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By Andreas Theophanous When Russia launched its attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the US, the EU and other Western powers had a strong reaction. Russia soon became “the most sanctioned ...

The House Finance Committee on Monday will start debating the government bill that abolishes the ban on filling vacancies with permanent staff in the public sector, a measure imposed in 2013 ...

By Tim Kremer  Residents of Cyprus who have invested in solar energy are growing increasingly frustrated as their solar systems are frequently shut down by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (...

By Loukis Skaliotis I watched with dismay the press conference appearance of President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday, March 12. Like his other TV appearance last January, it was another polished performance, ...

The informal meeting in Geneva will provide an opportunity for frank and constructive dialogue, with the aim of finding a mutually acceptable solution for the reunification of Cyprus, Transport Minister ...

THE Frequent solar power curtailments and delayed renewable energy projects threaten to worsen the nation’s energy crisis has led to mounting frustration from the public and lawmakers. At the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that he will exploit every opportunity at the Cyprus meeting in Geneva to create the conditions for the resumption of dialogue on the Cyprus ...

Fire ripped through a packed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 100, after sparks ignited the roof over a live ...

Cyprus’ delegation to the World Winter Special Olympics came back with six medals, an announcement said on Sunday.  According to the Cyprus Special Olympics Federation, the efforts of the six ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris swept to victory in a wet and wild Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off defending champion Max Verstappen in a white-knuckle finish to a Formula ...

France claimed their seventh Six Nations trophy in a record-strewn 35-16 victory over Scotland on Saturday, shaking off their beautiful runners-up tag on a crisp evening at the Stade de ...

Tomorrow, Turkish Cypriot, Greek Cypriot, Turkish, Greek and British representatives will meet with the United Nations secretary-general in Geneva to discuss the Cyprus problem, for the umpteenth time, going back ...

Given Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the broader threat that President Putin’s regime poses to Europe and the prospect that Ukraine and America’s Nato allies may ...

The fire service responded to 47 fires over the past day, fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday.  According to Kettis, on Saturday the Fire Service responded to six potentially ...

At least nine Palestinians including three local journalists were killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, the local health ministry said, as ...

The weather will be mostly clear on Sunday and temperatures will be warm throughout the island, the met office said. According to the met office, temperatures will rise to around 34...

Tornadoes killed at least 33 people across several states in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast on Saturday night, CNN reported. Missouri reported 12 fatalities spanning five counties, the state’s highway ...

US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the ...

That was the headline following the publication in December of a ‘Joint Employment Report (JER)’ by the European Commission (EC) that provides an annual overview of key employment and social ...

Nobody knows what to make of the informal, five-party meeting in Geneva that was called by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who will also be running the proceedings. It is ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 10: Out of 741 tourist units preparing to reopen in Cyprus, only 100 have secured a licence, accounting for just 13.5 ...

THE FARCE about the multiple pensions seems set to play and play, with the House finance committee discussing the matter inconclusively every Monday, although deputies are determined to introduce a ...

The talks in Geneva between the Cypriot leaders and the guarantor powers Greece, Turkey and the UK next week convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the hope that an ...

El Al Israel Airlines has reported a nearly five-fold jump in net profit in 2024, benefiting from being one of very few carriers serving Tel Aviv after foreign airlines halted flights ...