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The United States wants a swift Israeli investigation into an attack that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza, the State Department ...

MPs called for more transparency over the social support fund managed by the First Lady during Wednesday’s House ethics committee. The bill was tabled by Disy MPs Nikos Georgiou ...

Uganda’s constitutional court refused on Wednesday to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts, but voided some provisions that it said ...

Cyprus currently has no firefighting aircraft available to use in case of a forest fire, as temperatures begin to soar, it emerged on Wednesday. The statement was made by senior ...

Cabinet on Wednesday rubberstamped a memorandum of cooperation between Cyprus’ police and the FBI (US Federal Bureau of Investigation), describing it as a significant development. A justice ministry announcement said ...

The number of civilian casualties, including children, who were killed or maimed by landmines and explosive ordnance in Myanmar more than doubled last year to 1,052, the U.N. children’s ...

Two people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a boat with migrants that arrived to Cape Greco. The two are aged 16 and 25. According to police, the boat was spotted ...

Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former Spanish football federation (RFEF) chief, was informed by police on his return to Spain on Wednesday that he was a suspect in a corruption probe ...

Accept LGBTI Cyprus highlighted the resilience of the queer community on Wednesday as it reports three homophobic attacks took place in the past ten days. The non-profit organisation warned that ...

A new season begins for the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra with spring concerts on the horizon in almost every major city in Cyprus. To kick off its spring agenda, the orchestra ...

MPs on Wednesday repeated a variation of ‘show me the money’ during a House ethics committee discussing the amount of cash flowing into the country, amid fears of ongoing money ...

A treatment centre to help adults dealing with a gambling addiction will begin operating in Paralimni, the national betting authority (NBA) and addictions authority (NAAC) announced on Wednesday. Named “Kinitro” (“...

The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza were brought to the crossing with Egypt on Wednesday as international outrage simmered over an attack that ...

Strong demand helped drive non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia in March, with output accelerating to a six-month high, a survey showed on Wednesday. The seasonally-adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday issued a reminder that asylum seekers are prohibited from taking up work in the first nine months following their arrival in Cyprus. “The increase in ...

By Iole Damaskinos and Tom Cleaver The three ships which had carried humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza but then were forced to turn back as Israel bombed aid workers’ ...

A meeting at the state Legal Services will be held this week on the potential financial crimes and money laundering at the disgraced Osiou Avakoum monastery, sources confirmed to the ...

The education ministry on Wednesday announced the extension of the operation hours of afternoon and summer schools to support working parents. According to the relevant House education decision, optional afternoon ...

British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in February since September 2022, when new lending slumped due to bond market turmoil caused by Liz Truss’ premiership, Bank of England data ...

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday said it had requested information from the US, Germany, France and Cyprus over their potential involvement in terrorist attacks on Russia. According ...

Developed by one in ten mothers, it really shouldn’t be ignored says DR VASILIOS SILIVISTRIS About one in ten mothers develop postnatal depression, which is defined as depression suffered ...

The point of contention has been “overcome” regarding the development of the Aphrodite gas field off the coast of Cyprus, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Wednesday. Speaking after a ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday there is “no common ground” between Cyprus’ two sides. “The isolations, embargoes, and restrictions imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people must be ...

Attorney-general George Savvides said on Wednesday that if anything arises from the Anti-Corruption Authority’s investigation into allegations concerning former president Nicos Anastasiades then the Legal Service will find ways ...