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A Nicosia man has been remanded in police custody after officers found him with 450g of cannabis. According to the police, while officers were on patrol on Saturday they stopped ...

By Guglielmo Mangiapane The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to regain their golden lustre thanks to careful restoration ...

By Francois Murphy and Dave Graham Austrians voted on Sunday for a new parliament with the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) aiming to secure its first general election win, which could ...

Earlier this month, the European Commission adopted the “2024 Annual Action Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community to facilitate Cyprus’ reunification and to support the socio-economic development of the community”. But 20 ...

The possibility of holding a meeting to discuss the next steps was raised between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the United Nations Secretary-General although it would not include issues ...

Authorities in the north were informed immediately when it was realised that convicted murderer Doros Theofanous had escaped prison guards on Thursday and was on the run, informed sources told ...

By Emily Rose and Maya Gebeily Israel struck more targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Hezbollah with new attacks after killing the Iran-backed group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and ...

It was clear from his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the resumption of negotiations depends on the Turkish side, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. “Both the secretary-general ...

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said things were OK between him and the Mercedes team, days after criticising their strategy during last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, in which ...

Sunday will see mostly fine weather with cloud developing in the afternoon although the temperature will be a couple of degrees cooler than that seen on Saturday. The temperature will ...

A 4.3 Richter earthquake was reported overnight in the seas off Paphos. According to the EuroMediterranean Seismological Center, the earthquake occurred at 2.18 on Sunday morning with an epicenter 47km southwest of ...

There is a scandal in the making in UK in the ‘glasses for passes’ affair now in its second week which does not look as though it will go away ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 23: On Monday, Stella Ioannidou, a financial market infrastructures and payments expert at the Central Bank of Cyprus (...

THE PEOPLE-PLEASER Prez has lost his touch. He appears to be pissing off rather than pleasing most people while the media have also turned on him. Before the public uproar ...

US companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) started a new campaign on Thursday aimed at tackling abuses of Gesy, which “constitute one of the major problems threatening the viability of the system”. ...

The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest weapon yet to fend off an onslaught of cheap Chinese electric vehicles that has upended the ...

Mergers could allow banks to become more resilient to shocks and to operate more efficiently and would benefit the European Union economy, according to the European Commission. The EU’s ...

Cyprus’ exposure to the public over its handling of migrants has not been flattering. Accusations over pushbacks, violence and unhygienic living conditions have been documented in numerous reports from organisations ...

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on ...

Everton earned their first Premier League win of the season as a double from Dwight McNeil saw them recover from an early deficit to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Goodison ...

Leandro Trossard erased the memory of his red card last week by scoring twice as Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead at home to Leicester City but struck twice in stoppage ...

Fulham forward Raul Jimenez converted a second-half penalty to give Marco Silva’s side a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday, handing the hosts their ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would be avenged and his path in fighting Israel would be continued by ...