Archive 2024

Firefighters remained at the desalination plant in Timi on Sunday after a fire on Friday night destroyed its operation, while tests on the building are likely to be carried out ...

By Alan Baldwin Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver McLaren’s first Formula One constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with ...

Picture the perfect Christmas Eve: snowflakes falling, laughter and carols filling the festive streets, mulled wine warming your innards, fragrant mince pies baking in the oven and giggling children watching ...

By Adam Makary Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy as they emerged from one of the world’s most notorious detention systems ...

By Andrew Mills Syria should have an 18 month transition period to establish “a safe, neutral, and quiet environment” for free elections, Hadi Al-Bahra, the head of Syria’s main opposition ...

President of Greek political party Syriza-Progressive Alliance Socrates Famellos will pay an official two-day visit to Cyprus on Monday and Tuesday, he announced on Sunday. He will be accompanied by ...

“How much truth can a photograph contain? How much history can a photographic moment capture, and how much emotion can the photographic lens withstand?” asks an upcoming exhibition at Isnotgallery ...

Groups of Syrians strolled through the palaces of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday following his ouster, wandering from room to room, posing for photographs, and with some taking items of ...

By Emily Rose and James Mackenzie Israel has watched the rapid overthrow of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a mixture of hope and concern as officials weigh ...

By Emily Guerry A lot of my research involves examining relics from Jesus’s final days. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with some of ...

The Greek Cypriot side last month submitted a proposal for the opening of new crossing points, but the Turkish Cypriot side has not yet done so, the Cyprus News Agency ...

A Paphos man was on Sunday remanded in police custody for three days on suspicion of stealing mobile phones from a shop in Paphos and receiving stolen goods. According to ...

The Council of Europe’s “Journalists Matter” campaign, which completed its first phase – protection – this year, has established a comprehensive range of resources to protect journalists, going beyond advocacy, with ...

Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Mazzeh district of Damascus on Sunday, one Lebanese and one Syrian security source said. Additionally, jets believed to be Israeli bombed the Khalkhala air base in ...

By John Irish U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy ...

Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital was stormed by rebels on Sunday following their capture of Damascus and the fall of Iran-allied Bashar al-Assad, Iranian state TV reported. “It ...

I live in Melbourne, Australia, and while watching Channel 9 news about a week ago, the finance segment showed the 10 best countries for Australian tourists to visit because of the strong $...

On November 30 total tourist arrivals to the island surpassed those seen for the whole of the year 2023, a record year for arrivals, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Sunday. By ...

Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s upper house of parliament said on Sunday, while suggesting that Moscow was ...

Dan Ashworth has left his role as sporting director at Manchester United after five months in the job by mutual agreement, the Premier League club said on Sunday. The 53-year-old ...

The first National Conference on Autism was held on Saturday by the deputy ministry of social welfare during which 53 actions included in the National Strategy for Autism and the Action ...

By Palestinian ambassador Abdallah Attari The International Criminal Court (ICC), also known as The Hague Tribunal, is considered the “ultimate guardian” of international justice. It was established in 2002 through the ...

Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family’s ...

Peaceful rallies were held by Syrians in Cyprus on Sunday after rebels announced the seizure of Damascus and the toppling of President Assad. In Nicosia Syrians gathered on the walls ...