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Russian forces carried out a series of strikes across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday, targeting facilities and vessels that Moscow said were linked to the Ukrainian military. Russia’s ...

One in three people in Cyprus is at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while one in five could die prematurely from the condition, according to figures presented on Thursday. ...

The transport ministry opposes any change to Makarios Avenue in Nicosia that could force the repayment of EU funds, the House transport committee heard on Thursday. Evi Anagiotou, the ministry’...

Changes to the way personal doctors are paid, the introduction of new quality criteria and the number of patients each doctor can register came under scrutiny in parliament on Thursday, ...

Prospects for further strengthening defence cooperation between Cyprus and Romania were discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Romania’s Charge d’Affaires in Cyprus, ...

Cyprus recorded the second-highest number of asylum applications relative to its population among EU+ countries in the first half of 2026, despite an overall 17 per cent decline in applications for international ...

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Thursday kept up the pressure regarding his spat with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, suggesting that the latter is insubordinate to the president and asking flat-out ...

A 25-year-old man has been banned from sports venues until the completion of his trial over alleged violence during a football match at GSP Stadium earlier this month, police said ...

Nicosia municipality on Thursday rejected what it described as “inaccurate reports and personal attacks” against the mayor and its staff, made by a committee of traders and residents opposing the ...

A Polish priest died on Thursday and four other people were injured when a Ukrainian man armed with a knife attacked clergy and worshippers at a Benedictine abbey in southern ...

Elected representatives and residents of the Nicosia district village of Mitsero and seven other nearby villages held a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on Thursday against plans to build an ...

Cyprus is preparing to tighten its “golden visa” programme ahead of its planned entry into the Schengen area, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday, as authorities carry out ...

The Caribbean most travellers see is the one mega-ships are built for: large commercial piers, busy terminals, and ports designed to handle thousands of passengers at once. But that infrastructure ...

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said. ...

The new service allows applicants to arrange immigration health insurance for Cyprus residence applications entirely online, with pricing available upfront. Pitsas Insurance has launched a new online platform for immigration ...

Russia is likely to intensify its hybrid war against the West in the coming months, Denmark’s defence intelligence service said in a new threat assessment on Thursday. Hybrid warfare ...

Cyprus is stepping up investment in mountain and rural tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said in Agros on Thursday, as the government seeks to draw more visitors inland, support ...

Pakistan said its air force struck ten locations in Afghanistan on Thursday, which were being used to launch and store drones, some of which had been used against Pakistan a ...

Palestinian villagers wailed over the mangled remains of their olive trees on Wednesday after Israel’s military uprooted them with bulldozers, days ahead of the annual olive harvest, normally a ...

Some dinners introduce a menu; others reveal the philosophy behind a restaurant. At Amyth of Nicosia, in the heart of Nicosia’s Old Town, the experience unfolds in just this ...

The European Union observes with concern the United States’ reported plans to ban diesel exports, as such a disruption would risk negative impact on both sides, a European Commission spokesperson ...

Where do you live?In Limassol with my husband, two daughters and my parents. What did you have for breakfast?I do not eat breakfast, except when on holiday. Coffee ...

The doctors’ union (Pasyky) on Thursday asked the board of the state health services organisation (Okypy) to explain the legal basis of its scientific director post, after an Okypy spokesperson ...

An air defence system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone on Thursday in the wider Yanbu region, home to major oil ...