Archive 2025

Germany is leading efforts for the European Union to ease sanctions imposed on Syria during the rule of President Bashar al-Assad who was ousted last month, the Financial Times reported ...

Turkey will carry out a cross-border offensive into northeastern Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia if the group does not meet Ankara’s demands, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on ...

American singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow, who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, his publicist said. Yarrow ...

US President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda ...

Police launched a manhunt on Tuesday afternoon for a 39-year-old who was in custody for theft, who slipped through their fingers while being treated at Nicosia general hospital. The man ...

Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said US President-elect Donald Trump was rash to ...

A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt his sentencing on Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday he hopes to have good things to report about hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by the time ...

Lebanon is set to extradite the son of late senior Muslim cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi to the United Arab Emirates after the country’s caretaker cabinet approved the move on Tuesday, ...

Two teenagers were placed in custody on Tuesday for maliciously causing damage to AEL’s indoor stadium in Limassol last week. Police sources said the two boys, aged 15 and 16, were ...

Israel said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza but described the actions as “propaganda activity” and said ...

A US judge temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents and attempts to overturn ...

Four patients are currently intubated with flu in intensive care units, while seasonal infections and covid are pushing hospitals to their limits, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou ...

The Turkish Cypriot side on Tuesday crowed that a draft six monthly report issued United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the state of play in Cyprus contains not a ...

The start of the year has it all, music-wise. A diverse line-up of music performances await for fans of all music tastes. This month, there are cosy jazz nights, uplifting ...

Environmental organisations Terra Cypria and BirdLife Cyprus found on Tuesday that a wind farm in Kellia state forest in Larnaca, which had been put on hold by the Environment Department ...

Cosmetic products that are considered unsuitable under European legislation, have been found in several EU countries, including Cyprus. Some ingredients of the hair, skin and make-up products may cause irritation ...

The Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) in Cyprus recorded a modest improvement in December 2024, rising by one point compared to November, according to the Economics Research Centre of the University of ...

The average time to review applications for Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) has been cut to 60 days, the deputy welfare minister said on Tuesday. In a video message, Marilena Evangelou said ...

Cyprus’ international investment position (IIP) showed slight improvement during the third quarter of 2024, according to a report released this week by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). The IIP recorded ...

MPs on Tuesday decided to give the attorney-general’s office a fortnight for feedback on some loose ends relating to a bill changing the way in which Turkish Cypriot properties ...

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday will create two new national monuments in California, solidifying his legacy as the US leader who has conserved more lands and waters than any ...

London-based Cypriot Michael Kyriacos Efstratiou is appealing to people on the island to find a stem cell donor after he was diagnosed with leukaemia. Efforts to find a compatible stem ...

By Gloria Dickie After another record-breaking year for global temperatures in 2024, pressure is rising on policymakers to step up efforts to curb climate change. The last global scientific consensus on ...