95 m. ago Death toll in Pakistan’s train hijacking rises to 31, army says

The death toll from a militant hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s southwestern mountains has risen to 31 soldiers, staff and civilians, the military said on Friday as it accused India and Afghanistan of backing the insurgents. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack, released a statement saying its fighters had […]

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2 h. ago Christodoulides meets selection of Turkish Cypriots ahead of Geneva meeting

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday welcomed a selection of Turkish Cypriots to the presidential palace to speak about next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which is set to take place in the Swiss city of Geneva. The group, which among others included the leaders of minor Turkish Cypriot political parties, the YKP’s Murat […]

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4 h. ago Lawyer says Philippines’ Duterte was ‘abducted’, too ill to testify at ICC

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was “abducted” before being taken to The Hague to face murder allegations and is too ill to give evidence, his lawyer told International Criminal Court judges at his initial appearance on Friday. Duterte – who arrived in the Netherlands on a flight from Manila on Wednesday after being arrested on […]

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4 h. ago Municipalities threaten payment suspensions over budget delays

The restructuring of local government hit another snag on Friday as municipalities threatened to halt payments if their budgets are not approved by the end of the month. The interior ministry, however, attributed the delays to municipalities failing to submit their budgets in the required format. Speaking on CyBC’s morning programme, head of the union […]

Economics

7 h. ago George Pantelides named new Oev president, takes office in May

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) announced on Friday that George Pantelides, head partner at Deloitte and current deputy president of the federation, will assume the role of president on May 7, 2025. According to Oev, the transition follows the completion of the two consecutive two-year terms of current president Antonis Antoniou, which is […]

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11 h. ago WISTA International heads to India for sustainable shipping meeting

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is set to host its mid-term meeting in India. Scheduled for April 9, 2025, in Mumbai, the meeting is part of the International EXCO Conference, themed ‘Navigating Change: The Future of Sustainable Shipping.’ This marks the first time WISTA’s board has convened in India, highlighting the country’s […]

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12 h. ago The power of rebranding: when, why, and how to evolve your brand successfully

In the creatively charged atmosphere of Limassol-based Blackbook Agency’s headquarters, where each corner tells a story of innovation and bold vision, we caught up with founder and managing director Eleftheria Voskaridou. As the driving force behind the company’s direction, her insights are as foundational as the branding principles she champions. She shared with us why […]

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12 h. ago Interconnectivity and US a priority per Cyprus, Greek and Israeli FMs

The Cypriot, Greek and Israeli foreign ministers touched on trade and electrical interconnectivity between their states, and positioned themselves vis-à-vis the US, Gaza, Syria, and the Middle East during their trilateral meeting in Athens on Thursday. In a joint press conference, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said that the states bore a common “strong will to […]

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12 h. ago Interconnectivity, US a priority say Cyprus, Greek and Israeli FMs

The Cypriot, Greek and Israeli foreign ministers touched on trade and electrical interconnectivity between their states, and positioned themselves regarding the US, Gaza, Syria, and the Middle East during their trilateral meeting in Athens on Thursday. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said the states bore a common “strong will to reinvigorate” convening of the ‘3+1’ format […]

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13 h. ago Konstantin Ishkhanov’s ModComFest 2025: A tribute to Michel Petrossian in Paris

Scheduled for September and October 2025, the fourth edition of The Modern Composers International Music Festival (ModComFest) organised by its President Konstantin Ishkhanov titled Portrait des Compositeurs d’Aujourd’hui: Michel Petrossian, will soon unfold in Italy and Paris, celebrating the exceptional work of Michel Petrossian, a visionary French-Armenian composer lauded for his ability to merge the […]

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14 h. ago Passenger demand growth accelerates to 10 per cent in January 

Global passenger demand experienced a robust increase in January, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose by 10 per cent compared to January 2024, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased by 7.1 per cent year-on-year.   This led to an all-time high January […]

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24 h. ago Additional 6,800 vehicles recalled over faulty Takata airbags

Another 6,820 vehicles have been added to the list of recalls in connection with the defective Takata airbag, a senior official told parliament on Thursday. Head of the Road Transport Department Giorgos Louka said these 6,820 were tracked via a recent alert through Rapex – the European Union’s rapid alert system for unsafe consumer products […]

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30 h. ago Shiba Inu (SHIB) price prediction for 2025: Is SHIB losing its blue

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has delivered massive returns, turning small investments into fortunes during its 2021 surge. Early buyers saw gains that grabbed headlines in the crypto market. Now, with 2025 approaching, people are asking if SHIB can hold its top-tier status with prices decreasing daily. A new player, Rexas Finance (RXS), is gaining traction fast. […]

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34 h. ago Rule of force ‘must not prevail’ in Cyprus, says PACE president

Resolving the Cyprus problem requires that the rule of law, not the rule of force, prevails, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Theodoros Roussopoulos has said. The Cyprus issue was among the topics discussed by Roussopoulos and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a meeting at the 69th session of the […]

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35 h. ago Geneva ‘not the end but the beginning’, says deputy spokesman

The government had secured the foundation for any efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue, which must be carried out within the framework of the UN security council agreement, deputy government spokesman Giannis Antoniou said on Thursday. Meanwhile, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot negotiators Menelaos Menelaou and Güneş Onar are set to meet in the course […]

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48 h. ago Christos Panayiotides’ latest book shows ‘harsh reality’ facing Cyprus

In his latest book, long-time former Cyprus Mail political columnist Christos Panayiotides gives readers “a face-to-face look at the harsh reality” and the opportunity “to seriously contemplate where we want to go”, Greece’s Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides said on Wednesday. Speaking in Athens at the presentation of the book titled The Asia Minor Catastrophe of […]

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50 h. ago UK pollution fears ease after cargo ship crash, Russian captain still in detention

Fears of an environmental disaster eased on Wednesday, two days after a container ship ploughed into a stationary U.S. fuel tanker off northeast England, as the vessel’s owner said the detained captain was a Russian national. The Portuguese-flagged Solong had crashed with no obvious explanation into the larger Stena Immaculate, a tanker carrying jet fuel […]

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54 h. ago MPs outraged over claims they are ‘on the take’ from private schools

Oelmek president Demetris Taliadoros upset the House education committee on Wednesday, claiming MPs were “on the take” from private schools and was why they refused to make any changes to legislation. The head of the secondary school teaching union Taliadoros told the committee that the accusations had been voiced on the “fifth floor” of the […]

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54 h. ago Tatar meets Erdogan in Ankara ahead of enlarged Geneva meeting

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, completing the round of Cypriot leaders’ meetings with representatives of the island’s three guarantor powers ahead of next week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in Geneva. The meeting was held behind closed doors at Turkey’s presidential palace, and no […]

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57 h. ago Investigative committee for airbag recalls sworn in, will keep meetings open

The three-member committee appointed to investigate the supply of vehicles from the EU, the import of vehicles from third countries and the recall of those cars was sworn in on Wednesday, pledging to keep committee meetings open to ensure transparency. A major part of the investigation will be the faulty Takata airbags which have been […]

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