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Cyprus will revoke the passports of four sanctioned Russians who had received citizenship under an investment scheme discontinued in late 2020, government sources said on Thursday. The names of the individuals ...

Investment services company Libertex, a part of the Libertex Group, has signed a Protocol for Cooperation with ‘Hope For Children’ CRC Policy Center (HFC), to support the humanitarian programmes and ...

The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital being treated specifically for the virus is up to 50 per cent lower than that which is announced daily by the health ministry. Health ...

Easter creations and crafty storytelling events are taking place at the Leventis Museum this month, with the first event on Saturday a creative workshop for children to make Easter beeswax ...

Japan’s government has severed banking and trade ties with Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but a tobacco company in which it owns a one-third stake is still ...

In western Ukraine, some 1,100 train wagons carrying grain are stuck near the main rail border crossing with Poland, unable to transport their cargo abroad. They are just some of the 24,190 ...

The health insurance organisation (HIO) recognises that abuse of Gesy by providers and beneficiaries is one of the most serious problems facing the national health system and is taking steps ...

China’s state refiners are honouring existing Russian oil contracts but avoiding new ones despite steep discounts, heeding Beijing’s call for caution as western sanctions mount against Russia over ...

Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou praised the deepening ties with the US and hailed Friday’s ceremony to formalise the agreement establishing an American University of Beirut campus in Paphos. Speaking ...

Russia’s communications watchdog said on Thursday it was taking punitive measures against Google GOOGL.O, including a ban on advertising the platform and its information resources, for violating Russian ...

Dherynia mayor Andros Karayian has expressed disappointment that President Nicos Anastasiades did not challenge the section regarding his municipality when he sent back to parliament the part in a newly ...

Shell (SHEL.L) will write down up to $5 billion following its decision to exit Russia, more than previously disclosed, while soaring oil and gas prices boosted trading activities in the ...

In a noisy and smoky atmosphere, hundreds of students were seen throwing flares and carrying torches, as they marched in numbers to the Presidential Palace, along with teachers and parents ...

‘Where there is a plane tree, there is water’ goes a well-known proverb… At Platanistasa, a Pitsilia region village, OPAP Cyprus and SPPMEDIA Group joined forces in a recent tree-planting ...

A record 58 groups of Greek and Turkish Cypriots have filed joint bids for the ‘Stelios Bicommunal Awards for Business Cooperation 2022’, vying for the top ten proposals and €20,000 each. The awards ...

Two years after the Australian Grand Prix was scrapped due to COVID-19 hours before the first practice, Formula One returns Down Under to an upgraded Albert Park and a warm ...

More than 13 million deaths attributed to environmental causes every year could be avoided with appropriate action to protect the environment, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Thursday. In an address ...

Germany’s intelligence agency intercepted radio messages from Russian military sources discussing the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Thursday. ...

A batch of dome-shaped ice volcanoes that look unlike anything else known in our solar system and may still be active have been identified on Pluto using data from NASA’...

By Antonis Theofanous, The Russian invasion in Ukraine was not only the first severe military conflict in Europe after World War II, but also the first full-scale cyberwar in history. ...

A Turkish court ruled on Thursday to halt the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi Arabia, a decision that drew ...

Australia will impose financial sanctions and travel bans on an additional 67 Russians over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday, taking the total number of ...

British bases police on Thursday appealed for information regarding a road fatality that occurred on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorway a little before 3.00 pm on Tuesday. Christos Yiangou, aged 89, was killed ...

Three out of four Cypriots aged 16-74 seek health information online, the fourth highest share among the EU 27, according to a Eurostat survey. Numbers are on the rise, with Cyprus ...