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The electricity authority (EAC) announced on Thursday that there will be power cuts on Sunday from 5am until 11am in some Limassol villages. According to the EAC announcement, the disruption ...

An electricity panel exploded at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek’s employees’ trade union El-Sen chairman Ahmet Tugcu said on Thursday. Tugcu said ...

Cyprus’ National Guard is in a worse position than it was before 1974, the Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) has said. Despite being more organised and better equipped, the 60-year-old National ...

A total of 1,950 teachers across Cyprus objected to their placements or transfers for the academic year which has just become, education service committee chairman Panayiotis Antoniou said on Thursday. Speaking ...

Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday, extending a rebound spurred by concern over Hurricane Francine’s impact on US output, though a gloomy demand outlook capped gains. ...

It seems that we nowadays have options and alternatives for practically anything, including traditional currencies. This is made apparent by the latest developments, where cryptocurrencies have achieved faster and cheaper ...

The government and airport operator Hermes are close to reaching a deal on the second phase of works promised at the Larnaca and Paphos airports, which would extend the company’...

The European Central Bank is almost certain to cut interest rates again on Thursday, but with inflation risks simmering despite anaemic growth, investors will be combing its message for clues ...

The fourth iteration of Tech Talks, inspired by a similar initiative by Google, is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 7, 2024, at the premises of Deloitte Cyprus in Nicosia. The ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is a top priority for Israel, the country’s energy ministry head Eli Cohen has said, adding he stressed this to Cyprus’ Energy Minister George ...

Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis announced this week the results of the recent elections for two key advisory committees, which aim to enhance the competitiveness and quality of Cyprus’ ...

High Commissioner of India to Cyprus Shri Manish visited the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA) headquarters in Nicosia this week. The visit, which took place on Wednesday, sought to explore investment ...

Limassol’s criminal court opened its doors to chaos on Thursday morning, as relatives of Turkish Cypriots – accused of robbing food delivery drivers – stormed the building. The relatives were demanding ...

The process of hiring of new staff at the Paphos general hospital is in the “final stage”, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

Police are investigating the death of a 65-year-old Greek Cypriot patient at a private hospital in Nicosia, who was found dead having fallen from his room window. The patient, who ...

Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig has been banned for 12 months, with six months suspended, after he was arrested in Paris for buying cocaine during the Games. Governing body Hockey ...

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard could face several weeks on the sidelines after injuring his right ankle during Norway’s Nations League victory against Austria on Monday, according to the Norwegian ...

Aeronautical exercise ‘Eunomia 5 – 2024’ kicks off on Thursday, with nautical and air manoeuvres, testing maritime interdiction, cyber, air and marine warfare and search, rescue and evacuation operations. The manoeuvres are being ...

Former England manager Gareth Southgate said he was in no rush to find a new role but he will keep an open mind as he weighs up opportunities in the ...

Billionaire Serb Miroslav Mišković will be getting back his Cypriot passport, which was revoked after he was condemned for tax evasion in Belgrade and ultimately acquitted by the appeals ...

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to the ruckus at a home for the elderly, which also houses unaccompanied minors, a mere 20 of the 1,300 total currently in Cyprus. Larnaca ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that increased migration flows cannot be addressed by unilaterally scrapping the Schengen zone. Germany this week announced plans to impose tighter checks ...

Three Southern California wildfires torched dozens of mountain homes, tore through a ski resort and forced thousands to evacuate in towns and cities east of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Around 40 ...

The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said six staffers were killed after two airstrikes hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, marking what it said was the highest ...