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A three-hour nationwide strike on Thursday is affecting airports, schools and public services amid a dispute over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA). Hermes Airports confirmed on Wednesday that more than 50 flights ...

Two goats roamed onto the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia motorway on Thursday morning and motorists were urged to be extremely careful. According to the police, the goats entered the motorway at around 9am ...

A lorry hit an electricity pylon and then crashed into a building in Kofinou area, Larnaca, just before 7am on Thursday morning. Sources said the driver, who was taken to ...

Did you click on a seemingly ‘innocent’ link and had your passwords stolen? Are you worried about exposure to online risks? From online shopping to social media use, Genikes Insurance’...

The five suspects from Syria arrested in connection with the attempted murder and arson in Pyla last month are expected to be sent to a trial before the Larnaca criminal ...

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and ...

Alphamega Hypermarkets’ IT department has received a significant distinction, having been certified with the international standard ISO/ IEC 20000 for IT Service Management. By securing this certification, Alphamega Hypermarkets has become ...

Two bins outside the Ayios Nicolaos lyceum in Limassol were set on fire on Wednesday evening. The police were notified at 8.30pm that the bins and books for recycling were ...

MEPs from Cyprus and Greece called for the release of five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north in July and demanded measures be taken against Turkey, during a debate at ...

The European Union is failing a basic test of credibility. For months, it has decried Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank as unlawful, yet it has taken ...

Limassol district court on Thursday ordered two women remanded in police custody, after their arrest on suspicion of fraud. The two suspects will be held in police custody for five ...

Building applications received by the Larnaca district local government organisation (EOA) increased by 53 per cent in January-July 2025 compared to the same period last year. According to the organisation’s statistics, 1,295 ...

Mainly fine weather is expected on Thursday with local clouds in the afternoon and temperatures reaching 37C inland, 33C along the coast and 28C in the highest mountains. Winds will ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced two training initiatives for financial and business operators, both focusing on strengthening compliance with international sanctions and tackling risks linked to ...

Concerts by Greek stars, an ice cream festival, LGBT filmmakers on the big screen, street parties, village festivals and events in the city are taking place this weekend. Here’s ...

Fitch Ratings has slightly upgraded its forecast for global growth in 2025 to 2.4 per cent, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared with its projections in June. The revision is based on ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) this week published detailed data on sales of locally produced industrial commodities for 2023. Total sales of industrial commodities produced by local units reached €4.60 billion in 2023, ...

Investors are cautiously approaching the US Treasury’s sale of $22 billion in 30-year bonds on Thursday after an underwhelming auction last month that had some of the weakest demand metrics ...

House legal affairs committee on Wednesday began discussions on a major reform of the law office. The debate focuses on separating the dual role of the attorney general, with the ...

The CoLA dispute, thanks to which there will be a national three-hour work stoppage on Thursday affecting airports, hospitals, schools, public transport and inconveniencing tens of thousands of people, does ...

U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a Utah university, sparking a manhunt for a lone ...

Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance ...

Israel struck the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the northern province of al-Jawf on Wednesday, with the Houthi health ministry saying it killed 35 people and wounded 131 others. The strikes are the ...

A 23-year-old man has been arrested at Larnaca airport in connection with a major drug trafficking case involving cannabis, methamphetamine and cocaine, police confirmed on Wednesday. The arrest was made ...