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Paphos police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of attempting to influence a witness, in a case brought against the suspect, it emerged on Wednesday. According to police, a man had ...

Bangladesh announced it will indefinitely shut down all public and private universities from Wednesday after protests by students against a quota system for government jobs turned deadly this week, leaving ...

The weather is expected to be mostly clear and hot on Wednesday, with a yellow weather warning for high temperatures in effect until 4pm, the met office said. According to ...

Donald Trump’s former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party’s convention on Tuesday, a ...

Representatives of Cyprus’ Research and Innovation Foundation (RFI) and the Japan Science and Technology Organisation (JST) recently met in Nicosia to establish collaborations in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, ...

European aerospace groups Airbus (AIR.PA) and Thales (TCFP.PA) are exploring a tie-up of some space activities as new competition disrupts the sector, two industry sources said. The sources ...

France’s ailing public finances and its 154 billion euros ($168 billion) deficit figure leave the euro zone’s second-biggest economy “dangerously exposed” in case of a new macroeconomic shock, according to ...

The French competition authority confirmed this week that an investigation is underway into chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) over alleged anti-competitive practices. Benoit Coeure, president of the agency, told Reuters on ...

By Costa Constanti The Cypriot sea temperature has just broken the 30°C barrier – and it’s only mid-July! Most years the sea temperature rises to 27-28°C by mid-August and ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou announced on Tuesday that the 12 per cent penalty imposed on pensions taken two years before the legal retirement age of 65 cannot be abolished. If it were, ...

The Israeli military will next week begin the process of drafting candidates from Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community, the military said on Tuesday. The issue is especially sensitive amid the war ...

Americans fear their country is spiralling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the November 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters/...

Over the years, the state “has not done enough for sports and culture,” President Nikos Christodoulides admitted on Tuesday evening. He promised that from now on the state would do ...

The Cyprus problem remains “a top priority of Greek foreign policy” and Athens maintains regular communication with Nicosia and the UN, Greek diplomatic sources have said. The Cyprus News Agency (...

The United States received intelligence from a human source in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he was “moderately optimistic” about the resumption of talks to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking on Skai TV, Mitsotakis said he was optimistic that “...

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

Cypriot MEPs, members of the EPP, Loucas Fourlas and Michalis Hadjipantelas, organised an event to mark 50 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, with an aim to raise awareness among ...

US Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial in Manhattan federal court, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’...

At least 23 people were killed and 13 injured in Peru on Tuesday after a bus crashed while traveling through a mountainous area, the country’s interior ministry said on social media. ...

A recent decision by the appeals court may adversely affect thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ who, despite having paid in full for their home or apartment, have not obtained a title ...

Trade unions on Tuesday rejected a government framework for the collective agreement renewal in the construction industry and will urge builders to stage a 24-hour strike. Sek, Peo and Deok ...

The most extreme temperatures ever were recorded in June, ranking the month the hottest in Cyprus’ climate history. Temperatures inland were 5.7C higher than the average for the month. Met ...

Returning for another summer is the festival at the stunning Paphos resort, Aphrodite Hills. Throughout July and August, the luxurious resort will host acclaimed musicians from all around the island. ...