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The House on Thursday afternoon passed the National Betting Authority (NBA) and e-health authority budgets for the fiscal year 2025. The NBA’s budget, approved by 36 MPs, projects total expenditures to ...

The fire which started in a parked vehicle in Larnaca in the early hours of Friday morning was started maliciously, police said. The vehicle, which belonged to a 28-year-old man ...

Three men have been arrested after 14 mobile phones were discovered hidden in a refrigerator at the central prison, police said on Friday. The phones, found alongside 12 charging cables, were allegedly ...

British Minister of State for Europe and North America, Stephen Doughty, is in the country for a series of meetings on Friday, ahead of the informal expanded meeting on the ...

Friday will see temporarily increased medium and high clouds and dust spells. Temperatures will rise to 24C inland, 23C on the coast, and 12C in the higher mountains. Winds will ...

U.S. President Donald Trump suspended tariffs of 25% he had imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has ...

SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Thursday announced that it has received the Quality Recognition Award from global financial services firm JP Morgan Chase. The award, which the Bank of Cyprus ...

The turnover index for transport and storage in Cyprus increased by 1.6 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical ...

The industrial turnover index in Cyprus recorded a 1.6 per cent increase in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a report released this week by the Cyprus Statistical Service. In ...

The value of bounced cheques remained at the same level as the previous month in February 2025, with an increase in the number of cheques issued, according to the Central Bank ...

As part of the sweeping local government reform, the role of traditional mukhtars – loosely translated as community leaders – has come under scrutiny, with the interior ministry working to modernise regulations. ...

At least the majority of 93 deputy mayors, who were elected some nine months ago thanks to the so-called reform of the local government, have the decency to complain about being ...

Intuitive Machines’ LUNR.O second moon landing appears to have suffered the same fate as the company’s first attempt last year, with issues involving a laser range finder causing ...

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday ...

Fighters linked to Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad mounted a deadly attack on government forces on Thursday, authorities said, in some of the worst violence against the government since ...

Pope Francis on Thursday sent his first audio message since being hospitalized for double pneumonia nearly three weeks ago, expressing thanks “from the bottom of my heart” to well-wishers around ...

Politicians on Thursday bickered over the budget of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (Cyta) but still passed the €520 million balance sheet. The 2025 budget for state-run Cyta features expenditures of €522 million and ...

The leader of opposition party Akel has asked President Nikos Christodouldes directly to scrap plans for ‘green taxes’ this coming May as it would further burden already struggling people, according ...

The Central Intelligence Agency fired a slew of recent hires this week, three people familiar with the matter said, cuts that current and former U.S. intelligence officers warned would ...

“48 Hours of Cyprus” car rally, held in support of the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association, will take place over the weekend of March 15-16. Both classic and non-classic cars are welcome to ...

An MP on Thursday demanded the resignation of the board of directors of the state health services organisation (Okypy), deeming them responsible for the organisation’s spiraling deficits and waste. ...

Municipalities near Larnaca airport should receive compensation for the disturbances caused by air traffic, the transport committee demanded during its meeting on Thursday. “We are talking about thousands of people ...

A thrilling evening, well two to be exact, of Beethoven’s genius awaits, featuring the world-renowned violinist Viktoria Mullova and led by the masterful baton of Douglas Boyd. The next ...