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NatWest (NWG.L) has struck a deal to acquire most of the banking business of UK retailer Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), the companies said on Thursday, in a deal that ...

A lower than expected Israeli inflation reading will still not allow the central bank to resume its rate cutting cycle anytime soon with policy makers constrained by Israel’s war ...

The fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to the House internal affairs committee, he ...

The government, even though it has issued a measured and calm response, cannot fail to have been rattled by the threat from Hassan Nasrallah to make Cyprus “part of the ...

 Spain outclassed defending champions Italy and booked a place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win on Thursday that was settled by Riccardo Calafiori’s own goal ...

A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants trying to reach the Spanish Canary Islands in a fishing boat that had stalled in rough seas, Spanish authorities and the cruise operator said ...

Donald Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies such as “M*A*S*H,” “Klute,” “Ordinary People” and “The Hunger ...

TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short video app in the United States ...

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is seen leading the race ahead of France’s parliamentary elections, three polls showed on Thursday, ahead of the leftwing Popular Front and ...

Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides stated on Thursday that Cyprus is not conducting pushbacks. He also addressed accusations of far-right support, describing them as “malicious” and stemming from his connection ...

The fines for certain traffic violations, particularly for running a red light, have been substantially lowered under a bill passed by the House on Thursday. MPs said the change was ...

England must wait to secure a berth in the knockout stage of the European Championship after a 1-1 draw with Denmark on Thursday, a game that Harry Kane brought to ...

Three MPs on Thursday jointly tabled a bill aiming to introduce the use of a ‘panic button’ for prevention of domestic abuse and violence against women. The bill is co-sponsored ...

Within the year some 300 ‘smart’ bus stops will be installed across the country with real-time arrival alerts, in a large-scale project that is hoped will significantly enhance the quality of ...

As the island celebrates World Music Day this Friday, musicians and bands take to the streets to entertain the public and join the global celebrations of the day. In Limassol, ...

Sklavenitis Cyprus has agreed with Papantoniou supermarkets on a buyout of the latter’s supermarkets, on Thursday. With the integration of the new stores, Sklavenitis Cyprus is strengthening its network ...

Serbia substitute Luka Jovic headed a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw with Slovenia in an entertaining Group C clash at Euro 2024 on Thursday. A brilliantly worked goal from ...

A campaign has launched in Cyprus to cultivate awareness around people violently displaced or forced to leave their homes. Commissioner for administration and the protection of human rights, ombudswoman Maria ...

Birth rates have dropped sharply in some of the world’s richest states and are likely to stay low as economic worries leave people weighing the costs of having children, ...

A total of 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Thursday in the latest hearing of a case into an alleged “battering” of police officers during a ...

Cyprus, the Middle East and Ukraine are among issues topping the agenda of an official visit to Cyprus by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique Manalo on Friday. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit the north on July 20 to attend celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of the island. While in Cyprus, ...

Police in all districts are investigating claims that women have been filmed unknowingly, while at the beach and had videos of them sunbathing posted to a YouTube channel. The channel ...

Brent oil futures were steady on Thursday, hovering just below seven-week highs as escalating conflict in the Middle East raised supply disruption fears while the market awaits US inventory data ...