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Lebanon stands a strong chance of welcoming a new government in the upcoming hours, after a year without one. The proposed government would reduce in part the influence of the ...

Twelve million French children headed back to school on Thursday, wearing facemasks, using sanitizer at the entrance and standing distanced from each other in the yard under strict government rules ...

The House interior committee will discuss the possibility of postponing the next local elections, as parliament ponders on local authority reforms. Akel MP Aristos Damianou said MPs will discuss the ...

EU inflation is up, reaching record levels. It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic has harmed individuals, families, and small businesses everywhere. Even though it is good news that many ...

Two senior European Union officials urged the bloc’s governments on Thursday to set up a rapidly deployable military force to intervene around the world, saying the crisis in Afghanistan ...

By Lisa Salmon Most women will know that hormones can affect how they feel, but hormone problems go way deeper than just mood swings or period pain. Plus, they are ...

China told broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with “incorrect political positions” and effeminate styles, and said a “patriotic atmosphere” needed to be cultivated, as part of a wider crackdown ...

A 68-year-old Famagusta resident was arrested on Wednesday as a second suspect in a case of fraud by false representation, police said on Thursday. The alleged offence was reported to ...

By Michele Kambas and George Georgiopoulos Composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose life and music mirrored Greece’s soul and crossed international boundaries in his captivating score for the film ““Zorba the ...

Ash Barty heads into the U.S. Open second round on Thursday knowing little about her opponent Clara Tauson but the world number one said she is excited by the ...

Gareth Southgate believes England’s game in Hungary on Thursday could be “pivotal” to their World Cup qualifying chances. The Three Lions play their first game since losing on penalties ...

Police on Thursday said they fined five businesses a total of €7,000 for violating coronavirus protocols as part of 3,184 nationwide checks. The checks were carried out between 6am on Wednesday and 6...

Police are investigating a complaint that hackers stole more than $35 million (approximately €29.5m) in cryptocurrencies earlier this month. The crime was reported to the police on Wednesday by the 39-year-old ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threatening and stealing €3,740 from a family in Limassol. The incident was reported by a 27-year-old man who said that on August 30, four ...

The euro climbed to a one-month high against the dollar of $1.1857 on Wednesday after a survey showed strong European manufacturing growth coupled with inflationary pressure from supply-chain snarls. The euro ...

The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to flooding and hazardous conditions on ...

The German government is looking into whether it could temporarily ease data privacy rules to allow companies to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, ministers said. Many ...

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas fired down a career-high 27 aces on the way to a 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0 win over second-round opponent Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday, but another protracted ...

The public deficit has fallen by 0.2 per cent in the first seven months of the year, with preliminary fiscal results by the Cyprus statistical service showing a General Government deficit ...

Cyprus must progress from lip-service to serious action if Cypriot consumers are ever to see serious reductions in their inexcusably high energy costs. Household electricity prices shot-up by 38 per cent ...

Turkey’s economy grew by a record 21.7 per cent in the second quarter from the same period in the previous year when it saw a sharp contraction.. But analysts were ...

The IRS states that Limited liability companies (LLCs) are a popular choice for new businesses for a variety of reasons, but they are only one option when forming a business. ...

The quality of life of thousands of Nicosia and Limassol residents is affected by environmental noise both day and night, MPs heard on Wednesday. The House environment committee discussed a ...

Very often when a government tells its citizens there is no cause for alarm or no cause for concern, they are either completely misinformed or are trying to play down ...