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By Despina Nicola For years, John found himself caught in a cycle that many people struggle with: the allure and addiction of smoking. At first, he picked up cigarettes casually, ...

French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the government, throwing the euro zone’s second-biggest economy deeper into a lingering political ...

New month, new events and a rich cultural agenda. As we enter the final month of the year, the island’s arts scene is on its final stretch to showcase ...

Crews had been working to restore power through medium voltage cables in individual properties in Sotira, Frenaros and Ayia Napa since early morning, the electricity authority (EAC) said on Wednesday. ...

Hiking trails in the Machairas national forest park, from Kyprovasa to Skotini and Vrysi tou Petris to Pente, will be closed from Wednesday to Friday, the forestry department announced. The ...

Cyprus will host the second international defence and security conference through the Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises (CARIE), in collaboration with C.D Multimedia Services, and other leading ...

Turkish workers pushing for a solid minimum wage hike to cope with a persistent cost-of-living crisis face a battle in looming wage talks as the government seeks to prove its ...

The police cybercrime unit on Wednesday, with the aid of Interpol, is continuing to investigate bomb threats sent to two hotels and a hospital overnight. Interpol is involved in the ...

On Wednesday the weather will be intermittently cloudy with isolated rains, mainly in the interior and the mountains, with a chance of a morning storm in the east. Temperatures will ...

Cypriot businesses have accelerated their digital transformation efforts in 2024, according a study on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and e-commerce. Conducted by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), ...

British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing of the Black Friday sales, although it still pointed to weakening consumer confidence. ...

Germany’s manufacturing sector remained firmly entrenched in contraction territory in November as firms struggle with weak demand and competitive pressure, highlighting ongoing challenges for Europe’s largest economy, a ...

People convicted for minor drug offences will be able to apply for a professional driver’s licence after a few years if an amendment to the law passes, which MPs ...

President of the Fiscal Council Michalis Persianis made a revelation at the House finance committee on Monday during the discussion of the 2025 state budget, that was largely ignored. He said ...

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Tuesday night called for ‘parliamentary’ elections to be held “as soon as possible”. Speaking to Genc TV, he built on earlier comments ...

Bomb threats were sent to a hospital and two hotels on Tuesday night, according to media reports. The messages were sent by email, with the email sent to the hospital ...

Three men, aged 48 years old, 37 years old, and 33 years old, were all arrested on Tuesday after police found them to be in possession of a total of 34 kilograms of cannabis. ...

Cyprus’ Green Line Regulation is “a tool to assist reunification”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Tuesday. Speaking to the House foreign affairs committee, he said his ministry is in “...

The government’s goal is for the construction of the liquefied natural gas terminal at Vasiliko to be complete by the end of 2025, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday. ...

Suspicions remain that the fuel market is not as competitive as it could be, driving prices up for consumers, MPs said on Tuesday. Parliamentarians again called for “a policy to ...

A new theatrical folk drama will present two evenings of storytelling, culture and artistry in Larnaca. Performed in the Greek-Cypriot dialect We Live in Another Phase is an original script ...

MPs reported the commerce ministry to the House commerce committee on Tuesday for opening a tender process for the installation of solar water heaters while the issue was scheduled to ...

The introduction programmes in foreign languages at Cyprus’ public universities “does not undermine public schools”, the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) said on Tuesday. The ...

French lawmakers will vote on Wednesday on no-confidence motions which are all but certain to oust the fragile coalition of Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone’...