Archive 2026

By Lauren C. Hall, Christine Padgett, James Sauer, and María Yanotti As countries around the world look to follow Australia’s lead and implement a social media ban for ...

The interior ministry confirmed on Sunday a strong demand for positions staffing the upcoming parliamentary elections, with presiding officers earning 617 euros and assistants 316 euros for the day. “Experienced civil servants ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s brief experiment with Igor Tudor came to an abrupt end on Sunday, with the Premier League strugglers announcing they had “mutually agreed” to part ways with their ...

Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial discussions focused on proposals ...

Three individuals were taken to Nicosia general hospital after suffering smoke inhalation during a house fire in Latsia on Sunday. Fire brigade spokesperson, Andreas Kettis, confirmed that crews responded with ...

Greece has rejected reports in Turkish media claiming Israel is considering buying or leasing islands in the Aegean, with diplomatic sources stating to regional media on Sunday that “these allegations ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman criticised the republic over the apparent prevention of a planned Eid al-Fitr visit to the Hala Sultan Tekkesi in Larnaca. In statements issued on social ...

Queer Wave is getting ready to turn the public’s attention once more to Michael Cacoyannis’ landmark film and invites viewers who grew up with it, as well as those ...

Environment Commissioner, Antonia Theodosiou, cautioned on Sunday that greenhouse gas concentrations in Cyprus have reached historic highs, with grave environmental consequences despite recent progress in emissions reduction. Speaking at the “...

Revealing the limitations of cloning, researchers who repeatedly cloned mice for two decades have discovered that such serial duplication triggers grave genetic mutations that accumulate ​over the generations and ultimately ...

From drones and smart cameras to biodegradable packaging, EU-funded researchers are working to remove plastic from rivers before it ever reaches the sea. By Tom Cassauwers From his bedroom desk ...

Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers ...

The whole world is watching the US and Israel’s war with Iran. But no-one’s watching as attentively – or with such a knot in their stomach – as the Iranian ...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides returns to competitive sailing on Sunday at the 55th Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma de Mallorca, following a back injury. Kontides will compete alongside around 200 other ...

The United Kingdom has informed the government of its intention to install a cluster of 32 antennas at RAF Akrotiri, covering a range of up to 340 square kilometres. “To allay concerns, ...

All animals that tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in Livadia were killed, the agriculture ministry confirmed on Sunday. The ministry further assured that vaccination efforts are ongoing, ...

It begins as a typical morning. Sunlight warms the kitchen table while you finish your breakfast with a cup of coffee in your hand and look at the local newspaper. ...

It is “impossible” to abolish the United Kingdom’s bases in Cyprus without first solving the Cyprus problem, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said, amid ongoing rumblings from ...

Cyprus is expediating the acquisition of French-made armoured vehicles for the national guard, with discussions taking place under the European Union’s SAFE programme. According to French newspaper La Tribune, ...

A Trump apologist explained his tendency to threaten military action and then back off as a deal making tactic to frighten his enemy to accept his terms. If the threat ...

President Nikos Christodoulides expressed optimism on Sunday regarding the restarting of negotiations on the Cyprus problem. Speaking after participating in a charity run in Ayia Napa, he said he expects ...

Across Europe, the brokerage landscape is evolving. Investors are no longer satisfied with transactional platforms that simply execute trades. They expect intuitive technology, ecosystem thinking and regulatory clarity – all wrapped ...

Cyprus is aiming to achieve its first sale of natural gas to Europe via Egypt by 2027 to 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, ahead of his departure to Cairo for ...

Viktor Orban has not aged well. When I met him in Budapest two months before the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 he was a typical hyper-ambitious student leader. Anybody who ...