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It is astonishing that even before the council of ministers, on Wednesday, approved the six amendment bills that have been labelled, rather liberally, ‘tax reform’, President Nikos Christodoulides called on ...

The internal watchdog for the US Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator ...

63,144 out of a total 81,060 identified defective airbags have been replaced as part of the global recall on the potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata so far, the transport ...

Israeli peacekeepers should replace United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in Cyprus, an American pro-Israel analyst has suggested. Writing in the National Security Journal, former Pentagon official Michael Rubin advises US ...

Ukraine will set up offices for arms exports and joint weapons production in Berlin and Copenhagen this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Kyiv is scaling up its burgeoning ...

The 18 Cypriots, including 14 students and two teachers, who had been volunteering in Tanzania and later got stuck due to political unrest have been brought to Zanzibar on Monday. Foreign Ministry ...

Cooperation regarding the protection of wild birds and general biodiversity between the EAC and BirdLife is poised to be strengthened following the signing of a mutual agreement on Monday. “In ...

The United States will in the coming days ask a UN Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating UN sanctions on North Korea, a State ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel was defiant in ‘parliament’ on Monday, waving away the opposition’s demands for an early legislative election, while also being faced with hardening dissent ...

Unions on Monday reiterated their position on the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) following their meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said. Letymbiotis said that during the ...

More than one third of the agriculture ministry’s budget for 2026 will be spent on water development projects, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Monday, presenting it to the House ...

Opposition MPs on Monday kept up the pressure on the government over the LNG import debacle, calling on authorities to commence investigations into the matter. They seemed prompted by remarks ...

With November here, one thing is certain – we will see Christmas decorations and events taking over the island in no time. Apart from the markets and the festive events, the ...

A 60-year-old cyclist from Austria died on Monday after being run over by a 32-year-old driver in Limassol, police said. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm, when the 32-year-old was ...

Lorry drivers at Limassol port began an indefinite strike on Monday, citing “zero response” from the port’s management company Eurogate despite raising multiple concerns. Last week’s meeting with ...

Meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Pepecoin (PEPE) grabbed attention with viral runs and wild community energy. But heading into 2026, analysts say the next big winners in crypto may not ...

Investigations into the death of a sea turtle have been launched after the animal was found dead by a swimmer in the protected area of Timi, the fisheries department said ...

Seven people have already been arrested in an ongoing Europol probe into money laundering and online fraud it was made known on Monday. According to the European Union Agency for ...

Greek-owned energy company Energean PLC on Monday confirmed it has signed a letter of intent with a Cypriot company for the potential supply of natural gas to Cyprus via pipeline. ...

The civilian case against two of the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north in July continued on Monday, with two prosecution witnesses, both of whom took ownership ...

OPEC+ has agreed a small oil output increase for December and a pause in increases in the first quarter of next year as the producers’ group moderates plans to regain ...

The Radiomarathon, held on Monday and Tuesday across the island, is being promoted in an “inappropriate manner, inconsistent with modern concepts of inclusion” of disabled people, the Cyprus confederation of ...

The imminent reform of the legal service is “possibly the biggest yet” and as such “demands very cautious and wise handling”, attorney-general George Savvides said on Monday, calling on MPs ...

The island’s first interactive museum guide powered by artificial intelligence, called Tefkros, was unveiled by the Bank of Cyprus cultural foundation on Monday. The innovation marks a new step ...