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The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to the 2024 budgets of six semi-governmental organisations, but ‘crossed’ those funds related to procuring services from the private sector. ‘Crossing’ a spending ...

The fine for illegally parking in a space reserved for the disabled will go to €500, up from €300 now, under a bill discussed in parliament on Thursday. The legislative proposal belongs ...

The government took a swipe at the UN on Thursday, calling on it to be objective in the way it presents events and facts after it took offence by statements ...

The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides on Thursday stressed the importance of implementing safeguards for AI-driven tools in healthcare, underling the need for human oversight. Speaking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has promised a pro-solution think tank that he will take under consideration their proposals that the Guterres Framework serve as the baseline for moving forward reunification talks, ...

A new photographic exhibition is about to open in Limassol showcasing the work of Erato Kantouna, the first female photographer in Cyprus and Greece to be awarded the distinction Excellence ...

Twice runner-up Daniil Medvedev battled back from the brink of defeat to make the Australian Open third round on a day of close shaves but fellow third seed Elena Rybakina’...

Turkish Cypriot authorities on Thursday arrested a Greek national at the Ledra Palace crossing point in Nicosia, apparently after the man caused a commotion there. The incident happened around noon. ...

Cyprus is on a good track to deal with the migration issue and the demographic issue, the head of the Institute on Demographic and Migration Policy Andreas Morphitis said on ...

A Frontex official praised Cyprus for its “successful strategy” on Thursday for how it manages immigration, during a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. During a visit to the island, ...

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined ...

Elderly tenants in an apartment building have been left without an elevator for three months by the landlady, leading to the death of one elderly man with heart problems who, ...

Order of play on the main courts on the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding): * Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT) * Night session: From 7 ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Mustafa Hurben was handed an 800TL (€24) fine on Thursday for refusing to complete his military service and will be jailed next Tuesday after refusing to pay ...

By Lesley Speed After an exhausting day, housework is often the last thing I feel like doing. But I sometimes relax by playing video games where you tidy and arrange ...

The Cyprus Aviation Association that will be operating under the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) was officially launched on January 15. The Association aims to enhance collaboration among members, promote unity, ...

The third defendant in the golden passports trial pleaded not guilty on Thursday during a hearing at Nicosia criminal court, while a new state prosecutor has been assigned to the ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the Footballers’ Association (Pasp) both called for radical measures to combat football violence following a meeting on Thursday. A set of suggested measures were ...

Most human organs and tissues recover extremely slowly, and some are almost incapable of regeneration. Connective tissue is formed in place of the structures damaged by the pathological process. It ...

Cyprus is making an “extremely important” contribution in increasing sanctions pressure on Moscow, said Ukraine’s ambassador to the east Mediterranean island, which was long in the spotlight for close ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Thursday discussed major issues faced by the state health services organisation (Okypy). Visiting the Okypy offices for the first time since taking on the role ...

A “sufficient quantity” of Paxlovid, a drug used to treat Covid-19, arrived in Cyprus from Greece on Thursday, Health Minister Michalis Damianou said. Damianos was speaking after a meeting with ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the upper house of parliament to “get on board” and pass his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a day after surviving ...

The European Commission said on Thursday it had send requests for information under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to 17 tech companies that it regards as very large online ...