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Qatar posted a budget surplus of 30 billion riyals ($8.19 billion) for the third quarter of 2022, boosted by rocketing oil and gas revenues, the state news agency said on Tuesday, citing data ...

Cyprus’ traditional bakery products have been included in the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, following an application submitted by the municipalities of Athienou, Lefkonoikos, Akanthios, Kythrea and other communities ...

Turkey raised the euro-lira conversion rate for medicine prices by 36.77 per cent, the country’s Official Gazette said on Wednesday. “First step for solution of medicine shortage in the market ...

Pournara asylum seekers awaiting processing have turned the surrounding fields into a dumping ground, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meleties said. Speaking on CyBC radio, Meleties said the community welcomes the ...

In Marios Taramides, THEO PANAYIDES meets a Renaissance man who rails against mediocrity In the dentist’s waiting room you’ll find shelves of Bronze Age antiquities, books on Abba ...

Morocco’s national airline said it was cancelling all flights it had scheduled for Wednesday to carry fans to Doha for the World Cup semi-final, citing what it said was ...

By Allison Lampert Industry executives have joined activists and negotiators from nearly 200 countries at this month’s UN nature summit in Montreal, where negotiations on a global pact to protect ...

In today’s episode, Electricity Authority (EAC) unions called off a strike planned for Tuesday in an eleventh hour decision on Tuesday evening, which means there will be no power ...

After putting Belgium, Portugal and Spain to the sword in Qatar, Morocco are looking to bring another soccer superpower to their knees when they face France in the World Cup ...

Festive bazaars, performances and pop-ups are booming this season and one more Christmas workshop is coming up in Nicosia, with a chocolate twist that is all about the dark, sweet ...

By Lisa Richwine Netflix Inc’s NFLX.O documentary series about Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan racked up more viewing time on the streaming service than any ...

How the Parole Board in Cyprus works By Alexandros Clerides After well-known European and Cypriot decisions, the Parole Board was introduced through legislation and specific articles found in the Prisons ...

A week after China began dismantling its tough ‘zero-COVID’ controls, the World Health Organization warned of “very tough” times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals ...

Cyprus has sent the largest package of humanitarian aid in its history to the people of Ukraine, the ministry of foreign affairs announced on Tuesday night. The announcement was made ...

Thirty-eight people were booked in Paphos for traffic violations in the last 24 hours, according to a police announcement, 14 of which concern driving at excessive speed. The bookings made on Tuesday, ...

Police arrested a 38-year-old man on Tuesday in connection with a case of car arson in Peyia, under investigation. According to police around 11 pm a fire broke out in a ...

The Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Cyprus) this week announced that it commemorated Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, observed on November 19 every year, by holding its fifth Mediterranean ...

Police on Tuesday arrested yet another fan wanted for football hooliganism incidents that occurred on Sunday, December 4, at Tsirio Stadium, in Limassol. The 18-year-old, whose photo was released to the ...

A yellow warning is in place on Wednesday for thunderstorms from 3 am until 3 pm., with rainfall rates expected to range between 35 and 50 millimeters per hour. Island wide the weather will ...

Kyiv’s air defence systems shot down 10 Russian drones on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, while the United States is close to finalising plans to send its Patriot air ...

The Paphos tourism board (Etap) this week announced that it has approved a higher budget for 2023, allowing it to implement a wider scope of actions and activities, in accordance with ...

U.S. scientists revealed a breakthrough in fusion energy that could one day help curb climate change if companies can scale up the technology to a commercial level in the ...

Cyprus’ trade deficit reached €6.17 billion in the period between January and October 2022, amid a wave of price increases following the war in Ukraine, exceeding the deficit of 2021 as a whole, ...

United Airlines (UAL.O) said Tuesday it is ordering 100 Boeing (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners and 100 737 MAXs as it pushes for post-pandemic growth and replaces older, less-efficient aircraft. The Chicago-based airline’s ...