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The population in 250 communities in the south has more than halved since the 1973 census, according to new environmental NGO Elders Creating Green Communities. The NGO, set up in September, said ...

By Gloria Dickie The brutal wind and torrential rainfall of Hurricane Milton that killed 16 people in Florida this week were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists ...

With Cyta Business participating as strategic partner, the first Inspire Festival took place successfully in the heart of Nicosia, at Makarios Street, over October 3-4, 2024. Inspire Festival saw experts from ...

Cyprus’ transition from the linear to circular economy is a key tool to ensure economic growth and keep pace with environmental protection and social justice, Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said ...

The significance of the Pediaios river in Nicosia as an important ecosystem and indicator of the capital’s environmental health was highlighted by Environment Commissioner Antonia Theodosiou on Tuesday. The ...

UBS Global Research has increased its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 5,850 points, up from its previous estimate of 5,600. This revision is attributed to corporate profit growth, ...

Trade unions representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Tuesday dismissed outright the idea of the organisation relinquishing its ownership and control of the grid, arguing that ...

Multiple scenarios were expected to remain open during the informal tripartite dinner between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the two Cypriot leaders in New York in the early hours of ...

Marketing fresh fruit and vegetables is still “seriously problematic”, with exorbitant retail prices and profits of up to 342 per cent, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday. The association said ...

Britain will study whether the use of Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug can get people back into work and help tackle the high rate of long-term sickness that has ...

Alexei Moskalyov, a Russian man jailed for two years for discrediting the army after his daughter drew an anti-war picture, alleged after his release on Tuesday that he had been ...

Fresh ideas will be incorporated into the operation of the Audit Office, without dismissing good practices already in place, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday. He added that there would ...

Three people were injured on Tuesday when part of the roof of a department store in Paphos collapsed, Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nicolaou said. The incident occurred around 12.30pm when ...

Art exhibitions are having their moment. Every autumn, as life gets moving again with the start of the new academic year, the artistic world is refreshed with new projects and ...

By Nathan Abrams When director James Cameron’s The Terminator hit cinemas in 1984, it forever altered the landscape of science fiction. Released 40 years ago, the plot unfolds against the backdrop ...

Two people were arrested after a drugs raid carried out by police in the Ayios Nikolaos Sovereign Base Area (SBA), British forces announced on Tuesday. The two, a 46-year-old man ...

Medical equipment worth €60,000 was on Tuesday donated to the paediatric clinic of Makarios hospital by the Australian Hellenic Medical Charity and the Cypriot community of Adelaide. The donation includes diagnostic ...

The fourth annual Thalassa Festival will take place in Limassol’s multifunctional seaside park (Molos) on October 19, showcasing entertainment and insights into the blue economy’s impact on Cyprus, backed ...

Manchester United’s most successful manager Alex Ferguson will step down as a global ambassador after the club’s part-owners INEOS ended his multi-million pound contract. Ferguson, a familiar sight ...

A power outage will take place at the Nicosia general hospital on Thursday from 6am to 7.30am due to scheduled maintenance work, state health service Okypy warned on Tuesday. The ...

Israel, which began incursions into south Lebanon two weeks ago to battle Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, has issued military evacuation orders affecting more than a quarter of the country, the ...

A contract for a project worth almost €34 million has been signed between the government and a private consortium for the expansion of facilities at Pentakomo in Limassol that will increase ...

NATO will not be cowed by Russian threats but keep up its strong support of Kyiv, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on his first visit to the alliance’s Ukraine ...

One hundred days into the operation of the newly formed district self-governance organisations, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday praised their work, despite teething problems. He said he aspired to ...