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Russian criminal Viktor Panyushin, who is wanted in his native country for crimes including kidnapping, severe beating, and illegal organisation of gambling activities, was declared as a persona non grata ...

Izlem Gurcag Altugra on Thursday night became second backbench ‘MP’ from the largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, the UBP, to offer harsh criticism for ‘prime minister’ Unal ...

The European Commission announced on Thursday night that it had approved the addition of Cypriot Halitzia Tillirias cheese to its Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) register. The cheese, which is known ...

The Department of Justice on Thursday filed new criminal charges against U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, accusing him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes while spending ...

Investment banks and asset managers have wildly varying stock market and currency calls for 2024, reflecting deep division over whether the US economy will enter a long-heralded recession and drag the ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly cloudy across the island, with isolated storms. The storms will occur initially in the west and north, progressing over the rest of ...

PwC Foundation’s “Volunteering Days” are underway, marking a week dedicated to community engagement and societal contribution, according to an announcement released by the company this week. With 220 PwC volunteers ...

Britain’s labour market remains tight, despite a fall in job postings by employers over the course of 2023 and broader weakness in the economy, figures from recruitment platform Indeed showed ...

Trading app operator Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) said on Thursday it has launched commission-free crypto trading to customers in the European Union. “It is the only custodial crypto platform ...

Scientists at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) have introduced an early warning system to evaluate the potential threat posed by tiger mosquitoes which can cause dengue fever. This system, featured on ...

It should not have surprised anybody that in the ‘PISA 2022’ international evaluation of students Cyprus finished in the bottom quarter of the rankings – number 62 out of 81 countries. We could not ...

Cyprus is mulling becoming a direct investor in the EuroAsia Interconnector – a mooted subsea electricity cable linking the island with Greece and Israel – but any final decisions will come by ...

Amnesty International said on Thursday that Israeli strikes that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others in south Lebanon on Oct. 13 were likely to have been a direct ...

The White House on Thursday reiterated the United States’ “unwavering support” for Guyana’s sovereignty amid growing border tensions between Guyana and Venezuela. The long-running spat over the oil-rich Esequibo ...

Kyiv has agreed with two American firms to jointly manufacture vital 155mm artillery shells in Ukraine, a Ukrainian minister said on Thursday, although production will not start for at least ...

A draft bill on creating a deputy ministry of migration and asylum in Cyprus will likely be sent for a vote in the plenum after the Christmas holidays, as decided ...

Members of the sports’ ethics committee convened on Wednesday to review the current situation following the disclosure of red notice findings regarding match fixing. An announcement released by the committee ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday made it clear he would veto two government bills on foreclosures coming up for a vote in the plenum on Friday should the parties go ...

MPs at the House health committee on Thursday expressed their satisfaction over the government’s U-turn to greenlight the creation of National Cancer Institute. After weeks of wrangling, deputies heralded ...

After their very successful summer concerts at Curium Ancient Theatre in Limassol and Skali Aglantzias in Nicosia, The Italian Tenors return to the island for a festive programme. Their concert ...

The Mediterranean Flight Safety Foundation (FSF-MED) on Thursday celebrated “International Civil Aviation Day”, which is celebrated worldwide on December 7, by highlighting Cyprus’ reliance on the aviation sector for its tourism-driven ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the UN envoy set to come to Cyprus will not have terms and conditions, responding to comments from ‘officials’ in the north that the ...

A man was allegedly locked in a hospital cupboard in Nicosia by a nurse this week for seven hours, reports said on Thursday, with the state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases across Cyprus, according to head of the epidemiological surveillance and control of infectious diseases unit, Christos Charalambous. Charalambous reported that 995 new ...