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From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as U.S. plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans ...

Seismic activity in and around Cyprus has been “gradually reducing” in strength in the aftermath of the two strong earthquakes which struck near Paphos on Wednesday, the geological survey department ...

United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Friday met Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu for the first time, as his contacts continue after arriving on the island to take ...

Larnaca’s renovated Ermou street is set to open to the public on November 19, almost one month earlier than planned, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras confirmed on Friday. The works on ...

The European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in the second quarter of 2025, with Cyprus among the few countries achieving a combination of lower emissions and economic growth. Specifically, ...

North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the Russian ...

Cyprus must treat winter tourism as a “one-way street” and invest steadily in non-peak months, according to Hermes Airports Director of Aviation Development, Marketing and Communication, Maria Kouroupi. Speaking on ...

A ground-breaking production from abroad lands in Nicosia this week presenting the emblematic work of the German Romantic writer Heinrich von Kleist, ‘Michael Kohlhaas’. Coming up this Saturday, November 15 at ...

Greece is in talks with Israel to buy modern missile systems that would be used for a planned anti-aircraft defence dome, two officials with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. ...

Students and organised groups gathered on Friday to protest the unilateral declaration of northern Cyprus as a separate republic. The unilateral declaration of independence was made on November 15, 1983. Events and ...

Cyprus’ economy recorded robust growth in the third quarter of 2025, with new national and European data confirming that the country continues to outperform the wider region. According to a flash ...

Daily GenAI users report higher productivity, job security and pay, according to PwC’s 2025 Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey, even as a third of the global workforce regularly feels ...

The employers’ and industrialists’ federation (Oev) has opened submissions for the 19th Cyprus Innovation Award Competition. According to Oev, the awards are “an annual institution that has become a reference ...

In late September 2025, Instagram crossed 3 billion monthly active users. That is a huge audience and a lot of noise to cut through. Organic growth can be slow, uneven, and tied ...

A demonstration protesting the possible removal of 2.000 animals from the Paphiakos animal shelter near Paphos took place on Friday morning outside the town’s district court. The protest attracted volunteers ...

Gluten-free Tarte de Provence aux raisins For the pastry250g gluten-free flour1/4 teaspoon salt115g unsalted butter (cold)15g honey50ml cold milkFor the filling300g cottage cheese200g cream ...

Turkish Cypriots reacted largely positively on Friday to the first meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, following the former’s election ...

European Union finance ministers this week approved the scrapping of the duty-free exemption for parcels worth under €150, in a move expected to hit ultra-cheap imports from Chinese e-commerce platforms such ...

British Chancellor Rachel Reeves has no plans to raise income tax rates in this month’s budget due to improved fiscal forecasts, a source said, following a surge in borrowing ...

Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, on Thursday had his remand extended for a further seven days after having been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of ...

Ask a foreigner, and they’ll tell you Cyprus is all sun and sea. For the most part, our summer visitors are blithely unaware that we have two mountain ranges, ...

Carlos Alcaraz clinched the year-end world number one ranking and secured top spot in the Jimmy Connors Group with a 6-4 6-1 win over Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals ...

Superb goals by Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze secured a routine 2-0 win for England over Serbia to make it seven wins from seven games in their World Cup qualifying ...

Ireland stunned Portugal 2-0 on Thursday to keep their narrow path to next year’s World Cup open and make the Nations League winners wait to book an automatic spot ...