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Britain’s financial regulator said it was simplifying listing rules to make the country’s ​stock market a more attractive place for companies ‌to raise capital, seeking to reverse a ...

A €31 million reform will deliver the first comprehensive and holistic modernisation of Cyprus’ Social Welfare Services, affecting every aspect of their operation, department director Maria Kyratzi said on Wednesday. “This ...

The long-awaited cabinet reshuffle, which had turned into something of a running joke in the last month, was finally announced on Tuesday evening by President Nikos Christodoulides. All the visits ...

Four men were stabbed in a street near London’s Covent Garden district on Wednesday and a woman was arrested in what police said they believed to be a “mental ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel of having unduly interfered in last year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election, which saw him unseated ...

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Wednesday they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom’s Red Sea port city of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that President Nikos Christodoulides rejected a proposal for more landmines to be cleared across the island, which was made by United Nations ...

A former neo-Nazi jailed for hate crimes withdrew on Wednesday as a local election candidate for Britain’s Conservative Party, saying he needed to do more to convince the Jewish ...

The Greek Cypriot side’s acceptance of a bicommunal federation following the 1974 Turkish invasion represented its “greatest concession” in pursuit of a Cyprus settlement, former Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Andreas ...

Stargazers in Cyprus will have the chance to observe the Perseid meteor shower this month, with the phenomenon expected to peak on August 12 and 13, deputy mayor of Nicosia and astronomer ...

Kyperounta welcomes the 7th Antilalos Music Festival this summer with the event taking place on August 13. Next Thursday, the municipal park of Kyperounta will welcome musicians and audiences, residents and ...

The temperature in Austria climbed to a record high on Wednesday, while Hungarians curbed power use as the latest heatwave and drought took their toll on central and southern Europe. ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday declared that the planned Great Sea Interconnector project will “end Cyprus’ energy isolation”, after French asset management firm Meridiam took a controlling stake ...

State officials, healthcare workers and relatives on Wednesday honoured the memory of the 33 people killed when Athalassa hospital was bombed during the 1974 Turkish invasion. A memorial service was held at ...

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told ...

French asset management firm Meridiam took a majority share in the Great Sea Interconnector on Wednesday, buying Greece’s independent transmission system operator (Admie) out of its controlling stake. The ...

Enterprise technology service provider Kyndryl on Wednesday announced the expansion of its distributed cloud capabilities, using Microsoft’s AI-powered adaptive cloud approach. Designed to help customers innovate, modernise and simplify ...

Trade unions announced on Wednesday that hourly paid government employees will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on September 17 unless the government submits a revised pay proposal before then. After rejecting ...

Turkey’s ruling alliance submitted a draft law to parliament on Wednesday meant to achieve peace with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in part by protecting many former militants from ...

Four men were stabbed in a street near London’s Covent Garden district on Wednesday and a woman was arrested in what police said they believed to be a “mental ...

A fire broke out at the former Corner Pub building opposite the presidential palace in Nicosia on Wednesday, prompting an emergency response to the area. Speaking on social media, fire ...

The Limassol district government (EOA) presented an “original, multilevel and highly practical” plan on Wednesday to meet the government’s aim of reducing water consumption by 10 per cent and responsibly ...

A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with the alleged Hamas network accused of plotting terrorist attacks against ‘Israeli interests in Cyprus’, with all five defendants due to appear ...

Coral Bay beach in the Paphos district is experiencing significant coastal erosion, with the beach shrinking and the number of sunbeds reduced by half, local authorities said on Wednesday. “It ...