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UK investors added a record 27.2 billion pounds ($34 billion) to their stock holdings in 2024, funds network Calastone said on Wednesday, as a surge in investments in index-tracker funds dominated. The net ...

OPEC oil output fell in December after two months of increases, a Reuters survey found, as a drop from the United Arab Emirates due to field maintenance and from Iran ...

Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with a surge in artificial intelligence, global venture capital firm ...

There were not many tributes in Cyprus for the former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 88, even though Greek Cypriots should be ...

Haris Loizides, deputy president of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), has backed those football clubs facing criminal charges over millions of euros in unpaid taxes and social insurance contributions. Speaking ...

Cyprus’ “fan card”, which allows holders to watch live football, will be integrated into the government’s “digital citizen” application, Digital Policy Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou announced on Wednesday. Speaking ...

Independent Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Jale Refik Rogers on Wednesday called for compulsory sex education to be introduced in schools in the north. She made reference to the revelation that more ...

The Cyprus problem “could be solved in three months” under the right negotiating framework, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Ozdil Nami said on Wednesday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he ...

The demolition of the Nicosia Teachers’ Savings Bank building on Makarios Avenue in Nicosia would be “a blow to the historical development of the city centre” the Cyprus Architects Association ...

Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 27 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as international mediators stepped up efforts to seal a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel ...

Newly formed musical group Nābu Pēra is getting ready for a series of shows around Cyprus. Three musicians from the island make up the ensemble – Natasa Hatziandreou on ...

West Ham United have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, with the London side 14th in the standings after 20 matches. Graham Potter is in ...

The international isolation suffered by the Turkish Cypriot people since 1963 is a “crime against humanity”, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday. “Those who remain silent about this situation ...

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Wednesday said he is “satisfied” with the government’s decisions regarding the future of the town’s port and marina, placing Greek state-owned asset management ...

France urged the European Union to use its laws more robustly to defend itself against outside interference and Spain’s prime minister lambasted Elon Musk on Wednesday, as the U....

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed a suggestion by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that he might use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st U.S. state. “There ...

The “pay as you throw” scheme, wherein people are forced to pay for special issue rubbish bags to have their rubbish collected, will cost each consumer between €150 and €250 per year, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said Cyprus’ trilateral cooperation with Egypt and Greece has as one of its main objectives “the promotion of peace and stability in the region”. Speaking ...

Yiannis Karousos has been confirmed as the new deputy leader of Disy without opposition, following the conclusion of the party’s nomination process. The submission period for nominations for the ...

Four police officers are to be suspended following the escape and subsequent capture of the Romanian who escaped while in custody at hospital. Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday afternoon ...

At least two people were killed as several fast-growing wildfires raged out of control on Wednesday near Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order ...

The forestry college, which is to take in its first higher diploma student cohort in September, will offer a certificate in forestry, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, told the House environment ...

Sterling slid for a second day on Wednesday against a generally firmer US dollar, despite British long-term borrowing costs sitting at around their highest since 1998. Solid US data on Tuesday ...

By Katherine Gwyther There are almost no words to describe the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift. From curating the highest-grossing tour to date and releasing at least five original ...