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Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of 4 million roubles (51,500) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow ...

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a ...

Greece‘s ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on ...

Governments should consider vaccinating poultry against bird flu, which has killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide, to prevent the virus from turning into a new pandemic, ...

Tens of thousands of Moldovans rallied in the capital Chisinau on Sunday to support their pro-Western government’s drive towards Europe amid what officials have said are Russian efforts to ...

The euro is the second largest reserve currency, but so far the dollar still reigns supreme By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Since the end of World War II, the ...

Stabilisation works on houses delayed as shortcomings of government report revealed By Bejay Browne Twelve years on, there is still no respite for Pissouri homeowners, as further work to stabilise ...

Justice Minister Anna Procopiou discussed issues concerning the training of judges and justice in general at a meeting with the Secretary General of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), Ingrid ...

How body inking has become commonplace, though not all tattoos are totally safe Breaking social barriers in Cyprus is generally believed more complicated when compared to the rest of the ...

A 12-year-old boy found injured in Ayia Napa on Friday was likely driving a motorbike, police said on Sunday as officers tried to uncover the details of the case. Famagusta ...

As the summer approaches, more and more music nights are on the island’s cultural agenda, and the third week of May has plenty of gigs in store in the ...

By Gwynne Dyer I was one of five children – not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland at the time – and there was one year when we allegedly beat ...

For the first time this year, Turkey is reserving areas for ‘illegal’ exercises very close to the coast of Turkish-occupied Famagusta, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Sunday. According to ...

– German police said they are investigating the possible poisoning of two Russian exiles who attended a conference in Berlin at the end of April, organised by Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail ...

In shift, Arab leaders welcome Assad back By Tom Perry President Bashar al-Assad has always seen time as an ally in the Syrian civil war, along with the Iranian and ...

Over 90 per cent of Greek nationals living in Cyprus cast their vote for Greece’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. Five polling stations were setup across Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Pafos ...

Hope for Children group doing a sterling job of supporting abused minors Cyprus, where at least one in four children is believed to have been sexually abused, needs to invest ...

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez, expressed hope for a “different attitude” following elections in Turkey and Greece. Menendez was in New York, as a ...

An 18-year-old was remanded in court for three days in Limassol on Sunday, after he was found to have cannabis in his home and wads of cash A police bulletin ...

Although the crypto market looked promising in the first quarter of 2023, recent events have interested many enthusiasts in the volatility of some top coins. Some of the best cryptos have ...

By Charles Barthold French president Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis unprecedented in contemporary times. Pierre Rosanvallon, one of the country’s most influential political theorists (and a man ...

Police on Sunday were investigating what they believed to be an arson attack on a 37-year-old man’s car. The vehicle was parked outside the man’s home in the ...

Greeks were voting on Sunday for a new government in a poll likely to be inconclusive, setting the stage for either a coalition administration or new elections in about a ...

Below are the top business stories from Cyprus for the week starting May 15: Tourist arrivals in Cyprus experienced an increase of 18.5 per cent in April 2023, compared to the same period ...