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211. Construction underway on Metropolis mall

Heavy machinery started preliminary groundwork at the site of Metropolis, Larnaca’s first commercial shopping mall expected to open its doors late next year...

212. Cyprus strongly protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested to the UN the violations of its national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations in Cyprus’s flight information region and the illegal use of closed ports and airports in Cyprus by Turkey...

213. Erdogan suffers defeat in Istanbul rerun

Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies...

214. Europe unites after fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral

215. You can call it political karma

With the re-election of Nicos Anastasiades, many were puzzled with Harris Georgiades’ decision to insist that he not be reappointed finance minister. Having a clear path ahead of him and a brewing storm miles away, shouldn’t he be entitled to leaving while things were still good?...

216. Tsipras wins confidence vote paving the way for Prespes deal

217. Greens oppose construction of Larnaca mall

The Green party organised a demonstration on Wednesday to protest plans of building a mall in Larnaca, which is already in the works....

218. Turkish fighter jets fly over Nicosia

Nicosia skies were pierced by the thunder of two Turkish fighter jets at noon Thursday, marking celebrations in the north while drawing condemnation in the south...

219. Others ready to host kids, if Zygi won’t

Two communities have stepped up to the plate to signal their readiness to welcome refugee unaccompanied minors following recent protests in Zygi, but state officials insist on original location due to approved funding...

220. Persuasion and force

221. United against racism Germans stage mass protest against far right

222. Government seeks lawful ways to counter strike

State public schools remain empty during a 48-hour strike that started Tuesday morning, with teachers threatening to take legal action and the government seeking ways to defuse the situation...

223. Godly giants in kilts: Meet Greece's best-known soldiers

It might be the short, pleated kilts, tasselled black garters and pompom-tipped shoes, but there's something more endearing than intimidating about Greece's best-known military unit, the Presidential Guard...

224. With eye on re-election Tsipras rolls dice on Macedonia

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking a big gamble in trying to settle a decades-old name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia which could backfire in a pre-election year among voters already jaded by his economic austerity policies...

225. Netanyahu’s son deletes Instagram after ‘F*** Turkey’ post

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son crudely weighed in on a diplomatic row between Israel and Ankara — posting “F–k Turkey” on his Instagram account, according to reports...

226. 'We will take no lessons from a country that occupies Cyprus'

Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to criticism from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who said the hands of the Israeli prime minister were “stained with Palestinian blood” in the wake of the deadly protests in Gaza....

227.  May to raise human rights during Erdogan's visit

British Prime Minister Theresa May will raise human rights issues at talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in London...

228. Elusive peace grows more remote with Jerusalem embassy move

The move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, coupled with the killings of dozens of Palestinian protesters , makes the odds of a U.S.-brokered peace even more remote, analysts said....

229. Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza protests as anger mounts over US Embassy

Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem...

230. Revolution sweeps Armenian opposition leader into power

Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic...

231. Bill Cosby once beloved 'America's Dad' convicted of sexual assault

Comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a onetime friend in 2004, marking the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has brought down rich and powerful men for their treatment of women...

232. Nicosia protests violations of airspace and territorial waters by Turkey

Turkey continues to systematically harass civilian and military aircraft within the Nicosia flight information region (FIR) via radio calls...

233. Government seeks common ground in Peyia sea caves controversy

An internationally-renowned expert is coming to Cyprus to assist the government in conducting a study on the sea caves controversy in Peyia, just weeks after the Green Party filed an official complaint with the EU Commission....

234. Terrorist security challenge for Harry and Meghan's wedding

Barriers to stop vehicle attacks, armed patrols, and airport-style security will be among the measures employed in largest police operation Windsor has ever seen...

235. Hundreds of flights cancelled in Germany as airports hit by public sector strikes

Unions will escalate the dispute if employers do not present an offer next week...

236. Nicosia to protest construction of Akkuyu nuclear plant

Cyprus is more concerned than any other country since the power plant will be situated just a few dozen kilometres from its northern coast...

237. Uber to suspend service in Greece after new legislation

The new regulations require each trip to start and end in the fleet partner’s designated headquarters or parking area, something Uber does not do...

238. Dash-cam footage released of protester hit by patrol car

A lawyer for Cleveland, Mark Reichel, said it was not possible that the deputy did not see his client...

239. Cyprus decriminalises early term abortion

A majority of MPs on Friday voted to decriminalise abortion by amending the island’s criminal code to make early-term pregnancy terminations risk-free. But more work is to be done in the House on additional legislation on a range of related issues....

240. Corbyn apologises for anti-Semitism in his party‍​

Corbyn himself was criticised last week for a comment made in 2012 showing solidarity with the creator of a mural deemed by many to be anti-Semitic...