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An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage. The quake struck at a depth of 99 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on August 23 and August 24, with the two leaders expected to discuss current tensions in the Middle East, Macron’...

At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized on Thursday in Nigeria’s northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said. The accident took place near Gorau in Goronyo local ...

Average rainfall recorded in August reached 498.5mm, equivalent to 255 per cent of the monthly average in areas controlled by the Republic, the Met Service said on Thursday. Rainfall exceeded the ...

Defence sources on Thursday declined comment on media reports that a police probe into last month’s fire sparked by the destruction of munitions at a firing range has found ...

The evenings in Nicosia continue to fill with charming events as artists and musicians present their summer agenda. Soon, Kaiti Oikonomidou, Alexandros Fokas and Panayiotis Kleitou will take audiences back ...

Iranian diplomatic sources said Thursday that Cyprus faces no threat as long as British bases on the island are not used in operations against the Islamic Republic. The official comments, ...

The price of school supplies remains at the same level as last year, with items available to suit all budgets, executive secretary of the supermarket’s association Andreas Hadjiadamou said ...

Both sides of Cyprus’ divide agree in principle that meetings between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman should take place on a more frequent basis going forward, ...

For the first time in a decade, Manchester City head into a season without Pep Guardiola on the touchline. The Spaniard’s departure closes the most successful chapter in the ...

A year after he and his wife Meghan announced they were stepping down from royal duties, Prince Harry said the shock move had been driven in part by the actions ...

The presence of Turkish aircraft in Cypriot airspace is a “longstanding and recurring operational fact”, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, after the Cyprus air traffic controllers’ union had ...

The autopsy carried out on the five-month-old infant that died in Limassol on Tuesday has yielded no results with the exact cause yet to be determined, the police said on ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating a complaint filed by a mother who alleged that a man approached and embraced her five-year-old child without her consent, authorities confirmed on Thursday. The ...

Police are investigating a case of arson after three vehicles and an apartment building were damaged by a fire in Ayia Marinouda in the Paphos district on Wednesday. According to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided “any type of lifeline to Iran” as the United States looks to resolve a war it ...

Israel accused Turkey of “dangerous adventures in Syria” on Thursday, while Ankara called for a halt to “reckless” Israeli attacks, two days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase where it ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB) on Thursday launched a fully redesigned Cyprus Banking Insight website, making its material available in digital form across all devices and bringing together its ...

A fire that broke out on the third floor of an apartment building in the Ayios Antonios area of Nicosia on Wednesday night was caused by an electric scooter, the ...

The environmentalists’ union (Opok) voiced strong anger on Thursday after bathers set up umbrellas and tents on the protected Lara bay in Akamas, a day after images of the breach ...

The police will stop issuing individual invitation sheets to reservists for National Guard service, under a decision taken by Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Thursday. The change ends a process ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday moved to defend the Immovable Property Commission (IPC), with plans having been mulled in the Republic of Cyprus’ parliament in recent months for ...

A Mediterranean monk seal was spotted swimming in Kato Paphos harbour on Thursday, drawing the attention of passersby. The animal remained near the shore for some time, carrying out a ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced that traffic lights at the junction of October 28 Avenue and Makarios III Avenue in Nicosia have been temporarily taken out of service due to “...