People in southern Lebanon who fled last month have rushed home to inspect damage during the temporary truce in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas that they hope will end...

Members of Russia’s LGBTQ community fear a court ruling due on Thursday will label them “extremists” and pave the way for arrests and prosecutions of those who speak out for gay and...

The mediaeval villages of Cyprus provide an environment where history and the present coexist. However, behind the stone walls, Byzantine churches and vibrant village squares are the people...

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 28: 1912 – Albania declared its independence after more than 400 years of Turkish rule. 1919 – Nancy Astor was...

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 27: 1919 – The Treaty of Neuilly was signed, under which Bulgaria was forced to cede territory to Yugoslavia and...

The beginning of a solution or the beginning of the end for the Cyprus problem? By Averof Neophytou The war in Ukraine has already taken a back seat as international attention is now...

IF THE JOB of President of the Republic was ever advertised as a vacancy, one of the perks of the job listed, apart from having dictatorial powers and being worshipped by the populace, would...

By Ioulita Toumazi This essay was first published in the Cypriot online literary and cultural platform ‘ This unreal country’. We met at the Limassol Public Gardens. Nurtane and...

In 2011, Phileleftheros reported on the major scandal involving Dromolaxia and CYTA. On January 8, 2011, our front-page headline read: “Purchase of a Non-Existent Building – Questions...

President Nikos Christodoulides met Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, accompanied by his wife Philippa Karsera and Cypriot officials. Christodoulides and Pope Francis had a private...

After sold-out shows in Greece and Cyprus, the 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche play is back. Before the production embarks on its second tour in Athens, it presents three last shows in Cyprus,...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to visit the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on Friday for a tête-à-tête meeting with Pope Francis. Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis...

Jewish groups have criticised Pope Francis and demanded clarifications over his comments that they saw as accusing both Hamas and Israel of “terrorism”. Francis made the comments on...

The past Saturday, indirectly, Nikos Christodoulides announced a reshuffle of his government. Not immediately, not in the coming days, but in 2024. He didn’t specify when of course....

President Nikos Christodoulides is travelling to Belgrade, accompanied by Ministers, to pay an official visit and to attend the 3rd Cyprus-Serbia Intergovernmental Conference...

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 22: 1943 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Chinese Nationalist...

President Nikos Christodoulides is to travel to Rome to visit Pope Francis on Friday. Christodoulides will be received in the Vatican City by the Swiss Guard, before holding a private...

Kyriakos Lyras, the well-known Cypriot watercolourist renowned for his vibrant depictions of neighbourhoods and landscapes under the pure Cypriot light, passed away last Saturday at the age...

Paphos has officially submitted its application to the European Union, seeking recognition of the cultural and religious route ‘In the Footsteps of Apostle Paul, Apostle to the Nations’...

Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called “an extension of myself” owing to his wife’s prominent role in his administration even as she...

The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican. But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement with...

War between Israel and Palestinian militants since the cross-border attack by Gaza’s ruling Islamist group Hamas on Oct. 7 has caused a large civilian death toll. The conflict falls...

Something was wrong with the video of the Iron Beam, Israel’s latest laser air defence system, but many among the millions who watched it and shared it on social media did not realise....

The events unfolding in Gaza are nothing short of genocide, Palestinian ambassador to Cyprus Abdallah Attari told MPs on Tuesday, calling on the country to be on the right side of history....

THE WAY THINGS ARE On a favourite site among the usual gems of advertised literature, I found horror stories especially written for children. Young adults enjoy scary thrills. I lied about...