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Extensive damage was caused by a fire that broke out after lightning struck a restaurant near Lara beach early on Friday morning. The fire service said it was informed about ...

Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints from businesses, as countries around the world grapple ...

The pursuit of peace in Cyprus remains a shared responsibility, United Nations special representative on the island Khassim Diagne said on Friday, highlighting Unficyp’s role as a peacekeeping force. “...

Cyprus is moving to overhaul the legal framework governing which ships can join its register, widening access to the Cyprus flag while tightening sanctions rules and updating ship-finance provisions under ...

Heavy rains and thunder hit the western parts of the island overnight and on Friday morning while a yellow weather warning for extreme weather remains in place until 5pm. Isolated ...

The proposed pension reform was discussed by Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas and International Labour Organisation (ILO) actuary Costas Stavrakis with the board of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on ...

The met department has issued a yellow weather warning for extreme weather conditions until 5pm on Friday. “An atmospheric disturbance, which is located west of Cyprus and is accompanied by ...

On Friday, the weather will be overwhelmingly cloudy, with local rains and isolated hailstorms.   After midday, the rain will mainly affect the mountainous areas and the eastern half of the ...

Cyprus used its first official national pavilion at SMM Hamburg 2026 to put the island’s maritime technology and services before a record international audience, as local companies sought new business ...

Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, as the spreading ...

Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd has announced that it bought back 600 of its own shares on September 16, 2026, in line with a decision approved by shareholders earlier this year. The company ...

Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos travelled to Dublin on Thursday for the Eurogroup and informal meeting of EU finance ministers, where discussions are set to cover economic pressures, banking competitiveness, ...

Cyprus’ short-term economic outlook returned to marginal growth territory in August, according to the latest Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) from the Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus (...

The University of Cyprus and the Sievert Larsson Scholarship Foundation have renewed an agreement providing 20 scholarships worth a total of €20,000 to students facing financial difficulties. The scholarships will be awarded ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has confirmed that all banks in Cyprus will be closed on Thursday, October 1, 2026, for Cyprus’ independence day. The closure means customers will not be ...

The Cyprus property market remains strong but faces structural weaknesses and rising costs that could affect its future development, according to speakers at this year’s Cyprus Property Show, where ...

By Sara Mariza Vryonidi For one week in September, Limassol is being asked to do something that does not always come naturally to a fast-growing city: slow down, look around ...

President Nikos Christodoulides appears to have acquired a new expertise – mediator in labour disputes. On Wednesday morning he called the representatives of unions representing government workers on hourly pay for ...

The Trump administration will allow top Iranian officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the State Department said on Thursday, even as Washington and ...

The US Department of State said on Thursday it has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom is ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, citing unnamed intelligence agencies, that Russia plans to launch ‘hybrid’ drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine. “These potential strikes would ...

Police on Thursday apprehended a 44-year-old man who earlier had hijacked a car at Paphos airport and crashed with at least one other vehicle. The incident reportedly took place early ...

The need to ensure safety at every stage of care and make it a constant priority across the health system was highlighted by the Cyprus patients’ federation (Osak) on World ...

Cypriot authorities participated in a VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) across a number of European countries, it became known on Thursday. In Cyprus, ...