The Bank of Cyprus has urged all its clients to stay vigilant against fraudsters impersonating the bank. These individuals are promoting fraudulent investment schemes that seem legitimate by sending emails and SMS…
Geopolitical and humanitarian perspectives on migration in Cyprus: the forgotten divided island
Cyprus has seen a gradual rise in arrivals of migrants and refugees since 2013, mostly due to geopolitical tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. The island’s migration crisis is also a…
Cyprus bus operator decries vandalism by students
Cyprus Public Transport has issued an indirect ultimatum to the Ministry of Transport, warning it may discontinue student transport services in Nicosia and Larnaca due to recurring vandalism of its vehicles. The…
Work on the Cyprus-Greece Interconnector is moving forward
Work on the Cyprus-Greece Interconnector is moving forward. This is according to Manos Manousakis, the head of Greece’s power grid operator. He spoke about the project’s progress at a recent investment conference…
7781 people unemployed in Cyprus, figures show
Newly published figures show unemployed persons registered at the District Labour Offices in Cyprus on the last day of October 2024 reached 7.781 persons. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show…
Cyprus municipality chips in to sterilize cat population
The Municipality of Strovolos, as part of the implementation of the Local Animal Welfare Plan, has announced that residents will be able to sterilize their cats, at a lower price, during November-December…
Protests after Israeli defense minister sacked
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night to demonstrate against the sacking of Defense Minister Yoav Gallad and to demand that his successor Israel Katz prioritize a deal to…
Red Sea: Significant coral bleaching in the northern Gulf of Aqaba
Israeli ecologists and marine researchers detected significant coral bleaching in the northern Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea, off the coast of Israel’s southernmost city Eilat, the country’s Nature and Parks…
Netanyahu: “Trust between the Defense Minister and me has eroded”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he has dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing their differences over security matters. In a termination letter made public by Netanyahu’s office, the…
Chevron boss meets Cyprus’s energy minister for gas talks
The progress of the work to finalize the Development and Production Plan for the much-discussed “Aphrodite” field topped talks between the Minister of Energy Giorgos Papanastasiou and the Vice President of Chevron…