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The Taliban’s morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for “immoral ...

A 21-year-old man died on Tuesday after being involved in a traffic accident in Dasaki Achnas the previous evening. The man named as Neofytos Constanti died after a crash that ...

Cyprus received 29.9 applications from first-time asylum seekers for every 100,000 people in May 2024 compared to its population, according to data published by Eurostat on Tuesday. The drop in first-time asylum applications ...

The Cypriot art scene is brimming with talent and creativity, yet it often lacks the international recognition it deserves. Kalo Mina, a New York-based platform, is dedicated to changing this ...

Tourist numbers at the close of the current season are expected to hit approximately the same levels as in 2023 but remain lower than the pre-Covid levels of 2019, with the odd ...

Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the continued use of portacabins as makeshift classrooms in the north’s schools. Cyprus Turkish teachers’ trade union (Ktos) leader Burak Mavis insisted after ...

The fees levied on internet and telecommunications service providers by the north’s telecommunications department were all doubled, the north’s internet service providers’ association said on Tuesday. The association ...

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to ...

The PwC Foundation on Tuesday detailed the various initiatives under its youth entrepreneurship pillar, aimed at bolstering young entrepreneurial talents and supporting community projects across Cyprus. These efforts include continuing ...

Turkish Cypriots have reacted angrily to a reported deal struck between the Republic of Cyprus and tour operators to cut the number of overseas tourists visiting the north while on ...

Private renewable energy (RES) companies are trying to squeeze the electricity authority (EAC) out of the running, the authority’s chairman said on Tuesday. Giorgos Petrou made his statements to ...

Cyprus experienced a 2.4 per year-on-year cent increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in July 2024, compared to the same month of the previous year. The HICP, a key ...

Turkey’s participation in the unofficial EU foreign affairs council meeting on August 29 was based on the decisions made in a recent EU Council report, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said ...

The number of burglaries across Nicosia has decreased in the ‘worrisome’ month of August this year, according to a report on Tuesday. August is usually the month that the capital ...

The final discussion on the 2025 state budget is expected to take place in mid-September during a Cabinet meeting, according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (...

The dollar wobbled near a seven-month low on Tuesday on wagers the US central bank will start cutting interest rates from next month, with traders bracing for comments from Federal ...

Troubles are far from over for the besieged Larnaca marina and port project, the constituency’s Diko MP Christos Orphanides said on Tuesday. Speaking to the state broadcaster, Orphanides said ...

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as Israel accepted a proposal to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, helping ease concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East. ...

Rescue teams were getting ready in Sicily to resume a search for six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, after a luxury yacht was struck ...

If Wikipedia is to be believed (and what kind of a world would we be living in if we couldn’t make our way with this one certainty to hand?), ...

Cyprus Comic Con, the island’s largest pop culture extravaganza, is coming up shortly and with preparations well underway, organisers have announced the legendary Kamui Cosplay as a special guest ...

A four-year-old child is intubated at Makarion children’s hospital in Nicosia on Tuesday after a serious collision between two cars in Limassol overnight. A total of seven people were ...

Police on Monday arrested a woman for theft and resale of holiday packages from a travel agency in Nicosia. The 38-year-old was taken into custody under a warrant after police ...

Larnaca police on Monday arrested a man for a case of illegal drug possession. The 29-year-old was taken into custody after officers on patrol overnight tried to intercept a motorcycle ...