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In the end, Nicosia municipal council voted against banning private cars from the redesigned section of Makarios Avenue, which is set to be re-opened on December 7. Much speculation preceded this ...

Leicester City beat Legia Warsaw 3-1 on Thursday to leap from bottom to top of Europa League Group C and keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages. The ...

The granting of civil servant status to four personal assistants of President Nicos Anastasiades was unlawful, the auditor-general said on Thursday as opposition MPs called it a ‘scandal’ and the ...

Tottenham Hotspur coach Antonio Conte got a taste of just how tough a task it will be to turn the team’s fortunes around as they suffered a humiliating 2-1 ...

The House on Thursday passed a law changing the way in which political parties receive state aid. The legislative proposal – sponsored by Disy, Akel, Diko and the Greens – amends the ...

Galatasaray reached the Europa League knockout stages with a pulsating 4-2 home win over Olympique de Marseille on Thursday which eliminated the Ligue 1 side from Europe’s second-tier competition. Lazio ...

By unanimous vote, parliament on Thursday passed a law extending to the end of 2022 the protection afforded to ‘trapped’ property buyers. It means the protection now applies to buyers who ...

Both the government and political parties on Thursday sounded an upbeat note that the key hurdles in the way of local government reform have been overcome, with the relevant legislation ...

The health ministry announced 489 new Covid cases on Thursday from a total of 74,277 tests, representing a positivity rate of 0.66 per cent. No new fatalities were reported, with the death toll ...

Nissan LEAF e+ has passed the comprehensive Green NCAP assessment, securing the maximum five-star rating from the independent testing body. Established to promote the development of cars that are clean, ...

By Daniel Trotta Americans returned to parade routes on Thursday as they prepared to pack football stadiums and gather more freely for family feasts, grateful to celebrate Thanksgiving Day traditions ...

Are you a young person determined to make your ideas come true? Do you want your business vision to come alive in the form of a startup, with all the ...

Private vehicles on the new look Makarios Avenue will only be allowed for about a year, starting from December 7, Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Thursday. Speaking on CyBC radio, ...

The latest epidemiological map issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows the increase of cases across the European Union and the European Economic Area, as ...

A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out ...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Thursday that he hopes to have former manager Arsene Wenger back at the Premier League club in some capacity in the future, as the ...

Economic activity started recovering from the sharp recession as of the first half of 2021, driven mainly by domestic demand, although tourism activity still remains well below the pre-pandemic level, the ...

Incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, including taxis and buses, and transportation means with lower emissions in combination with a car scrappage scheme were announced on Thursday by Transport ...

The UK’s football policing lead says it is “bizarre” that the fan-led review has called for a pilot allowing the consumption of alcohol in sight of the pitch just ...

The shipping ministry on Thursday launched an invitation for bids for a sea connection between Cyprus and Greece with improved terms for potential bidders in a bid to re-establish a ...

An Islamist suicide bombing outside a school in Somalia’s capital killed eight people and wounded 17 including 13 children, the latest in a string of deadly blasts this year in a ...

Police on Thursday said they arrested a fourth suspect, aged 18, in connection with Saturday’s violent attack at the U19 championship Apoel-Pafos FC match in Kouklia, in which the Paphos ...

The presidency rejected suggestions on Thursday that it had refused to attend a meeting of the House ethics committee that discussed the so-called Pandora Papers, which implicated two Cypriot law ...

Millions of Americans got COVID-19 booster shots at a near record pace after the Biden administration expanded eligibility last week, but health officials concerned about climbing infections ahead of the ...