News Feed

Τhe planned 16 per cent increase in charges by the companies running Limassol port has caused uproar among political parties and business associations, all of whom fear that such a steep ...

Russia said it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns in their standoff over Ukraine, but both sides kept the door open to ...

Tesla’s most important products this year and next will not be cars, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, but software that drives them autonomously and a humanoid robot. ...

Undersecretary to the President Vasilis Palmas announced his resignation Thursday, citing personal reasons. The resignation takes effect on February 2. In a statement Palmas thanked President Nicos Anastasiades for their cooperation ...

The military is reportedly close to making its selection from among a number of anti-aircraft systems, in a bid to boost the Republic’s defensive capabilities. Citing sources in the ...

Barring the unexpected, the legislation on local government reform will go to the plenum for a vote one month from now, it transpired on Thursday. Speaking after a session of ...

Health authorities on Thursday announced no new deaths from Covid-19, while testing detected 2,536 more positives to the coronavirus. The number of fatalities recorded since March 2020 remains at 724. In hospitals, 226 people ...

Cyprus on Thursday observed Holocaust Remembrance Day which this year marked 77 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp by Allied forces. President Nicos Anastasiades tweeted: “We will always ...

Greece will allow music in restaurants and bars again and extend their operating hours as it lifts some of the restrictions imposed last month now that coronavirus infections and the ...

For the fourth years in a row, the Lefkart exhibition is taking place in Larnaca with the support of the Youth Board of Cyprus. Until February 4, Lefkart presents the artistic ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate for the peacekeeping force in Cyprus Unficyp until July 31, 2022 but expressed regret over the lack of progress in restarting formal negotiations, ...

Hundreds of thousands of farmed fish have died from cold in a lagoon in northwestern Greece after a heavy snowstorm crippled the country this week. The dead fish, seabream and ...

Commuters in Nicosia and Larnaca will soon be able to use 5G-powered internet in buses and stops, operator Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Thursday, also presenting an extended network ...

An Australian Open that began with an unprecedented saga involving reigning champion Novak Djokovic will finish with a historic flourish on Sunday with all four men’s semi-finalists having the ...

A rare heavy snowfall covered Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank overnight into Thursday, shutting down roads and schools. Worshippers had to trudge ...

A €12m contract for the first phase of a new psychiatric health hospital in Nicosia was signed on Thursday, with the move hailed by ministers as a major step towards ...

Hope for Children CRC Policy Centre inaugurated its “milestone” operations in the USA which will financially support its programmes in Cyprus and beyond, it emerged on Thursday. The establishment of ...

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is to visit Turkey in March, his Turkish counterpart said on Thursday, as the neighbours work to mend ties after decades of animosity. Turkey has ...

Protesters against COVID-19 measures who liken themselves to Jews under Nazi persecution are stoking global anti-Semitism, the Israeli government said in a report marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Such Holocaust ...

Cyprus is becoming home to many internet entrepreneurs and business-owning expats who are attracted by both the financial advantages and relaxed Cypriot lifestyle. We spoke to the founder and CEO ...

Russia said on Thursday it was clear the United States was not willing to address its main security concerns but kept the door open for further dialogue in their standoff ...

Heavily pregnant Fatime Eliane journeyed for three days by foot and dugout canoe last month to flee violence in northern Cameroon between herders, farmers and fishermen. Upon arriving in neighbouring ...

A total of 34 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Friday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

Budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) warned its fourth-quarter loss would likely top the 213.6 million euros ($241.2 million) third-quarter hit reported on Wednesday, before an expected recovery takes off fuelled by ...