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The Cyprus Consumers’ Association on Sunday called for the immediate withdrawal of a bill that would allow further taxation on fuel. The association pointed out the “rapid increases in fuel ...

The European Union on Sunday accused Russian troops of committing atrocities in the Kyiv region after the mayor of the town of Bucha said 300 residents had been killed during a ...

Two blasts were heard in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine on Sunday, two witnesses told Reuters, days after Russian authorities accused Ukrainian forces of striking ...

By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves The odds are slightly in favour of Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, extending his 12-year rule ...

Almost 15,000 Ukrainians are currently being hosted in Cyprus, a third of whom were living on the island when Russia invaded their country, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday. Despite ...

A Ukrainian couple were holidaying in Cyprus when war broke out In many ways Zinaida Kruvosheeva and Bogdan Matkovsky are among the lucky ones, and they know it. The 35-year-old ...

How politics has led to deterioration of the labour market since 2012 Has the Cyprus economy recovered from the financial crisis of 2012/2013 in that the majority of its citizens by 2021 were ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Sunday expressed the hope that parliamentary parties would have second thoughts on municipal reform and pass the bill sent back by President Nicos Anastasiades. The ...

By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam Imran Khan survived a move to oust him as Pakistan’s prime minister on Sunday, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of ...

By Simon Gardner Ukraine’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a “massacre” in the town of Bucha, while U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides is in Luxembourg to take part in the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings which will be held on Monday and Tuesday. Ministers will discuss economic developments resulting ...

All halloumi products in Cyprus have been made legally for decades and are subject to checks by both the agriculture ministry and the commerce ministry, the Association of Cyprus Cheesemakers ...

By Lisa Richwine The music industry hands out its top honors on Sunday with acts from teen sensation Olivia Rodrigo to awards darling Billie Eilish and rapper Lil Nas X ...

The ministry of health will operate 34 free coronavirus testing units for eligible groups on Monday. Those able to get a free test include the vaccinated and children. Proof of ID ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin may not be able to save himself, but he may already have saved another despot, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. There’s an election in ...

Fines totalling €3,500 were handed out by the police in the 24 hours leading to 6am on Sunday morning to those who broke anti Covid regulations. The fines were given to 21 individuals ...

By Issam Abdallah Russia missiles struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely a fuel depot, near Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday but there were ...

A foreign worker has lost his life in a labour accident on board a ship docked at Limassol port, police said. Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou said the 38-year-old man ...

The department of labour has warned of high concentrations of dust in the air on Sunday with vulnerable groups urged to remain inside. Measurements taken at 7am showed 76.4μg/m3 ...

Russia said on Sunday that peace talks with Ukraine had not progressed enough for a leaders’ meeting and that Moscow’s position on the status of Crimea and Donbas remained ...

A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the recent theft of items from building sites, police said. During a search of his house a compressor was found that ...

Over 850 firecrackers have been seized by the police in the run up to Easter, which are thought to have come from the north. Police said on Sunday that during checks ...

The rouble has staged a lightening-fast recovery to levels last reached in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, defying predictions that the war would launch it into freefall. The dramatic ...

A series of explosions was heard and smoke was seen in Ukraine‘s southern port city of Odesa in the early hours of Sunday, a Reuters witness said. Odesa was ...