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Turkish Cypriot teachers’ legal challenge to have the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs at public schools declared unlawful was on Thursday suspended indefinitely ...

The presidential palace held its annual blood donation drive on Wednesday, ahead of Saturday’s World Blood Donor Day. The event was co-organised by the Bank of Cyprus’ SupportCY network, ...

The battle for the best crypto to buy now heats up in 2025, with Solana (SOL) and Mutuum Finance (MUTM) vying for investor attention. Solana, a blockchain giant, faces challenges as ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “heartfelt condolences” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the crash of an airliner in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad. “I express ...

President of the technical chamber Etek on Thursday said that the energy minister’s concerns about the opening up of the electricity market were reasonable and justified. In a written ...

European Banking Federation (EBF) director general Wim Mijs on Thursday sounded the alarm on the consequences of fragmented regulation in the European Union. Mijs stated that over €1 trillion in inactive ...

This summer, Cyprus will host one of the four groups in the final phase of Fiba EuroBasket 2025, marking the largest sporting event the country has ever undertaken. The tournament, running ...

Ukraine and Russia exchanged another group of ill and severely wounded servicemen on Thursday, officials from both countries said. All of the Ukrainian troops need treatment, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr ...

Israel accused Hamas militants of killing five Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in an apparent effort to disrupt their food distribution operations. GHF said in ...

A fire that broke out at 11.16am on Thursday morning caused extensive damage to an apartment kitchen in Aglandjia. According to the fire department, no one was injured. The Acropolis ...

Enormous efforts are underway by health authorities in Paphos to bring the mosquito population under control, officials said on Thursday. The identification of breeding grounds and effective ways to combat ...

Police on Thursday reported that two dogs in Alamino in the Larnaca district had died on June 6 after ingesting poison baits found in the area, indicating that the animals were ...

The legal service on Thursday decided not to file any criminal charges over the death of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou, who was killed in 2005, his mother Andriana Nicolaou said. “Provocatively, for 20 ...

Copper Island, the international film company with roots in the US, UK, Europe and Australia, has officially launched its new post-production facility in Limassol’s old town, marking a strategic ...

Representatives of the Larnaca and Dromolaxia-Meneou municipalities met on Wednesday to discuss a study on compensatory measures related to Larnaca airport operations and formally requested a meeting with President Nikos ...

DP World Limassol on Thursday released a statement highlighting the expected arrival of around 140 cruise ships in 2025, underscoring the island’s resurgence as a major Eastern Mediterranean cruise destination. “The ...

Rescue workers searched for missing people and aircraft parts on Friday after an Air India plane crashed onto a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad, killing more than 240 ...

Merger initiatives have accelerated in Cyprus, according to Aristidis Vourakis, president of the Association of Cyprus Banks and CEO of AstroBank, who also revealed that Deutsche Bank is considering a ...

The summer months definitely treat us to a plethora of live music events, concerts and gigs from big theatre stages to intimate squares. This June is no different and this ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday called on the Cypriot banking sector to step up lending, support innovation and startups, and embrace cultural change through digital transformation. “The challenges facing ...

Top Kinisis Travel Public Ltd has approved a dividend of €0.01 per ordinary share, totalling €122,120.11, as part of the decisions made during its annual general meeting (AGM) held at the company’...

Shopkeepers and residents in Strovolos have created a resistance group to oppose plans for a roundabout and widening of a road in the Nicosia suburb, saying it will destroy trade ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) announced on Thursday that it is now accepting applications for registration as direct and general clearing members for the competitive electricity market (CEM). The CSE ...

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in ...