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The Palestinian ambassador here on Thursday appealed to the Cypriot state to “immediately react” to the alleged beating up of a prominent Palestinian figure by his Israeli jailers. In a ...

Electricity supply to certain areas in Paphos will be interrupted next Monday due to maintenance work on the grid, the state-run power utility said on Thursday. The interruption will occur ...

Cyprus remains determined to safeguard peace, security, territorial integrity and its sovereign rights, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday, marking the conclusion of a military exercise at the Kalo ...

Music without instruments, body percussions and movement are coming up soon in the capitalas the Nicosia International Festival presents another pioneering performance. The Bodies and Stories performance on October 25 is ...

Operations at Larnaca general hospital may be improving, but the facility still has room to better its organisation as well as the quality of service to patients, MPs heard on ...

Nowhere else in Europe can you experience such contrast so intimately — and yet, on both sides, the rhythm of daily life carries on. Children play football near barbed wire. Artists ...

The Nicosia municipality has been selected by the European Commission as one of the three finalists for the title of European Rising Innovative City 2025, it was announced on Thursday. “This ...

Cyprus supports Armenia’s path towards closer alignment with the European Union, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Wednesday evening. Speaking at the Armenian Embassy during celebrations for Armenia’s ...

Every crypto market cycle introduces one token that repeats Ethereum (ETH)’s early explosive growth. Analysts are identifying Mutuum Finance (MUTM) as that standout project. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is a ...

North Korean troops based in Russia are operating drones across the border into Ukraine on reconnaissance missions, the Ukrainian military said on Thursday, the first time Kyiv has reported a ...

The supreme constitutional court on Thursday upheld stinging fines that had earlier been slapped on four former senior executives at now-defunct Laiki Bank. The fines had been imposed on four ...

The mayor of Paphos Phedonas Phedonos’ plan to convert the parking area on Konstantinou Kanaris street into a public square is reportedly facing opposition from a majority of the municipal ...

World number one Carlos Alcaraz has defended his decision to play in the lucrative Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Saudi Arabia after previously saying he would consider skipping ATP ...

Cancer prevention, treatment and care must be prioritised during Cyprus’ 2026 EU Council presidency, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras and MEPs Michalis Hadjipantela and Giorgos Georgiou have urged the health minister. The ...

Cyprus hoteliers association (Pasyxe) president on Friday Thanos Michaelides described the 91st HOTREC general assembly in Paphos, which the association is hosting, as a crucial forum. HOTREC is a forum “...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the media in both Greece and Cyprus to “not go overboard” with its reporting on differences of opinion between the two countries over the ...

When Andrew (not his real name) lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, he turned to work as a courier. His days became a slog – cycling for hours in rain ...

The education minister’s proposal for teacher evaluations was thrown out on Thursday by teachers’ union Poed which, along with Oelmek, called on Education Minister Athena Michaelidou to an immediate ...

A 34-year-old man was on Thursday remanded for eight days after allegedly firing shots into the air in an attempt to intimidate his former partner in a neighbourhood in the ...

While Greek and Cypriot culture are often dismissed as the same, how much this is true is a matter of opinion. The language, the orthodoxism, a – literally – burning love for ...

Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded ...

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, winning crucial backing from the Socialist Party thanks to his pledge to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

Greek parliament on Thursday approved a government bill allowing the extension of working hours in the private sector despite protests by workers who say the reform undermines their rights amid ...

Britain’s economy returned to growth in August when it expanded by a marginal 0.1 per cent from July, official data showed on Thursday, offering a little bit of relief to ...