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The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Wednesday announced when its customer service office would be closed over the holidays. On Friday, December 22 and Friday, December 29, the offices will be ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to sell, police said on Wednesday. The arrest was made during a routine traffic stop in Limassol. A ...

A 36-year-old asylum seeker from Syria was injured late Tuesday in an apparent attack with a sharp object and was being treated at Paphos General Hospital, police said. According to ...

Braving sub-zero conditions, thousands of rescuers faced an uphill task on Wednesday finding and treating survivors of a strong earthquake that rocked a remote area in China’s northwestern Gansu ...

Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought fierce gun battles on the streets of Gaza’s second-biggest city on Wednesday as the United Nations delayed a vote on a bid to ...

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will visit Cyprus on Wednesday in the light of Nicosia’s initiative for humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said that ...

Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on ...

The harmonised index of consumer prices in Cyprus recorded a year-on-year rate of 2.4 per cent in November 2023, marking a slowdown compared to the rate of 3.6 per cent observed in October 2023, ...

Rating agency Capital Intelligence recently revised its outlook for the Bank of Cyprus’ (BoC) Long-Term Foreign Currency Rating (LT FCR) and Bank Standalone Ratings (BSR) from stable to positive. The ...

In Britain, a Christmas trip to the food aisles of Marks & Spencer is as much a treat as presents under the tree, with millions of shoppers ditching their regular ...

Ukraine’s embattled economy can weather the next few months until foreign aid arrives, but 2024 is certain to be tougher than this year and Kyiv will need to rely more ...

By Panayiotis Kleanthous Christmas is already knocking on our doors. People buy many presents all in excess packaging and vast amounts of food and ingredients for Christmas gatherings during this ...

In the end, the government admitted it was a mistake for the members of the council of ministers not to attend the opening day of the debate on the state ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old resident of Limassol suspected of being involved in incidents unfolded after the football match between Apollon and Nea Salamina on December 17 at Alphamega Stadium. ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the military had proposed mobilising 450,000-500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces in what would mark a dramatic step up of Kyiv’...

The extension of emergency measures that had been taken to address the energy crisis was necessary and proportionate, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Tuesday during the Energy Council of ...

The Limassol Tourism Development and Promotion Company (ETAL), in collaboration with the Limassol Cycling Club, hosted a meeting on Tuesday aimed at instructing local authorities to promote a planned cycling ...

The minister of labour is on Wednesday expected to issue a decree revising the amount of the national minimum wage, following months of debate with trade unions and employers’ organisations. ...

Heavy civilian casualties are the cost of Israel’s intense campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza and the militants’ urban warfare strategy, Israeli military officials said, in the face of ...

A thrilling collaboration is coming to shake the island’s music nightlife as iconic Cypriot singer Michalis Tterlikkas is set to join forces with jazz rockers Fuzz Bus. The show ...

A new law to criminalise unlicensed nurseries and babysitters is in the works, as it emerged on Tuesday that a babysitter has four abuse charges against her. The law has ...

The eight teenagers detained as suspects in the arson at a school in Strovolos are set to appear before the Nicosia district court on Wednesday as remand orders against them ...

This time of the year, it is party time galore! Bars, restaurants and event venues put on their best of the best to offer nights of fun and boogie. This ...

Belgium’s number one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said he will not go to next year’s European Championship in order to fully recover from a knee injury, he told ...