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The Terraolivo international olive oil competition kicked off in Cyprus for the first time on Monday. The competition had been held in Israel for the first 14 years of its existence, ...

The Hala Sultan Tekkesi in Larnaca will be closed to visitors on Wednesday due to the traditional pilgrimage taking place at the site to mark the fourth day of Eid ...

Naked and worn-out electricity cables running through forested areas are a significant cause of fires and that risk, as well as the risk from illegal rubbish dumps, has been predictable ...

Employment in Cyprus’ broad public sector exceeded 75,000 people in the first quarter of the year, reflecting an increase of 4.1 per cent, primarily due to a rise in employment within the ...

Cyprus’ general government recorded a surplus of approximately €600 million in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a 58 per cent increase from the previous year, driven by revenue growth outpacing expenditure, according ...

Campaigning kicked off in France on Monday for a snap parliamentary election which opinion polls suggest the far-right National Rally will win, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance coming ...

Half of Cyprus’ beaches may disappear within the next 50 years due to rising sea levels, climate scientist Dr Giorgos Zittis from the Cyprus Institute has warned. “Sea level rise is ...

A defendant has the right to know why they are being brought to court in order to be able to defend themselves It is the fundamental right of every defendant ...

The 24-year-old YouTube prankster Fidias Panayiotou was all people talked about last week. Surprising everyone – even himself – Fidias was not only elected MEP but also managed one of the biggest ...

The Finance Ministry is contemplating a return to financial markets in the near future, aiming to capitalise on the Cypriot economy’s positive momentum, which has been further reinforced by ...

State health services (Okypy) representatives are to meet with doctors’ trade unions on Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to avoid the strike planned by doctors for Thursday. According to the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of ...

Two men were arrested in Paphos after they were found with almost 1.5kg of cannabis, police said on Monday. The incident unfolded on Sunday evening at around 9:30pm. Police stopped ...

Several cases of heat exhaustion have been reported across public hospitals in Cyprus since the onset of the current heatwave, state health services (Okypy) spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou said on Monday. ...

A freight train smashed into the rear of a stationary passenger train in India’s West Bengal state on Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, police said, in ...

The responsibilities concerning immigration and asylum matters have been transferred to the newly established deputy ministry for migration and international protection, effective from June 17, the interior ministry announced on Monday. “...

The Kremlin said on Monday that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s remarks about talks on deploying more nuclear weapons were an escalation. NATO is in talks to deploy more ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is in Brussels on Monday where he will participate in the European People’s Party Summit and then the informal dinner of the European Council. Christodoulides travelled ...

Austria are convinced they are strong enough to cause a major upset against twice winners France when they start their Euro 2024 campaign on Monday, with the in-form side certain they ...

Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos on Monday will take part in the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings, to be held on June 20-21, as well as annual meetings of European Stability ...

Soldiers on the frontlines are asking the country’s soccer team to show ‘the spirit of Ukraine’ at Euro 2024, said manager Serhiy Rebrov, adding that players have felt an extra ...

Bryson DeChambeau came out on top in a dramatic final round, back nine battle with Rory McIlroy to win the U.S. Open by one shot on Sunday as the ...

By Ioannis A Pitsillos Navigating the VAT regulations in Cyprus is essential for anyone involved in property transactions or short-term rentals. This article provides a detailed overview of the VAT ...

IMAGO, a must-see work of contemporary dance by multi-award-winning dancers and choreographers from the UK James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight, is coming to Limassol this month. Mark your calendars for ...