Archive 2025

A set of carved stone animals – a fox, a vulture and a wild boar – is shedding light on the way prehistoric people told stories after being unearthed by archaeologists in ...

The Great Sea Interconnector, will “greatly benefit Cyprus, which is energy-isolated” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, but for this to happen, the island “must prove in practice ...

By Dimitris Eleas When I was a child in Greece, I remember my father saying, “Chinese steel breaks – cuts – like bread.” (I’m not sure if he himself still remembers ...

By Joshua McElwee A teenager who died of leukaemia in 2006 became the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a Vatican ceremony led by Pope Leo and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will attend a trilateral meeting in New York later this month with the UNSG and Turkish Cypriot leader with sincere will to facilitate the mission of the ...

By Yuka Obayashi, Nobuhiro Kubo and Leika Kihara Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis ...

More than €147 million will be spent on the island’s public schools this year on expansions, upgrades and renovations, Education Minster Athena Michaelidou said on Sunday. “The new school year ...

A 17-year-old was remanded in custody for eight days on Sunday by Larnaca district court n connection with an attempted murder and arson in Pyla last month. He is the ...

You can’t really tell over a Zoom call. Only when the angle’s just right, when he inclines his head a certain way, can you make out… something on ...

Sunday night’s total lunar eclipse, or ‘blood moon’, the last of the year, will be visible in Cyprus in addition to many other regions of the world. A lunar ...

Two people were arrested on Sunday morning in Nicosia after they were stopped by the traffic police on Evagorou Avenue. The officer saw a car overtaking in an irregular fashion ...

By Flora Alexandrou As scholars remind us, national identity is not a fixed concept, nor does it have a single agreed interpretation. It shifts with time, place and circumstance, and ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will leave for Tirana, Albania on Sunday, following an invitation from his counterpart Igli Hasani. He will discuss Cyprus-Albania bilateral relations, the Cyprus problem and the ...

Cyprus’ GDP is growing rapidly and banks are making big profits, but is the welfare of most people benefiting from such developments? The answer is a definite no as the ...

The government recognises its moral obligation to stand by the relatives of those killed in the Helios air crash, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. He said that no matter ...

An earthquake with a 4 reading on the Richter scale was recorded on Sunday morning with an epicentre 23km north east of Limassol, the European Seismology Centre said. According to the ...

By Michael Holden Prince Harry returns to Britain this week amid speculation that he might visit his father, King Charles, for the first time in about 20 months in tentative steps ...

By Renee Hickman and Heather Schlitz Several thousand demonstrators marched past Trump Tower as the sun began to set in downtown Chicago on Saturday, protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’...

By Lidia Kelly and Olena Harmash Russia launched its largest air attack of the war on Ukraine overnight, setting the main building of the Ukrainian government on fire in central ...

Sunshine in the morning will give way to cloud in the afternoon on Sunday, especially in the mountains, foothills and some areas inland with temperatures higher than on Saturday. With ...

A routine police check on Saturday night led to the arrest of one of the passengers for drug offences, police said on Sunday. Officers of the drug squad YKAN stopped ...

If Cyprus has problems of identity so too does the UK Flags and national anthems were in the news in UK and Cyprus lately in ways that caused mild but ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 1: Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides recently carried out an introductory visit to the SOZO Brain Center in Cyprus, ...

By Amy Tennery World number one Aryna Sabalenka retained her U.S. Open crown with a battling 6-3 7-6(3) win over American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in the U.S. ...