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Former Larnaca municipal secretary Lefteris Empedocles was sentenced to five months in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of interfering in court proceedings. Empedocles had been charged with ...

Britain is resisting an EU demand that it grant full diplomatic status to the bloc’s ambassador in London, causing a row between the recently divorced parties that spilled out ...

The number of movement requests for Wednesday was slightly higher than the previous day, according to data released on Thursday. While 329,822 messages were sent on Tuesday, 337,278 requests were made on ...

The House on Thursday will vote on the revised state budget for this year that is expected to be approved after Edek and the Solidarity Movement said they would back ...

The Swiss federal prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the Lebanese central bank (Banque du Liban). The Swiss investigation comes amid increased scrutiny of longstanding central bank governor ...

In a first in Europe, Alphabet’s Google and a group of French publishers said on Thursday they had agreed a general framework over copyrights under which the U.S. ...

Name: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Otherwise known as: Indian Saffron Habitat: An herbaceous perennial closely related to ginger and a member of the family Zingiberaceae. It grows to about one metre ...

A suicide attacker using an explosive vest killed at least seven people and injured at least 20 in a central Baghdad market, police and medical sources said on Thursday. It was ...

The second edition of Dot.on.the.map Industry Days, organised by the Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the ministry of education and Rialto Theatre, will be held online in ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was hailed as the most prolific professional goalscorer in the history of the game on Wednesday night after notching his 760th senior goal to help Juventus beat Napoli 2...

Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to lowly Alcoyano on Wednesday to exit the Copa del Rey, as the third division side scored an unlikely winner late in extra ...

The defence ministry has extended the postponement of reservist service in the national guard until February 28, taking into account the epidemiological situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, it announced on ...

Twitter has locked the account of China’s U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policy towards Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, which the U.S. social media ...

A man was fined €2,000 for hunting in an area in the Paphos district where hunting is prohibited, police reported on Thursday. According to a statement, members of the Game Fund ...

A Paphos retirement home was fined €500 on Wednesday after a visitor was allowed to enter the premises by the manager. The visitor was fined €300. Under coronavirus decrees, visits to retirement ...

Building forts are a tremendously fun activity for everyone in the family… unless you have crawling babies or toddlers in the house. If that applies to your family, then it’...

Part of the pleasure of having people over for dinner, are the little decorative touches of a well-set table. And nothing delivers a wow-factor better than a beautifully-folded napkin by ...

Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...

Slow braised beef and cheese dumplings… this stew is the ideal winter comfort food. Ingredients: For the stew: 2 tbsp olive oil 750g beef flank or bavette 2 tbsp plain flour 1 onion, ...

In this video, bespoke furniture and interior designer Tim Gosling takes us around his elegant London townhouse, explaining the reason he selected key decorative items. The resulting décor is ...

Police booked 146 individuals and three establishments during the 24 hours up to 6am Thursday morning for failing to comply with coronavirus decrees, a new record. In total, 10,688 checks were carried out, 2,912 ...

The Open University of Cyprus announces the following concerning precautionary measures for Covid-19: All educational activities and teaching and learning processes will continue seamlessly through the OUC eLearning Platform eClass. ...

Dubai has suspended non-essential surgery for a month and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice as coronavirus infections surge. Dubai’s health regulator said in a circular ...

The dollar fell, the pound rose slightly, and the euro held steady on Wednesday as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th US president. Risk appetite held up on optimism ...