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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence chief said on Tuesday that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic ...

A fast-track process for low-impact developments has come into force for building permits filed before July 1, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The measure is being implemented by decree for ...

The crisis in Syria has been included in the European Council agenda at the request of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, pointing out that the country’s new ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks on Tuesday expressed its readiness to adjust interest rates tied to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) base rate immediately after the ECB’s forthcoming ...

A detention centre for juvenile offenders is to be up and running by January 1, 2026 at the latest, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. The minister joined a round-table discussion ...

The UK will support Cyprus in establishing a new National Sanctions Implementation Unit to crack down on illicit Russian finance flowing through Europe, Keir Starmer’s office announced on Tuesday, ...

GDEV, a global gaming company based in Limassol, recently teamed up with InvestGame to examine the IPO landscape of 87 gaming firms with a combined valuation exceeding $350 billion. The gaming sector, ...

By Nofar Ronen Most visitors associate Cyprus with its stunning beaches and luxurious resorts, but there’s so much more to the island. Having lived here for over 3.5 years, I’...

Cyprus saw its trade deficit shrink to €6.37 billion in January–October 2024, a significant reduction compared to €7.56 billion during the same period in 2023. The improvement reflects a 12.3 per cent drop in ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies. ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 34 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli tanks pushed into areas in central and southern parts of the enclave. ...

A large number of complaints are received every day by her office every day with allegations of human rights violations, Commissioner for the Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria ...

The trial of ex volunteerism commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki at the Nicosia district court was postponed once again on Tuesday, as the accused appeared in court without a lawyer. The court ...

The floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheas, which will form part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Vasiliko, is expected to sail for Cyprus from Shanghai any ...

The UK and Cyprus have turned a page in their relationship, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday after welcoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the presidential palace. Starmer, the ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Roman Avdeev has finalised the sale of his remaining stake in Rossium Group and other assets, completing his exit from all Russian business holdings. The transaction, originally announced ...

The Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) hosted a meeting on Friday with Liu Kai, the Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, to explore potential collaborations between ...

The Italian government has scrapped fines on people who refused to get mandatory COVID-19 jabs, it said in a statement late on Monday, after they were introduced to boost vaccinations ...

Israel denied on Tuesday that its forces had penetrated into Syrian territory beyond the buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, after Syrian sources said the incursion had extended to ...

Cyprus contributed just €259 million to the European Union budget in 2023, receiving €393 million in return. This positions the island country as a net beneficiary, reflecting broader financial imbalances across member states, ...

Inmates in Nicosia central prisons will have an additional visit for the holidays from their close relatives, it was announced on Tuesday. For the upcoming holidays prisoners can be visited ...

The Limassol police during an operation against illegal gambling on Monday found a total of seven people gambling in a café with no permit. The police conducted an operation and ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday announced that it has been awarded the title of Bank of the Year in Cyprus for 2024 by The Banker, a leading international banking and ...

Almost three in ten Cypriots up to age 74 continue to work after retirement, the vast majority due to financial necessity, a new Eurostat survey has found. The official retirement age ...