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Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Tuesday sided with two co-owners of a plot who are seeking compensation from the electricity authority (EAC) which installed an electricity pylon on their field in 1986. ...

Two of four Americans kidnapped by gunmen on Friday after they drove into northeast Mexico have been found dead, and the two survivors have returned to the United States, the ...

Almost all people in the north believe that the ‘government’ is corrupt, a study conducted by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) found, reports said on Tuesday, as opposition parties there called for ...

The federation of patients’ associations (Osak) on Tuesday censured those who regard healthcare as a purely financial exercise, where care is measured in euros and cents. “Patients are neither expenses ...

New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials indicates that a pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines that carried natural gas from Russia to Europe but there was no evidence ...

Israeli forces on Tuesday raided a refugee camp in the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least six Palestinians, including a gunman suspected of shooting two brothers from ...

In spring, the hills really are alive with the sound of music. And in Cyprus that is because the seasonal music series Music in the Mountains returns. This March several ...

Electricity prices must come down, as expensive energy is sapping people’s disposable income and also raising the cost of production for businesses, new Energy Minister George Papanastasiou stressed on ...

Police confirmed that a young a British man is hospitalised in critical condition after having fallen out of a moving vehicle along the Paphos-Limassol highway on Tuesday afternoon. Police confirmed ...

A suspended jail sentence for a man who tried to kill his wife is infuriating and simply unacceptable, the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (Migs) said on Tuesday. Decrying the ...

For investors living on the digital edge, bitcoin is starting to look a little old-fashioned. Hooked on high growth, some are turning away from the original cryptocurrency – designed as an ...

Dozens of people in Nicosia participated in the Cans for Kids – WE CAN Spring clean-up of the capital, the group said on Tuesday. The clean-up was held near the recycling ...

The University of Cyprus has submitted plans for a major 1.39km² expansion of its campus with the aim of creating facilities to welcome 13,820 students by 2030. It is understood to currently ...

Training programmes by a group of Canadian officials began on Tuesday at Makarios and Nicosia general hospitals to upgrade nursing and administrative processes. Nineteen members of the group Accreditation Canada ...

This charming Nicosia café is well-known for its cultural evenings. Besides serving cocktails and herbal teas, Prozak Kafeneio often hosts nights of literature, art and live music, so much so ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he was determined for state hospitals to live up to the public’s expectations of them, assuring that one of the focal points of ...

Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Turkey will exceed $100 billion, a U.N. Development Programme official told a press briefing on Tuesday ahead of a major donor conference next ...

The Association of Cyprus Tourist Enterprises (Stek) on Tuesday warned of “inadequate regulation” of self-catering tourist accommodations. It said there were between 80,000 and 100,000 rooms rented out to tourists that do ...

The Cypriot choir Amalgamation was selected to participate in upcoming ceremony for Commonwealth Day that will be held in London, it was announced on Tuesday. The choir will perform at ...

If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday conceded that changes must be made to the twice-yearly exam programme as it has failed in achieving its stated goals. “The twice-yearly exam programme was ...

And why does it make it so hard to keep weight off asks NICK FULLER If you’ve ever tried to lose weight but found the kilos return almost as ...

Polish voters were given food for thought on Friday, as politicians from the two main parties traded accusations that the other side planned to push meat-loving citizens into eating worms ...

By Kate Abnett European Union countries intend to push for a global phasing out of fossil fuels among their climate diplomacy priorities this year, which the bloc hopes to approve ...