A 44-year-old man from Limassol was arrested on Wednesday night, accused of stealing sinks from an under-construction house, among other items. The man had reportedly carried out a number of thefts during the last week of March and the first week in April, and had also stolen electrical equipment, construction...
After the localised thin layer of fog lifts on Thursday morning, intermittent clouds are expected to come and go across the island, while isolated rains and even the odd isolated storm is forecast for the afternoon. Rain and storms are most likely to hit the mountains, the southern and eastern...
The profitability of the Cyprus banking sector remarkably spiked by an annual 644 per cent in 2023, reaching €1.27 billion. This significant increase was fueled by the high-interest environment, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). Consequently, according to the aggregate Cyprus banking sector data published...
The government is considering creating an online platform through which children and parents will be able to report bullies, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC radio, she said her ministry is in “cooperation with Greece”, where an equivalent platform was unveiled on Tuesday. An official announcement...
Sometimes deputies behave as if we are living in a socialist state with a command economy in which the pursuit of profit by businesses is morally unacceptable even though it is permitted by law. This is why politicians constantly rail against alleged ‘profiteering’ by businesses and have been demanding the...
Allegations leveled against former President Nicos Anastasiades are moving forward by a team ‘above any suspicion’ head of the anti-corruption authority Charis Poyiadjis said on Wednesday. Briefing MPs during a House ethics committee, he said the investigation prompted by journalist Makarios Drousiotis’ book is developing into a large investigation. There are four...
Atletico Madrid struck twice in a dominant first half but had to survive a late fightback from Borussia Dortmund before earning a 2-1 win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. The Spaniards were in complete control in the first half but had to soak up late pressure...
Brazil forward Raphinha scored twice to help Barcelona secure a 3-2 win at Paris St Germain in a lively Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, earning the Spanish side their first win in the knockout stage in four years. PSG forward Kylian Mbappe was nowhere to be found in...
There are at least 20 illegalities at Ayia Napa’s environmentally protected Natura 2000 site, but not a single deterrent measure has been imposed apart from a fine, Cyprus’ Ecological Movement charged on Wednesday. MPs at the House environment committee were furious at how blatantly the law is flouted, whether it...