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Police in Nicosia arrested a 32-year-old man for an investigated case of car theft on Friday. According to the police, the stolen vehicle was located on Wednesday in ​​Nicosia and ...

Seven of the 10 big developed-market central banks tracked by Reuters have now started easing policy, with expectations of how quickly each will move swinging back and forth as policymakers stress ...

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will ...

The number of tourists arriving in Cyprus reached 509,463 in September 2024, up from 487,350 in September 2023. This marks an increase of 4.5 per cent year-on-year, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). For ...

BP (BP.L) is considering selling a minority stake in its offshore wind business, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter, the latest effort by CEO Murray Auchincloss ...

Friday will be mostly clear with periodic clouds. Temperatures will rise to 27C in the interior and the coasts, and 20C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly north-to ...

The number of women who hold executive reins in corporate Britain has fallen for the first time in eight years in an “unacceptable” reversal that could delay gender parity for ...

The impact of maintenance works that have closed the road linking the Baths of Aphrodite and the Fontana Amorosa beach in the Akamas national park was not properly assessed, environmentalists ...

The revelation that former President Nicos Anastasiades and former Disy leader Averof Neophytou held a meeting last week fired speculation about what they could be up to. It was certainly ...

Venezuela has detained three Americans and two others for alleged terrorist activities, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday, marking an increase in the count of foreign prisoners in the ...

The use of mobile phones and other smart electronic devices by students has been banned in all high schools, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. While students are ...

The plenum on Thursday gave the nod to a 1.5 per cent pay rise to public-sector employees, based on a deal struck in July between trade unions and the government. The ...

Authorities on Thursday said they remained on alert for a possible cyberattack on critical infrastructures after threats made on the dark web by a known group of hackers. Unnamed sources ...

Rwanda’s outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is easing after vaccinations of the most vulnerable people including healthcare workers, but mpox cases are still spreading to new African countries, ...

Draft amendments to the criminal code of the Republic of Cyprus, concerning the criminalisation of fake news, should not be pursued in their current form, the Organisation for Security and ...

Israel confirmed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel last year, has been killed in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz calling it a “victory ...

Piano lovers and music enthusiasts, this upcoming October event is for you. Arriving soon to enrich Nicosia’s music scene is a piano recital by a celebrated musician of international ...

Time to travel back in time to medieval era with knights, horse carriages and folk music as the Renaissance Fair returns to Pyrga village. The Community Council of Pyrga is ...

Almost three tonnes of medicines and consumables have been gathered for Lebanon and the dispatch of aid to Beirut will begin on Friday, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ...

Cyprus is the weakest country militarily in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East region, lagging behind both in manpower and equipment, a just-released study has found. According to the ...

A German real estate agent, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, on Thursday denied any involvement in all 44 charges she is facing. The German woman ...

More than 1,500 people have so far benefited from special housing schemes targeted at rural and mountain areas, the government said on Thursday. The schemes are designed to help young people ...

The highly-anticipated Annual Contact Committee Meeting of the European Union (EU) Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) recently concluded at the prestigious Cap St. Georges Hotel & Resort in Paphos, Cyprus. This ...

Since last year, around 50 specially-trained professionals have been registered with ‘Family Mediation’, a new service created to provide a more human-centred rather than legalistic recourse for families in dispute. Justice ...