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By Efi Xanthou On October 24 the forestry department felled a big number of eucalyptus and pine trees without warning anybody at the Akademias park in Aglandjia. They just barged in ...

It was very good to see Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis visiting Cyprus for the sole purpose of attending Sunday’s church memorial service for former president, party leader ...

Brussels Airport is closed after the reported sighting of a drone, said the Belgian air traffic control service and a spokeswoman for the airport. “There are no flights currently landing ...

Cyprus aims to meet 100 per cent of its water needs independently by installing two permanent desalination units by 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “The effective treatment of water scarcity ...

Online retail platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France for alleged rule breaches that include minors being able to access pornographic content via their marketplaces, the ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ could not be opened for business on Tuesday after not enough of its members entered the chamber for proceedings to be able to begin, with members ...

The Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) announced on Tuesday fines totaling €1.94 million had been slapped on a number of companies found to have colluded in the production, trade ...

Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate’s ...

The anti-corruption authority will this month make public the findings of two investigations, the head of the body told MPs on Tuesday. The first investigation, to be released likely next ...

Cyprus has seen 4,096 serious crimes recorded this year until the end of September, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis told the House finance committee on Tuesday. This represents a 5.27 per cent increase ...

Turkey is expected to “normalise” its relations with the Republic of Cyprus, while any kind of actions that could increase tensions and hinder the resumption of talks on the Cyprus ...

A piano recital by rising star Julian Chan is coming to the capital next week as the young musician will perform live at The Shoe Factory on November 13. Music lovers ...

The European Union may need to come up with a bridging solution to keep Ukraine financed in early 2026 if a deal on an EU loan, based on immobilised Russian assets, ...

The leaseholder of the historic Saint Phanourios church in Kyrenia, Ali Arinc, has begun a hunger strike after the foundation’s administration (Evkaf) decided not to renew his lease, with ...

As the crypto market prepares for another potential bull run heading into 2026, many investors are asking a familiar question, can the older giants like Dogecoin (DOGE) still deliver big returns, ...

The judicial service on Tuesday requested additional judges, support staff and infrastructure funding in its 2026 budget review before the House legal committee to cut the backlogging of justice. The proposed ...

No other country in the world has as many voluntary blood donors per head of the population as Cyprus, DISY MP Prodromos Alambritis said on Tuesday as the House labour ...

Private criminal charges were filed against five individuals on Tuesday over the 2005 death of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou, whose body was found under a bridge in Limassol 20 years ago. The ...

David Beckham, one of Britain’s most celebrated soccer players, was knighted by King Charles at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, recognising his decades-long contribution to sport and charitable causes. The 50...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) announced on Tuesday the continuation of the suspension of trading of the shares of MR. PENGU PUBLIC COMPANY LTD for a further two months, extending ...

A student support fund chaired by the first lady and driven by private donations gives the impression of being a charity-for-influence scheme, the Audit Office said on Tuesday. “There exists ...

Oil prices fell over 1 per cent on Tuesday as OPEC+’s decision to pause output hikes in the first quarter next year along with weak manufacturing data and a stronger ...

It is important for the court to see conditions on the ground in EU member states, president of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts said on Tuesday during ...

By Karen Taylor Known in English as china, porcelain was first made in China and became representative of the country, after its development during the Han dynasty. Travelling along the ...