Новости за 06.03.2024

The Austrian government on Wednesday threw its weight behind Cyprus’ plan to declare parts of Syria safe to return migrants. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, a spokesperson for the Austrian interior ministry said Minister Gerhard Karner had told the European Union’s justice and affairs council that “deportations to safe areas...

Egypt’s central bank said on Wednesday that it had hiked interest rates by 600 basis points at an unscheduled meeting and that it would allow the exchange rate to be set by market forces as it shifted to an inflation targeting regime. Egypt’s pound fell sharply against the dollar as...

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen is expected to visit Cyprus this week to discuss implementation of the maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza, it emerged on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) a government source had confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the development is related to US...

Peace is the crucial element of life, the UK’s chief rabbi tells THEO PANAYIDES. He is a jovial man whose lifelong goal was to become a rabbi, now more comfortable discussing the afterlife than the situation in Gaza, the social work of his status rather than political ramifications I first...

Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou has proposed further ways of promoting Ayia Napa as a tourist destination through the creation of cultural routes. During a tour of Famagusta by the minister on Sunday, means of highlighting the cultural and religious wealth of the region were discussed, including areas of...

The arrival of March brings with it a new wave of art exhibitions around the island and particularly in Nicosia. Two showcases open their doors soon exploring themes such as the complexity of love and the concept of the body. Opening first is Dimitris Alithinos’ exhibition at Gloria Gallery in...

Bus routes between Nicosia and Larnaca and the island’s airports have increased, the Kapnos shuttle company announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement, the 26 weekly routes to and from Paphos airport have been increased to 40 since the beginning of March. The additional shuttle runs are based on increased...

Wednesday will be partly cloudy with rains and a possible short storm expected in the west and in the mountains, and on the east coast. Temperatures will rise to 19C in the interior and on the west coast, 22C on the southeast coast, 20C on the remaining coasts, and 9C...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will be in London for March for meetings with UK officials. The UN secretary general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced that Holguin would be in the UK from March 7-8, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. According to CNA, Dujarric...

There are enough people to go around: eight billion now, compared to two billion less than a hundred years ago. Fifty-one million in South Korea, compared to only twelve million a hundred years ago. So why are South Koreans obsessed about their low birth rate? It is certainly very low...

By Nicolas Netien Cyprus faces a daunting challenge to meet the European Union’s waste management targets. The island nation sends a whopping 67 per cent of its municipal waste to landfills, far above the EU average of 25 per cent. This not only harms the environment, but also costs Cyprus...

The United States late Tuesday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back “an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages,” according to the text seen by Reuters. The third revision of the text – first proposed by the...

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in a dozen states – including delegate-rich California and...

Cyprus’ Industrial Business Cycle Index for the month of December 2023 reached 180.1 units, with 2015 being the base year, marking a 0.3 per cent increase compared to December 2022. According to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), covering the period from January to December...

British consumer spending slid in February as bad weather kept shoppers at home, according to a survey on Tuesday that showed households remained cautious to spend in the face of high borrowing costs and inflation. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said consumer spending increased by 1.1 per cent in February...

Britain’s government needs to do a better job of monitoring risks posed by its sales of bonds which have surged after a string of shocks to the economy, a parliamentary committee said on Tuesday. With Britain selling around 232 billion pounds ($294 billion) in government bonds this financial year alone,...

The picture of suffering in Gaza is well-known, despite obstruction of journalists and news flow from the region, Cypriot emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Nikolas Papachrysostomou on Tuesday. “There are 50,000 pregnant women in Rafah and 5,500 births take place monthly,” with these women increasingly having no place...

Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck once in either half to steer the Germans to a 3-0 win over Italy’s Lazio on Tuesday and into the Champions League quarter-finals with an 3-1 aggregate victory, reigniting title hopes among their fans. Kane headed in for the lead in the 38th...