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The Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian it accused of involvement in Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel in a vehicle strike in Gaza, and is investigating claims that the ...

Cold winds are to hit Cyprus in the coming days, with a “bora”, the name given to a strong, cold, dry wind in the Adriatic, currently making its way towards ...

Is it Christmas without a dose of pantomime? Probably not for the English-speaking audiences of Cyprus. Fear not, two productions are coming up this December to entertain those in Paphos ...

A 70-year-old woman is in intensive care after her apartment in Limassol caught fire on Friday night. The woman suffered burns to her airway and second-degree burns to her back, ...

The Amalthea plan, Cyprus’ humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza, will be reactivated soon, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday night. Addressing an event in Limassol, he said the transfer ...

Cannoli, the sweet, crisp pastry filled with creamy ricotta, is one of Italy’s most iconic desserts, but its story is as rich as the filling itself. This beloved Sicilian ...

By Philippa Tracy Agro-tourism is one of those phrases that people throw about while other people nod vigorously in approval. It conjures up images of expensive, luxury farm villas in ...

Public debate over whether Cyprus should join Nato is “premature”, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday night.  “At present, the government is “working to increase our compatibility with Nato ...

By Jack Marley Cop29, the 29th annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, came to an end on Sunday, and in its wake have come doubts about the UN process for negotiating ...

Ready to welcome the festive spirit of the season, the AG Leventis Gallery marks the occasion with a  Christmas event on December 7 for old and young. A whole day of ...

In September 2023, Tala Cat Park was struggling. Dawn Foote, the founder of the feline rescue centre, had suffered a debilitating stroke. The facilities for the roughly 800 cats under her care ...

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day ...

Manchester City are second-favourites to win a Premier League game for the first time in more than 2,500 days, according to one British bookmaker, but Liverpool manager Arne Slot is reading ...

Tourism revenue in Cyprus reached €454.1 million in September 2024, according to the statistical service’s passenger survey. This marks a 6 per cent increase compared to September 2023, when tourism revenue stood at €428.4 ...

Clothing prices in Spain may rise by as much as 5 per cent over a six month period to February, which includes the Christmas holidays, a survey of retailers by the ...

British bankers should be able to spend their bonuses sooner, the Bank of England and Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority announced this week, relaxing rules put in place after the ...

Cyberattacks have cost British businesses around 44 billion pounds ($55.08 billion) in lost revenue in the past five years, with 52 per cent of private sector companies reporting at least one attack in ...

Supermarkets large and small are scrambling to send information to the commerce ministry in time for a pilot e-kalathi application to go into operation before Christmas, it emerged on Friday. ...

A group called the Nicosia-Cyprus Capital initiative has launched a new push for a rethink on the way traffic is allowed on Makarios Avenue. Anyone who has been down there ...

A 38-year-old woman was jailed for 12 years on Friday after having flown to Paphos airport with a total of 16 kilograms of cannabis in her luggage. The woman had travelled to ...

An earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale hit off the coast of Cyprus on Friday evening. According to Turkey’s disaster and emergency management directorate (Afad), the earthquake occurred ...

The issue of the north’s higher education accreditation authority (Yodak)’s membership of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Enqa) “must be resolved” before a scheduled ...

Back for its annual December shows is the Nicosia Youth Ballet. This year it will present the Double Bill ballet performance featuring excerpts from the classic ballet Paquita in the ...

The government’s plan for a private company to operate the Larnaca port and marina on a temporary basis until a new investor is found to upgrade its infrastructure “puts ...