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Parliament advanced plans on Tuesday to allocate around €640,000 in state funding and provide police escorts to the newly established parliamentary parties Alma and Direct Democracy. Under the current framework, each ...

The arch-rival leaders of Turkey’s main opposition – one of them elected and the other controversially court-appointed – both announced plans to address party lawmakers at competing meetings on Tuesday, in ...

DNA analysis will be used to identify the body of an elderly woman found in an advanced state of decomposition in a Larnaca apartment, the police announced on Tuesday. The ...

Cyprus is establishing itself as a key player in the European gaming regulation, the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission (CGCA) said on Tuesday, launching national awareness campaign “Take Control” ...

The Japanese city of Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to ...

The technical chamber (Etek) has proposed transforming the Venetian moat and surrounding perimeter of old Nicosia into a continuous linear park from Paphos Gate to Famagusta Gate, as part of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides intervened directly in a dispute over a planned electricity authority (EAC) pylon in Pano Polemidia on Tuesday, assuring residents that the project’s design would be altered ...

Costas Cleanthous, businessman and Phileleftheros publisher, raised the issue of the limits of freedom of expression, saying that democratic free speech cannot be used as justification for defamation. He also ...

Police confirmed on Tuesday that electronic devices linked to the Sandy investigation were never sent to Europol for forensic examination, clarifying that the European agency reviewed files and findings produced ...

The defence ministry is seeking to attract more applicants to the National Guard’s contract soldier (Syop) scheme through improved salaries and expanded career opportunities, as the latest recruitment process ...

The World Cup is finally here – and we’ve created two free downloadable companions to help you get more out of the biggest sporting event on the planet. Think you ...

Cypriot company Easternmed Real Estate Capital Plc has completed a major investment in Brussels, after acquiring the full share capital of Arlon 75BV, the company that owns The Muse, a ...

Seven individuals arrested in Cyprus for an alleged €700 million international investment fraud have been extradited to Belgium and France after all legal proceedings were completed, authorities announced on Tuesday. The ...

No new cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been detected so far, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Tuesday. “So far, we haven’t had any positive ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman has called for the objectives and content of a possible expanded 5+1 meeting on the Cyprus issue to be clearly defined in advance, saying the process ...

Israeli authorities are directly involved in settler attacks that have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces provide protection to settlers, a U....

A total of 3.23 kilogrammes of cocaine were seized from the home of a 36-year-old man during a police operation on Tuesday. “The large quantity of cocaine was carefully concealed and ...

Erling Haaland will carry the weight of Norway’s 28 years of longing when he leads the nation into the World Cup, marking the striker’s debut on the grandest international ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled the search warrant executed against lawyer Nikos Clerides in connection with the ‘Sandy case’, ruling that the warrant covering his home, office and vehicles ...

Eurobank Research has been named Cyprus’ leading forecaster for a second consecutive year in the Focus Economics Analyst Forecast Awards 2026, recording strong performances against a field of established international and ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has been named the best bank in Cyprus in the World’s Best Banks Awards 2026 by Global Finance, with the international publication citing the lender’...

The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU advanced key transport and maritime files in Luxembourg on Monday, as ministers adopted conclusions on European shipping and ports, while also ...

Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed a pregnant woman and two other people, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, while Russia-annexed Crimea said it was ...

Gird your loins Cyprus! Every four years, we become a much, much noisier island. And the moment is almost upon us… No it’s not the panayiri to end all ...