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Cyprus has a very low number of organ donors in relation to other EU countries, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said last week during a visit to the transplant clinic at ...

Two men aged 23 and 20 were arrested on Monday to facilitate police investigations into an ongoing case of assisting third-country nationals in illegally entering Cyprus by sea on Thursday, September 1. In ...

OPEC and its allies led by Russia on Monday agreed a small oil production cut to bolster prices that have slid on fears of an economic slowdown. The oil producers ...

President Vladimir Putin on Monday approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a “Russian World”, a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad ...

Russian politicians and media lined up on Monday to heap scorn on Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss, predicting her ascent to power would do nothing to improve dire ...

Ukraine’s government on Monday sought political backing in Brussels for the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian military and political leaders it holds responsible for starting the ...

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday it had received a formal warning from Russian regulators that the idled Portovaya compressor station, which is supposed to push gas towards Germany ...

The suspension of the head of the drugs squad (Ykan) following accusations made by prison director Anna Aristotelous, has been extended until September 15, the Justice Minister Stefi Drakou announced late ...

France will send gas to Germany if needed while Germany stands ready to provide it with electricity, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, saying this showcased European solidarity in the ...

Germany will keep two of its three remaining nuclear plants available for power production as part of a reserve scheme recommended by power transmission grid operators (TSOs) that stress-tested electricity ...

Upcoming European Commission proposals to tackle surging energy prices will aim to cap the price of gas Russia sends to Europe via pipelines, and offer support to electricity producers facing ...

German gas importer Uniper UN01.DE does not rule out Europe’s biggest economy will eventually consider gas rationing after Russia stopped flows via its main pipeline to the continent ...

Israeli investigations into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May concluded that she was likely to have been unintentionally shot by an Israeli soldier but was ...

The EU voiced concern on Monday over what it called “hostile remarks” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of occupying demilitarised islands in the Aegean and said Turkey was ...

Priti Patel said on Monday that she will stand down as Britain’s Home Secretary, or interior minister, once Liz Truss formally takes over as the country’s prime minister. ...

The bicommunal centre Europe Direct will begin operations on September 8 according to an announcement. It is situated in the Home Gallery at Ledra Palace, just opposite the Home of Cooperation. ...

Lawmakers and industry stakeholders remained unsatisfied on Monday with a revised government bill aiming to tweak the granting of reduced VAT on the purchase of primary residences, even as the ...

Resuming after a short summer break during August, the Faneromeni Arts Festival organised by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, is back with its last two events. Coming up on ...

An alarmed foreign ministry in Nicosia on Monday said that said it was monitoring the intensification of Turkish rhetoric against Greece, which it said contributes to a climate of tension, ...

Ukraine made its boldest claim yet of success on the battlefield in its week-old counter-offensive against Russian forces in the south, while European markets went into free-fall on Monday after ...

A delegation of a European Parliament committee looking into the use of spyware may visit the island, apparently to investigate any link between Cyprus and the eavesdropping affair in Greece, ...

The wine festival has entered a new post pandemic era according to Limassol mayor Nicos Nicolaides who was attending the placing of the ‘vrakas’ figure at the city’s public ...

Europol executive director Catherine De Bolle and Justice Minister Stefi Drakou discussed issues of common interest, and ways to deal with organised crime and terrorism at their meeting on Monday. ...

By Katie Wright Remember in 2019 when US congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon went viral on Twitter after she shared a photo of herself wearing one navy and one black shoe to ...