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As February arrives, a new wave of musical events is added to Cyprus’ cultural calendar. From intimate and cosy acoustic sets to electrifying late-night boogies, the upcoming weeks have plenty ...

The European Union donated €2.6 million to the Committee on Missing Persons, it was announced on Thursday. Following their receipt of the donation, the CMP said they wish “to express deep ...

The attorney-general’s office said Thursday it has appealed a ruling by Limassol district court that found in favour of depositors with now-defunct Laiki (Popular) Bank whose uninsured savings got ...

Nicosia has been selected as one of the cities for the Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) initiative by the European Commission, it was announced during an information day event held at ...

Newcastle United have been quiet in the January transfer window despite their desire to sign a midfielder, but having to sell to buy amid tighter financial regulations and trepidation over ...

In an interesting turn of events, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has cautioned the public about the Floki Staking Program and the TokenFi Staking Program, terming them ...

Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Cyprus Central Bank (CBC) governor Constantinos Herodotou held a meeting on Thursday, discussing a potential decrease in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB) ...

Greek police fired teargas and briefly clashed with protesters outside parliament on Thursday during demonstrations against plans to let foreign private universities operate in the country. Thousands of students and ...

By Dan Gordon, Jonathan Melville and Matthew Slater Runners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to get faster – constantly training to shave ...

The Kremlin said on Thursday that European officials talking up the prospect of a war with Russia were seeking to demonise Moscow as an enemy and warned that the United ...

The 72% drop in Polygon (MATIC) led investors to explore alternative investment options, with Option2Trade (O2T) emerging as a preferred choice due to its unique advantages like governance rights, ...

A step forward for the protection of the property buyer has been introduced in an amending law to the Sale of Immovable Properties laws with its publication in December. The ...

The Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio in Cyprus remained unchanged at 8.3 per cent in November 2023, according to a report released on Thursday by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC). According to ...

For yet another year, and with a high sense of solidarity, Lidl Cyprus supports the struggle of cancer patients in practice. This year, the company offered €110,000 to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer ...

No measure to support single-parent families was included in the president’s State of the Republic speech on Monday night outlining his priorities for 2024, the Association of Single Parent Families ...

Turkey is still interested in buying 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, a Turkish defence ministry official said on Thursday after the United States advanced the $23 billion sale of its F-16 fighter jets ...

By Andria Kades and Elias Hazou In a strongly worded statement, Attorney-General George Savvides said he would be referring lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou to the bar association for potential disciplinary offences, ...

All roads leading to Troodos were reopened on Thursday afternoon, having been closed for much of the day. The police noted, however, that roads leading to the highest mountain peaks ...

European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary and ...

Copper prices set to soar by more than 75 per cent over next two years Mark Rachovides, chairman of Venus Minerals and a member of Euromines, the voice of the European ...

The trial of the driver of a pickup truck which crashed into another vehicle and killed its four occupants on New Year’s Eve was postponed on Thursday. The man’...

Hamas is unlikely to reject a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received from mediators this week, but will not sign it without assurances that Israel has committed to ending the war, ...

Two people received eight-day custodial remands on Thursday after having attempted to smuggle 33 kilograms of cannabis into Cyprus via Paphos airport. The pair, aged 28 and 20 years old, had arrived at ...