Fresh from his election victory Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish Cypriot side would only return to Cyprus negotiations on the condition the occupied north is recognised. Erdogan was talking after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday during a visit to the breakaway north of the divided island, his
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A share of 59% of enterprises with 10 or more employees or self-employed in Cyprus conducted remote meetings online in 2022, above the EU average (50%), according to Eurostat. The COVID-19 pandemic changed work models and led many enterprises to turn to virtual meetings to bridge the physical distance and maintain their businesses. Data also
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An 82-year-old man was remanded for five days in police custody, suspected of attempted murder after shooting at an alleged burglar trying to steal electrical cables from his home in Alassa, Limassol. The Limassol District Court issued the remand order as police were investigating an alleged attempted murder against a 67-year-old man currently being treated
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Some 16% of Cypriots admit to accessing online content illegally, especially to watch sports, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) said in a report. It added that 54% of Cypriot consumers were unsure whether a product was genuine, while 17% reported buying fakes intentionally. The 2023 IP Perception survey gathered insights into European consumers’
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A 69-year-old farmer found guilty of causing the largest and deadliest wildfire in recent Cyprus history was jailed by the Limassol Criminal Court on Monday for eight years. The huge blaze on July 3, 2021, claimed the lives of four Egyptian farm labourers, caused eight villages to be evacuated and caused damages of over €15.3
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Police are investigating a suspected gangland murder after Christos Charilaou, 39, was killed outside his house in Parekklisia, Limassol. Limassol police have turned their attention to possible illegal activities behind the murder, as the victim was known to the police for his involvement in several drug cases. Officers received information at about 11.45 pm on
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The Cyprus National Guard and the French Armed Forces are conducting a small-scale special operations exercise entitled “BOLD WINGS – 2023” throughout the week. The drill, which began on May 30, ends on June 15 and is taking place in Cyprus, attended by special operations personnel of the National Guard and the French armed forces.
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How scary is artificial intelligence? It’s already changing our lives, and there’s no way of knowing how far it will go to control us or become an invaluable asset to humanity. We live in a world where algorithms predict our every move, where everything becomes interconnected and undoable. The further we travel down the smart
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Semiconductors, or chips, should be included in investment portfolios if anyone is serious about growing wealth over the next decade, according to the CEO and founder of independent financial advisory and fintech deVere Group. Amid an escalating, trillion-dollar chip battle between geopolitical superpower rivals, US and China, the Japanese government also announced it is overhauling
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Greece appears to be at the forefront in implementing the EU’s green agenda for a 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions – compared to 1990 levels – by 2030 and a 42.5% renewables contribution to the national energy mix. Having set its targets unrealistically high the Mitsotakis-led New Democracy government, which now seeks re-election on
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