Ever since it seized more than 200 people in the deadly rampage through southern Israel that triggered the Gaza war, Hamas has hoped to use hostages as bargaining cards with Israel in...

Israel and Hamas were negotiating through mediators on Wednesday over another potential extension of the Gaza truce, with hours left to reach an agreement before fighting was due to restart...

Timothee Chalamet took lessons from a top vocal coach as he prepared to follow in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp to play Willy Wonka in a new movie that tells the origin...

Connecting the past to the present, one ceramicist is giving tradition to future generations. Eleni Philippou meets her Through moulding clay, full-time ceramic artist Souzana Petri...

Rescuers on Tuesday pulled out all 41 workers trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them,...

Israel held a meeting at the U.N. in Geneva late on Monday to raise awareness of sexual violence against women perpetrated during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks amid criticism that the global body...

Thai children crafted virtual rafts and sent them floating down digital rivers, in an environmentally friendly version of an ancient festival. Over the centuries, people have sent...

Faithful followers of the MBS Festival from around the island wait all year round for this annual event and its newest edition is fast approaching. Taking place on the first weekend of...

The government has allocated €11.2 million in the 2024 state budget for the purchase and lease of firefighting aircraft, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. The money...

From a starting point in microbiology and finance, NIKI CHARALAMBOUS speaks to a Nicosia-based man helping integrate the island’s traditions into design Although Cyprus has more than its...

What is the one thing that unifies Cypriots around the world? Alix Norman meets two extraordinary young women who think they have the answer Ask 100 people what constitutes their...

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...

The first group of Israelis freed from captivity in Gaza on Friday returned to Israel on the first day of a planned four-day truce during which further exchanges of hostages for...

Concluding November’s agenda at Rialto Theatre is one of the most acclaimed theatrical performances of the past years, Alarme . Directed by Theodoros Terzopoulos, the play will be brought...

Before the festival’s November agenda concludes, two special performances are approaching. This weekend, a concert featuring West End stars celebrates the 100 th anniversary of Disney....

Eitan Gonen sits in his daughter Romi’s bedroom. Outside, the world waits for Israel’s temporary truce with Hamas to take effect and for the release of some of the hostages held in Gaza....

The Cypriot mission of young roboticists has been victorious once again, returning with global awards from the Robotex International Competition held in Tallinn, Estonia on Friday...

This weekend will be packed with events as it signals the beginning of the busy festive period. It is the last weekend of November and all around the country, a vibrant cultural agenda is...

Cypriot practice ‘Kyriacos Tsolakis Architects’ has been shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2023 which will be held in Singapore next week. According to a press release,...

The Israeli government voted on Wednesday to back a deal to release some of roughly 240 Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the freeing...

The newly formed band “Island Seeds” presents their first album “Beginnings” at the Nicosia International Festival 2023. The band consisting of seven young Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot...

The Israeli government voted on Wednesday to  back a deal  to release some of roughly 240 Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza in exchange for a multi-day truce and the freeing...

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The first Cyprus Swing Festival will be held in a couple of weeks. ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at a dance enjoyed with gusto   The first time I tried swing dancing, I didn’t know anything...

Lidl Cyprus proudly supported the Limassol Book Fair as a Silver Sponsor a second year running. For the benefit of this great celebration of books, Lidl Cyprus offered strong backing,...