Archive 2024

Britain’s Jack Draper beat 10th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday in their U.S. Open quarter-final to reach his first Grand Slam semi. Draper, the 25...

Fly tippers in Ayios Epiktitos and Ayios Amvrosios were fined and then made to collect the rubbish they had fly tipped by village police. The villages’ Turkish Cypriot mayor Ceyhun ...

New samples were taken from the wreckage of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, where 35 Cypriots and 37 others were killed during last year’s earthquakes, as scientific ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Wednesday extolled the virtues of large families at the Nicosia district’s “large families’ celebration”. Speaking to parents who attended the event, she said, “you, ...

The government on Wednesday announced it had revoked the Cypriot citizenship of eight people who were naturalised under Cyprus’ citizenship through investment programme, commonly known as the ‘golden passport’ scheme. ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Wednesday hailed the opening of the American University of Beirut’s new campus in his town, describing it as “one of the most important projects” ...

The government on Wednesday approved a bill which will raise state officials’ pension age from 60 to 65. The bill passed through cabinet and will now be sent to parliament for ratification ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a set of bills which, if passed, will change the face of Cyprus’ legal service and audit office. The government says the bills constitute “modernising” reforms, ...

Cabinet’s final decision over the regulatory framework of the leg of the Great Sea Interconnector project which runs between Crete and Cyprus was delayed for another day on Wednesday, ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill which will reduce Cyprus’ voting age from 18 to 17, while also approving a bill which will mean people will now be automatically registered to vote ...

Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded on Wednesday to a shooting at a high school and there were reports at least two people had been killed. In addition to the ...

Lumbago, a common and often debilitating form of lower back pain, can be both prevented and treated through regular exercise, physiotherapists emphasised ahead of Sunday’s World physical therapy day. ...

Victor Osimhen has signed for Galatasaray on loan from Serie A side Napoli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. Galatasaray will pay six million euros net to the 25-year-old Nigeria ...

The family of national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou will be submitting their objection to the Supreme Court on Thursday, over a motion filed by state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos. The Supreme Court ...

 The United States plans to accuse Russia on Wednesday of a campaign to influence the 2024 elections using online platforms to target American voters with disinformation, CNN reported, citing six sources ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the regional powers during talks in Ankara, ...

Five hopefuls were left in the race to become leader of the Conservatives on Wednesday after former interior minister Priti Patel received the fewest votes from lawmakers in a race ...

MPs and political parties will be releasing the names and information of their advisers, it was announced at the House ethics committee on Wednesday. This follows the release of the ...

Young offenders will soon be housed in a building at the Menoyia migrant detention centre, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday. Speaking to the House ethics committee, he said ...

Jack Grealish, who represented Ireland at youth level before switching allegiance to England, will come in for some abuse from home fans in Saturday’s Nations League match between the ...

A decision to scrap free medical treatment not covered by the national health scheme (Gesy) for all civil servants and their families, has triggered the reaction of the Cyprus Federation ...

The two-year-old girl hit by a car in Limassol remains intubated at Makario hospital with a brain haemorrhage, police spokesman Christos Andreou said on Wednesday. He said the accident which ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, responding to a question about the potential delivery of long-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine, warned the United States on Wednesday not to joke about ...

By Tom Cleaver Turkish Cypriot police announced on Wednesday that they had seized 200 kilogrammes of meat from a vehicle attempting to cross into the north at the Astromeritis crossing point. ...