File photo. A conference set for March 18 will examine the feasibility of a tram system as a public transport solution that could help ease Limassol’s traffic congestion, Mayor Giannis Armeftis said. Speaking during a visit by French Ambassador Clelia Chevrier Kolacko, Armeftis said Limassol is studying the example of Marseille, with which it is …
A pivotal legal case in Cyprus is set to determine whether children born to Turkish settlers and Turkish Cypriots are entitled to Cypriot citizenship. The case, currently before the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus, has sparked widespread political and legal debate, as it could set a precedent for thousands of individuals with similar backgrounds. The …
A large-scale organized crime ring involving cigarette smuggling, extortion, and murder-for-hire contracts has been dismantled by Greek authorities following simultaneous raids on Thursday in Athens, Thessaloniki, Halkida and other locations. Over 40 individuals, primarily involved in the production and trafficking of illegal cigarettes, were arrested. The ring, led by a Greek expatriate who is currently …
[Intime] Panathinaikos dominated Fiorentina and won 3-2 in its first leg for the Conference League round of 16 on Thursday, while Olympiakos went down 3-0 at Bodo Glimt for the same round of the Europa League. The Greens will feel they are hard done by the result of the game at the Olympic Stadium of …
Despite the Trump administration’s 90-day freeze on foreign aid, the State Department announced it was unfreezing $95 million in military assistance to Lebanon. The move is seen as a vote of confidence from the US in the new political order emerging in Lebanon, and in its efforts to continue to degrade Hezbollah. Steven Howard, the …
Tourism revenues grew 4.9% in Greece in January-November 2024 on an annual basis. Greece and the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) were at the center of international tourism interest at one of the world’s largest tourism exhibitions, ITB Berlin 2025, from Tuesday to Thursday, receiving particularly encouraging messages about a new large increase in tourist …
As the United States grapples with the upheaval unleashed by the Trump administration, many Chinese people are finding they can relate to what many Americans are going through. They are saying it feels something like the Cultural Revolution, the period known as “the decade of turmoil.” The young aides Elon Musk has sent to dismantle …
Cenergy Holdings on Wednesday announced its consolidated net profit after tax increases of 139 million euros for the financial results of the year ending December 31, 2024, and a dividend of €0.14 per share, increased by 75% compared to the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA reached €272 million, up 27% year-on-year. Source link
Greek City Times Tennis Star Andriana Petrakis Awarded $10k Young Achiever Woman of the Year Scholarship Rising tennis star Andriana Petrakis has been awarded a $10k scholarship from The Advertiser Foundation at the prestigious Woman of the Year Awards. Now ranked number five internationally and number two in Australia in the women’s singles People with …
The notion that all public servants should be subject to performance evaluations – especially when they are protected by permanent status – is essential to the reform of the civil service. Source link