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The European Commission plans to take no action over allegations that the personal data of more than 350,000 people was leaked after a file belonging to the Turkish Cypriot ‘health ministry’ ...

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro, but town official Akio Matsushita is most worried about the invisible ...

Fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos on Thursday offered his condolences to his Greek counterpart Theodoros Vagias after three Greek firefighters died while battling wildfires on the island of Crete. According ...

A 50-year-old prisoner died at the Nicosia general hospital during the early hours of Thursday morning. The man, a Greek national, was serving a six-year sentence after being convicted of ...

The met office on Thursday issued a yellow weather warning for high temperatures, which will be in force for three hours during the afternoon. The warning will be in force ...

Cyprus tourism stakeholders moved to strengthen cooperation with local authorities earlier this week as the sector continues to face a more challenging summer season. Specifically, the Paphos Municipality met with ...

Thursday’s weather will be mostly hot and sunny across most of the island for most of the day, with temperatures set to reach 40 degrees Celsius inland, 34 degrees Celsius on ...

State Aid Control Commissioner Stella Michaelidou has approved an expanded research and innovation support measure, allowing the continuation of the Restart 2016–2020 programmes with an increased budget and the addition of ...

Russian air strikes killed at least 13 in Ukraine on Thursday, including one in Kyiv, in attacks extending as far as the western city of Lviv, forcing neighbouring Poland to scramble ...

Three Greek firefighters died battling blazes during high winds on the island of Crete and the mainland as wildfires spread across Europe on Wednesday after days of devastating fires in ...

The U.S. carried out fresh strikes in Iran on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, further intensifying a five-month-old war that was already expanding beyond its main fronts to ...

The final investment decision to develop the Kronos natural gas field in block 6 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone offers an opportunity to exploit the area’s remaining gas reserves for ...

This weekend brings with it not only the arrival of August but almost a dozen festivals – literally. Big music festivals, street food festivals, beer festivals, events that celebrate tradition, the ...

Timur Turlov has formally announced his candidacy for the presidency of the International Chess Federation, signalling an ambitious bid to reshape global chess governance ahead of a crucial electoral contest ...

Nicosia general hospital has gone high tech, with the introduction of a robotic barista, but there is a catch: unless you have a Visa card, you won’t be getting ...

In the end there were no great surprises from the visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Cyprus. He neither announced a date for a new 5+1 conference, nor anything to ...

The forestry department sought to reassure the public on Wednesday that the Platania camping site will reopen following planned upgrade works, after an announcement stating it would no longer operate ...

International engagement on the Cyprus problem has “intensified”, with EU special envoy for Cyprus Raffaele Fitto due to visit the island on Friday, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday. Speaking ...

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed all possible options for curbing Iran’s nuclear programme during their meeting at the White House, including diplomacy, economic pressure ...

Omonia were eliminated from the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday after losing 6-5 on penalties to Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty in their second qualifying round tie, with the capital side ...

Two firefighters died on Wednesday after becoming trapped while battling a wildfire near Rethymno, Crete, as fires and extreme heat continued to affect parts of southern Europe. Greek authorities ordered ...

Turkey will “not abandon” the Turkish Cypriots and will “continue to defend” what it considers their rights in the Levant, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as UN Secretary-General ...

Two sea turtles nesting in Cyprus are being tracked by satellite for the first time, allowing the public to follow their movements across the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Turtle Research and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday that United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ statement following the latest Cyprus talks was “not open to any interpretation”, rejecting suggestions that its contents ...