Armenians of Cyprus defied pouring rain to march through the capital Nicosia on Sunday demonstrating against Azerbaijan’s “ethnic cleansing” of Nagorno-Karabagh, with similar protests organised in twenty other European capitals. Several hundred marched from Eleftheria Square to the ‘European House’, home of the European Commission’s Representation and handed a petition to Members of European Parliament
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A clean-energy start-up, ready by 2030, aims to become the world’s longest subsea interconnector, supplying Britain with about 10.5 gigawatts of electricity, enough for 7 million households, or about 8% of the UK’s power needs. The project, called Xlinks, is in the fundraising stage and might not even require public money, according to investors. Simon
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If you believe the Finance Minister, the government is pulling out all the stops to buffer the cost-of-living crisis that’s washing away our purchasing power. Real salaries are worth less than government promises as energy costs soar while food prices are sprinting to catch up. Defenders of the government say the economy is resilient and
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Animal welfare services and rights organisations are fuming with the owner of ‘Melios Zoo’ over the recent addition of two brown bears despite Cyprus’ hot weather being less than ideal. The two brown bears, aged 5, according to the owner of the former zoo – now known simply as ‘Melios’- Menelaos Menelaou, came to the
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Cypriot consumers were warned to brace themselves for more hikes to their electricity bills, as the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) said they expect increases in line with an upward trend in oil prices. Quoted by Kathimerini Cyprus’ edition, Demetris Nathanael, Acting Spokesperson of the EAC, said the increase would be 4.56% on the next
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The property market in Paphos is thriving as major deals push the total value of transactions over €190 mln during the second quarter of 2023, according to a report by Ask Wire. The Cypriot company specialising in real estate profiles said the Paphos district has showcased its potential in the real estate market with deals
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On the occasion of the revision of local planning zones regarding the mountain areas and resorts, I have some thoughts that may be useful and adopted by designers and urban planners. The slope of the ground causes increased building costs due to the need for excavation and embankment, as well as the construction of retaining
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The government is working on ways to collect thousands of unpaid fines from the speed camera network, said Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. In statements to ANT1 TV, Vafeades revealed that approximately 178,000 fines have been issued since the system’s implementation in January this year. He said out of these fines, 92,000 have been paid, 12,000
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By Craig Erlam European stock markets were performing well at the end of the week after spending much of the past days in the red on the back of fresh interest rate concerns. A determination to drive home the message that interest rates will stay higher for longer appears to have finally wobbled investors. Friday’s
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Cypriot conservationists released a batch of seven Spanish vultures into the wild to help replenish the native population, which is threatened with extinction, officials said Friday. It is the second batch of Spanish vultures released into Cypriot nature to bolster the local population, numbering approximately 29 Griffon vultures, said conservation group Birdlife Cyprus. These 14
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