Are we really doing enough for everything happening today in the world, specifically in the Ukraine? An ongoing invasion and occupation, this is what it is. At the same time, an unspeakable humanitarian crisis has been unfolding for nine months in Nagorno-Karabakh. Thousands of people (until now about 50,000), exhausted, malnourished, and terrified, are queuing
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Employers fear President Nikos Christodoulides’ decision not to renew a decree that allowed them easier and faster access to asylum seekers will deepen a labour shortage already hurting hospitality. Earlier this week, President Christodoulides told the Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEB) that the government will not renew the Interior Ministry decree. The decree, allowing
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According to research, the value of the Cypriot ICT market reached €781 million in 2022, showing an annual growth of 4.7%, while the IT market (excluding telecommunications) was valued at €302 million, an annual increase of 8.4%. Spending on IT services amounted to €156 million, up 10.1% yearly. Technology, Information and Communications firms expect the
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A 3.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday shook Limassol, but there was no structural damage or injuries, reported the Cyprus Seismological Centre. The mild earthquake was felt in Limassol on Friday at 02:42, the geological survey department said in an announcement, confirming earlier reports by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to the local seismological authority,
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The Cyprus parliament unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the military operations by Azerbaijan against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. Lawmakers called upon the President to intervene with the European Union and President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, who is scheduled to visit Cyprus on October 1. In the resolution, the House of Representatives strongly
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Greece and Saudi Arabia have agreed to set up a jointly owned company that will look at linking their power grids, taking the first step in their plan to supply Europe with cheaper green energy, the Greek energy ministry said. Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) and Saudi Arabia’s National Grid will set up a
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UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique said there are no plans to abandon Ledra Palace barracks by the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). He told CNA there was no possibility of soon returning the former hotel in the Nicosia buffer zone to its owners — the Church of Cyprus. The issue was discussed on Thursday during a
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By Craig Erlam Another mixed session in Europe on Thursday with US stocks pointing to a similar open on Wall Street despite some promising inflation figures from the euro area. While the eurozone HICP release isn’t due until Friday, we got some insight ahead of time from the individual country breakdowns and it’s Germany that
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Patient organisations are fuming over a drop in the quality of health services as complaints regarding treatment received from hospitals and medical professionals pile up. According to the Patient Observatory of the Cyprus Patient Associations Federation, complaints vary from inappropriate behaviour by General Practitioners to patients turned away by private hospitals because they could not
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On 21 September, the Central Bank of Turkiye (CBRT) raised its policy rate by 500 basis points (bp) to 30%, following a larger-than-expected 750bp increase in August and a more moderate pace of tightening in the early months of its new leadership. Overall, the central bank has raised its policy rate by 2,150 bp since
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