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Certain television advertising in Ryanair’s ‘Jab & Go’ ad campaign has been banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The tv ads showed a syringe, and a vaccine ...

Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their months-long campaign against agriculture reforms but India said the intervention ...

By Richard Dickenson We generally seem to think of things like chlorine, phosgene, cyanide and neurotoxins such as novichok as the world’s dangerous chemicals. But I’d like to ...

European Union countries must step up economic reforms and tackle investment bottlenecks to get their share of billions of euros of COVID recovery funds, an official with the bloc’s ...

By Chanta Lach For some, a post-lockdown group activity that combines exercise with alcohol may seem like the ideal coronavirus stress-buster – though yoga purists should probably avoid Phnom Penh’s ...

Current legislation on asset statements filed by politically exposed persons (PEPs) should be completely replaced as it is useless, an expert study said, suggesting that a section of those tasked ...

Rapid testing in Dromoloxia, Larnaca has relocated to the Church of Timios Prodromos the health ministry announced on Wednesday. According to the ministry, free rapid testing in the village was ...

Melco, operator of Cyprus Casinos (C2) and the upcoming integrated resort City of Dreams Mediterranean, the only licensed casinos in Cyprus, recently participated in the highly-anticipated 5th Cyprus International Investors ...

The Limassol district court on Wednesday issued an eight-day remand for a 21-year-old involved in a series of burglaries, and a 19-year-old who was with him at the time. The ...

The cabinet announced on Wednesday that theatres and cinemas will be reopening on February 8 in keeping with the gradual easing of coronavirus measures. Upon assessing the current epidemiological outlook, the ...

Israel will expand COVID-19 vaccinations to include all citizens over the age of 16, officials said on Wednesday as cases and deaths surged again, setting back a predicted turnaround. Prime Minister ...

Roadworks will be carried out on motorways and other roads in the coming days and weeks, the transport ministry announced on Wednesday. On Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 7...

The cabinet on Wednesday decreed that all passengers from category A and B countries arriving in Cyprus must self-isolate for 72 hours and take a PCR test within 72 hours after that. ...

EFG International, a private banking group, is expanding its presence in Cyprus after receiving regulatory licences from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) and the Central Bank of Cyprus (...

Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until Feb. 15 for investigations, according to a police ...

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou presented a revised set of measures in sports to the council of ministers earlier this morning. The improved epidemiological status of the country prompted both the ...

Record-setting quarterback Tom Brady is at it again, this time without even lifting a finger. Fanatics, the NFL’s official e-commerce partner, said the six-time Super Bowl champion, who is ...

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to gradually ease restrictions on sports activities and events from next week. According to a statement, from Monday, February 8, individual training will be allowed in ...

In a member of the island’s fledgling stand-up community and the mind behind the island’s most downloaded podcast, THEO PANAYIDES finds a serious person with a wicked sense ...

Limassol-based gaming producer Nexters Global, the game developer behind Hero Wars and Throne Rush, is going public in a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal with the Moscow-based Kismet Acquisition ...

Prospects for the upcoming UN-led meeting on Cyprus settlement will be the main focus of British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s first official visit to Cyprus, where he will meet ...

Authorities on Wednesday warned employers and vulnerable groups to take precautions due to the high concentrations of dust detected in the atmosphere. The labour inspection department said the public, particularly ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis will be in Nicosia on Monday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, the Presidential Palace announced on Wednesday. The talks aim at better coordinating ahead ...

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) has been awarded the new Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) for the period 2021-2027, following the successful evaluation (100/100 score) of its relevant application ...