Archive 2023

A UFO congressional hearing taking place in the US, is a “major historical moment” Cyprus’ Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) chair George Danos said on Thursday. Speaking to the Cyprus News ...

Talking about the council of ministers’ scheme for the installation of photovoltaics (PV), Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said it would be administered by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC). Although ...

Democratic Republic of Congo’s army said Rwandan defense forces crossed the Congolese border on Thursday and attacked border security forces, potentially escalating tensions between the African neighbours. “The ensuing ...

Ukrainian soldiers have recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske from Russian forces in Donetsk region, a video published by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy showed on Thursday. “The 35th brigade and the ‘...

A new day centre for people suffering with dementia in Paphos will be opened by October, according to the Ithaki support association’s scientific coordinator, Eftychios Christofides. He said on ...

A bomb planted in a vehicle exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine city south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, killing several people and wounding others, Syrian state media ...

Customs officials found and seized thousands of cigarettes as well as other tobacco products smuggled from the north, a press release said on Thursday. On July 24 customs officers carried out ...

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia could jointly decide to shut their borders with close Russian ally Belarus if there are serious incidents involving the Wagner group along their frontiers with the ...

Donald Trump’s attorneys met on Thursday with Justice Department officials investigating the Republican former president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, said Trump, the target of a Special ...

Russia’s defence minister accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a defence exhibition that featured the North’s banned ballistic missiles as the neighbours pledged to boost ties, ...

Egypt’s government will implement emergency moves, including rationing electricity and increasing fuel oil imports, as it bids to tackle a summer power shortage, the country’s prime minister said ...

Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has been disqualified after refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova at the World Championships in Milan on Thursday. Kharlan, a four-time Olympic medallist and ...

Nicosia municipality said on Thursday it has identified seven buildings deemed unsafe for habitation, urging the owners to take immediate remedial steps. The buildings in question are inside what are ...

Travelling to the island straight from LA, accomplished keyboardist, composer and producer David Garfield will play alongside esteemed Cypriot musicians this summer. Known for his extensive work with legends of ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Thursday announced its decision to impose an administrative fine of €100,000 on Cyprus Investment Firm BDSwiss Holding Ltd. According to the relevant announcement, ...

The north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport ground to a halt for a short period on Thursday after its internet connection was lost. Operations resumed shortly afterwards when repair teams figured ...

Shakir Alemdar, the Imam of the Hala Sultan Tekke in Larnaca, has suggested the purchase of a “mobile masjid” as a compromise to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Apostolos Andreas ...

Cyprus and Lebanon have set up a working group to better coordinate, share information and take measures to reduce illegal migration flows across the Eastern Mediterranean. Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Thursday he requested all data from the director of the forestry department to immediately start installation of a photovoltaic park near the Stavros tis ...

A US Department of State official tasked with overseeing sanctions implementation is on a two-day official visit to Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. Erik Woodhouse, deputy assistant secretary for the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Ukraine had intensified its frontline attacks over the last few days while a Ukrainian official said Kyiv was making slow but steady ...

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who died on Wednesday aged 56, was found unresponsive at an address in London and pronounced dead at the scene, London’s Metropolitan Police said. Artists ...

By Raquel Peel Text messages showing actor Jonah Hill asking his ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady to consider a dot point list of relationship “boundaries” have sparked an important conversation. Two different ...

European champions England will be keen to rediscover their scoring touch after a lacklustre start to their Women’s World Cup campaign when they take on Denmark in Sydney on ...