Archive 2023

A senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel, having “achieved its targets.” Moussa Abu Marzouk told Al Jazeera in a phone ...

Major international air carriers suspended or scaled back flights to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, saying they were waiting ...

Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf said on Monday that his wife’s parents were “trapped” in Gaza, leaving him worried if they will survive an attack by Israel The parents ...

Joining the busy October agenda of events is the Nicosia Open Up Festival, a multi-dimensional arts festival that features an art exhibition, performances, an open discussion, lectures, video installations, multifaceted ...

The assignment of army conscripts to ‘easy’ posts appears to be based not on merit, but rather on a soldier’s family background and connections, the auditor-general said in a ...

The Tax Commissioner said on Monday his department has received a complaint from a member of the public – a disabled person – claiming to have suffered ‘abuse’ from an employee there. ...

Russian lawmakers were given 10 days on Monday to study how best to revoke Moscow’s ratification of a landmark treaty banning nuclear tests, after President Vladimir Putin held out the ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) is looking to cut a deal with private insurers on how to divvy up hospital treatment costs, it emerged in parliament on Monday. HIO director ...

The Blockchain Research Institute Middle East (BRI ME) will organize a web3 summit in Riyadh on October 19, 2023. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL) and VC Spectra (SPCT) are at the forefront of the ...

Manchester City suffered their first Premier League defeat to Arsenal in eight years on Sunday to drop to third in the standings, but midfielder Bernardo Silva said the loss was “...

The state and its government must offer equal opportunities in health care, education and public safety, President Nikos Christodoulides said at a Limassol primary school. The president on Monday welcomed ...

What defines a car of high standards and assertions? Its manufacturing excellence and its technological innovation. The credible safety it inspires and the driving experience it promises from the very ...

The government is attempting to mitigate the consequences of crises caused by climate change, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday at a press conference on the grant scheme for ...

Qatari mediators have held urgent calls to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the militant group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release ...

Global cruise giant Royal Caribbean is taking another significant step to solidify its presence in Cyprus by gearing up for the inauguration of its European office in Limassol on Wednesday. ...

Four months after the implementation of an electronic patient satisfaction survey, beneficiaries of the national health service Gesy rated inpatient healthcare services at an impressive 8.8 out of 10. According to a ...

An 82-year-old man in the north died of the West Nile virus last week, according to the ‘health ministry’. The man was one of three confirmed cases of the disease ...

Labour’s finance policy chief Rachel Reeves promised on Monday to “rebuild Britain” if in government, vowing to deploy “iron-clad” fiscal rules, crack down on fraud and work with business ...

Local authorities said on Monday they will be able to step in to tackle listed buildings that are in a dangerous state if an interior ministry bill is passed into ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday linked the assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and criticised Iran over both conflicts. Israel was caught off ...

The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, in a sign it may be planning a ground ...

Saudi Arabia announced it took the second step to bid for 2034 World Cup by submitting a letter of intent to host the event to world soccer governing body FIFA on ...

Israel’s response to the unprecedented multi-pronged attack by Palestinian gunmen from the Gaza Strip will “change the Middle East,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. He was speaking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides highlighted the significant role of the shipping industry in Cyprus’ economy during his address on Monday at the opening of the international Maritime Cyprus 2023 conference held in ...