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Living in Nicosia means one is rarely exposed to touristy places. Bar a few restaurants in the old town, especially near the Ledra crossing, no establishment can pride itself as ...

Residents in the Dromolaxia area in Larnaca are without electricity on Thursday due to damage to the electricity authority (EAC) network. The fault is at 11,000 volts, medium voltage, in the ...

In today’s episode, the government insists that the ongoing row between health minister Popi Kanari and the ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki is an “internal matter for the ...

Lebanon’s culture minister moved to ban the film “Barbie” from cinemas, saying it “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts religious values. Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by powerful Shi’ite armed ...

Yes, you read that right, the potato statue in Xylofagou, which went viral back in 2021, is having its own festival this year. Come September and the Xylofagou community will host ...

The Animal party has called for covid meds repurposed to treat feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) to be made available for free to volunteers and animal shelters. The veterinary services on ...

This article explores four key avenues that promise to enhance Bitcoin’s scalability, including Segregated Witness (SegWit) implementation, Lightning Network integration, and block size increase. Exploring avenues for Bitcoin scalability ...

Russia said on Thursday that it had downed 13 Ukrainian drones seeking to attack the largest city in Russian-annexed Crimea and Moscow. Russia’s defence ministry said two drones were hit ...

Police on Wednesday arrested three men in connection with an investigated case of attempted arson committed in Nicosia. According to police the arson attempt happened shortly after midnight on Tuesday, ...

A 21-year-old and three 19-year-olds are to appear before the Larnaca District Court on Thursday charged with illegal possession of flares. According to police report, the four were arrested and ...

Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs including “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” has died at ...

Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities ...

Members of the Security Council condemned late Monday the incidents in the buffer zone, in the village of Pyla, in Larnaca district, with assaults against UN peacekeepers, reiterating their full ...

Six people, including three children, were injured in an accident involving a four-wheel motorbike in Paphos on Wednesday. According to the police, the incident happened around 3.30pm when a 42-year-old ...

On Thursday the weather will be clear in most areas after low morning clouds. On the west and north coasts increased clouds will appear in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise ...

After reported disagreements with Greek state broadcaster (ERT), Cyprus’ national television and radio authority CyBC is set to choose the island’s next Eurovision contest representative through a national competition ...

Health minister, Dr Popi Kanari has committed a grave error in engaging in a public row with the ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Christina Yiannaki. She has allowed her personal ...

Two people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between members of Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah and residents of a Christian town after residents surrounded an overturned lorry, two security ...

Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved by the president on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice late Wednesday night, the president’s office said, setting the stage for a national election ...

A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed after heavy rain on Wednesday, sending water gushing through a wide gap in the structure, and the prime minister said the country ...

Two people were killed and seven injured in an apparent missile attack by Russia on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian officials had earlier reported ...

The Animal Party on Wednesday called on the government to provide medication for cat Covid to people for free. The cabinet had decided last week to provide stores of human ...

Six fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv were arrested in Larnaca on Wednesday, during checks ahead of entering a match against Aek Larnaca. One of the six ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to release at least 200 million shekels ($54 million) to Arab towns after his finance minister’s decision to withhold them drew accusations of ...