Archive January 2026

Israel carried out its heaviest airstrikes in Gaza in weeks on Saturday, killing 27 people according to local health authorities, in attacks on a Hamas-run police station and on apartments and ...

Tens of thousands of people have fled a remote mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan in recent weeks, residents said, after warnings broadcast from mosques urged families to evacuate ahead of ...

A breakthrough appears imminent in the University of Cyprus’ efforts to acquire the sought-after Faneromeni school building in Nicosia’s old city. According to local media sources, Archbishop Georgios has ...

Vada pav is a vegetarian fast-food dish that originated in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is now one of the most widely-consumed street foods in Mumbai. It consists of ...

A confidential document has cast new doubt on the effectiveness of Cyprus’ oversight system for former ministers entering the private sector, after revealing that an authorisation granted to former energy ...

By Giulia Segreti It was a mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange – a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona’s opera house, whose ...

Nuclear power generation across the European Union experienced a significant rebound during 2024 as twelve member states produced a combined 649,524 gigawatt hours of electricity, according Eurostat. This output represents an increase ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published millions of new files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails that showed Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that US, Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran’s economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to “tear the ...

A formal complaint against Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou over derogatory remarks referring to those with intellectual disabilities has reached the European Parliament and is now under further examination. The complaint ...

Catherine O’Hara, the shape‑shifting Canadian comic actor whose characters ranged from the deliriously theatrical Moira Rose in “Schitt’s Creek” to the frantic mother in “Home Alone,” has ...

The government has welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s decision to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2027, reaffirming its support for renewed ...

Freedom24 this week hosted a fireside chat at their Limassol offices featuring Daniil Liberman alongside Freedom Holding CEO Timur Turlov, bringing global debates around artificial intelligence, computing power and decentralisation ...

Saturday will see cloudy and unsettled, with rain likely in several areas and dust remaining in the air until Monday, according to the met office. Skies are expected to stay ...

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is proud to announce that it has been named Law Firm of the Year – Cyprus at the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2026. The awards ceremony ...

How often do you unplug? Leave your phone behind and enjoy time like it is the 90s? Probably, not often enough, as we become more and more addicted to our ...

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal work accident on Friday in Kofinou, in which Finis Alexandru, 55, from Romania, lost his life. The work accident occurred ...

The Economic Sentiment Indicator in Cyprus fell by 0.2 points during January, reflecting weaker business confidence in several sectors, according to an Economic Tendency Survey compiled and published by the Economics ...

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted the resolution renewing the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) for one more year, until January 31, 2027. There were 13 votes ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported that Cyprus’ GDP growth rate is expected to decelerate to 3.5 per cent in 2025, compared with 3.9 per cent in 2024, while remaining robust ...

Forecasts published last week show that by 2030 the EU could be reliant on the US for 80 per cent of its LNG imports (Figure 1). That could mean about 40 per cent of ...

The European Union recorded €2.2 billion in exports of spacecraft and space transport services in 2023, while imports from outside the bloc reached €628 million, according to the latest FIGARO international trade data. ...

Retailers are forecast to control 47 per cent of the North American TV operating system market by 2029, a significant rise from 27 per cent in 2025, according to the latest research by market ...