Sudan’s RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire
The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after U.S. President Donald Trump said ...
Third Turkish Cypriot journalist reports receiving death threats this year
The editor in-chief of the north’s Ozgur Gazete newspaper, Pinar Barut, on Monday said that she has received death threats targeting both herself and her family, allegedly as part ...
Police officer injured by service weapon
A police officer was injured on Monday evening in Famagusta after a service weapon was accidentally discharged during a routine handover.
According to the police, the incident occurred at around 7.45...
Cyprus backs expansion of EU trade agreements
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Trade configuration held in Brussels on Monday.
In an intervention during the deliberations, Papanastasiou expressed Cyprus’ support ...
BBC is not ‘institutionally biased’, says author of explosive memo
The author of a report that plunged the BBC into crisis said on Monday that the British public broadcaster was not “institutionally biased” but did have editorial failings, and that ...
58 people arrested in massive police operation in the north
Police in the north carried out a large-scale traffic operation in the night from Saturday to Sunday resulting in 58 arrests, the removal of 160 cars from circulation, and 523 speeding fines.
According ...
Animal health key to public health and food safety, says health minister
Animal health is the pillar of society’s resilience and is linked to public health and food safety, Health Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday.
He was speaking at the 18...
Cyprus companies and individuals removed from US sanctions list
The US government on Monday removed five Cyprus-related individuals and three legal entities from its list of nationals designated as having engaged in “harmful foreign activities of the Russian Federation”.
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US judge tosses case against ex-FBI chief Comey, rebuking Trump prosecutor
A federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the US Attorney hand-picked by President Donald ...
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Ongoing exhibition looks at Nature’s Stage
Until December 16, Art Seen in Nicosia displays the works Amy Stephens in an exhibition called Nature’s Stage. Opened just last week, this is the artist’s third solo exhibition ...
Turkish parliamentary delegation meets jailed PKK leader Ocalan
A delegation from a Turkish parliamentary commission overseeing the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group paid their first visit to its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan on ...
US demands ‘balanced’ EU digital rules before it cuts steel tariffs
The United States on Monday demanded that the European Union make its regulation of the tech sector more “balanced” in exchange for a reduction of U.S. tariffs on steel ...
Heightened interest in government scholarships
Heightened interest in academic scholarships has led to an increase in the budget of the State Scholarship Foundation (Ikyk), MPs heard on Monday.
The leadership of the foundation was in ...
Government slow at spending this year’s budget
Actual expenditures and revenues so far this year have been lower than the average of the past decade, the state treasury said on Monday.
In a briefing, the treasury provided ...
Young woman found dead in north army camp
A 28-year-old woman was found shot dead inside an army camp in Assia in the north on Monday with police investigating the case as a possible crime.
According to corresponding ...
Top crypto to buy now: Mutuum Finance (MUTM) followed by Ripple (XRP)
As the crypto market navigates volatility and searches for fresh opportunities, investors are increasingly turning to projects with strong early adoption and tangible utility. Leading the charge is Mutuum Finance (...
Crowds in Beirut suburbs mourn Hezbollah commander slain by Israel
Hundreds gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday to mourn Hezbollah’s top military commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai and four other fighters from the Lebanese group killed in an ...
Man stabbed at Larnaca construction site
A 49-year-old man was attacked with a knife by a 39-year-old co-worker on a construction site in Larnaca, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in the Tsiakkilero area of ...
Central bank warns of growing cyber fraud
Cyprus has recorded a significant rise in payment fraud, with incidents and financial losses growing faster than anywhere else in the eurozone, a Central Bank of Cyprus report showed on ...
Man City’s Guardiola apologises for confrontation with cameraman
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was embarrassed and ashamed after a confrontation with a cameraman following his side’s Premier League defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday.
Guardiola ...
Tax website to temporarily close on Thursday
The Tax for All digital platform will temporarily close on Thursday afternoon, the tax department said on Monday.
It said system access will be interrupted between 4.30 and 10pm due to ...
Court rules those on EU sanctions list to lose Cyprus citizenship
The administrative court has issued another interim ruling upholding a 2022 cabinet decision to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of people included on an EU sanctions list concerning Ukraine, the attorney-general’s ...
Hotline to answer problems with road transport department
A new call centre will provide support for people with questions or issues regarding the road transport department’s (TOM) remit, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Monday.
“[The hotline] ...
President highlights state support for special schools
The government is committed to providing equal opportunities for children with learning difficulties, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday during a visit to the Apostolos Varnavas special school in Liopetri.
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