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Inside the Democratic rebellion against Biden over Gaza By Andrea Shalal, Nandita Bose and Kat Stafford The depth of Democratic Party anger over President Joe Biden’s handling of the ...

The Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) this week released a statement highlighting Cyprus’ impact at the “Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024” and “4 Years from Now” (4YFN), the world’s largest exhibitions ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation during a ceremony held in Nicosia. The signing ceremony took place ...

By Charles Ellinas That’s what the findings of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2023 edition of its annual ‘Democracy Index’, released mid-February, show. In contrast to Cyprus, Greece improved ...

The parties unanimously approved the bill for the establishment of a deputy ministry for migration on Thursday. This will be the seventh deputy ministry set up in the last few ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday marked the start of a campaign aimed at the protection of bees. The campaign, which underlines the role of bees in the environment and ...

Europe’s automakers and their already-stretched suppliers face a tough year as they race to cut costs for electric models to counter leaner Chinese rivals which are bringing cheaper vehicles ...

Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) deal with French tech startup Mistral AI is facing scrutiny in the European Union. On Monday, Microsoft announced it would soon make Mistral’s AI models ...

Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), announced on Monday it will invest over $5 billion to open a cluster of data centers in Mexico, ...

CVS and Walgreens, the two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, will start selling abortion pill mifepristone at stores in several states this month, drawing praise from President Joe Biden who ...

From air drops of humanitarian aid to supply ships from Cyprus, the United States is urgently seeking ways to feed the people of Gaza as Israel resists Washington’s push ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry said on Friday it was “devasted by the many lives tragically lost” amongst civilians in Gaza who were trying to get humanitarian aid. Gaza health authorities said ...

The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...

A house was almost completely burned down on Friday afternoon in Limassol, with residents managing to get out unharmed. The home in the St Nicolas area suffered extensive damages and ...

Applications for ‘Photovoaltics for All’ opened on Friday, making grant schemes for solar panel installations available to those who meet the requirements. President Nikos Christodoulides said within the first few ...

Ecuador has requested Mexico’s permission to enter that country’s embassy in Quito and arrest former Ecuadorean Vice-President Jorge Glas, the Ecuadorean Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Glas, convicted ...

A documentary on Sanna, a language considered ‘severely endangered’ by Unesco since 2002, will have its first screening on Monday. The event aims to support the revival of the Cypriot Maronite ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday played down the potential cost of the green transition for consumers, saying the extra taxes would not pose a threat to households and businesses ...

Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta this week presented its 2024 budget to the House Finance Committee, underlining its commitment to strategic planning, innovation, and societal impact. Maria Tsiakka, President of Cyta, addressed ...

Attorney-General George Savvides on Friday denied he had re-opened the case of Andreas Loizou’s death as a result of public pressure. Instead, he said it was because Loizou’s ...

Is there such a thing as medieval graffiti or is street art a more contemporary form of expression? For many, graffiti is considered to be a relatively new movement yet ...

Red Bull’s reigning world champion Max Verstappen took the first pole position of the Formula One season in Bahrain on Friday, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc alongside on the ...

Social trust is Cyprus is low, with 65 per cent of people believing that caution should be exercised in interactions with others, the University of Cyprus revealed on Friday. Citing the ...

Drawing defending champions Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals was the last thing Eddie Howe wanted to hear as the Newcastle United manager prepares to face last year’s ...