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The roadmap the next leader of the country should follow to protect and restore nature This being the season for making wishes, here are some from me. Five things I ...

It was a good thing that all the people of the Orthodox faith on the electorate were entitled to vote in the archiepiscopal elections, as the poor turnout illustrated the ...

The World Bank on Tuesday said it had approved an additional financing package totaling $610 million to address urgent relief and recovery needs in Ukraine as the war with Russia continues. ...

Any proposals for natural restoration need to be ambitious but also realistic, so that small member states in particular can have room for flexibility to implement them, agriculture ministry permanent ...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has signed legal papers paving the way for his extradition from The Bahamas to the United States, where he faces fraud charges over the cryptocurrency exchange’...

Cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend the government allowance covering energy expenses for another two months, at a cost of around €25 million. The scheme covers domestic, commercial and industrial use, ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Afghan higher education ministry said on Tuesday that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice. A letter, confirmed by ...

The pound eked out a small gain on Tuesday in thin trading ahead of the Christmas holidays, but was on track for its strongest quarterly gain against the dollar since 2009. ...

The European Commission announced on Tuesday the signing of a new agreement for the continuation of EU-financed support to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), as part of the European ...

Russian companies are interested in cooperating with Iran on gas turbine technology and joint production, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said in a statement on Tuesday. Russia has been trying ...

Not only did Larnaca municipality not suspend an employee under criminal investigation, but promoted him as well, the Audit Office has noted in a just-released report. That was one of ...

A new exhibition in Nicosia chronicles the history of football in Cyprus. This new temporary exhibition at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia reveals the sports journey on the island, ...

A €7.8 million national blood bank centre will be built in Nicosia in two years from now, the government announced on Tuesday. During the contract signing ceremony, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela ...

After a week of ongoing strikes, Wolt drivers and all involved parties have been invited to a meeting at the labour ministry. The meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday morning ...

A grouping of trade unions urged the government on Tuesday to address potential loopholes in the calculation of the national minimum wage, while also calling for a reduction on VAT ...

An eight century BC Cypriot jug likely smuggled out of the country during the 1974 Turkish invasion was found in the Netherlands, it emerged on Tuesday. The antiquities department said the ...

Cyprus’ coastal Pissouri and Kalopanayiotis in the mountains made it onto the UN’s ‘Best Tourism Villages’ of 2022, alongside 30 others ranging from Austria to Vietnam. The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) ...

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday rocked people awake, damaged a bridge, caused gas leaks and left thousands without power. The earthquake ...

A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, crumpling homes and roads, rupturing utility lines and leaving thousands of residents without running water ...

A week full of music is planned at Nicosia’s jazz club starting with an evening with Alex Clarke on Wednesday. The in-demand and versatile young saxophonist, who is emerging ...

“Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc’s (ATVI.O) chief operating officer Daniel Alegre will join “Bored Ape” NFT maker Yuga Labs as its chief executive, the metaverse startup ...

Theatro Ena will stay open for another six months thanks to the intervention of deputy culture minister Yiannis Toumazis, its creative director said on Tuesday. During a press conference on ...

In an unexpected turn of events, the charges faced by the 74-year-old Briton accused of the murder of his terminally ill wife in Tremithousa last December remained unchanged despite hopes ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Tuesday announced the launch of a new Innovation Hub in the field of financial technology (fintech), in an effort to encourage and support ...