GENERAL
EastMed Reserves Could Enhance Europe’s Energy Supply, Legislators Hear at Rhodes Summit
Nicosia: East Mediterranean hydrocarbon reserves in the Greece, Cyprus, Israel axis could help enhance Europe’s energy supply, stressed panelists during the first Eastern Mediterranean Energy, Geopolitical and Maritime Security Summit, which was held …
House President Stresses National Duty for Cyprus Reunification Ahead of UN Secretary-General’s Visit
Nicosia: House President Annita Demetriou on Sunday emphasized that striving for the reunification of Cyprus remains a national duty, urging unity and a return to meaningful peace discussions in anticipation of United Nations Secretary-General Ant³nio…
SG Personal Envoy to Meet Cyprus President Ahead of UN Chief’s Consultations
Nicosia: Cyprus issue and the resumption of the peace talks are on the spotlight as of tomorrow with the arrival on the island of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a few months before the end of his term in office. UN Chief will make an effort to…
Cyprus Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Island’s Reunification
Nicosia: The Cypriot government remains firmly committed to the reunification of the island and to efforts aimed at resolving the Cyprus issue, ministers said on Sunday during separate memorial services commemorating those who lost their lives in Cypr…
Temperatures Expected to Soar Above 40C from Tuesday
Nicosia: Temperatures are expected to rise significantly from Tuesday, exceeding 40C and remaining above that level through Thursday, Department of Meteorology Officer Iasonas Christodoulou told CNA. Christodoulou said the weather will remain mainly f…
Cyprus to Implement Electricity Storage Batteries by January 2027, Energy Minister Confirms
Nicosia: Cyprus is expected to have electricity storage batteries in January 2027, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said. He explained that the contracts have already been signed with the company to provide the batteries and the Transmission System Op…
MEDICAL
WHO suggests ‘targeted vaccination’ for mpox instead of mass jab
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended “targeted vaccination” in the fight against mpox, instead of mass vaccination in
WHO Europe chief says mpox ‘is not the new COVID’
GENEVA: The Europe chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that mpox, declared a public health emergency of
Philippines detects 1st mpox case this year
ANKARA: The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus, the first since December last year, health authorities
Philippines detects 1st mpox case this year
ANKARA: The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus, the first since December last year, health authorities
GOVERNANCE
Hold Israel accountable for terrorism: Maldives president tells UN
ISTANBUL: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu urged the international community on Tuesday to hold Israel accountable for ‘acts of terrorism’ as he pushed back against violation of international law. ‘Israel must be held accountable for these acts of terrorism, for these violations of international law and UN resolutions,’ Muizzu told the
Turkish, Serbian presidents meet in US for talks
WASHINGTON: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic met on Sunday in New York for talks. The closed-door meeting at the Turkish House came on the sidelines of the 79th session of UN General Assembly (UNGA). Trkiye sees Serbia as an important country for the stability
MARKET
Shortage of skilled labor, inflation deemed biggest problems plaguing economy
ISTANBUL: The global business world considers the shortage of skilled labor and inflation to be the biggest problems for businesses, according to the results of a recent survey.
The ‘Chamber Pulse: Global Markets, Local Landscapes 2024’ survey, relea…
Shortage of skilled labor, inflation deemed biggest problems plaguing economy
ISTANBUL: The global business world considers the shortage of skilled labor and inflation to be the biggest problems for businesses, according to the results of a recent survey.
The ‘Chamber Pulse: Global Markets, Local Landscapes 2024’ survey, relea…
ECB expected to cut deposit interest rate to 2%, experts say
ISTANBUL: The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to continue its rate cuts at its monetary policy meetings this year, with experts estimating that the bank could reduce its deposit interest rate to as low as 2%.
According to estimates in the mon…
ECB expected to cut deposit interest rate to 2%, experts say
ISTANBUL: The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to continue its rate cuts at its monetary policy meetings this year, with experts estimating that the bank could reduce its deposit interest rate to as low as 2%.
According to estimates in the mon…