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A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 25 people and injuring about 80, police said. The accident took ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday described former President George Vassiliou as a universal citizen, expressing his condolences to the family. Vassiliou died overnight on Tuesday his family said on Wedesday. “...

It may be months ahead, yet an exciting summer concert is coming to Cyprus in 2026. The world-renowned band The Gipsy Kings will perform live in Limassol this July, as part ...

A 37-year-old local man from Akrotiri was arrested in connection with a series of housebreakings, acts of malicious damage and thefts in Akrotiri last week, Bases police said on Wednesday. ...

Ancoria Bank announces the appointment of Marios Hadjikyriacou to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Hadjikyriacou officially assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Ancoria Bank, following approval by ...

Demand for workers in AI, regulation, data reporting and other specialist skills drove vacancies in Britain’s financial sector up 12 per cent in 2025, recruiting firm Morgan McKinley said on Monday, ...

The death toll from unrest in Iran climbed to almost 2,600, a rights group said on Wednesday, as Tehran stepped up diplomatic contacts with U.S.-allies in the region over ...

InterMaritime Shipmanagement, headquartered in Limassol, has announced the appointment of Erwin Derlagen as Senior Technical Director, strengthening the company’s executive leadership and technical capabilities. According to the announcement, Erwin ...

Spain’s leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict medium-term leases to contain soaring rents and prevent price abuse under a decree to be approved in the coming ...

On Wednesday, the weather will be mostly clear. Temperatures will reach 14 degrees Celsius inland, 16 degrees on the coast and 3 degrees in the higher mountains, where frost is likely to occur. ...

Travelling widely during his five years as president from 1988 to 1993, George Vassiliou galvanised international interest in helping to resolve the Cyprus problem. His commitment to a settlement highlighted the obduracy ...

Former president of the Republic, George Vassiliou died overnight at the age of 94, his family said in a social media post on Wednesday. Vassiliou had been hospitalised since January 6 in ...

Cyprus’ public service will move to a regulated hybrid working from home model from April 2, 2026, after the department of public administration and personnel issued a new manual setting out how ...

Sterling rallied against the U.S. dollar on Monday, alongside the euro and the Swiss franc, after the Trump administration threatened Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with a criminal indictment. ...

Heineken’s CEO Dolf van den Brink resigned unexpectedly on Monday after six years of leading the Dutch brewer and only a few months after setting its new strategy, as ...

U.S. financial stocks and UK-listed lenders fell on Monday as President Donald Trump’s call for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates ​threatened a key revenue stream ...

Banana farmers in the Paphos district “must be protected” when the recently agreed trade deal between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur comes into force, Nikolas Theodosiou, ...

The Cyprus Consumers’ Association issued an announcement on Monday declaring that the e-kalathi app – created by the government to list the prices of a large range of goods in all ...

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Britain is set to drop plans to make it mandatory for workers to hold a digital identity document, The Times newspaper, the BBC and other media reported ...

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has filed for court warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to the Venezuelan oil trade, four sources familiar with the matter said, ...

A 68-year-old resident of Larnaca district was arrested on Tuesday following a coordinated operation by the anti-corruption and anti-piracy units, according to a police statement. The arrest came after a ...

The Cyprus Integrity Forum (CIF) on Tuesday called for the investigation into a controversial video to be completed and its findings published as soon as possible. In a statement, the ...

Former minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis and Charalambos Charalambous – the president’s former chief of staff – may have been deliberately lured by individuals posing as prospective investors, media reports suggested on Tuesday. ...

The House refugee committee has requested that the Turkish Cypriot property management service director submit the points used for allocating TC housing and business premises, citing transparency concerns, committee chairman ...