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Celebrating German language and culture, five weeks of back-to-back events are coming up! The Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe-Institut Cyprus are organising the 5th edition of the ...

The justice ministry said on Friday it supports the introduction of electronic tagging as an alternative to serving a prison sentence, with the exclusion of those guilty of exploiting or ...

Britain said on Thursday it would phase out its Digital Services Tax on US tech giants such as Google and Facebook once a global reform to corporate taxation takes effect ...

CMP crews are carrying out excavations for the remains of missing persons in six areas across the island but so far none have been located, officials said on Friday. The ...

Peat, plentiful in bogs in northern Europe, could be used to make sodium-ion batteries cheaply for use in electric vehicles, scientists at an Estonian university say. Sodium-ion batteries, which do ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Friday participated in a working breakfast on the role of women in leadership, held on the sidelines of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament ...

The forestry department on Friday reminded the public that the use of tools for mushroom picking is prohibited, since it damages the ecosystem. In a written statement, the department said ...

The path to sustainable and resilient economic growth requires coordinated, bold and transformative actions, Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou said on Friday adding that to achieve such transition, significant reforms ...

The Larnaca Criminal Court on Friday acquitted former Bishop of Kition Chrysostomos who had been accused of rape, arguing the plaintiff’s testimony was unreliable. The court announced that it ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and for illegal cannabis possession in Paphos, police said on Friday. Officers stopped the man driving on the ...

Police on Friday said that three people tried to cross to the north presenting fake rapid tests over last weekend. Three people, aged 29, 34 and 36, visited the Astromeritis crossing point at ...

The transmission chain in a Limassol primary school has grown from 27 Covid-19 cases to 35, the health ministry said on Friday, including teachers and pupils. The ministry called on parents not ...

A record proportion of the British public thinks inflation will accelerate over the next 12 months, according to data that could further boost expectations that the Bank of England will raise ...

A total of 41 migrants, including 10 minors, arrived in Kato Pyrgos Tyllirias, police said early on Friday. The migrants were spotted in two vessels in the sea off Kato Pyrgos Tylirias ...

Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the ninth round of Premier League fixtures from Oct. 22-24 (times GMT): Friday, Oct. 22 Arsenal v Aston Villa (1900) * Each of the last nine Premier ...

Ancient monuments in Larnaca will be virtually restored in three-dimensional forms in a first for the island, as part of the digital evolution of the town’s tourism. The Larnaca ...

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have traded the Formula One championship lead four times in six races and Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin could provide yet another ...

The 7th Cyprus Fotomarathon is all about uniting shutterbugs to capture Paphos through their own camera or smartphone lens. Taking place at Kennedy Square in Paphos on Saturday from 10am, ...

In today’s episode, we hear that parliament has passed legislation regulating the use of traffic cameras on roads. There’s also the latest from the diplomatic efforts between Cyprus ...

A 49-year-old man was arrested at Paphos airport after steroids and other prohibited substances were found in his luggage, police said on Friday. According to the police announcement, the man ...

Three businesses were fined a total of €1,500 in Nicosia and Limassol for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Friday. One kiosk and one betting shop in Nicosia were booked for €500 ...

The United States would come to Taiwan’s defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own, U.S. President Joe Biden said, though the ...

Cyprus and India reaffirmed the potential for further development and increased cooperation during the ninth Cyprus-India Intergovernmental Meeting on economic, scientific, technical and industrial partnerships held on October 21. The sectors ...

Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, authorities said. The incident occurred ...