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Agnieszka Rakoczy meets DJ, artist, former hotel manager, political analyst and Cyprus expert Mete Hatay, and is not at all surprised to learn he reads four books at a time ...

British security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a Panama-flagged crude oil tanker had been attacked approximately 10 nautical miles southwest of Yemen’s Mokha. Ambrey said ...

An upcoming performance in Nicosia seeks to challenge stereotypes and social roles. In early June, interdisciplinary artist Anthi Kettirou will present her new work titled ‘How Do You Like Your ...

By David Le Breton Once upon a time, human relationships unfolded without smartphones. The reality may be hard to recall, so profoundly have these devices transformed the way we relate ...

German police said on Saturday they had arrested eight climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport, causing it to briefly close during a busy holiday weekend. Six of ...

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Charlotte Greenfield and Ana Cantero Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central ...

By Gram Slattery Donald Trump falsely claimed on Friday that he won the 2020 presidential election in Minnesota and he said he would win this year in the state that has ...

The harmonised inflation rate in Cyprus increased by 2.1 per cent in April 2024 compared to the same period the previous year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service. Official data showed that ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Friday said that tourist arrivals for the first four months of 2024 indicate that the island can achieve its goals for the year, despite ...

By Maria Demertzis Exactly a year ago, I wrote about the process of de-dollarisation. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, G7 currencies lost some of their international attraction because ...

The use of artificial intelligence in finance is still in its infancy but it needs to be monitored and possibly regulated to prevent harm to consumers and ensure the proper ...

The situation for prisoners has deteriorated since 2017, while the Nicosia central prisons are “bursting at the seams”, an anti-torture report published on Friday revealed. Concerns were raised in the Council ...

It is astonishing how fast the government and legislature work when it is necessary. In a few days this week, the government drafted a bill that would expand the business ...

The government is investing in the European Union to achieve a final resolution of the Cyprus problem, especially as the 50th anniversary of the Turkish occupation approaches, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

A couple of hundred people turned out for the north’s annual LGBT pride parade on Friday evening. The parade coincided with the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, ...

The representative of the Turkish Cypriots residing in Limassol and head of the Tzentit mosque Ayhan Mehmet on Thursday said the acts of vandalism carried out at the Albanian mosque ...

Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (Etyfa) on Friday slammed what it called the “unfortunate and desperate attempt” by the consortium constructing the beleaguered natural gas terminal at Vasiliko to “mislead public ...

Aid from the UK reached Gaza through the Cyprus maritime corridor, British Foreign Secretary said in on post on X on Friday. “This is a major step forward,” Cameron said. “...

A fire that broke out around 4pm in Liopetri, in the Famagusta district, was put out after 45 minutes, not before it burned one hectare of unharvested crops and wild vegetation. ...

The Legal Service on Friday questioned the timing behind the anti-corruption authority’s announcement on the divide surrounding former drug squad chief Michalis Katsounotos. Sticking to its guns, the Legal ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides on Friday morning  filed opposition proceedings against the legal service’s motion to have him suspended from his post. The first hearing will take place on Thursday. ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a law allowing some convicts to join the armed forces as it battles to hold the line against Russian offensives in Ukraine‘s northeast, east and ...

The Cyprus chapter of Diplomats for Equality on Friday issued a joint statement from 26 diplomatic missions operating in Cyprus to mark the upcoming Pride Month and the 2024 International Day Against ...

Matete Martini will present her first solo exhibition in Cyprus this May and the showcase opens next week at Riana Raouna Gallery in downtown Nicosia. Titled Hug Each Other Again, ...