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One of Cyprus’ most enduring bands, The smallest Creature, is gearing up for a series of releases this year, and joining them on stage this Friday is Greece’s Dzingovic ...

Over two dozen third country nationals were returned to their home countries after they were found residing illegally in Cyprus, police said Wednesday. The 25 people were returned to their home ...

Cyprus must accelerate the implementation of its national Recovery and Resilience Plan and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels with a focus on the development of electricity interconnections, the European ...

Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reconvened at the White House on Wednesday to try to close a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4 ...

Ukraine will not be able to join NATO as long as the war against Russia rages on, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. “To become a member ...

A national guardsman is in serious condition after the army vehicle he was driving fell off a bridge on the Nicosia Larnaca highway, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. According ...

The Cyprus fisheries department on Wednesday reminded the public of the importance of protecting the island’s turtles as more are expected to visit beaches in the coming months, warning ...

Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz’s extradition to Germany on terrorism charges has been postponed because of his ill health, the Kurdish-Cypriot solidarity association Theophilos said on Wednesday. Ayaz was arrested ...

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday released a statement welcoming the package of measures issued today by the European Commission, regarding the European Semester, which includes decisions related to the process ...

The island’s independent anti-corruption authority on Wednesday decided to prioritise the investigation of audit office complaints that concern two very important institutions. Following an extraordinary meeting held in light ...

Denmark wants to lower the age of abortion without parental consent to 15 years from 18 currently, in line with the country’s age of consent, minister for gender equality Marie Bjerre ...

Painting Against Prejudice is the title of a new exhibition opening in Nicosia that aims to do exactly what it says on the tin. The Association for the Protection of ...

A total of 36 Cyprus antiquities have been repatriated from Australia to the island, it was announced on Wednesday. The move follows an initiative carried out by Australian government in cooperation ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Wednesday that it participated in a trilateral meeting on May 23, 2023, alongside the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO), and the Special ...

Pakistan is considering banning former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party for attacking the state, the defence minister said on Wednesday, a decision likely to enrage his supporters and exacerbate ...

Around a third of tourist nights spent in Cyprus, and the EU, in 2022 were recorded in July and August, data released by Eurostat on Wednesday showed. On an EU wide ...

What could happen on Main Street if Washington’s political showdown over the debt ceiling stopped the government from cutting checks that fund a quarter of the economy? Americans could ...

Former President Nikos Anastasiades strongly rejected the “malicious allegations” over interference in match-fixing investigations on Wednesday as former chairman of the sports ethics committee Andreas Papacharalambous doubled down on his ...

Deutsche Bank and Citigroup admitted anti-competitive activity by exchanging sensitive information on UK government bonds between 2009 and 2013, Britain’s anti-trust watchdog said, as it provisionally found five banks in breach ...

A large number of Turkish Cypriot properties on the island are currently mismanaged, the audit service said in a special report on Wednesday. The report, available on the audit service’...

University society seeks to help local students settle in and inform those from elsewhere about life on the island finds PAUL LAMBIS Aside from making long-term acquaintances, university societies are ...

The island needs more checkpoints with easier access for both drivers and pedestrians, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties and commercial organisations said on Wednesday. “The current crossing points ...

Military personnel from the UK and Cyprus have concluded a joint an air defence exercise on the island, the National Guard announced on Wednesday. The purpose of the exercise – Aphrodite ...

A 67-year-old man was on Wednesday found guilty of causing the catastrophic fires of July 2021 which left four dead and forced the evacuation of ten villages. Limassol criminal court found ...