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Cyprus has seen a 7.3 per cent reduction in the number of building permits issued during the first eight months of 2023 when compared to the same period the previous year, according ...

The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid is “unjust and biased”, the Turkish foreign ministry said. The report by the European Union’s executive ...

Street battles raged in Gaza City with Hamas fighters using tunnels to ambush Israeli forces, as the United States said Palestinians must govern Gaza post-war, countering Israeli comments that it ...

Cyprus has witnessed a significant upswing in vehicle registrations, with a remarkable 32.5 per cent annual increase during the first ten months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, according to ...

Thursday will be partly cloudy with a chance of isolated light rains and episodic dust in the air. Temperatures will rise to 28C inland, 26C on the coasts, and 20C ...

British retailer Marks & Spencer reported a much better-than-expected 75 per cent rise in first-half profit and restored its dividend but cautioned the combination of high borrowing costs, erratic weather and ...

France’s Renault (RENA.PA) has cut its stake in Nissan (7201.T) to 15 per cent from about 43 per cent by placing 28.4 per cent of the Japanese automaker in a French ...

Irregularities and violations in implementing the Akamas National Park plan were raised by opposition party Akel on Wednesday, amid mounting concern expressed by environmentalists. Environmental NGOs and the Green party ...

After the brawl at the Pournara migrant centre, which followed a football match between Nigerians and Syrians on Monday night, 33 men were arrested. Two of the men involved in brawl ...

Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead in a breathless 4-3 Champions League loss to FC Copenhagen on Wednesday that turned after Marcus Rashford was shown a controversial red card ...

Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, Republican United States presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis’ biggest donor, is switching his support to Donald Trump, but he will not give the former president any money ...

Some schools in the north receive just 0.12 toilet rolls per pupil per year from the ‘education ministry’, according to Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Union (Ktos) General Secretary Burak Mavish. Speaking to ...

The government is taking “steady steps” to modernise and strengthen the National Guard, Defence Minister Michalis Giorgallas said on Wednesday. Giorgallas was speaking at a celebration held by the Air ...

The Rafah border crossing into Gaza was closed on Wednesday due to an unspecified “security circumstance” but US officials were working with Egypt and Israel to get it reopened, US ...

Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump testified on Wednesday that she did not recall details of real-estate deals she worked on at her father’s company, in a New York ...

The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid criticized on Wednesday its “serious backsliding” on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights and judicial ...

Experts gathered to address the challenges faced by consumers in the new digital age and during the green and digital transition at a conference on Wednesday. The event commenced with ...

A message from Cyprus’ law commissioner urging for unaccompanied minors to be kept in premises away from other children sparked a wave of ire on Wednesday, that also embroiled the ...

New Division is all about vibes, connections and music. Every month, a new set of DJs and bands take over the floor of the Nicosia bar to play groovy tunes. ...

Democrats and abortion rights advocates notched a string of electoral victories on Tuesday, including in conservative Ohio and Kentucky, an early signal that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for ...

England snapped their five-match losing streak at the World Cup on Wednesday, as a century by Ben Stokes set the tone for a 160-run victory over the Netherlands that kept ...

House president Annita Demetriou said on Wednesday that parliament “is sending a resounding message of no tolerance for bullying”, as a bill to criminalise bullying at school, at work and ...

The police force is to be modernised, upgraded and reorganised in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (Greco), Justice Minister Anna Procopiou ...

The EU report on the 2023 enlargement policy called on Turkey to reaffirm a commitment to UN-led settlement talks on the Cyprus issue, in line with the UN Security Council resolutions, ...