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The World Bank said on Thursday that its board had approved $500 million in additional financing to support Turkey in its efforts to fight against COVID-19. The funds, which will have ...

Nicosia General Hospital will serve as the reference hospital for monkeypox under new protocols to manage a possible outbreak, the health ministry said on Friday. Although no cases have been ...

“June 2022 is a milestone month for the UK,” says St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Nicosia, “as celebrations take place across the country and the Commonwealth to mark The Queen’...

Two more suspects, both aged 26, were arrested in relation to an armed robbery in Paphos. The case was reported to the police by a 44-year-old man on Tuesday who said ...

In today’s episode, MPs have pressed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to ensure private hospitals, that operate within the general health scheme (GESY) also incorporate their A&E ...

Three men have been arrested for attempted kidnap after a good Samaritan was able to come to the woman’s aid and call police in Limassol late on Thursday night. ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Our decision to go out for lunch was akin to using a Venn-diagram. The dust having subsided, we wanted to enjoy the decent weather! Wanting to take advantage, we headed ...

A 69-year-old man, who has admitted to shooting his son twice during an argument, was remanded in custody for eight days on Friday. The court convened at Larnaca general hospital, ...

The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, prompting some people in the capital Dili to flee buildings, though ...

Turkey’s central bank kept its policy rate at 14 per cent for a fifth straight month on Thursday as expected, even with inflation set to rise beyond the current 70 per ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its “senseless war” in Ukraine, adding his country would remain ...

The Nicosia Tourism Board (Etap Nicosia) announced on Thursday the successful completion of the Facilitating Accessibility in Support of Tourism (FAST) programme, which took place on May 18-19, 2022. The event ...

Economic sentiment in Cyprus experienced a slight improvement in May, according to a business and consumer survey report by the University of Cyprus released on Thursday. The Economic Sentiment Indicator (...

Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of ...

As from June 1, personal doctors and pediatricians working under the general health system (Gesy) will no longer be paid exclusively per number of patients, the acting head of the Health ...

As long as authorities stay bogged down in the minutiae, traffic cams will see more delays Reading about the cascade of failures across the new traffic cams system is like ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas was again made to work hard for victory, the Greek fourth seed overcoming Czech qualifier Zdenek Kolar 6-3 7-6(8) 6-7(3) 7-6(7) in a marathon match on Thursday to ...

Highlights of the fifth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Thursday (times GMT): 1823 RUBLEV ROLLS INTO THIRD ROUND Seventh seed Andrey Rublev moved ...

American actor Ray Liotta, 67, who starred in the 1990 blockbuster crime film “Goodfellas,” died in his sleep on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Republic General Directorate of Cinema confirmed ...

A 69-year-old man was arrested late on Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder, after he told police he had shot his son with a shotgun. Police said the man turned ...

Bilateral relations, trilateral cooperation with Greece, challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean, the war in Ukraine and the Cyprus problem were among the issues discussed between the Cypriot Minister of Foreign ...

Three lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservatives pulled their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday over a damning report that detailed a series of alcohol-fuelled parties at 10 Downing ...