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A fire ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq late on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in a Christian town that had survived Islamic State occupation. Fire fighters ...

In the mud and debris of the flooded village of Metamorfosi in central Greece, 60-year-old farmer Athanasios Kostis is throwing out the memories of a lifetime. “All my memories are ...

The new Christoforos Hadjilambris medical centre in Koloni, Geroskipou, will be fully operational on October 5, according to Geroskipou mayor Kyriakos Hadjivasilis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Hadjivasilis confirmed ...

It would be unconstitutional to require the attorney general, the deputy attorney general and ministers to appear before parliament, attorney general Giorgos Savvides told the House legal affairs committee on ...

A unique evening of chamber music for flute and piano will charm Nicosia audiences in early October as the Ledra Music Soloists present two internationally renowned musicians. In a performance ...

Limassol recently experienced a remarkable transformation on September 20-21 as it played host to the 6th Reflect Festival. Drawing an impressive crowd of more than 8,000 international entrepreneurs, decision-makers, and investors, ...

An image surfaced on Wednesday of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar meeting with a Turkish gambling mafia boss that was arrested in Switzerland last week. This is not Tatar’s ...

The vulnerable section of society is much larger than official statistics show and more must be done to tackle the cost of living, major trade unions said on Wednesday. A ...

Hermes Airports honours the World Day of Tourism, which this year is dedicated to Tourism and Green Investment, emphasising that tourism’s development in Cyprus must be implemented through a ...

Cyprus’ tourism has lost a billion euros thanks to placing sanctions and closing its skies to Russian aircraft, according to Russia’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov. Zyazikov was speaking ...

Hellenic Bank announced on Wednesday relief measures for customers with a focus on low-income pensioners and those on minimum income. Key points include an extension to the free single euro ...

History certainly repeats itself, although not always in the case of great film blockbusters. Perhaps My Big Fat Greek Wedding exceeded its audience’s expectations the second time around, but ...

The finance ministry finds itself “in disagreement” with the health ministry regarding the future of the ambulance service, after the latter suggested its operations should be moved under its own ...

Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, said on Wednesday he is considering establishing a new political party. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he confirmed that ...

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) is hosting ‘SIKO PSIHI MOU’ – pictures and music of the 1922 refugees’ exhibition – of the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism – that commemorates the 101st ...

In today’s rapidly changing financial landscape, commodity futures trading has emerged as a dynamic and powerful force. With its potential for significant returns and inherent risks, this specialized form ...

The two men accused of murdering 44-year-old Marios Onisiforou and 51-year-old Michalis Michail after a bar fight in Limassol in June pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them ...

Another Greek Cypriot has been arrested in the north after attempting to pass the Ayios Dometios crossing point with counterfeit car insurance documents. The man, aged 42, was arrested on Monday ...

‘Cyprus should invest in infrastructure to empower the tech sector families moving to the island,’ stakeholders say by Souzana Psara This year’s TechIsland Summit, held in Limassol last week, ...

Using the language of dance, choreographers in China and Cyprus make their mark on local culture finds PAUL LAMBIS Linda Fung and Christos Shakallis both recognise that dance is a ...

Poland will bid to hold the summer Olympics in 2036, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday, entering the ring with other hopefuls including Indonesia, Mexico and India. Poland, which hosted ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the first budget of the new government with promises of effective support for the middle class, fiscal responsibility, and achieving EU sponsored goals ...

Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat. The figures, compiled in 2022, show that ...

The Economic Research Centre of the University of Cyprus on Wednesday released its latest Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for September 2023, revealing a deterioration in economic sentiment compared to August, reflecting ...