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Parliament on Thursday passed a law tightening up the rules on owning certain types of firearms, giving the chief of police total discretion on the granting of gun permits. The ...

The U.S. has reported carrying out 13 strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing more than 60 people, according to ...

Holders of prepaid mobile phone numbers will get a month’s reprieve to register, under a law passed by the House on Thursday. The bill was fast-tracked through parliament, as ...

Government officials on Thursday promised that a series of measures are on the way to correct distortions in the awarding of public contracts, after a recent report revealed a disproportionate ...

ArtCargo Performing Arts Festival enters its first week, filling Limassol’s streets and squares with performances. Following the motto “art belongs everywhere,” more than 30 productions by 12 international collectives will bring ...

The finance minister said on Thursday he is “confident” that the government and parliament will work together to push through the tax reform so that the new system takes effect ...

The government will soon have “specific announcements” to make relating to energy matters, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He made the cryptic remarks on his way to a luncheon ...

The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July will continue next Tuesday after the conclusion of this week’s hearings ...

The crypto market is heating up again as investors prepare for the next bull run. Thousands of traders are searching for early-stage projects with strong use cases that can deliver ...

Cyprus’ success in managing scarce water resources could serve as an example for the rest of Europe, the executive director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) Leena Yla-Mononen said on ...

The Republic of Cyprus brought over €188 million worth of goods from Turkey in 2023, Green Line trade expert Kemal Baykalli said on Thursday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he said that ...

The Israeli military carried out heavy airstrikes on south Lebanon on Thursday after issuing evacuation orders for three locations, saying Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was trying to rebuild its military ...

The governor and senior officials of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) presented the next steps in the transition to the second and final part of the digital euro project’...

British police were mounting a large operation with 700 officers to prevent trouble in the city of Birmingham on Thursday where Aston Villa were to play Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel ...

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among men in Cyprus and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths after lung cancer, the Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients ...

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited one of Ukraine’s most dangerous frontline cities and a neighbouring region, meeting medical staff, volunteers and civilians living under constant attacks from Russian ...

Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into Vietnam on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and order people to stay indoors, two days after the storm started sweeping across the Philippines, ...

Cyprus on Thursday became the first country to reveal who it will send to compete at next year’s Eurovision song contest – the competition’s 70th edition – being represented by ...

The government of Norway and the European Economic Area (EEA) on Thursday announced the donation of €14.7 million worth of grants to Cyprus, aiming to promote the island’s green transition, ...

Caught in the moments between festive cheer and autumnal charm, November is a transitional month. It may not have the loud music festivals of the summer, yet it is a ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel was on Thursday called upon to sack his ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek by opposition political party the CTP’s secretary-general Erkut Sahali, following ...

Delving into the art of collage and its process as an act of cutting, reassembling, storytelling and reflecting, artist Liza Petridou presents a new exhibition this month. Nicely Cut, thanks ...

Pafos FC manager Juan Carlos Carcedo on Thursday allowed himself to dream of qualification for the Champions League’s knockout rounds after the Cypriot champions pulled off an unlikely victory ...

South Africa’s government said on Thursday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens joined mercenary forces in the Russia-Ukraine conflict after the men sent distress calls for help to ...