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Hellenic Bank on Wednesday described the decision by the bank employees’ union Etyk to stage a 24-hour warning strike on May 31 as “sad and disappointing”. The Etyk executive council announced ...

Cyprus Airways on Wednesday announced that Paul Sies has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer, with Sies officially assuming the role on May 20. “Mr Sies has extensive ...

Limassol has been ranked as the tenth best coastal city break destination in the world by UK price comparison website Comparethemarket.com. The study ranked 35 major coastal cities in the ...

After receiving the go-ahead for ‘dynamic measures’ from the overwhelming majority of its membership, the bank employees’ union Etyk announced a 24-hour warning strike at Hellenic Bank. Etyk’s executive ...

AS Roma won their first major European title in more than 60 years as Nicolo Zaniolo’s first-half goal earned the Italians a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Europa ...

The island’s Road Transport Department (TOM) will fully digitalise its services after the transport ministry struck a deal with the Deputy Ministry of Innovation as part of the government’...

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday simplifying the process for residents of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to acquire Russian citizenship and passports. The decree marks ...

The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers posted on social media that he was going to shoot up an elementary school about 15 minutes before his rampage, Governor Greg ...

An alcohol importer in Limassol lost €35,391 after falling victim to an internet scam, police said on Wednesday. According to the police report, the 37-year-old owner of the company made a ...

Turkish Cypriot labour unions on Wednesday threatened to hold an indefinite strike if the ‘government’ in the north adopts the new protocol on financial support from Turkey, as authorities continued ...

Nicosia giants Omonia have won the Cyprus Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Ethnikos Achnas at the GSP Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite having Shehu Abdullahi sent off ...

Sixth seed Carlos Alcaraz clawed back from the brink of a shock second-round defeat at the French Open on Wednesday to outlast fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in a five-set marathon ...

Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Ukraine’s military said, threatening to shut off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the ...

Cheesemakers on Wednesday said they had nothing to hide following concerted inspections by the competition protection commission after accusations that milk powder is being used in the production of halloumi. ...

MPs on Wednesday discussed a new law proposal that will introduce femicide as a discrete offence without requiring further proof of aggravating factors. The new proposal comes after the legal ...

Time for some fresh sounds and music! A brand-new band is eager to share its tunes with a series of live performances this June in Larnaca, Nicosia and Limassol. Sonica, ...

A “humbled” Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility but would not quit after a damning official report on Wednesday detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British ...

Billionaire financier George Soros said on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have been the beginning of World War Three so the best way to preserve free civilisation ...

Amidst a serious shortage of IT specialists, Cypriots received training from tech experts at the first European coding challenge in Nicosia this month. The leading global provider of information and ...

A second person, a retired military doctor, has been arrested in connection with a ring offering families a way to pay their son’s way out of the army, it ...

Lawmakers on the House Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday examined the controversial issue of conversion therapy as part of efforts to amend the law and criminalise the practice. Conversion therapies ...

As of May 19, 2022, Delta customers flying from North America will be able to take one of Delta’s daily, non-stop flights to Athens, and then travel to one of the ...

A secondary school student has filed a complaint that she was sexually harassed and abused in a classroom during school hours, police said on Wednesday. But the report was later ...

Erin, Clare, Michelle and Orla are regular teenagers: they keep diaries, they have crushes, they love pop music, and always seem to be getting in trouble. They’re also growing ...