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Decisions will be taken and the interconnector linking Cyprus’ power supply to Greece and Israel will be clarified within August, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday. The minister’s ...

A yellow warning for extreme maximum temperature has been issued on Tuesday by the Department of Meteorology in effect from 11am until 5 pm. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 41...

British employers expect to raise pay by 3 per cent over the coming year, the lowest planned increase in two years and down from 4 per cent three months ago, a survey ...

ByteDance has expanded its offering of a software that can generate videos based on text prompts, joining a growing number of Chinese tech firms entering an emerging market also targeted ...

The carob – sit in its shade and enjoy its sweet pods, but not before August 15 You may know the carob tree from its ‘fat shade’ or pashia skia – as the ...

Akel gave full vent to its anti-West, anti-American prejudices last week after the American warship USS Wasp arrived in Limassol. The party issued several announcements, warning that the government was ...

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, asking him to refrain from attacking Israel and saying that war was not in anyone’...

One Israeli hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, the spokesperson for Hamas’ armed al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sat on Monday for a friendly two-hour interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Musk’s social media platform X, after technical problems delayed the ...

A Palestinian opened fire at an Israeli civilian who entered the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, wounding him and two Palestinians, before being killed by Israeli troops, the military ...

The US has prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week, White House national security spokesperson John ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the remains of two more victims of the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago. The skeleton of a man and a ...

US President Joe Biden spoke on Monday to the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the UK to discuss de-escalating tensions in the Middle East and a ceasefire in Gaza, ...

Israel is monitoring developments in Iran regarding a threatened strike against Israel, but the military has not changed its precautionary guidelines to the public, the Israeli military spokesperson said on ...

A red alert for forest fires has been issued by the Forestry Department for Tuesday. Lighting fires without permission is an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to ten ...

The Palestinian embassy in Nicosia has demanded emergency international intervention to stop atrocities against the Palestinians, the continuation of which is “proof of the failure of the international community” to ...

An 11-year-old girl was seriously injured in a stabbing in London’s Leicester Square on Monday, police said in a statement, adding that a man had been arrested at the ...

There is a real risk of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, and Canadians should leave Lebanon while possible because Ottawa may not be able to evacuate ...

The Supreme Court ordered that a Syrian, in custody for the past 18 months pending his deportation for reasons of national security, be released. In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia had to be forced to make peace as President Vladimir Putin wanted to fight, and that war was coming back to ...

The US expects Gaza peace talks to move forward as planned, the State Department said on Monday, adding it believes a ceasefire deal remains possible even after Hamas cast doubt ...

A piano festival featuring four virtuoso Cypriot pianists is coming to Nicosia. The third edition of PianoFest, organised by the Ledras Music Soloists, is being prepared for the autumn season, ...

A Cyprus-registered company has been named by investigative journalists for its involvement in the transiting of Belarusian potash, subject to sanctions since March 2022. The news was reported by Politico and ...