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Doctors and nurses at state hospitals have decided to go on a two-hour work stoppage next week, in a bid to exert pressure for having certain collective agreements renewed. Unions ...

President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he spoke on the phone with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who briefed him on the ongoing conflict. “Received a phone call by President Zelenskyy ...

Thursday’s meeting between trade unions and employers’ organisations ended in deadlock over reinstating the cost of living allowance (CoLA), with the labour minister – acting as mediator – scrambling to find ...

One more evening of live music is coming to Nicosia as ARTos House in Ayioi Omologites prepares to host two local musicians. On January 26, Nama Dama and Constantinos Lemesios will ...

Larnaca is seeing millions of euros go towards anti-flooding works, with the Tersefanou dam and Archangelos anti-flooding dam in Aradippou set to contribute towards overall citizen protection, Agriculture Minister Costas ...

The defence ministry on Thursday said it had ordered an investigation after a noncommissioned officer (NCO) was seen on a TikTok video calling homosexuality something that goes against nature. “This ...

Main opposition Akel-backed independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis has published the financing he received from the party for his campaign on Thursday as a debate brewed about special allowances given for ...

President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. ...

Five people have been arrested for alleged assault, threats and the killing of a dog in Paphos. Police started investigating the complaints of a 38-year-old who on December 29 was attacked ...

Serdar Denktash, son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Raif Denktash, is preparing to run in the next elections for the north’s leadership, reports said on Thursday. Denktash and ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Thursday signed a contract for the provision of services to the development of a sustainable urban mobility plan in the Paphos district. The preparation of ...

Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley has undergone surgery for an “aggressive” form of cancer and is under medical care, a statement on the “Lord of the Dance” creator’s Instagram account ...

By Laini Burton Celebrity has always existed in one form or another. Across history, the likeness of kings, queens and nobility, deities, popes and saints have been the subject of ...

Cyprus Airways says that summer ’23 bookings are looking strong Cyprus Airways on Thursday released a report detailing passenger traffic results for the entirety of 2022, as well as the monthly results ...

A 63-year-old man was sentenced for five years by the Larnaca criminal court after he was found guilty of illegal possession of drugs with intent to supply. A police statement ...

With distributed supply chains requiring collaboration between countries, a problem arises when each country has different regulations that can result in delays and sometimes severe consequences in the pharma industry. ...

People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame ...

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate whether President Joe Biden improperly handled sensitive government documents. The inquiry, to be led by Robert ...

Russia could raise the upper age limit for citizens to be conscripted into the armed forces as soon as this spring, a senior lawmaker has said, as part of Moscow’...

There is no better way to get an understanding of the island’s culture than to visit a bustling village. PAUL LAMBIS visits one of the most picturesque One of ...

The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who had obtained so-called “golden visas” for rich investors might have obtained their wealth through corruption or other ...

Oil prices traded mostly flat on Thursday, giving up gains made earlier in the day, as optimism over China’s demand outlook was tempered by caution ahead of upcoming inflation ...

Three car fires occurred overnight sparking investigations into their causes by authorities, officials reported on Thursday. According to the fire service, two fires occurred in the Ayios Ioannis area of ...

Ukraine said on Thursday its troops were holding out despite heavy fighting on a battlefield littered with bodies in a salt mining town in eastern Ukraine, where Russian mercenaries have ...