Archive 2023

The United States military believes that cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine in pushing back against Russian forces, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday, but they had not ...

Police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of possession of child pornography, attempted solicitation of minors for sexual purposes, sexual abuse of a minor and stalking. According to a ...

The House plenum on Thursday voted through a series of laws spelling out the functions of new courts that were created via legislation previously passed reforming the administration of justice ...

A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the U....

Two more boats with irregular migrants were spotted on Thursday off Cape Greco. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Larnaca received an alert about the two boats around 1.30pm. At ...

President Joe Biden hailed a new era in the U.S.-India relationship, after rolling out the White House red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, touting ...

The European Commission said Thursday it will be co-financing the construction of the Nicosia ring road to the tune of €32.9 million. Phase C, section 1 of the Nicosia South Orbital Motorway ...

The bill for local government reform is set to head to plenum on July 6, the House interior committee said on Thursday. Deputies concluded talks over the bill, with all parties ...

The European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Thursday that conservation works have been completed at the church of Panagia Chryseleousa in the Kyrenia area and ...

Cyprus does not currently have the capacity to absorb the full amount of the renewable energy it produces, meaning that the excess amount could be transported to Israel – according to ...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday he was certain Ukraine would receive the $6.5 billion it needs this year for its rapid reconstruction programmes from pledges made at a ...

This summer, the Commandaria Orchestra & Friends Concert Series has great moments in store for music lovers. One of them is this coming Sunday as a concert dedicated to Argentine ...

Representatives of the Cyprus Turkish Bar Association travelled to Ankara on Thursday to receive updates on the case against the operators of the Isias Hotel. The lawyers will meet with ...

Failing to stick to criteria in existing legislation has led to varying decisions being made on a case-by-case basis in usage of Turkish Cypriot properties, the audit office said on ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus has maintained its growth forecast at 2.6 per cent, citing positive developments which have mitigated the fallout from the sanctions imposed on Russia. The Central Bank ...

A British couple who used a surrogate in the north to give birth to their son have been stranded there for three months as they wait for him to be ...

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin added fuel to his feud with the top brass on Thursday, accusing them of lying to President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people about the ...

In commemoration of World Seafarers’ Day, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) this week organised its first blood donation event of the year, a tradition it has maintained for the past 30 ...

Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has been suspended for their next four matches in the Europa League after the Portuguese boss directed abusive language at referee Anthony Taylor while the ...

Cyprus has a “mega problem” in its lack of bus drivers, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. He made the comment while speaking to parliament’s Transport commission, where he ...

The renowned “Original Red Bus Company”, the first open top bus service offering tourists tours within the Famagusta district, celebrated on Thursday 15 years of continued operation in Cyprus. Established in 2008 ...

Aradippou municipality is set to begin collaborating with Ablebook app, aimed at supporting people with disabilities, it emerged on Thursday. “The possibilities technology offers us can and should be utilised ...

The EU’s Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakidou, called for equal treatment for cancer sufferers across the bloc on Thursday. Speaking in Paphos to the Pancyprian Association of Cancer Patients ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday presided over a roundtable discussion at the Presidential Palace with foreign investors, jointly organised by the government and national promotional agency Invest Cyprus. The event ...