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Albania’s parliament confirmed a fourth four-year mandate for Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday, who pledged he would make it his mission for the Balkan country to join the ...

The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said this week, as scores of left-leaning non-profits rejected what they described ...

Israel said on Thursday it had launched fresh airstrikes against Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon to stop the militant group rebuilding in the area. The U.S. brokered a ...

Every day some 60,000 cubic metres of desalinated water has to be re-processed as it does not end up in the general water supply, MPs heard on Thursday. The reveal was ...

As part of the 2025 Nicosia International Festival, the Nicosia Fusion Trio will perform a concert entitled “East to West / Past to Present”, on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 8.30pm. The concert venue ...

Opposition Turkish Cypriot leadership election candidate Tufan Erhurman and former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci both accused the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel of misinformation on Thursday, after Ustel ...

We are delighted to invite you to the informational Open Day of the BoC Fintech Hackathon 6.0, during which the objectives, thematic areas and the hackathon process will be presented. The ...

Concerts are entertaining the Famagusta region this week as the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality presents a Music Festival, on until Sunday. Events have been taking place throughout the week and four more ...

Serious concerns were raised on Thursday during a session of the House transport committee about the enforcement of laws regulating personal mobility devices, particularly electric scooters. The committee heard that ...

Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou on Thursday continued pushing back at government legislation which has the stated aim of introducing reforms to the Audit Office, saying the proposals would end up “paralysing” ...

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Osce) has delivered a damning report on a law passed in Cyprus this summer regulating public gatherings and parades, calling many of ...

Former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos said on Thursday that he “fears nothing,” saying that he had been refused access to a report pointing to possible criminal offences ...

The headlines are buzzing once again with the rivalry between DOGE and SHIB. Both coins thrive on community hype, social media campaigns, and sudden speculative surges. Traders have long enjoyed ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women’s 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78 seconds on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. ...

A moving car caught fire on the Achelia-Ayia Varvara road in Paphos on Thursday morning, police said.  The blaze broke out around 9.45am, completely destroying the vehicle. Two passengers, a 75...

The Mavrokolympos reservoir, which was entirely drained in January to fix a corroded vent, has now reopened and is receiving water, the water development department’s deputy director-general Elena Finikaridou ...

Britain’s economy will see a dramatic decline in job opportunities, particularly at the entry level, the boss of fashion retailer Next (NXT.L) said on Thursday, partly blaming Labour ...

Cyprus’ Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) has evaluated 689 of the 714 reports on properties damaged and lost in the July 23 wildfire in Limassol, and 111 owners have already been called to sign ...

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air on Thursday announced it has reached 10 million passengers to and from Cyprus and marked the fifth anniversary of its base in Larnaka. According to the announcement, ...

Pafos FC’s Brazilian star David Luiz will undergo an MRI examination after suffering an injury during his side’s battling 0-0 draw away at Greek giants Olympiacos on Wednesday ...

Police arrested a 39-year-old man in Limassol early Thursday after finding drugs and burglary tools in his vehicle. According to the police, a 15-year-old minor was also inside the vehicle. ...

Civil servants’ trade union Pasydy on Thursday condemned a violent attack on an institutional officer by a resident at a juvenile detention centre in Nicosia on Monday night. The union ...

Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the ...

A new electronic education and training administration system presented on Thursday provides online access to information in real time, with less bureaucracy and enhanced security and data reliability. Education Minister ...