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Justice Minister Costas Firitis on Sunday said that he and the government are aiming for construction of the new central prison to begin by the end of the year. “Our ...

IN AN era where universities are expected to do far more than educate students, the University of Cyprus (UCY) has emerged as a dynamic institution that combines academic excellence, internationally ...

Donald Trump’s suggestion that he is prepared to reconsider Turkey’s return to the F-35 fighter jet programme has reignited debate across the Eastern Mediterranean, raising questions over Washington’...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday announced over €60 million in new spending on health infrastructure. The funding, he said, will be spent on “the second and third phases” of the Athalassa ...

Bellingham double fires England past Norway Jude Bellingham scored twice, including the extra-time winner, as England ground out a 2-1 victory over a battling Norway side at Miami Stadium on ...

What, you may wonder, has become of ‘the little hacker’? Joshua Polloso Epiphaniou is one of the handful of local criminals who are so notorious that they’re known by ...

Using NASA’s Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known ​living organisms — detected on ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday denied that there is only a “remote chance” of an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem being convened during the summer, as efforts continue ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap Paphos) said this week that its summer campaign to attract domestic tourism has reached its peak, reporting strong engagement as it seeks to encourage ...

Cyprus is transforming its higher education sector into a cornerstone of the national economy, positioning it as a vital component of a broader investment ecosystem that extends far beyond the ...

A Cypriot-flagged ship was “blatantly attacked” by Iranian forces while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, the United States’ defence department’s central command said on Sunday. It explained ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over advances made by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot personnel into the buffer zone near the village of Pyla, near Larnaca, in ...

Qatar’s former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government ...

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, ...

Sunday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island for most of the day, with temperatures set to reach a high of 40 degrees Celsius inland. Those high ...

The first two articles in this series concluded that the key question facing Cyprus is no longer whether natural gas is needed, but whether the current Vasiliko LNG import project ...

By Stephanos Spyrou Cyprus is one of Europe’s smallest nations, but for six months this year it held the gavel for the whole European Union, and used the closing ...

The international football federation (Fifa), the body responsible for the overall conduct and supervision of the 2026 World Cup, brought the beautiful game into disrepute earlier this week. In an unprecedented ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 6: As Cyprus’ property and construction sectors continue to expand in 2026, the country’s real estate market stands ...

A FEW weeks ago our establishment had mentioned that the Prez would be looking for job to give the deputy minister of European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, whose contract would expire ...

Seasonally adjusted services production rose by 0.7 per cent in the euro area and 0.3 per cent in the European Union during April 2026, according to Eurostat. This increase follows growth recorded in ...

When President Nikos Christodoulides persuaded the European Union to make EU-Turkey relations dependent on progress on the Cyprus problem, this was presented as great achievement. The linking of the two ...

By Kate Miroshnichenko Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a popular, collaborative goal-setting framework, popularised by leading businesses across the world. The trouble is that the OKR framework isn’t ...

Apple (AAPL.O) plans to spend more than $30 ​billion under a multi-year chip supply deal with Broadcom, bolstering ‌its US sourcing as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to expand ...