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Arrivals continued at both Cyprus airports and ports on Wednesday, as authorities on the island dealt with thousands of people fleeing Israel since Saturday’s Hamas attacks on the country. ...

Cyprus has experienced a 3.85 per cent reduction in ship management revenues for the first half of 2023, according to a survey on ship management conducted by the Central Bank of Cyprus (...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and bombing of Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian militant group Hamas’ attack was a disproportionate response amounting to a “...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of designating sexual harassment in the police force and fire brigade a disciplinary offence. The aim, they said, is to ...

The cabinet on Wednesday decided that committee will be formed under the undersecretary of the president to monitor the implementation of the recommendations in the latest report of the Council ...

Former Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney has been appointed manager of Birmingham City on a three-and-a-half-year contract, the second-tier Championship club said on Wednesday. Former DC United coach ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday announced it will be simplifying the application process for low-risk developments through changes in the legislation. The legislation will abolish the obligation to secure a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday asked NATO allies for more weapons and air defences to tide his country through another wartime winter as it braces for a barrage of ...

The Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (Cera) has adopted a draft decision on the development of Renewable Energy Source (RES) projects by the EAC, with the aim of expanding RES into ...

Israel bombed Gaza overnight ahead of a potential ground assault against Hamas while U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the Palestinian militant group’s surprise attack as “sheer evil” and ...

What do Leonardo da Vinci, Mark Twain, Aristotle Onassis, Richard Branson, George Lucas, and Oprah Winfrey have in common? Each kept a journal or diary to record their experiences, thoughts, ...

Reform of local governance has entered its final stages as local elections are coming up in less than a year, the interior ministry said in an announcement on Wednesday. The ...

Oil edged higher on Wednesday as investors grappled with the prospect of supply disruptions due to the Middle East turmoil. Brent crude rose 25 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $87.90 a barrel ...

Tensions overnight flared up once more at the unaccompanied minors’ facility in Paphos at the Tombs of the Kings area, it was reported on Wednesday. Police are investigating the latest ...

In a surprising twist on Wednesday, all charges against lawyer Andreas Pittadjis in the golden passports case were dropped at the Nicosia criminal court. He will now take on the ...

As the Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus reaches its end, its agenda still has three more performances up its sleeve. Axiothea Mansion will fill with two dozen musicians, ...

The spiralling conflict with the Palestinians is set to derail a fragile recovery in Israel’s all-important tech sector, say investors and analysts, after a global slowdown and the government’...

The mother of the 26-year-old National Guard soldier Thanasis Nicolaou, whose lifeless body was discovered under the Alassa bridge in Limassol in 2005, took to social media on Wednesday to express ...

Until last weekend, the Biden administration was counting on the Middle East to remain relatively calm while it quietly pursued its main policy goals there: brokering Israeli-Saudi detente and containing ...

Harry Maguire said a surprise call from former footballer David Beckham three weeks ago was “classy and touching,” with Beckham offering kind words of commiseration for the beleaguered England and ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak celebrated the United Kingdom being named as hosts of the 2028 European Championship with Ireland by visiting England’s footballers at St. George’s Park on Tuesday. ...

Israel’s military has rallied after an initial chaotic scramble to halt an assault by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and is retaliating with airstrikes on roads, buildings and other sites ...

Britain is set to have the slowest-growing economy among the Group of Seven nations next year – when the country is likely to choose a new government – according to forecasts published ...

Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns on Wednesday in response to anti-tank rockets fired from Lebanon, as cross-border violence extended into a fourth day. The Israeli military said it was ...