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Tajikistan is the smallest of Central Asia’s ‘stans’: just 142,550 kilometres square. Its roughly nine million residents are also the poorest in the region. Once, the region was prosperous – lying ...

Alix Norman talks to the founder of Cyprus’ longest-running modelling agency, and finds out what it takes to be a model in this ever-changing industry Cyprus’ modelling industry is hardly ...

The met office issued a yellow alert for Friday night, warning of extreme low temperature in the mountains. The warning is in force from 9.00 pm on Friday to 8.00 am on ...

Nicosia District court has fined a third division footballer for offences committed under the law combating the manipulation of sporting events for betting on matches in which he participated. The ...

Women comprise about 25 per cent of the police force, higher than the European average, while greater numbers are now in operational and executive roles, it was announced on Friday in ...

The British government was right to impose sanctions on Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich but the Premier League club’s employees should not have to suffer for it, Liverpool ...

A group of Russians living in Cyprus have called on their compatriots to participate in a meeting on Sunday to condemn the war in Ukraine and demand the withdrawal of ...

The Kremlin said on Friday that the conflict in Ukraine would end when the West took action over Russia’s repeatedly raised concerns about the killing of civilians in eastern ...

Confiscating the assets of companies that have fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine would shatter investor confidence for decades and take Russia back to the calamitous days of the 1917 ...

By Kristin Rodier, Athabasca University Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the political spectrum, it’s ...

They are a staple at most traditional Cypriot coffee shops and these handmade wooden chairs carry a little piece of the island’s crafts history with them. Diodio Handmade artists, ...

Teachers are to be included in the test-to-stay programme as of Monday, with the health ministry on Friday outlining the relevant protocols, which cover teachers in kindergartens, primary and secondary ...

Although Cyprus recorded the largest annual increase in the ratio of government expenditure devoted to health to GDP among EU states in 2020, it still lags behind the EU27 average, according ...

By Sarah Marshall A blinding-white plateau marbled with rust-red rivers and fringed by volcanoes pointier than a newly sharpened pencil, Laguna Tebenquiche could easily pass for the beginning of time. ...

For the seventh consecutive year, Cyprus is taking part in the Worldwide Endomarch – an information campaign aiming to spread awareness about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, Cyprus News ...

The Karaiskakio Foundation makes Cyprus proud, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said during a visit there speaking about its bone marrow donor record which is, per capita, the largest in the ...

A man’s two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for causing intentional bodily harm after he shot a woman twice with a hunting gun has been reviewed and raised to seven years, it ...

President Nicos Anastasiades continues on Friday to take part in meetings of the informal summit of EU leaders at the palace of Versailles in France to debate the war in ...

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co 9983.T and Japan Tobacco Inc 2914.T said they would suspend some operations in Russia, in a U-turn by the Japanese consumer giants which had indicated ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers from the Middle East to be deployed alongside Russian-backed rebels to fight in Ukraine, doubling down ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Those running Gesy were accused of being utterly and completely clueless by the president of the House watchdog committee as the noxious fallout over the healthcare system spread further on ...

A search and rescue exercise (SAR) has been held near Larnaca International Airport to familiarise personnel with the environment of the salt lakes and to test specialised equipment. The scenario ...

One man was remanded in police custody on Friday after police found 265g of cocaine following a raid on the premises of a courier company in Larnaca. Police had received ...