LOS ANGELES: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is disappointed that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has put the brakes on the international negotiations that sought to expand access to COVID-19 diagnostics and treatments by lifting patent protectio…
Day: December 7, 2022
Cyprus President and Turkish Cypriot leader meet after seven months and have short discussion in framework of UN reception
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, met on Wednesday evening in the framework of an end of year reception which the UN in Cyprus hosted at Ledra Palace, in the Nicosia buffer zone.Anastasiades and Tatar had du…
Employment up by 3% on Q3, 2022, according to provisional estimate
Total employment for the 3rd quarter of 2022 increased by 3%, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to a provisional estimate, published by the Statistical Service on Wednesday.The most significant percentage increases were observed …
PRESS RELEASE – BW – Sion Power Announces Plans to Expand Battery Manufacturing Operations in Tucson, Arizona
The SP-1 factory expansion will be complete by 2026, creating over 150 jobsTUCSON, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sion Power Corporation, a leading technology developer of next-generation batteries for electric vehicles (EV), today announced plans to expand …
President Anastasiades to attend UN reception at Ledra Palace
President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades will attend a reception on Wednesday with Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar hosted by the United Nations.The reception, held at Ledra Palace, is hosted by Special Representative of the Secretary-General in…
PRESS RELEASE – BW – Elastic Path Raises $90 Million in 2022
Elastic Path Raises $90 Million in 2022Following 200% YoY Growth, Funding To Accelerate Elastic Path Leadership in Composable CommerceBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Elastic Path, the leader of the Composable Commerce Movement, is marking the end of 2022 wit…
President says he is promoting an initiative on Cyprus with the involvement of the EU
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday he is promoting an initiative with the involvement of the European Union to avert any new Turkish faits accomplis on the island and to create the conditions for a settlement of the Cyprus problem, ahead of…
President Anastasiades to take part in EUMED-9 Summit in Spain
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades departs on Thursday for Spain, upon the invitation of his Spanish counterpart, to take part in the Summit of the EU countries of the Mediterranean EUMED-9 that will take place on the 9th of December.A press release b…
European Community Shipowners’ Associations President Phillis on Lloyd’s List for shipping personalities
Cypriot Philippos Philis, President of European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), made it on Lloyd’s list for the 10 most influential shipping personalities for Maritime Regulatory Affairs, a press release by Cyprus Shipping Chamber says. Secr…
EMFG Ministerial Meeting in Cairo approves Cyprus proposal to set up permanent advisory body
Energy Ministers of the member states of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) agreed on Wednesday on the proposal of the Cypriot Presidency of the EMFG to establish a Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee during the 8th Ministerial Meeting, he…
Lunar sample of Apollo 17 mission is now in Cyprus, US Embassy says
A lunar sample collected 50 years ago during the United States’ Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 is now in Cyprus, the US Embassy in Nicosia has announced.According to a post of the US Embassy on its facebook account, “this piece of extraterrestrial …
UAE Embassy in Nicosia organises panel discussion on women’s role in climate change mitigation
UAE Embassy in Nicosia has organised a panel discussion with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus to highlight women’s role in the decision-making process to combat climate change and build a sustainable future…