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A week-long European-led drive against people-trafficking has netted 158 suspected traffickers and ensured the safety of 1,194 victims in 44 countries, Europol said on Friday. Dubbed ‘Operation Global Chain’, the campaign, led by ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. ...

Where do you live?In a listed house in the centre of Nicosia with my family and two cats. What did you have for breakfast?Caffe latte and croissant. Describe ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Friday visited the new facilities of the Apostolos Loukas special school in Limassol to address ongoing concerns raised by staff and parents. Her visit coincided ...

Parliament on Thursday evening passed the long-discussed legislation on offering foreign language study programmes at public universities, allowing the University of Cyprus and the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) to ...

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has retained its top-tier AAA credit rating, with stable outlook, as confirmed by Morningstar DBRS (DBRS Ratings GmbH). The agency stated that both the long-term ...

Kim’s Convenience follows a family of Korean immigrants running a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. The show juggles a continuous parade of colourful characters ...

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe’s southernmost tip, ...

As the crypto supercycle gains momentum in 2025–26, Ripple (XRP) is poised to surge 10x to $22.41, driven by speculation about ETFs and institutional adoption of the currency. But because it has ...

A public air-conditioned space will be available from next Monday, July 14, the municipality of Strovolos announced on Friday. The space will be located on the ground floor of the municipal ...

Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a decades-long ...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 54,829 in June, marking an increase of 676 persons, a rise of 1.2 per cent compared to the same month in 2024, according to the state statistical service. ...

The European Union braced on Friday to receive a letter from US President Donald Trump, outlining planned duties on his largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday hailed the planned creation of a national sanctions implementation unit, after parliament had given the plans the green light on Thursday night. “The unit’...

President of the hoteliers association (Pasyxe) Thanos Michaelides on Friday said that Paphos has significant potential to boost visitor numbers. In addition, he also said that the district can attract ...

A special riot police unit will begin patrolling Larnaca’s popular Finikoudes beachfront from Friday night, President Nikos Christodoulides announced, following a visit to the Larnaca police headquarters. Starting at 8...

Veteran Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent on Friday promised to “never surrender” after announcing that he had been summoned to present himself to the Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office ...

By Chrystalleni Loizidou For policymakers unfamiliar with this space: FLOSS and digital sovereignty are not fringe concerns—they are the building blocks of a more secure, autonomous, and transparent public ...

A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in the first such measure on the Indian ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday announced a reduction of 1.9 per cent in the number of building permits issued during March 2025, when compared to the same month last year. ...

PwC Cyprus on Friday released a statement outlining their support for this year’s Invest Cyprus International Investment Awards, with the firm being a platinum sponsor of the event. The ...

A forest fire caused by an Electricity Authority (EAC) transmitter that broke out in Galata in the Kakopetria area on Friday has been brought under full control. According to the ...

The report documenting the findings of the committee formed to investigate the history of faulty airbags in Cyprus and their import into the country recommended that criminal charges be brought ...

The founder of IC Markets EU Andrew Bundzinski this week announced the start of a full-scale redevelopment of the land he donated to Cypriot football club AEL Limassol. According to ...