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Four people suspected of transporting 114 irregular migrants from Syria to the Republic have been arrested, police said on Wednesday as officials seek measures to curb arrivals from the West-Asian country. ...

A Kosovo court has sentenced the country’s former secret service chief to four years and eight months in prison for the arrest and extradition to Turkey of six Turkish ...

The missing persons issue is at the forefront as Cyprus marks on Thursday July’s ‘black anniversaries’ of the coup that overthrew Archbishop Makarios from office and the Turkish invasion. ...

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of damaging grain export infrastructure in “hellish” overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports, vowing not to be intimidated from working to ...

Several people were shot in Kenya, some possibly fatally, as security forces clashed with demonstrators across the country protesting high costs of living and tax hikes, a hospital official and ...

Italy put 23 cities on red alert with temperatures set to reach up to 46 Celsius (114 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, one of the global hotspots as a wave of extreme heat, wildfires and ...

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial after a jury found the former U.S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the ...

Eight private colleges are suing the government for “tens of millions of euros” over a cabinet decision to crackdown on third country nationals who come to Cyprus to study but ...

“Larnaca, we miss you!” says the Cinebur team as they prepare for their first screening event of the summer in the coastal town. Cinebur is a fairly new concept that ...

The Paphos faction of the Green Party on Wednesday denounced the recent works undertaken at a designated green area near Tala, speaking of “irreversible environmental damage”. In a written statement, ...

Smugglers facilitating irregular entries into Cyprus are adapting their operations which has in turn prompted the government to alter its approach, setting up a special task force. Interior Minister Constantinos ...

The government aims for ‘photovoltaics on every roof’ with a proposal providing free installation of solar panels to vulnerable people in exchange for a small bimonthly tariff to the electricity ...

A nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been appointed the new head of Russia’s Danone subsidiary DANO.PA after the Kremlin ordered the state to take temporary control ...

When a restaurant that boasts the brilliance of Michelin stars meets one of the most renowned French wineries, aficionados of fine cuisine and premium quality wine emerge as the ultimate ...

The harmonised inflation rate in Cyprus experienced a significant decline in June 2023 compared to the same period last year, reaching its lowest level in nearly two years, according to a ...

A coastal road connecting Paphos airport with the Paphos-Geroskipou tourist area was not granted an environmental permit, it emerged on Wednesday, with environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus hailing the move as ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets one woman determined to develop strong, balanced and confident individuals through her yoga programme Nicole Joannides is not your average individual. Aside from the incredible energy she ...

Results of the Pancyprian exams for university entrants were announced on Wednesday, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said, noting that over 5000 students participated this year. Students taking the exams were seeking ...

Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday stated that the economy is on a solid path, with the government closely monitoring developments to ensure its sustained progress in the coming ...

The Cabinet gave its approval on Wednesday to an agreement aimed at preventing double taxation and tackling tax evasion related to income taxes. The agreement, along with its corresponding protocol, ...

The nursery and primary school in Kormakitis, the Maronite village in the north, will reopen in September for the beginning of the academic year, Education Minister Athina Michaelidou said on ...

A number of human traffickers will be jailed for a combined total of three years for attempting to smuggle Middle Eastern and African nationals into Cyprus through the Sovereign Base ...

The head of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service said on Wednesday last month’s mutiny by Russian mercenaries showed there were ‘deep fractures’ surrounding the Kremlin, and invited Russians ...

Cabinet on Wednesday cemented the makeup of the government’s Advisory Council, which is set to be chaired by the former Supreme Court judge George Arestis. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...