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Cypriot football clubs Omonia and Pafos FC are to face each other in the knockout phase playoffs of the Uefa Europa Conference League as a result of Friday’s draw. ...

An Italian court on Friday acquitted Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini over allegations of kidnapping in a case involving a migrant rescue boat that he prevented from docking in Italy 2019. ...

The north’s ‘parliament’ on Friday night passed its ‘state’ budget for 2025, with 29 votes in favour and nine votes against. The budget foresees a total of 136.28 billion TL (€3.75bn) worth ...

The radar system at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport was broken on Friday night. The north’s civil aviation department’s director Mustafa Soli confirmed that the system was ...

The European Union’s “reflexes” on geopolitical issues in the eastern Mediterranean are “not what we would expect”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday night. He was speaking to ...

In a special Christmas concert, Cypriot singer Alexia shares the stage with 120 children and young musicians from local schools. December 23’s concert is organised by Paphos municipality and the Paphos ...

The met office on Friday night put in place a yellow weather warning for storms over the weekend. The warning will be in place between 11am on Saturday and 4am ...

The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (CAPO) has disbursed over €2 billion in subsidies since Cyprus joined the European Union, the Commissioner of Agricultural Payments Andreas Kyprianou, said on Friday. Speaking at ...

Cyprus’ general government recorded a surplus of €867.5 million during the third quarter of 2024, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the state’s statistical service. This figure remains close ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday said that it is assessing the capital needs of banks in light of escalating macroeconomic and geopolitical risks. Speaking during a briefing ...

TechIsland welcomes the government’s implementation of the decrees issued by the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, aiming to attract more highly-skilled professionals from third countries through the EU ...

A Russian general assassinated by Ukraine was buried with full military honours on Friday as Moscow launched an apparent revenge attack on what it said was a Ukrainian intelligence service ...

While Liverpool lead the Premier League table, boss Arne Slot says it is still too early in the season to evaluate their title chances. The Reds have a two-point lead ...

The Nicosia criminal court on Friday rejected Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut’s objections to his trial, and set his next hearing for January 13, when he is set to ...

Five years to the day since Mikel Arteta was appointed Arsenal manager, the Spaniard said on Friday that the best is yet to come as he aims for more silverware ...

Two men appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Friday, accused of making exactly $30,400 (€29,243) by trafficking people into the north from Sri Lanka. Police officer Yaren Yemenicioglu told the court ...

A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a woman in 2022 in Famagusta. The man was found guilty by the Famagusta ...

Cyprus leads in the use of poisoned baits compared to other countries, with alarming incidents recorded throughout 2023, according to a BirdLife Cyprus and game and fauna service announcement. During the ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) said on Friday it was recalling 694,304 vehicles in the United States over an issue with the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The TPMS warning light may not ...

Spain’s minority government and the two largest trade unions agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same pay, although the change still needs to be ...

The labour ministry on Friday set out the government’s new rules regarding the employment of third-country nationals in Cyprus who are either students or high earners. For high earners, ...

The second wave of air-conditioning for schools has been approved by the education ministry, as well as the landscaping of two adjoining schools, with a budget of €1.5 million, chairwoman of ...

A new health scandal surfaced on Friday regarding the embezzlement of more than €30 million for neurolysis over a period of two years, with treatments allegedly skyrocketing from 100 per year before ...

Where do you live?The beautiful Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia with my dog and boyfriend. Best childhood memory?Every summer when we went to my village, Kampos, with my grandparents. What ...