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The introduction of foreign language programmes in Cyprus’ public higher education institutions was the focus of a heated discussion on Monday. The meeting, held at the headquarters of the democratic ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the US Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok. “We’...

The Holy Synod of the church of Cyprus has urged the Metropolitan of Paphos to take a clear stance on controversial publications linked to his Metropolis. The statement followed the ...

Gloria Gallery will host the seventh solo exhibition by Andreas Karousios. Titled Erotic Painting – Squares, the exhibition will run at the Nicosia gallery from February 4 to 25. The Athienou-born artist will ...

Nicosia criminal court on Monday agreed to hear by videoconference the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial relating to Cyprus’ now-defunct citizenship-by-investment programme. In the case ...

A 64-year-old man died following an industrial accident in Limassol on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Evanthis Nikolaou from Limassol, was at a factory in the Moni industrial area ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members to stem the flow ...

Costas Cleanthous, through the Cleanthous Foundation, has pledged over €10 million to establish a paediatric oncology clinic adjacent to Makarios Hospital. This substantial investment, which was announced by president Nikos Christodoulides, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that ignoring the Soviet Union’s role in liberating Nazi German death camps such as Auschwitz and not inviting surviving family members of Soviet troops ...

Two women are recovering in hospital after falling from a moving car in Limassol early on Monday morning. The women, aged 44 and 45, were sitting on the back of a convertible ...

Workers at Sagro Aquaculture in Cyprus have gone on an indefinite strike over unpaid wages. The strike began on Monday, with employees demanding urgent action from the ministry of labour. ...

Parliament on Monday continued reviewing legislation to regulate the matter of multiple pensions paid out to state officials, although no details of the discussion were later disclosed. The House finance ...

The dollar surged on Monday, pushing its Canadian counterpart and the Mexican peso to multi-year lows while China’s yuan slumped to a record trough in offshore trade after US ...

Two men were on Monday handed prison sentences of 45,376 and a half years each in Turkey for operating a ponzi scheme which funnelled part of its earnings through northern Cyprus. ...

Cryptocurrency prices slid on Monday, with bitcoin at a three-week low, as the risk of a trade war spooked investors and caused a selloff across financial markets. Bitcoin , the world’...

Turkey’s monthly inflation rate climbed more than expected to 5.03 per cent in January due to a minimum wage hike and several new-year price updates, while annual inflation fell to 42.12 ...

Oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, raising fears of supply disruption, though gains were capped by concern over what ...

For more than 40 years the Vouni Panayias winery has continually elevated winemaking in Panayia village, Paphos. The unforgettable landscape of undulating vineyards can be tasted in the wines. Vouni was ...

Unidentified individuals wrote slogans and drew symbols on a Eoka monument in Paphos it was reported on Monday. The Paphos municipality reported to the police the graffiti took place on ...

A British soldier was sentenced to more than 14 years in jail for collecting sensitive information for Iran and gathering the names of special forces personnel before briefly escaping from prison ...

A car bomb killed at least 15 people in the Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, the second attack there in three days and Syria’s deadliest since Bashar al-Assad was ...

A policewoman sustained leg injuries during incidents after the AEK vs AEL football match in Larnaca on Sunday, when fans hurled rocks, Molotov cocktails and flares against police officers. The ...

Anti-fascist movement Antifa and far-right political party Elam are to stage simultaneous protests in Limassol on Friday. Antifa announced that their gathering would begin at 7pm on the Molos coastal ...

Beyond Protaras lies a tiny harbour, faded boats bobbing in the waves. The surrounding cape curls north. But if you slip into the water and swim out – where the seabed ...