Archive January 2026

Tournament organisers in Nairobi said they made a mistake in granting a wildcard entry to a player whose struggles with the basics of tennis went viral on social media. Hajar ...

What happens in the few minutes before an artist steps onto the stage? And what remains on their face and body immediately after the final bow, when the performance has ...

The recent military intervention by the United States in Venezuela, involving the use of armed force on the territory of a sovereign state and the arrest of its incumbent head ...

This weekend could be your last as a married couple, Cyprus! Okay, that sounds a bit shocking. And most of you have absolutely no cause for alarm. But some do… ...

Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO-member Poland, in what Kyiv’s European allies described as an attempt to intimidate ...

The met office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds across Cyprus, in effect from Friday. Winds are expected to reach force 6 to 7 on the Beaufort scale, with ...

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli on Thursday night said his country’s government “rejects” the use of terms including “occupation”, “invasion”, and “division” during speeches made at Wednesday night’...

Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown rose across the United States after the second shooting involving immigration officers in two days, deepening rifts between state and ...

Snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountains on Friday, with rain, storms, and high winds forecast in lower ground, and hailstones possible. Temperatures are expected to rise to 15 ...

Cyprus recorded nearly 2 million guest nights in short-term rentals during the second quarter of 2025, according to Eurostat, highlighting continued growth in platform-based tourism across the European Union. Eurostat reported that ...

Cyprus recorded a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate below the EU average in November 2025, according to Eurostat data, reflecting relatively favourable labour market conditions compared with the wider bloc. The unemployment ...

The most expensive property transaction recorded in Cyprus in October 2025 involved a three-floor apartment in Limassol, sold for €15.2 million, reinforcing the city’s continued dominance in the high-end real estate ...

Cyprus recorded one of the sharpest monthly declines in industrial producer prices in November 2025, according to a report by Eurostat. According to Eurostat’s first estimates, industrial producer prices in ...

Global air cargo demand rose by 5.5 per cent in November 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier, as shippers prioritised timely deliveries ahead of the year-end holiday season, according ...

Cyprus will leverage its geographical position to boost relations between the European Union and countries in the Middle East during its six-month term as the holder of the Council of ...

The invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the opening ceremony for Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council was a welcome decision by President Nikos Christodoulides, who had also travelled to ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a “den of ...

Fighting intensified on Thursday between Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, with a fierce exchange of fire extending into the night and rescue workers ...

The former mayor of Strovolos denied on Thursday that he saddled the municipality with millions in debt on leaving office, as he and the current municipality continued trading barbs on ...

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death nationwide, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Thursday. Speaking at a conference on cardiovascular health, the minister said that although deaths from ...

It is not so often that we get to report on suburban movie nights in Cyprus, yet the Fridays of this January bring something special. The Akropol Lympia Cinema-Theatre collaborates ...

The government on Thursday seemed to reel from the release of a video posted online purporting to reveal how President Nikos Christodoulides and associates engaged in illicit methods to bypass ...

Real crypto growth usually shows up after the hard work is done. The market does not reward a lending protocol just for having a name. It rewards it when the ...

Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be “legitimate combat targets”, after Britain and France announced plans to deploy a multinational force there ...