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Russia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill giving prosecutors powers to shut foreign media bureaus in Moscow if a Western country has been “unfriendly” to Russian media, following the ...

Donald Trump’s campaign to play kingmaker in this year’s US midterm elections faces its biggest test yet in Georgia on Tuesday as Republican voters decide whether to heed ...

Cyprus is probably the last country in Europe to introduce legal gender recognition in its national legislation to allow people to change their name and gender marker in official documents, ...

A picture tells a story just as well as, if not better than, a lot of written words. In a new video series titled, “Weekend Escapes,” Alexandros Tsangarides takes you ...

The ageing of the population as shown by the latest census is very worrying, MPs said on Tuesday after a meeting of the ad hoc committee on demographics. Committee president, ...

Local handmade art and groovy summer vibes will feature at a pop-up market in Nicosia. Art stalls with all kinds of made-in-Cyprus items by local creatives will fill the charming ...

In the latest twist to the ongoing halloumi saga, the House agriculture committee on Tuesday decided to invite Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis to their next meeting to shed light on ...

By Andrea Charalambous A 20-year-old man was remanded for six days by Paphos district court on Tuesday in connection with forged prescriptions. He was the front seat passenger in a ...

Staff at Hellenic Bank on Tuesday announced they will go on a 24-hour warning strike next week, warning the measures will be intensified if the bank’s management fails to “...

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat after disturbing footage was posted on social media by his brother. The 27-year-old Frenchman pleaded guilty to ...

The European Commission is “concerned” about the recent decision taken by Turkish Cypriot authorities to open another stretch of beach in Varosha, its spokesman Stefan de Kersmacher said on Tuesday. ...

Members of the public, physicians, aestheticians, as well as NGO and media representatives, recently attended a life-affirming presentation on Xtrude, the first painless and safe post-mastectomy nipple reconstruction solution. Held ...

Three bills simplifying procedures to install renewable sources of energy will go to the House plenum on Thursday amid hopes they will give impetus to efforts to meet climate change ...

A European Commission official on Monday urged the Cypriot authorities to proceed with the implementation of Cyprus’ National Recovery and Resilience plan, warning that Cyprus risks losing EU funds in ...

Has made a significant impact at her school through a series of innovative initiatives A Cypriot teacher nominated for a prestigious education award in the UK says her love of ...

Exploratory drilling for natural gas off Cyprus now underway by Eni-Total should take 60 days, Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday as EU Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen told ...

By Sam Wylie-Harris With the spotlight on summer brides, you might be wondering how to get the perfect beauty look for your big day. Whether you’ve gone for a ...

The goal for Cyprus is to see over two million foreign visitors until the end of the year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios said on Tuesday. Speaking after the ...

By Menna A. Farouk In Cairo’s busy streets, towering palms, purple-blossomed jacarandas and mature sycamore trees provide precious respite from the midday sun and a glimpse of green in ...

By Kate Abnett European Union lawmakers will attempt to block a plan to label gas and nuclear energy as sustainable investments as Europe wrestles with reducing its carbon dioxide emissions ...

The meadows in the foothills of the Alps above the Swiss town of Montreux are covered in narcissus blooms. Locals refer to the flowers as ‘May snow’ since they create ...

By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long ...

Western countries must not trade security for economic profit, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday, referring to debates over the use of Chinese technology in 5G networks and the ...

The office of the personal data protection commissioner has handled 1616 complaints and imposed fines of €1.37m in the past four years, her office said on Tuesday. The statement was issued ...