Low-cost airline Ryanair announced its biggest-ever Cyprus summer schedule for 2023, adding five new routes to Paphos, pushing total destinations to 41. On Monday, Ryanair representatives said the latest routes would offer travellers another option for flying to the Greek capital, as it reinstates its Athens connection while introducing flights to France, to Bordeaux and
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The year ahead promises to be much more positive for markets, after the turbulence of 2022, with the bullish prediction by a leading financial advisor following a rough year for markets triggered by headwinds, which included Russia’s war in Ukraine. “After an astonishing bull run of 13 years, financial markets went into bear territory in
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President Nicos Anastasiades will meet German Chancellor Οlaf Scholz, the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Angela Merkel during his working visit to Berlin on November 23-24. According to the Presidency, Anastasiades leaves on Tuesday for Germany, where he will pay a two-day working visit, including meetings with the country’s political leadership. On November 23, President Anastasiades will go
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Interior Minister Nicos Nouris and Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan have secured an agreement on migrant returns. During their meeting in New Delhi, the two ministers discussed ways of bilateral cooperation on migration and the return of Bangladeshi nationals who are on the island illegally. They agreed to speed up these returns and eradicate any bureaucratic
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The British Bases Police welcomed 37 new officers to its ranks this month after its latest recruits completed their two-year probationary period. The officers – 30 Greek Cypriots and seven Turkish Cypriots – which were recruited in 2020, undertook their passing out parade at Flag Staff House in Episkopi in front of senior Bases officials.
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Consumers are urged to do their homework and research online before heading to stores hunting for bargains on Black Friday. The Cyprus Consumers Association has issued guidelines for shoppers, warning them not to head out before researching items that interest them, going to the stores or studying online catalogues. “Identify the products that could interest
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Cyprus has 27% of women in management-level positions – one of the lowest rates in the EU and ranks 22 in the EU on the Gender Equality Index, House Speaker Annita Demetrious told the Mediterranean Symposium. Demetriou said gender inequalities are strongly pronounced in the domain of power, and Cyprus has a long way to
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Some of the symptoms have been treated, but the patient is not cured of its fever, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the outcome of COP27 in Egypt. She noted that COP27 has opened a new chapter on financing loss and damage and laid the foundations for a new method of solidarity between those
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I have been contemplating why the Education Ministry had kept its reaction to the alleged classroom pervert molesting his students on the undercooked side. It also seemed to avoid a public backlash or media debate on how such predators can stalk our school corridors undetected. That there are sexual predators that may be disguised as
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A few years back, energy discoveries and prospects were considered a ‘game changer’, not just elevating Cyprus’ role in regional issues but also helping resolve the island’s division. The lack of progress in the latter has negatively impacted the former, with Turkey pushing hard to have a say in sharing the wealth from offshore natural
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