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European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Wednesday responded to a court ruling which found the European Commission had not been adequately transparent regarding the contracts it signed for Covid-19 vaccines. ...

The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, beginning Thursday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, represents a pivotal point of the summer for the world of golf. It’s the final ...

Half of drowning deaths in Cyprus involve tourists and non-permanent residents, data revealed on Wednesday as government announced action plan to improve sea safety. Over the past 20 years, 464 people have ...

Akel’s Giorgos Georgiou voted against the European Parliament’s resolution for continued support for Ukraine, while independent member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou abstained on the motion. Disy’...

Cyprus’ villages have been known to welcome music festivals for years yet the forests, not so much. So the arrival of a music festival at the Forest Theatre in Kato ...

Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Wednesday, 190 in all,in their third such swap over the past seven weeks, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab ...

The Netherlands commemorated the 298 victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine 10 years ago with a ceremony attended by the bereaved and representatives from Malaysia, Australia, the UK, ...

 Britain’s new government said on Wednesday it would scrap an amnesty scheme for ex-soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland that has been opposed by ...

Capping the price of bottled water at specific locations, such as airports, ports and beaches is important to protect and support consumers, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday, following controversy ...

Newly re-elected European Parliament president Roberta Metsola and four of Cyprus’ six members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for the Cyprus problem to be solved, as the 50th ...

 Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday, saying there had been a spike in ...

Disgraced United States Senator Bob Menendez is to be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Paphos, the town’s mayor Phedon Phedonos said on Wednesday. “We’re going to strip ...

Hundreds of ‘trapped buyers’ of property may never receive title deeds, as their purchases are tied to developers’ mortgages on buildings ridden with irregularities. Interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia, ...

The shipping container market in Fort Worth, Texas, is witnessing significant growth and evolution, catering to an array of industries with diverse needs for storage and transportation. Pelican Containers, a ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday that statements by outgoing Unficyp Military Chief of Staff Col. Ben Ramsay regarding the situation in the buffer zone were “a bit exaggerated.” ...

The forestry college is to reopen in January, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday, with its first intake of students scheduled for September next year. Panayiotou was speaking after ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis is satisfied that the latest figures on tourist arrives indicate they would be at the same levels as 2023, a good year for the industry. ...

A fire was raging in the Fasouri area of Limassol and drivers were warned to avoid the area, the British bases said on Wednesday afternoon. It was put under partial ...

One or more employees in all local businesses are now obliged to ensure that safety measures are adhered to in the workplace, a development that has come into effect after ...

There is not much to be optimistic about over the Cyprus issue at present, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday, a day after a snap meeting with Greek Premier ...

Turkey and Greece’s defence ministries have exchanged barbs over recent statements made by Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. During a trip to ...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo finally swam in the River Seine on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise to try to convince doubters that its waters will be clean enough to hold Olympic ...

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the accession of Ukraine to NATO would be a declaration of war against Moscow and only “prudence” on behalf of the alliance could prevent ...

Cyanide poisoning caused the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found in a room in a plush Bangkok hotel, Thai authorities said on Wednesday, with the suspected killer among ...