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US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken said if his appointment is confirmed by the US Senate, he will work to continue deepening ties between the United States, Greece and ...

“A famous teacher once said, ‘If you want to learn something, read. If you want to understand something, write. If you want to master something, teach.’” This is a quote ...

President Nicos Anastasiades pointed out the problems the island is faced with because of the slow rollout of Covid vaccines, mainly due to the delays in the production of the ...

Syrian air defences confronted “an Israeli aggression” in the region of Hama on Friday that killed four people from the same family, state media said, in what would be the ...

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc ...

The European Commission proposed to EU leaders identifying “dark red” coronavirus hot spots from which all but essential travel would be discouraged after a meeting to discuss the mounting challenge ...

Police booked 145 individuals including two owners of businesses for failing to comply with coronavirus decrees from 6am on Thursday until 6am on Friday, while carrying out a record 12,246 checks. The ...

Prefabricated buildings which have been placed at a designated bathing beach in Kissonerga by a nearby hotel have prompted a raft of complaints from environmentalists. “As Greens we don’t ...

It was no surprise that last weekend’s revelations by the Greek Olympic medalist Sophia Bekatorou, who said she was raped by a high-ranking official of the Hellenic Sailing Federation ...

The 61st round of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey are due to begin on January 25, following considerable pressure on Turkey by Germany, since the latter is trying to play ...

Champions Liverpool suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to lowly Burnley on Thursday, ending their 68 match unbeaten home record in the Premier League. An 83rd minute penalty from Ashley Barnes, after ...

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Parler’s demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform, which Amazon had cut off following the Jan. 6 ...

The French government will recommend that people wear surgical masks in public because fabric masks do not provide enough protection from COVID-19 transmission, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday. ...

The Bank of Cyprus has continued its social responsibility duties by helping Limassol during the past year through its regional management office. As it has for about a decade, the ...

A 66-year-old man died Thursday after falling from an external staircase while doing repair work on a private residence in Nicosia. The deceased is Efstathios Panteli Hadjialexandrou, a resident of ...

The Cyfield group has received yet another award for its 360 building, a landmark in the city of Nicosia. Cyfield was awarded the European Property Award in the Residential High Rise ...

The members of a panel tasked with probing the island’s controversial citizenship by investment (CBI) scheme said Thursday they are waiving any and all remuneration for their services, seeking ...

With 29 votes for and 26 against, the House on Thursday passed the revised state budget for 2021, unlocking hundreds in millions earmarked for coronavirus relief to businesses and households. The ballot went ...

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will consult fellow Democrats about the Senate’s readiness to begin former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ...

The health ministry announced two deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday and 164 new cases from 11,170 PCR and rapid tests. The positivity rate stood at 1.47 per cent. Total positives since March number 29,636. ...

BMW aims to return to its pre-pandemic operating margin target as the global economy recovers, but big investments in electric cars mean the automaker will have to simplify its vehicle ...

Mindfulness. It’s a word we have all heard before, but what does it mean exactly? Is it meditating every day? Is it a mindset or a specific activity? Mindfulness ...

Spain’s public prosecutor is investigating more than 200 cases of potential criminal mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic at nursing homes, where the virus spread almost unchecked during the devastating first ...

Fears of being cooped up during a looming curfew have led the Dutch to resort to creative ways to dodge the rules, with people signing up for borrow-a-dog services and ...