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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has brought the world closer to “Armageddon” than at any time since the Cold-War Cuban Missile Crisis, U....

Strong cooperation within the European Union and beyond is key to prepare for a possible new coronavirus wave and other future health threats, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on ...

Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, highlighting the significance of civil society for ...

Where do you live? Paphos with my wife and two daughters. What did you have for breakfast? Usually, I have a coffee and porridge, and on the weekends, I like ...

A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will ...

Works on the EuroAsia Interconnector are due to start on October 14 and an inauguration ceremony for the project will also take place on the same day at the presidential palace. ...

I had been looking forward to this show for a long time, so when it was released last week it only took me two days to be over with it. ...

A successful presentation on the upcoming Nicosia Book Fest 2022 took place at Hellenic Bank’s headquarters on October 5. Hellenic supports the event as cultural sponsor. Over the past seven years, ...

Spice up a midweek meal Spicy Lamb Chops with Greek Style Mint Sauce For the chops 10 tsp salt 5 tsp freshly ground black pepper 2½ tsp ground coriander 1¼ tsp cayenne pepper 10 garlic ...

The opening ceremony of Cyprus Public Transport’s (CPT’S) new bus station took place with great success on October 6. The new Nicosia General Hospital station is the first to ...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the ...

President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiating a review ...

The frame drum is the world’s oldest known instrument, say organisers of an upcoming workshops series, “extensively played by women throughout the Eastern Mediterranean for thousands of years. Archaeological ...

Only public transport, delivery vehicles, emergency vehicles, and shop owners and residents will be able to drive down Makarios Avenue in Nicosia as of October 20, as had been the original ...

The year 2022 was an exciting year for the ministry of education of Cyprus. It ushered in concrete steps aimed at enhancing innovation in teaching methods. The educators and the students ...

President Vladimir Putin turned 70 on Friday amid fawning congratulations from subordinates and a plea from Orthodox Patriarch Kirill for all to pray for the health of the longest-serving paramount leader ...

Jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. “The Norwegian ...

Police in Limassol arrested a 29-year-old suspected of importing and dealing drugs, they announced on Friday. Members of the drug squad Ykan found the suspect after receiving testimony against him. ...

A genuine effort by the new British government to settle a long-running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland has created a “flicker of optimism” as talks resume with the European ...

Crying and clutching toys, traumatised relatives gathered at a child day care centre in Thailand where a day earlier a former policeman had slain 34 people, most of them children, in ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, despite a warning from the National Grid that homes and businesses could face three-hour ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggesting NATO should launch preventive strikes on Russia confirmed the need for what it calls ...

The UN confirmed on Friday it has received a request from the Turkish Cypriot side for its peace keeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) to reach an agreement with the breakaway ...