Finance Minister Makis Keravnos is in Brussels where he will participate on Monday and Tuesday in the meetings of the Eurogroup and the Council of Finance Ministers of the EU (ECOFIN). According to a statement from the Ministry of Finance, at today’s Eurogroup meeting, among other things, the Eurozone Finance Ministers will exchange views on … Read more
Twenty-five cases of illegal employment of third-country nationals were identified and investigated by the Police in the first twelve days of the new year. In the same period, more than 270 foreigners, who resided illegally in Cyprus, were repatriated. As part of their official activities, in all provinces, members of the Aliens and Immigration Service, … Read more
The Israeli military announced today that it has discovered hundreds of above-ground tunnel entrances and more than 300 underground tunnels in the Khan Yunis area of the southern Gaza Strip, and will continue to search and destroy the tunnel network. “Terrorists were also killed” during the operations, the Israeli armed forces said on their Telegram … Read more
The scenario of taking additional and stricter measures to limit the spread of the COVID 19 virus is remote, the Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Virology of the School of Medicine of the University of Nicosia, Dr. Petros Karagiannis, told KYPE, who clarified that Cyprus is currently not it’s about an epidemic wave, but it’s about an … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants large families to become the norm in Russia again. “In the past, most Russian families, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, had seven, eight or even more children,” the Kremlin chief told the World Council of the Russian People in late November, calling on Russian youth to have more children. During Vladimir … Read more
China will proceed with sanctions against five US manufacturers in retaliation for the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Beijing today. Arms sales from Washington to Taipei are a source of frequent tensions with Beijing. China considers Taiwan its province. The island’s current government rejects the Chinese position. The … Read more
With each passing year, the gap between the two sides is becoming clearer, gradually eroding the prospects of finding a mutually acceptable political settlement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in his draft Good Services report. However, he stressed that he will continue to encourage the two leaders to be open to dialogue, as he believes … Read more
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart, on Thursday expressed concerns about the increasing militarization of the no-fly zone and said that the report on UNFICYP’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus reflects these concerns. Responding to a journalist’s question after his meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential … Read more
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah warned on Wednesday of a “fight to the end” if Israel declares war on Lebanon, a day after the second-in-command of Palestinian Hamas was killed in Beirut. “We are not afraid of war… Whoever contemplates war with us will regret it,” Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address, 24 … Read more
The 44-year-old driver of the double-cab car involved in the quadruple fatal accident that occurred on New Year’s Day in Limassol was placed under six-day detention on Tuesday morning. The procedure took place at the Limassol hospital where the driver is being treated under guard. The 44-year-old is suspected of offenses involving causing death by … Read more