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Two people were killed and three injured in an explosion in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan region on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Islamic State later claimed responsibility for ...

The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution extending the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate, which expires on Wednesday, for one more year. The UN said that ...

Residents of areas near the Dhekelia power plant threatened on Tuesday to “shut down” the station, frustrated with what they say are broken promises that the facility would cease to ...

Opposition parties gave a lukewarm response on Tuesday to President Nikos Christodoulides’ presentation of government goals for 2024 made a day earlier. “Certainly the president and the government will be judged ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday heard about shady practices in the area of Polis, where Turkish Cypriot land is reportedly being used for growing crops in ‘under the table’ transactions between lessees ...

Attorney General George Savvides strongly denied corruption charges on Tuesday after a lawyer accused his office of collaborating with a billionaire Russian oligarch to allow an allegedly illegal $113.4 million deal ...

Theatre group Solo for Three is wrapping up its production of Venus in Fur, with just three more shows spread in Nicosia and Limassol. Its next performance on January 31 is ...

A man died on Tuesday afternoon from a traffic accident on the Kolossi-Akrotiri road in Limassol, police said. The car, in which a father and his son were travelling, was ...

A prisoner was taken to Nicosia General on Tuesday after he went to the prison infirmary with facial injuries, the prisons department said. At around 3pm, the convict was taken ...

One of the trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) alleged on Tuesday there are plans afoot to privatise and “plunder” the organisation, to the detriment ...

Chelsea expect a sentimental atmosphere when they face Liverpool at Anfield but will be focused on claiming a vital win, manager Mauricio Pochettino said following Juergen Klopp’s announcement that ...

Birth rates among Cypriots dropped by over 400 children in a year, the Elam-led ad hoc House committee on demographics heard on Tuesday. After the session, committee chair and Elam MP ...

By Charlie C. Nicholson, Jessica Knapp, and Maj Rundlöf The European Parliament voted against a proposal to curb the use of agricultural pesticides in November 2023. These chemicals, designed to ...

December 2023, with an average islandwide temperature of 14.5C, is the second warmest December, the met office said on Tuesday. The weather in December, it said, was extremely warm and extremely ...

By Gus Trompiz, Sybille de La Hamaide French farmers blocked major highways to Paris on Monday as they pursue protests over a range of grievances, despite several measures announced by ...

Pandora the world’s largest jeweller by amount of products sold, has stopped using mined silver and gold and now only manufactures with recycled precious metals, which require less energy ...

Electric heating has gained popularity as a versatile option in the heating landscape, providing various systems to cater to different needs. With the rising global demand for natural gas, electric ...

Lidl Cyprus, remaining true to its timeless corporate values, supports and steadily strengthens the important charitable work carried out by the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Society. Within this framework, and during a ...

The most important thing is to listen, not just to leaders, but to society, the UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said on Tuesday following ...

The Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre (HFC) provided services to more than 8,340 children in Cyprus in 2023, the organisation said on Tuesday, reviewing its work for the past year. HFC ...

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday edged its forecast for global economic growth higher, upgrading the outlook for both the United States and China – the world’s two largest economies – ...

The significant achievements and actions of ‘Hope For Children’ CRC Policy Center (HFC) during 2023, as well as the priorities set for 2024, were presented at a special event held at the ...

All fines that companies paid before the ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) deadline was extended will be returned, it emerged on Tuesday during the House commerce committee. So far, paid fines ...

Satisfaction with the progress of works on the new Cyprus Museum was expressed on Tuesday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades and Deputy Minister of Culture Vasiliki Kassianidou. “It’s a ...