Archive 2024

Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland’s prime minister in a surprise move, saying the country’s coalition government would stand a better chance of ...

Before the UK left the EU, private schools around the island prepared their students to study there. But they now have to look further afield The number of EU students ...

Α series of concerts with three exceptional musicians from Cyprus, Greece and Hungary will tour three cities presenting original compositions. Audiences in Paphos, Limassol and Nicosia can enjoy unique musical evenings ...

The passage of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda may be delayed until at least next month after the upper house of parliament ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, launching a tour of the Middle East to try to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war ...

Russia is illegally consolidating its control over occupied Ukrainian territory by creating a “climate of fear” with practices such as arbitrary detention, killings and torture, the head of a U....

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag on Wednesday ahead of the senior officials meeting on the humanitarian sea corridor. ...

Brazilian football player Dani Alves can be released from jail on a one million euro bail while he appeals his rape conviction, after serving about a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year ...

Following its recent launch, the Spring, Dacia’s first all-electric model, is now in its second generation. More attractive than ever, with an all-new exterior and interior design, always in ...

Pleas continued to be made to disregard civil service evaluations for 2023, as civil service head Elena Oikonomidou Azina said on Wednesday that discussions in parliament about the new civil service ...

MPs failed to make headway on Wednesday over the controversial capital statements that politically exposed persons are expected to publish. Despite months of discussions, lawmakers are still trying to agree ...

Full of surprises, as promised, since its launch, the MyPetrolina app continues to reward its loyal customers for their transactions, while also providing them the opportunity to win one of ...

A discussion around the possible introduction of legislation to criminalise the non-consensual use of personal images with erotic or sexual content, commonly referred to as revenge porn, took place on ...

Cyprus’ Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday met with the president and members of the board of directors of Eurobank Holdings, during which he underscored the significance of attracting foreign ...

The death of a 27-year-old man in Kyrenia on Sunday may have been caused by a physical altercation in which he was involved the previous week, it was heard in ...

Service dogs and dogs belonging to low-income pensioners and welfare recipients may soon be exempt from the dog licence fee, following the passage of a bill through the House environment ...

A rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus has been born in Athens’ Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists. A lack of male pygmy hippos in captivity ...

A brand-new group exhibition of local and Italian artists opens in Limassol this week exploring the role of women in love and war. Held at the Cornaro Art Centre, the ...

Almost a year into her post, the education minister is keen to see schools become more inclusive and public universities to offer courses in English Upgrading the island’s education ...

A huge sculpture, named The Shell, was unveiled by Limassol tourism board (Etal) on Wednesday to enhance the Limassol beach experience. The artwork features a young girl with a shell ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the “provocative statements” by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as evidence of an ongoing threat to the Republic. With this year ...

The Audit Office called again on the government to evict people found violating letting agreements for Turkish Cypriot properties on Larnaca’s Mackenzie beach. This opposes the plan of Turkish ...

The Larnaca district court on Wednesday remanded a 43-year-old Ukrainian national in custody until the start of his trial on April 17 for being the suspected recipient of millions of euros ...

Scientists have identified a giant water bug, known as the toe-biter, along the shores of Cyprus. The species, known to inhabit lakes and slow-moving freshwater, had never been recorded on ...