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Turkey’s lira fell some 0.5 per cent on Thursday to 16.45 against the dollar, touching its weakest level since December ahead of the central bank’s policy-setting meeting where it is ...

Russia‘s foreign ministry said on Thursday that reporters from Western countries will be expelled from Russia if YouTube GOOGL.O blocks access to its spokeswoman’s briefings. Spokeswoman Maria ...

The Cyprus Residents Planning Group (CRPG) has launched a new campaign focused on providing longer-term support and information to vulnerable Britons living on the island. It follows a successful drive ...

The drafting of a management plan to deal with a possible outbreak of monkeypox in Cyprus is in its final stages, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday. Citing sources ...

Children patients of the paediatric oncology clinic at Makarios hospital have decorated white T-shirts with their definitions of happiness and displayed them at the health facility. The children identified happiness ...

Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has urged the Security Council to take more robust action in ensuring the right of displaced people and enhancing international cooperation ...

Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela will on Friday propose to cabinet it suspend the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except at high-risk facilities, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Thursday ...

An aeroplane dedicated to Argentine great Diego Maradona was unveiled on Wednesday ahead of a journey that will end at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. The Tango ...

Order of play on the main show courts on the fifth day of the French Open on Thursday (play times in GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (1000) Laslo Djere (...

Lower fees for the import and export of containers containing low value products will be introduced at Limassol port, following an agreement between the transport ministry and Eurogate, the port’...

ApeCoin (APE) investors were left frustrated by the recent crypto crash, which caused their holdings to halve in value dramatically. On the other hand, KuCoin (KCS) survived the crash and ...

In its intimate and charming garden venue, a series of cultural events will be hosted as Technopolis 20 welcomes June and offers a plethora of music and art events. Evenings of ...

Speeding and driving under the influence of substances are the main contributors to serious and fatal road collisions, police said on Thursday a day after a driver was caught speeding ...

Pandemic-hit Shanghai, China’s financial hub, unveiled more post-lockdown plans on Thursday as it moves towards a return to normalcy, but a country-wide economic recovery is still a distance away, ...

In today’s episode, there are increasing signs that the tourism industry is getting back on its feet, as hotels in the Famagusta region are expecting to see occupancy rates ...

A warm weekend lies ahead, with temperatures set to rise above the seasonal average, the met office said in its early morning weather forecast on Thursday. Thursday will be mainly ...

Police on Thursday said they were investigating after thieves stole a car and other items from the home of a 35-year-old man in Paphos. The burglary was reported to the ...

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the strictest abortion ban in the United States, one that prohibits abortions from fertilization and allows private citizens to sue those ...

A 50-year-old man is wanted on suspicion of extorting money from elderly Paphos residents, police said on Thursday. The case was reported to the police by two people aged 89 and 82 ...

Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) president Antonis Antoniou on Wednesday said that it is the organisation’s duty to highlight possible pitfalls and sound the alarm bell where it sees ...

A senior U.N. official is due to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss reviving fertilizer exports, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said on Wednesday, stressing ...

Cyprus-licensed bank AstroBank on Wednesday announced that it recorded an after-tax profit of €3.3 million in 2021, a notable improvement on the €18 million loss it sustained in 2020. Moreover, the bank recorded a ...

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 ...