Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war
More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will ...
Unilever to raise prices as Iran war costs hit consumer giant
Unilever (ULVR.L) said this week it would raise prices to soften the hit from higher-than-expected costs driven by the Iran war, even as it reported first-quarter underlying sales growth ...
Investors pull funds from private credit as tech markets wobble
Short sellers’ bets against US life insurance stocks more than doubled in the past year to over $5 billion, a Reuters analysis of ORTEX data shows, a move that analysts say ...
UK retail sales suffer steepest drop since records began
British retailers reported the broadest year-on-year decline in sales in more than 40 years as the Iran war raised households’ inflation fears, a survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed ...
Google and South Korea to build first-of-its-kind AI campus
South Korea and Google have agreed to build an artificial-intelligence campus in Seoul to develop cooperation between the tech firm and local engineers and startups, Kim Yong-beom, a presidential policy ...
Workers hold annual May Day march to Ledra Palace
Workers and members of the trade union movement on Friday held their annual May Day march to the Ledra Palace hotel, in Nicosia’s buffer zone, with marches beginning from ...
Akrotiri Spring Festival 2026 celebrates Cyprus nature
A day devoted to nature, appreciating the environment and engaging in creative expression is coming up this Sunday as another edition of the Akrotiri Spring Festival arrives. The Akrotiri Environmental ...
US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls, sources say
A US military-run centre near Gaza that critics say failed in its mission to monitor the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boost aid flows to besieged Palestinians is set to be shut ...
Gaza aid flotilla activists taken to Crete after Israeli interception
More than 100 pro-Palestinian activists aboard boats carrying aid bound for Gaza were taken to the Greek island of Crete on Friday after Israeli forces seized their vessels in international waters ...
2026 Parliamentary Elections
Diko has ‘no red lines’ over post-election collaboration with other parties
Diko has “no red lines” regarding the question of with whom the party may collaborate to nominate a House president after this month’s parliamentary election, its leader Nicholas Papadopoulos ...
Hand grenade explodes outside elderly couple’s house in Paphos
A hand grenade exploded outside the home of an elderly couple in Paphos on Thursday evening, the police confirmed on Friday.
The police said the explosion occurred at around 10.30pm ...
Sibel Tatar considers move into frontline politics
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s wife Sibel Tatar on Friday said she is considering entering frontline politics after having “received an offer” from former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator ...
Restaurant review: Chaos, charm and a very good bowl of pho
By Marko Ljubicic
If you’re from Nicosia, chances are you have a strong opinion about the city’s old town. You’re either drawn to its serpentine streets, its ...
A night out at Cyprus’ new jazz bar
It is a Thursday night and the old town of Nicosia is calm yet there is always a buzz within the walls. Beer bottles clink, coffee cups are brewing, guide ...
A minute with: Ciara Economopoulos (Ciarae) Singer
Where do you live?I live in Paphos, Cyprus with my family – my parents and my brother.
What did you have for breakfast?I normally have my own homemade granola ...
Planned pension reforms ‘in the spirit’ of May Day, Mousiouttas says
The government’s planned reforms to the pension system are being drawn up “precisely in the spirit” of May Day, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said at an event held to ...
dance
Limassol’s Summer Dance Festival changes direction
This year, the 23rd edition of the Summer Dance Festival by Nea Kinisi changes gears by taking root entirely in the Limassol Municipal Garden, where the Municipal Dance Centre is ...
Tourism
Paphos tourism sector rolls out the carpet to woo British holidaymakers
The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap), in collaboration with Constantinou Bros Hotels, is hosting 36 members of the British Guild of Travel Writers in the city as part of a destination ...
UK man appears in court over stabbing of two Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man appeared in a London court on Friday charged with attempted murder over an attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in ...
UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz, peace efforts at an impasse
A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Friday Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes for the Strait of Hormuz, in a sign of deep ...
Trump’s attacks on Europe’s leaders worsen transatlantic frost
The past weeks have not been reassuring for those who thought Europe could navigate its tricky relationship with US President Donald Trump.
Trump this week lashed out at German Chancellor ...
‘The EU is our common home’, Christodoulides says on accession anniversary
The European Union “is our common home”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, as Cyprus marked 22 years since its accession to the trading bloc.
He described Cyprus’ joining of the ...
Breathe new life into a fish dish
Legumes with Lemony Fish Fillet
8 fish fillets (sea bream or sea bass), skinned150g lentils (soaked overnight)150g chickpeas (soaked overnight)150g fine beans (soaked overnight)150g frozen peas1 celery ...
Erhurman vows to not ‘fall for the provocation’ of latest Cyprus problem comments
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday vowed not to “fall for the provocation” of recent comments made by both President Nikos Christodoulides and government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis in relation ...