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Cyprus maintained one of the EU’s highest employment rates among people aged 20 to 64 in the second quarter of 2026, even as the overall EU rate edged up only slightly, according ...

Former first lady Androulla Vassiliou has instructed the police officer who served as her driver to report to headquarters on Monday to receive instructions for his new post. Vassiliou said ...

A 30-year-old man is in critical condition at Nicosia general hospital, having had his hand amputated, after an explosion inside a metal warehouse in Sotira on Friday night, with police ...

The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) has launched an international artificial intelligence challenge aimed at finding practical solutions to water-sector problems, with innovators from Cyprus among those eligible to apply. Cyprus ...

Cyprus will see mostly clear skies on Saturday, though cloud is expected to build over Troodos mountains during the afternoon, bringing isolated rain and the chance of a brief thunderstorm. ...

Investing in financial products rarely comes down to simply choosing an asset and opening a position. Even with a high-quality trading platform, results largely depend on how well a trader ...

Stitched into the Landscape, a new exhibition by artists Andreani Panayides and Vasilis Savvidis, runs from September 11 at the Elyssia Boutique Hotel in Pedoulas until November 11. Supported by the Cultural ...

Since 1963, Cyprus has been in an anomalous political situation, while since 1974, one-third of the island has been under the occupation of neighbouring Turkey. Greek Cypriot politicians whine and indulge in ...

Ben Shelton defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-5 in an electric U.S. Open semi-final on Friday to secure a title clash with Alexander Zverev and move closer ...

Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. ...

Business & economy wrap-up from the day before Cypriot economists have warned that the European Central Bank (ECB) could raise interest rates further if the war in the Middle East ...

The number of bounced cheques fell by 20.5 per cent in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, while their total value also declined, according ...

Formula One rolls into Madrid this weekend for a first look at the Madring, a new Spanish Grand Prix venue with a banked beast of a corner and enough unknowns ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has found that synthetic securitisation provides only a marginal boost to corporate lending, raising questions about how far the growing market can contribute to European ...

After all the pre-season optimism, Manchester United’s start to the Premier League season has been inconsistent but Sunday’s derby against visiting Manchester City offers Michael Carrick’s side ...

Few things please a Cyprus traveller quite like a €39 airfare. Unfortunately, we are also rather good at spending the saving before the airplane has left the ground.  The first mistake ...

The ​European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the ‌coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite deployments, the agency’...

Tourism arrivals fell some 8 per cent in the first seven months of this year, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis announced on Friday. The year is expected to close with a ...

The Transparency Commissioner, Haris Poyiadjis, who heads the anti-corruption authority, told the House institutions committee on Wednesday that an announcement about the ‘black van’ spying case would be issued on ...

A fire that broke out in the basement of a hotel in the Pernara area of Protaras has prompted the precautionary evacuation of hotel guests on Friday night. According to ...

The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, a significant diplomatic breakthrough as its leaders began summit talks in New Delhi, ...

The former teacher of Stylianos Constantinou, the 14-year-old boy who died by suicide in 2019, told Nicosia district court on Friday that she had reported everything the child told her about ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced a €68 million tender for the new Legal Service building, with construction scheduled to begin in April 2027. According to the ministry, the project covers the ...

The European Union abandoned a proposal for an export duty on aluminium scrap over concerns it could complicate the final signature of a free trade deal with India, sources familiar ...