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Hamas freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, the last living Israeli captives slated for release under the first phase of a fragile ceasefire accord, in exchange for hundreds of ...

The streets of Strovolos saw a powerful show of solidarity as a march was held in memory of Thanasis Nicolaou on Saturday morning. Despite two decades of heartbreak, his mother, ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou has taken to social media to address growing concerns regarding a school programme, following recent reports about planned student visits to northern Cyprus. The controversy surrounds ...

Lately, I’ve noticed my energy feels sluggish – as many of you may be experiencing – as Cyprus faces excessive drops in temperature. With recent reports of temperatures plummeting close to ...

Meta Platforms has cut back on its yearly distribution of stock options by about 10 per cent for tens of thousands of employees despite the social media giant trading at record ...

This season has it all – concerts, plays, parades, exhibitions and approaching soon are pop-up markets! Three upcoming arts and crafts markets signal a new season, get us in a party ...

The Cyprus Orthodox church has reiterated that it will not perform funeral rites for individuals who choose cremation after death, following an announcement about the establishment of the first crematorium ...

By Pierre-Yann Dolbec American rapper Doechii turned heads on the Grammy Awards red carpet on Februay. 2 in a striking Thom Browne ensemble: an off-the-shoulder corset suit dress with exaggerated hips, ...

Heavy snowfall in the Troodos region has caused significant disruptions to the road network, with authorities warning of treacherous driving conditions as temperatures plummet to as low as -11C ...

At the most newsworthy Munich Security Conference in recent memory last weekend, Germany’s likely next chancellor did all he could to look unfazed by the unexpected endorsement of its ...

Cyprus sleeps more than most! In the UK, people sleep an average of seven hours a night; in the UAE, it’s 6.8 hours. Albania sleeps the most (almost eight hours), ...

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other ...

By Radosław Sikorski Browsing social media I have recently come across a map showing all the countries with GDP per capita higher than Poland’s back in 1990 and in 2018. ...

The ‘Money Conference 2025: Investment Outlook Opportunities & the AI Impact’, held in Nicosia this week, explored key investment prospects and the market impact of artificial intelligence. The conference, which was ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced a significant policy change, allowing for a broader range of cases in which prospectuses can be submitted in English. The regulator ...

Chinese startup DeepSeek will make its models’ code publicly available, it said on Friday, doubling down on its commitment to open-source artificial intelligence. The company said in a post on ...

British consumers turned a little less pessimistic this month as the Bank of England’s latest interest rate cut led to an improvement in expectations for their household finances, according ...

Ergani, the government’s online system designed to combat illegal work, is failing to fulfil its intended purpose, according to the employers’ federation (OEV). The federation is calling on the ...

We often wonder what is the point of town planning rules and so-called zoning? Do they exist so that they can be ignored by the authorities when a developer comes ...

Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded the novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a New York arts institute, was found guilty on Friday of attempted murder. Matar, 27, can ...

The decision to suspend football club Miracle Degirmenlik from the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) will be made permanent on Monday, association Hasan Sertoglu said on Friday. Speaking at the ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis was in Brussels on Friday, where she participated in the high-level roundtable on the European Ocean Pact, organised by the European Commission. This followed an ...

In the mood for music? The Love & Rock performance at Ypsonas Municipal Theatre on Saturday will highlight iconic romance melodies from world cinema and musicals in a unique rock ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he aims for 30 per cent of the north’s land to be covered by forest. Speaking during a visit to the north’...