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Millions of years ago, the Black Smokers of Troodos gave rise to a distinctive flora. Now, they’re the inspiration behind a gin that captures the essence of Cyprus. ALIX ...

The incoming German government wants to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory from March 16 for people working in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical practices, according to a copy of draft legislation ...

Soaring music, choreographed dancing in the streets and a feel-good atmosphere. The musical has captivated audiences for years and will continue to do so for more to come. And it ...

President Nicos Anastasiades will fly to Jerusalem on Monday evening to participate in the eighth trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece and Israel, which kicks off on Tuesday. Ahead of the ...

Italy tightened curbs on Monday on people still not vaccinated against COVID-19, limiting their access to an array of places and services. The measures were announced last month, even before ...

Primary schools across the island staged initiatives condemning violence on Monday, in the aftermath of last week’s attacks on schools which included arson and a bombing. Encouraged by primary ...

By Mark Griffiths The term “binge-watch” was a contender for the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2013 word of the year. Although it didn’t win (“selfie” ultimately took the crown), this ...

Loan restructuring jumped 400 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2021, after the expiration of an installment moratorium due to Covid, Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou said on Monday. Herodotou ...

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he wants to stay at the Serie A club for the rest of his career, admitting he is “scared to stop” playing due to ...

Their refusal gives a tenant the right to be heard even though the rent has not been paid The behaviour of a landlord and a tenant is examined by the ...

Paphos police on Monday said they had uncovered three shotguns stolen from a house in a Paphos village on the night of November 30. According to a police statement, the three ...

In the first 20 months of its existence, the research, innovation and digital policy ministry had to deal with unprecedented conditions because of the pandemic, Minister Kyriacos Kokkinos said on Monday, ...

Frank Appel, the chief executive of German logistics company Deutsche Post (DPWGn.DE), is the favourite to become the next supervisory board chairman of Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), two sources ...

By Laura Harding Freida Pinto has said it was her childhood growing up in India that made her always want to take part in a Christmas movie. The Slumdog Millionaire ...

Colin Stewart has arrived in Cyprus to formally take up his duties as the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping ...

In today’s episode, the bodies of two Russian women missing since November were found early on Sunday morning at a holiday home in Kato Amiantos after a man suspected ...

Two teens were arrested in Paphos on Sunday evening driving at twice the speed limit. The incident occurred at around 10.25pm when a member of the Paphos traffic police, who ...

What is Christmas without a heart-warming ballet? Some stories, such as The Nutcracker, have become Christmas classics and this December – amid measures and pandemic protocols – three ballets are coming to ...

Police arrested two men, 36, on Sunday on suspicion of poaching in a banned area in Nicosia neighbouring the buffer zone and failing to stop when flagged down by game wardens. ...

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager who rammed a car into a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank early on Monday, seriously injuring an Israeli guard, Israel’s ...

We often wonder whether we appreciate how lucky we are to have been born and live in Cyprus. When looking at what is happening all over the world including in ...

Police in Limassol arrested a 28-year-old man on Sunday after a dogfight video appeared on social media. Authorities were seeking a second man, 25, for the same case. The case was ...

Police fined 21 individuals and the managers of three businesses in the past 24 hours for violation of Covid measures. According to a police spokesperson, 3,078 checks were carried out across the Republic ...

Telecom Italia’s (TIM) top shareholder Vivendi (VIV.PA) is open to discussing the possibility that the Italian government wins control of TIM’s fixed-line network, a spokesperson for the ...