Archive January 2026

Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wrinkles, archaeologists in Rome are firing beams of light at history itself, peeling away decades of grime from one of the ...

Scrutiny is intensifying over the safety arrangements at a Swiss bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve party, killing at least 40, as prosecutors said the blaze ...

Police in the British Dhekelia base on Saturday arrested two brothers on suspicion of an attempted murder which was carried out in Limassol last month. The pair were, according to ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to yield after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to come to the aid of protesters, as rights groups reported a ...

A photography exhibition will travel around Cyprus in the first few months of 2026, shining a light on unhealthy and emotionally abusive relationships. Photographer Anna-Maria Weinhold will present her Home is ...

Paphos was featured on a list of destinations which have the “perfect breeze”, following a study carried out by British meteorologist Jim NR Dale. The result of Dale’s study ...

No problems are foreseen regarding the United Nations security council’s renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate for another year, Somalian permanent representative to the ...

An outhouse made of wooden beams and tin located in the Larnaca village of Avdellero suffered “extensive damage” after catching fire, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Saturday. The ...

A car caught fire in Limassol on Friday night. According to the fire brigade, the car had been parked in the city’s Omonia neighbourhood and caught fire shortly before 9...

A moped caught fire in Limassol shortly before midnight on Friday and suffered “extensive damage” as a result. The moped had been parked in an open area in the city ...

A lorry, a trailer and a car were destroyed by a fire which broke out in an industrial area near Paphos on Saturday morning. Police said they were informed of ...

A car and various other items which had been reported stolen in recent days were found in what the police on Sunday described as a “fenced area” in Larnaca, with ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia as part of a police operation aimed at stamping out the dealing of drugs, the police said on Saturday. The man was arrested ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious U.S. raid to capture the South American leader and ...

Saturday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather from time to time in some parts. Temperatures are set to rise ...

Mythical figures from Cypriot folk tradition, legends and more are the focus of an upcoming multi-thematic exhibition by the Press and Information Office (PIO), which will take place at the ...

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) welcomed Cyprus’ assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union ...

A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to ...

Meta announced this week that it would acquire Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the technology giant accelerates efforts to integrate advanced AI across its platforms. Financial terms of the ...

Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has bought a third building to expand its infrastructure, aiming to boost training capacity to nearly 2 gigawatts of compute power. ...

Public ceremonies ending with crosses being thrown in the water, followed by swimmers keen to claim it, will be held on Tuesday by the municipalities of Nicosia, Paphos and Ayia ...

The UN had not, as of Friday at least, weighed on the December 30 buffer-zone incident near Mammari where a Greek Cypriot father and son were cultivating their land. This has ...

The Turkish Cypriot Journalists’ Union (Ktgb) said that three journalists were threatened by a family member of a defendant while reporting on a trial at Kyrenia district court on Friday. “...

The US Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year’...