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Greece formally opened to visitors on Saturday, kicking off a summer season it hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. After months of lockdown restrictions, ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants launched rocket salvoes at Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, with no sign of ...

The health ministry announced the testing sites for Sunday, 79 in total. People need to present an ID or other form of identification. District Testing sites Operating Hours Limassol (24 sites) Agios ...

The ‘Where Do I Vote’ service was activated on Saturday to help people find out which polling station they can cast their vote at the May 30 parliamentary elections. People can ...

Mateusz Klich, Jack Harrison and Rodrigo were all on target as a rampant Leeds United trounced hapless Burnley 4-0 at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday. Poland international ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Euro 2020 due to a knee injury, the Swedish Football Association has announced. The 39-year-old sustained the problem during AC Milan’s 3-0 win ...

The fire service and police on Saturday morning rescued an injured man who was at the Kalidonia waterfall nature trail in Platres. Authorities were alerted at around 9.30am about an ...

DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) has confirmed Cyprus’ Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings at BBB (low). Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings have been confirmed at R-2 (...

Novak Djokovic rallied from the brink of defeat to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open in Rome. Rain had curtailed their clash on Friday with ...

A former member of Greece‘s extreme right Golden Dawn party, Ioannis Lagos, was extradited to Athens on Saturday from Brussels, where he was a member of the European parliament. ...

A Gaza tower block housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera collapsed on Saturday after being struck by Israeli missiles, a Reuters witness said. The owner of ...

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos dived down to the submerged ancient port of Amathus off Limassol on Saturday to promote plans to introduce diving tours at the site in the near ...

West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has stressed he will not tolerate “easing off” from his players in their three remaining games this season. Albion, relegated from the Premier League last ...

Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a negative coronavirus test on arrival, the Interior Ministry ...

In honour of mental health week, business and life coach Tatev Petrosyan tackles a key misconception about the subject, namely: that ‘mental health’ is a state that some people lack, ...

The government will evaluate development and housing schemes for rural and remote areas to satisfy all affected communities, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday. The minister was on a ...

In this video, we learn how DIY homes made from coffee are being used to provide eco-friendly and affordable housing for local communities in Colombia. Woodpecker WPC is a Colombian ...

The vaccination portal opened on Saturday for people between 50 and 54 who missed the opportunity to get an appointment earlier on. The portal will remain open until 5.30pm on Saturday for ...

Where do you live and with whom? I live in the lovely city of Larnaca with my gorgeous sons. My eldest is currently studying in London and comes whenever possible. ...

Clinical waste in hospitals has risen by about 35 per cent since the start of the pandemic it emerged on Saturday. This waste includes masks, gloves and rapid test kits according ...

The lander carrying China’s first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning. It is the first time ...

Two tornadoes ripped through China’s central city of Wuhan and a town in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing 12 people and injuring hundreds while destroying homes and property, the ...

A few days after the ‘safe pass’ was launched, we asked a selection of people in Nicosia for their views.

Stavrovouni monastery remains closed to visitors for the third week after coronavirus cases were detected among the monks. The monastery’s abbot and two monks are at the Nicosia general ...