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Germany plans to lift 2027 borrowing to more than €203 billion ($232 billion), according to the budget draft seen by Reuters on Friday, a sharper rise than previously signalled, as Berlin ramps up ...

Government sources on Friday evening told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the five-member independent investigative team appointed by the Council of Ministers would “immediately” begin its investigation into the ...

Ukraine is looking for ways to lower tension with Warsaw, Poland’s prime minister said on Friday, adding that Poland’s neighbour to the east should come to terms with ...

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has said Formula One’s decision to put drivers in Lego cars for Sunday’s British Grand Prix parade lap risks making them look like “...

Customs officers in Nicosia seized undeclared tobacco products from travellers at Ledra street and Ayios Dhometios crossing points over two days in late June and early July, authorities said on ...

Kyle Lowry, a veteran of 20 NBA seasons, intends to sign a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptos and retire with the franchise for which his name is synonymous, Sportsnet reported ...

The Cyprus cybercrime unit has advised the public to stay vigilant following multiple complaints about scam calls and messages impersonating automated payment service operators on Friday. This warning was prompted ...

NATO leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump are set to affirm an “ironclad commitment” to collective defence under the alliance’s Article 5 pact at a summit in Ankara next ...

Naomi Osaka continued to make a statement at Wimbledon as she paired her flair off the court with growing confidence on it to dismiss unseeded Australian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-3 ...

Government defends Mafia State investigators amid conflict claims The government on Friday sought to defend the composition of the criminal investigation team appointed to carry out an inquiry into the ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides this week participated in the European Central Bank (ECB) Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, an annual gathering focused on monetary ...

Maritime company Safe Bulkers has approved a new quarterly dividend for holders of its Series C and Series D preferred shares, while also moving ahead with its fleet renewal and ...

A new management programme for fencing-in the free roaming donkeys of the Karpasia peninsula entered its implementation phase on Friday, with authorities in the north beginning to collect animals found ...

The Supreme Court increased the compensation awarded to a former quarry worker to €95,000 on Friday after ruling that his employer bore full responsibility for a workplace accident. The court accepted ...

Cross examination of a former nursery schoolteacher continued on Friday in the Nicosia district court trial surrounding the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with defence lawyers repeatedly challenging the basis ...

France’s top court ruled on Friday that children born through surrogacy abroad should be recognised in France as the children of their intended parents, even though the practice is ...

The Mall of Cyprus Plc on Friday announced that its board of directors has approved an interim dividend of €6,000,000 for the 2026 financial year. This payout will be distributed to shareholders ...

Rescuers sifted through rubble in a search for survivors in Kyiv on Friday as the Ukrainian capital observed a day of mourning, a day after a Russian missile and drone ...

The renewal of service weapon certifications should be accompanied by a periodic psychological evaluation of officers, president of the police union Isotita, Nikos Loizides said on Friday. “Psychological tests do ...

The first notification of the new bill increasing benefits for people with disabilities is a “particularly important development”, the confederation of organisations for the disabled (Kysoa) said on Friday. “After ...

The ‘Neighbourhood Social Worker’, launched in April 2023, has proved its value and allows for optimism, however there is much more that can still be done, Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Papaellina ...

By Bulat Latypov I did not expect another trip to Astana to bring Cyprus back into focus. But Astana has a strange and useful effect on strategic conversations, it makes ...

One of the world’s leading academic and medical institutions is establishing its permanent presence in Cyprus. A new era in healthcare, prevention, diagnostics, rehabilitation and longevity begins in Eastern ...

Cyprus recorded a wider current account deficit in the first quarter of 2026, even as the European Union posted a stronger external balance, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday. ...