas area of Paphos, on Wednesday, the Joint Rescue and Command Centre (JRCC) said. According to JRCC, they received a distress call on Wednesday morning at 8.57am, about a swimmer in danger in Chlorakas. The centre sent a police boat and helicopter...
Order of play on the main courts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT) * Night session: From 7 p.m. (0800 GMT) ROD LAVER ARENA 1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v Danielle Collins (U.S.) Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)...
The Republic of Cyprus is committed to the One China policy, foreign ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he added that Cyprus “supports peace and security in the Taiwan Strait”. He acknowledged that a “vote had been held” on January 12 on...
Novak Djokovic fought off another feisty challenge to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka made more serene progress and Ons Jabeur crashed out at the hands of a schoolgirl. Top 10 seeds Coco Gauff, Barbora Krejcikova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Jannik Sinner,...
A man who attempted to burgle a house before falling asleep drunk on his victim’s kitchen floor was sentenced to three and a half years in jail on Wednesday. The man, named as Fetruz Matrasulov, entered his former boss’ garden shed in Yerolakkos in the north at around 6pm on...
OPAP Cyprus announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer, Dimitris Aletraris, effective as of January 16, 2024. Management duties in the gaming company will be performed by Alexandros Davos, Chief Commercial Officer of OPAP Cyprus.
