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At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane was ...

By Dina Gavarieva They say ‘you are what you eat,’ but these days you are also what you ingest – and that’s a lot of tiny plastic particles. Microplastics are ...

The forestry department on Wednesday announced that the newly leased helicopters of the Republic are now fully operational and ready to be used to combat wildfires. The two Black Hawk ...

Grid Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), and Dawiyat Integrated, a telecommunications arm of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), this week signed a Memorandum of ...

Alphabet (GOOGL.O) beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by a rise in digital advertising sales and healthy demand for its cloud computing services, but flagged that ...

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and one person killed, while the military went on stand-by amid ...

The ministry of education on Wednesday filed a complaint with the police over illegal advertising by an upcoming new private school in Paphos. The ministry charged in its complaint that ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) this week said that it has initiated discussions with various political parties, aiming to explore the possibility of proposing a law to address the issue ...

Festival season remains strong this summer. In between the big concerts featuring local artists and musicians from abroad are local festivals that celebrate the produce and traditions of Cyprus. Coming ...

The District Court of Paphos on Tuesday imposed an 18-month prison sentence on a 44-year-old permanent resident of Cyprus who has been found guilty of burglary. According to the police, ...

Paphos police arrested four minors for an investigated case of vehicle theft on Tuesday. According to Paphos assistant police chief, Michalis Nikolaou the theft was committed on July 19 and police ...

Police on Wednesday arrested a 55-year-old man for an investigated case of assault and bodily harm. According to the police, a 48-year-old victim was treated and is being held for ...

Property Gallery proudly participated in the REALTYon Expo 2024 over July 3-4, showcasing the flagship project, YOO Limassol by Starck. The event marked a significant success, offering an excellent platform to ...

Germany’s interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organisations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals. The ministry said in ...

Cyprus’ airports will soon feature a total of 12 free water refill stations, Hermes Airports Director of Marketing Maria Kouroupi said on Wednesday. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio, Kouroupi said ...

Greece wants to “swallow all of Cyprus” Turkey’s ruling party (AKP) member Omer Çelik said on Wednesday. The statement comes as the latest in a series of barbs set ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public enquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over ...

The writing is on the wall…and on ten electricity authority transformer boxes scattered across Limassol. It is brightly coloured, spray-painted, with a swirling scrawl that can only mean one ...

Residents of Moscow who sign up to fight in Ukraine will receive a down payment of 1.9 million roubles ($21,777) from the city, taking their annual pay in their first service year ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Cypriot banking sector remained virtually unchanged in May, totalling €1.77 billion compared to €1.80 billion the previous month, according to a report released this week by the ...

President of the Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday said Hellenism could never rest while the Cyprus issue remains open. The head of state was speaking to the media at an ...

Police in Limassol on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old driver going twice the speed limit without a driving license. According to police, officers intercepted the man while conducting traffic checks at ...

Despite numerous challenges, the Cyprus real estate market has shown resilience in the first half of 2024, with a notable increase in activity, according to the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration ...

Limassol police on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old man within hours of a woman reporting her credit card as stolen. The 65-year-old woman informed the police that while at home, she ...