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Parts of Limassol and Nicosia were hit with power cuts on Sunday, while police warned drivers of slippery roads on the highway between the two cities. Meanwhile, the met office ...

Climate change makes need for constant upgrades ever more vital In a significant stride toward bolstering its firefighting capabilities, the Fire Service recently welcomed a delivery of nine cutting-edge 4×4 fire ...

Two people have been remanded for three days in connection with the death of a 29-year-old Serbian national, who was run over Limassol. Police on Sunday said the case was ...

On September 23 you reported that Britain recorded 4,500 heat related deaths in 2022. Why did you not report that Britain had 28,000 cold related deaths last winter? We both know why, don’t ...

I have always been fascinated by plant names. Some are Greek and some are Latin, whilst some only have common names. Most plants have two names, one is the family ...

At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens of mourners hailed the mutinous mercenary chief as a patriotic hero of Russia ...

Thank you for that editorial on Friday ‘Deputies must show respect for the constitution’. You taught me (and hopefully us) something I did not know. Bless the ‘fighting’ heart of ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from reported comments by his defence minister that he ...

As demand grows around the world, two top producers have cut output Oil, diesel and petrol prices have only one way to go over the next few months: up. Brent ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU looks forward to a full agenda as the weather (hopefully) turns cooler New month, new fun. October’s bursting events agenda is here to silence the idea that ...

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday as part of her official visit to Cyprus. The two held a meeting at the presidential ...

In a speech in the US last week, UK interior minister Suella Braverman floated the idea that the definition of refugee under 1951 Refugee Convention needed to be tightened to stop ...

At least seven people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, the mayor said, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted ...

Police on Sunday said it was investigating an attempted murder against a 21-year-old Syrian national who was stabbed while walking with a friend near the seafront on Saturday night. According ...

I reside in Australia and have been trying to campaign to change the way that Australia observes its national day. Instead of it just being a celebration of Australia, I’...

Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara on Sunday, leaving both of them dead and two police officers wounded, and a Kurdish militant group ...

Cyprus on Sunday celebrated its 63rd anniversary of independence, with the annual parade in Nicosia attracting scores of people who waived Cypriot and Greek flags. The parade began at 11am ...

Law expert Dale Mitchell ranks legal dramas by their accuracy FROM Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny ...

By Nareg Seferian The United States’ top humanitarian aid representative, Samantha Power, was dispatched on a fact-finding mission on Sept. 26, 2023, to a registration point on the border with Armenia for ...

By Garret Martin When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an exception rather than the rule. Save for a last-minute spending deal in Congress on Oct. 1, 2023, ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 25: National flag carrier Cyprus Airways on Thursday announced a strong performance for the month of August 2023, reporting ...

THE OTHER day I found myself almost feeling a certain degree of sympathy for our Prez – the sort of sympathy you feel instinctively for someone who is being bullied and ...

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’...

The Cyprus Republic marks its 63rd anniversary today with the traditional military parade attended by the political and church hierarchy. Although it only lasted three years in the bicommunal form ...