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Authorities on Thursday said they remained on alert for a possible cyberattack on critical infrastructures after threats made on the dark web by a known group of hackers. Unnamed sources ...

Rwanda’s outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is easing after vaccinations of the most vulnerable people including healthcare workers, but mpox cases are still spreading to new African countries, ...

Draft amendments to the criminal code of the Republic of Cyprus, concerning the criminalisation of fake news, should not be pursued in their current form, the Organisation for Security and ...

Israel confirmed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel last year, has been killed in Gaza, with Foreign Minister Israel Katz calling it a “victory ...

Piano lovers and music enthusiasts, this upcoming October event is for you. Arriving soon to enrich Nicosia’s music scene is a piano recital by a celebrated musician of international ...

Time to travel back in time to medieval era with knights, horse carriages and folk music as the Renaissance Fair returns to Pyrga village. The Community Council of Pyrga is ...

Almost three tonnes of medicines and consumables have been gathered for Lebanon and the dispatch of aid to Beirut will begin on Friday, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ...

Cyprus is the weakest country militarily in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East region, lagging behind both in manpower and equipment, a just-released study has found. According to the ...

A German real estate agent, charged with the usurpation of Greek Cypriot property in the north, on Thursday denied any involvement in all 44 charges she is facing. The German woman ...

More than 1,500 people have so far benefited from special housing schemes targeted at rural and mountain areas, the government said on Thursday. The schemes are designed to help young people ...

The highly-anticipated Annual Contact Committee Meeting of the European Union (EU) Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) recently concluded at the prestigious Cap St. Georges Hotel & Resort in Paphos, Cyprus. This ...

Since last year, around 50 specially-trained professionals have been registered with ‘Family Mediation’, a new service created to provide a more human-centred rather than legalistic recourse for families in dispute. Justice ...

Announcements are expected soon from the EU that will reflect the increased interest that exists in helping to resolve the Cyprus issue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. The president ...

A rescue operation was launched on Thursday at 10.42am when a diver was reported to be presenting mild symptoms of decompression sickness. The diving accident happened in the Zinovia shipwreck ...

The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed on the Afghanistan-Iran border. ...

Laws that would ban “propaganda” which discourages Russians from having children won overwhelming approval on Thursday in the first stage of their passage through parliament. The move to outlaw content ...

Members of Israel’s security cabinet have been informed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the devastating Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war, is very likely dead, ...

Larnaca’s bid for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2030 was presented by the city’s mayor Andreas Vyras at a conference organised by the ‘Culture Next’ network ...

Dr. Silvio Walser, Product Manager of Digital Product, Bank of Cyprus: “A guide for young people on their journey towards financial independence” Financial literacy skills, such as budgeting, saving, and ...

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the third time this year on Thursday, pointing out that inflation in the eurozone is now increasingly under control and the economic ...

Nicosia laboratory Pedieos IVF Centre, which also serves Aphrodite Egg Bank, has been awarded prestigious accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), recognised as the global gold standard for ...

By Phoebe Hart There is a lot of talk about the hot onscreen chemistry between actors Kristin Bell and Adam Brody in the hit new Netflix series, Nobody Wants This. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday arrived in Brussels where migration was set to dominate the European Union summit. The hottest discussion was expected to centre on how to deal with ...

The import of potatoes from abroad does not reflect a shortage in Cyprus, but rather the rising prices that are driving up imports, according to the agriculture ministry. Potato farmers ...