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Some 45,000 police will secure the Paris Olympics’ July 26 opening ceremony, with over 100 heads of state and government set to attend, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding no changes were ...

About 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid is being sent to Gaza through Cyprus’ Amalthea corridor to Ashdod port by Kuwaiti “Al-Salam association for humanitarian and charitable works”. Kuwait’s embassy in ...

EU’s border management Incumbent European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pledged on Thursday to revamp border management, strengthen Frontex and Europol, and to put forward a new approach ...

Israel must be banned from any football-related activities for violating FIFA’s statutes amid the war in Gaza, according to an independent legal analysis by lawyers who specialise in international ...

In June, Cyprus’ annual inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained steady at 3 per cent, mirroring the previous month’s figure. Notable price increases were observed ...

Ahead of a decisive trade union meeting on July 25, during which construction workers may agree to strike, the labour minister appears “optimistic” that imminent mediation could pan out. The labour ...

Paphos district court closed the doors of a pub that was operating without proper licencing, it emerged on Thursday. According to authorities, the police filed a case against the pub ...

Paphos police arrested three people in two drug busts, authorities announced on Thursday. According to police, on Wednesday evening a man was stopped for a check by officers. The man, 35, ...

Euro zone households are applying for loans in growing numbers for the first time in two years as they grow more optimistic about the economy and interest rates fall, a ...

Paphos police arrested a 27-year-old for presenting a fake ID at the city’s airport attempting to depart Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. According to police, the man presented an ...

Music, dancing and theatre is what this weekend has in store! Culture lovers and fiesta-goers in every corner of the island will have something to enjoy this Friday, Saturday and ...

A yellow weather warning will be in effect throughout Thursday, the met office announced, due to the hot weather. The weather warning will be in effect from 11am until 5pm. ...

Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, presented himself to the nation on Wednesday night as the son of a neglected industrial Ohio town ...

Ursula von der Leyen’s political fate will be decided on Thursday, when the European Parliament chooses whether to elect or reject her for another five-year term as president of ...

Solutions must be in place to help ship owners with navigating the complex challenges of complying with the new FuelEU Maritime regulations, said Columbia Group. With the introduction of FuelEU ...

Shoppers are likely to spend roughly $14 billion during Amazon’s Prime Day two-day shopping event this week, according to projections from Adobe Analytics, a firm that studies e-commerce transaction data. ...

Global smartphone shipments rose 6.5 per cent in the second quarter, driven by Samsung Electronics and Apple, preliminary data from IDC showed on Monday, but a full recovery in demand is ...

Poland’s antitrust and consumer protection watchdog imposed a fine of 106.6 million zlotys ($27.3 million) on PayPal Europe for failing to spell out to consumers in its contractual clauses activities for ...

Cyprus is experiencing its 10th worst year of rainfall since 1900, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday as she announced a number of measures aimed at tackling the extended period ...

When House president Annita Demetriou took over as leader of the deeply divided Disy, in the aftermath of the presidential elections, she was viewed as a temporary solution – a caretaker ...

Opposition political party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman leads a poll published on Wednesday asking Turkish Cypriots who they will vote for in next year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election. The ...

A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical ...

The temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid arriving into Gaza from Cyprus will never be used again, after United States Central Command spokesman Major General Pat ...

Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Wednesday called for every prisoner to have a bed on which to sleep, and not just a mattress on the floor of their ...