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Carlos Alcaraz will return to competitive tennis at the U.S. Open, ending a more than four-month absence caused by a wrist injury, in a bid to defend his title ...

The met office on Friday issued a renewed yellow weather warning for extreme temperatures. The warning will be in effect from 1pm to 4pm, with temperatures expected to rise to 41 ...

Lefkara mayor Sophocles Sophocleous has voiced concern about safety on the old main road linking Nicosia and Limassol, in the section between the Larnaca district villages of Skarinou and Kofinou, ...

Only a matter of days remain until the cultural event that each year attracts thousands of opera lovers from across Cyprus and abroad. On September 4 and 5, the Square of the ...

The police are investigating a fire which broke out in an excavator at a quarry near the Nicosia district village of Farmakas on Thursday evening. According to the police, the ...

The police are investigating what they believe to be a case of arson after a fire broke out in a clothing store on the ground floor of an apartment building ...

The police are investigating an attempted murder after shots were fired at a 33-year-old man in Ayia Napa in the early hours of Friday. “No one was injured in the ...

On Friday the weather will be overwhelmingly clear with increased cloud cover observed in the afternoon, mainly in the higher mountains. Temperatures will rise to around 41 degrees Celsius inland, around 33 ...

Russia is open to listening to new proposals on how to reach a settlement on the Ukraine conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said, but any proposals should reflect the “realities ...

Greek banks are positioned for strong outperformance over multiple years, driven by domestic economic momentum, sustained credit expansion and gradual diversification of revenue sources, according to a new analysis. The ...

Limassol will host a meeting of the maritime ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy on September 9, 2026, the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry has announced. The “Trilateral+1 Meeting” is scheduled to ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), acting as coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Cyprus, has invited Cypriot businesses and other interested organisations to an online webinar ...

The U.S. will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need ...

Construction activity across the European Union weakened sharply in June, according to Eurostat data released Thursday, although Cyprus is entering the period from a comparatively strong position, backed by a ...

The Bank of Greece reported this week that Greek travel receipts rose by 14.8 per cent during the first half of the year, reaching approximately €8.8 billion compared with €7.66 billion in the ...

Nicosia municipality has launched an architectural competition for the regeneration of the historic Municipal Gardens, with entries for the first stage due by November 10. The competition seeks proposals for the ...

The finance ministry has not said very much about the rising inflation rate for July that was announced by Cystat on Wednesday. The finance ministry tends to issue announcements only ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage. The quake struck at a depth of 99 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on August 23 and August 24, with the two leaders expected to discuss current tensions in the Middle East, Macron’...

At least 50 people, mostly children, died after an overloaded boat capsized on Thursday in Nigeria’s northwest Sokoto state, witnesses said. The accident took place near Gorau in Goronyo local ...

Average rainfall recorded in August reached 498.5mm, equivalent to 255 per cent of the monthly average in areas controlled by the Republic, the Met Service said on Thursday. Rainfall exceeded the ...

Defence sources on Thursday declined comment on media reports that a police probe into last month’s fire sparked by the destruction of munitions at a firing range has found ...

The evenings in Nicosia continue to fill with charming events as artists and musicians present their summer agenda. Soon, Kaiti Oikonomidou, Alexandros Fokas and Panayiotis Kleitou will take audiences back ...

Iranian diplomatic sources said Thursday that Cyprus faces no threat as long as British bases on the island are not used in operations against the Islamic Republic. The official comments, ...