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By Olivia Skordi Limassol has the biggest and most well-known carnival celebrations in Cyprus, with the final Sunday parade – this year on March 2 – the pinnacle of the carnival season and ...

The media and political reaction to the signing of the latest energy agreements with Egypt was understandably muted, despite the presidential palace’s enthusiastic efforts to talk up their significance. ...

Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after they allegedly gathered information in different parts of the country, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported ...

Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, who became a journalist in Poland and headed an international committee of Auschwitz survivors, has died at the age of 98, said the Polish weekly magazine Polityka, ...

Various products, mostly children’s toys, containing hazardous chemicals been found on the European market. Cyprus’ labour inspection department said these chemicals were dangerous for workers and consumers alike and ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy postponed his visit to Saudi Arabia in order to not give “legitimacy” to Tuesday’s meeting between US and Russian officials in Riyadh, two sources familiar ...

Novak Djokovic was stunned 7-6(4) 6-2 by Matteo Berrettini in the Qatar Open first round on Tuesday as the Italian enjoyed his first win over the former world number one. ...

Pope Francis has shown the onset of double pneumonia, further complicating treatment for the 88-year pontiff, the Vatican said on Tuesday. “The laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and clinical conditions of ...

State pathologist Panicos Stavrianos testified in court on Tuesday and presented material backing his theory that conscript Thanasis Nicolaou had died after falling from a height in 2005. On December 18, the ...

The enlargement of the EU is a “geopolitical necessity highlighted by international developments”, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna said on Tuesday, adding that this would be high on ...

Tuesday’s electricity production covered needs, says operator Electricity production on Tuesday met the demand and the situation was being closely monitored, Transmission System Operator spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said on ...

The number of registered short-term rental properties in Cyprus has increased significantly, reaching 8,248 properties from 4,765 in April 2025, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said on Tuesday. Speaking after the meeting of ...

Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday that 19 of 21 passengers transported to local hospitals after a Toronto plane crash a day earlier have been released, as officials continue a probe into ...

The EU should “stay focused on the key issues of concern”, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said after the conclusion of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the EU (Ecofin), ...

Formula One’s governing body is planning to spice up the showcase Monaco Grand Prix by forcing teams to carry out more pitstops. The FIA said in a statement that ...

The first natural gas to come to Cyprus for power generation won’t be from offshore wells in the island’s exclusive economic zone but rather imports of LNG from ...

Local crime prevention councils have been created in Limassol, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Tuesday. He said the pilot project, implemented in Limassol since November 2024, aimed to “further strengthen ...

The loss of lives is not up for “populism or political exploitation”, the transport ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to remarks by Disy deputy president Yiannis ...

An interactive, fun and educational workshop for children is coming up at NiMAC this month inspired by the exhibition Repetitive Acts. Titled Forms in Motion, the workshop will welcome four ...

Only 61 per cent of the Agency for Equal Distribution of Burdens’ budget for 2024 was spent, its chairman Akis Pouros said on Tuesday. He also told the House refugees committee that ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal lodged against a court decision nullifying the election of Savvas Savva to the post of Alassa community leader, it said on Tuesday. On ...

The Football Association has agreed to a ‘significant’ pay rise for the women’s national team, reports said on Tuesday. The pay rise was agreed at a meeting held a ...

Under threat of indictment, the football clubs with the largest debts sat down with the tax commissioner on Tuesday, apparently getting a reprieve until the end of March. The one-hour ...

Police have ruled out foul play regarding the dead body found in the centre of Nicosia on Tuesday morning. A police spokesman confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that the body ...