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Cyprus industrial workers’ federation (Oviek-Sek) secretary-general George Kasiouris on Thursday called for a “balanced approach” regarding the employment of third-country nationals on the island. “The strategy of granting work permits ...

Max Verstappen said Formula One should not air team radio if the sport was concerned about bad language after the head of the governing FIA compared drivers to foul-mouthed rappers. ...

A 23-year-old Italian national was arrested on Thursday at Larnaca airport after customs officials found over 26 kilogrammes of cannabis in his luggage. According to the customs department, officers conducted a ...

Calm seas and gentle winds associated with the late summer in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Africa has prompted a renewed surge of migrants heading to the Canary Islands, local ...

The explosion of thousands of Hezbollah’s mobile communication devices has spread fear across Lebanon, leaving people terrified they might be carrying bombs in their pockets. At least 37 people were ...

Now more than ever businesses are called upon to ensure their sustainability and stakeholders require them to operate responsibly and transparently, to take actions for the protection of the environment ...

By Dan Golding The masked and cloaked figure now casts perhaps the longest shadow of any film character on popular culture. When Vader first appeared on screen in 1977, audiences recognised ...

The Turkish Cypriot mukhtar of the Morphou district village of Kyra Turgay Yildiz was sentenced to nine months in prison on Thursday after having been found guilty of giving a ...

Cyprus was one 124 countries which voted in favour of a UN resolution demanding Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months. In a statement on Thursday, ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis on Thursday said that Cyprus is likely to set a new record for tourist arrivals from France. Speaking during a series of meetings in ...

Nicosia’s old town is a place where the past and present intertwine in the narrow streets and ageing workshops, where tools worn from years of use tell stories of ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed he was being targeted by “radical left” forces and vowed to campaign with renewed purpose at his first full-fledged campaign rally since an alleged ...

The Bank of England held interest rates at 5.0 per cent on Thursday and voted to run down its stock of British government bonds by another 100 billion pounds over the coming 12 ...

Russia’s campaign of air strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid probably violates international humanitarian law, a U.N. monitoring body said on Thursday, as Ukrainians prepare for the toughest ...

Cyprus’ first ever national cybersecurity exercise was a “success”, the communications commissioner’s office said on Thursday. The exercise, named ‘CyberCyprus 2024’, took place on Wednesday, with the communications commissioner’s ...

The Nicosia property market is experiencing strong demand for second-floor apartments, according to real estate analytics firm Ask Wire. The company also reported notable differences in asking prices, with amounts ...

More than 130 world leaders will meet at the United Nations next week, faced with wars in the Middle East and Europe threatening to spread, frustration at the slow pace of ...

Singapore is one of the rising markets for online casinos. The number of people who engage in online gambling from Singapore has been on the hike in recent years. Singapore, ...

A British tourist was on Thursday sentenced to two months in prison in the north after having been convicted for the possession of cannabis. The man appeared in front of ...

National investment promotion agency, known as Invest Cyprus, on Thursday announced that it recently participated in the India Mediterranean Business Conclave 2024. The event, held on September 6 in New Delhi, was ...

The UN General Assembly in New York next week will be crucial for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in Athens on Thursday after he met Greece’s Prime ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was on Thursday fitted with a permanent pacemaker. Northern Nicosia’s Dr Burhan Nalbantoglu hospital’s chief physician Adil Ozyilkan explained that the operation ...

The audit office assured on Thursday it was continuing its work, after its chief was fired a day earlier. Deputy Auditor-General Kyriacos Kyriacou said audits were still continuing in the ...

Financial literacy and robust regulation are essential to strengthening household financial behaviour, according to a number of experts at a conference organised by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and ...