Nicosia-Kyrenia motorway partially closed until end of month
The motorway which connects Nicosia and Kyrenia will remain closed between the Kioneli roundabout and the new junction linking it to the northern Nicosia ring road until the end of ...
Paphos café damaged by fire
A café in Paphos suffered “material damage” as a result of a fire which broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning, the police said.
The police said the ...
Dust levels expected to subside by evening
The level of dust in the air in Cyprus is expected to subside by Saturday evening, the met office said on Saturday morning.
After a red weather warning was issued ...
Today’s weather: Dust remains, snow possible in Troodos
Heightened levels of dust will remain in the air throughout Saturday, though dust levels are expected to gradually recede during the afternoon and evening.
Meanwhile, snow may fall in the ...
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Manga giant’s films brought to life
The enchanting melodies and visuals of the world of the Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will come to life next week in three concerts across Cyprus. The chamber orchestra ...
Downed planes spell new peril for Trump as Tehran hunts missing US pilot
Iran’s forces were hunting on Saturday for a missing U.S. pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while ...
Cyprus Business Now: hotel support measures, economic slowdown, natural gas
Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas on Friday presented the government’s support plan for the hotel industry, following a morning meeting with hotel associations and trade unions, as authorities moved to ...
Italy says EU must consider easing budget rules if energy costs keep rising
The European Union will inevitably consider easing its budget deficit rules if the US-Israeli war against Iran continues to drive up energy costs for families and businesses, Italy’s economy ...
Apple’s 50-year journey from garage to tech titan
In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists at a prominent local club. His friend ...
SpaceX seen as make-or-break test for mega IPOs
The global IPO market has needed a win for years and Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be the breakthrough. The last company to make a market debut at over a ...
Amazon, Delta team up for in-flight Wi-Fi, challenging Musk’s Starlink
Amazon’s Leo satellite internet unit signed a deal with Delta Air Lines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi on 500 of the airline’s planes starting in 2028, inking its second major partnership ...
Consumers expect slightly lower inflation and stable income growth
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently released its Consumer Expectations Survey results for February 2026, revealing trends in inflation, income, spending, economic growth, and housing.
The fieldwork for the survey was ...
NGOs accuse ministry of failures over Akamas violations
BirdLife Cyprus, Terra Cypria and Opok on Friday sharply criticised the agriculture ministry’s handling of environmental violations in Akamas, following a meeting with the ministry’s director-general for the ...
Our View: Nursing shortage deepens as unions block reform
The shortage of nursing staff is in the region of 600 according to Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides, who has been trying to solve the problem caused by the public sector nursing ...
Eight people dead, one child injured after Afghanistan quake
Eight people were killed and one child was injured on Friday when a house collapsed in Kabul following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, the National Disaster ...
Cuba begins releasing prisoners under scrutiny of rights groups, US govt
Cuba began releasing prisoners from its jails on Friday just hours after its communist-run government announced a sweeping amnesty coinciding with the most intense pressure campaign applied by the US ...
Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz
Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran’s policy to allow passage ...
Tehran rejected 48-hour ceasefire proposal from US, Iranian media, citing source, says
An unnamed source told Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that Tehran had rejected a US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire.
The source said the proposal was made ...
US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search under way for crew member, US officials say
A US fighter jet has been shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a US official told Reuters, in ...
Israel strikes Beirut, US warns Iran may hit Lebanese universities
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted militant “infrastructure” in Lebanon’s capital, as the US warned that Iran may target universities in the ...
Trump proposes “historic” defence spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programmes
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10 per cent cut in non-defence spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the US continues ...
Over 10,000 new voters register ahead of elections
A total of 10,031 new voters had applied to be added to the electoral roll for the upcoming elections as of Thursday, head of the elections service Menelaos Vassiliou said on ...
Sending parcels to US suspended
Cyprus Post has decided to temporarily suspend sending parcels to the United States, due to problems in the handling of the parcels by customs.
In a press release on Friday, ...
Papadakis files ‘fake news’ complaint against Drousiotis
Former Edek MEP Demetris Papadakis, currently running for Alma in the May 24 parliamentary elections, testified to the police on Friday and filed a complaint against journalist Makarios Drousiotis – a Volt ...