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Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Wednesday defended the government’s actions in terminating the Paphos-Polis road contract and responded to criticism from construction company Aktor (formerly Intrakat) CEO Alexandros Exarchou, ...

A Somali woman and her husband have alleged inhumane and racist treatment in an incident that unfolded in central Nicosia on Tuesday night. Thirty-year-old Kamga Kengne was expecting his wife, ...

Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take ...

By Dina Gavarieva If you thought lead poisoning was consigned to the annals of history following the demise of the 18th century trend for white make up, you might want ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus on Tuesday morning in connection with two theft cases, according to Paphos police spokesperson Michalis Nikolaou. Nikolaou said that the ...

Titled Art in Democracy, an upcoming exhibition organised by the European Parliament will soon be unveiled in Nicosia. Its opening event on Monday at the old Nicosia Town Hall in ...

Every year, Lidl’s Christmas campaign reinforces its position as the go-to partner for a magical holiday season, offering a diverse product range and celebrating the spirit of sharing. What ...

Three men arrested after assaulting police officers and other offences, are being brought before the Larnaca district court on Wednesday. According to the police, the case unfolded on Tuesday afternoon ...

Police on Wednesday are investigating the reported theft of gold jewellery worth thousands of euros from a residence in the village of Kofinou, in Larnaca. According to the police, a ...

OPEC cut its forecast for global oil demand growth this year and next on Tuesday, highlighting weakness in China, India and other regions, marking the producer group’s fourth consecutive ...

By Danielle Broadway Actor and director John Krasinski was named People magazine’s “sexiest man alive” for 2024 on Wednesday, taking over the mantle from “Grey’s Anatomy” actor Patrick Dempsey. “...

Police on Wednesday are investigating the theft of a large number of gold items after a search at a Nicosia gold shop turned up a stash. The owner of the ...

“Cyprus has gone from zero to over 330 licensed investment entities managing €9 billion in assets in just a decade,” according to Maria Panayiotou, president of the Cyprus Investment Fund Association (CIFA). ...

The United States stressed at the United Nations that “there must be no forcible displacement, nor policy of starvation in Gaza” by Israel, warning such policies would have grave implications ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met his Azeri counterpart on the sidelines of COP29, the first such contact from the state. Kombos had a bilateral meeting with Azeri Foreign Minister Jeyhun ...

A 15-year-old was seriously injured while riding a moped overnight in the Famagusta district. According to the police, the accident happened around 9pm on Tuesday in Xylophagou, when a 35-year-old ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world’s richest man ...

Wednesday will be mainly sunny in most areas with a chance of isolated afternoon rains, mainly in the mountains and in the south. Temperatures will rise to 25C inland and ...

More European Central Bank interest rate cuts are coming and the deposit rate could hit the so-called neutral level in the first half of next year, Finnish central bank chief ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Tuesday reported a profit after tax of €401 million for the first nine months of 2024, representing a 15 per cent increase year-on-year. According to the bank’...

British wage growth excluding bonuses fell in the third quarter to its lowest in over two years, official data showed on Tuesday, potentially boosting the Bank of England’s confidence ...

Wall Street firms are expected to pay heftier bonuses for this year, the first increase since a bumper year in 2021, according to a report by compensation consultancy Johnson Associates. Payouts ...

What they are, why we should care and what we can do about the problems they cause The term invasive alien species (IAS) is used to describe organisms that are ...

The Paphos-Polis highway is the fourth public project this government has terminated because of major disputes with the contractor. Last year it pulled the plug on the waste treatment plant ...