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Several “flying objects” were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim news agency. “During a ...

Organised police patrols throughout the island overnight on Saturday and into Sunday morning saw the arrest of nine people. They were arrested for offences including illegal possession of explosives and ...

What special relationship! David Dimbleby the veteran British broadcaster exclaimed rhetorically on being asked about the illusion of the special relationship between Britain and the USA. There never was a ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting March 30: The Famagusta district is coming under economic pressure from the fallout of the Middle East war, with ...

WHAT could a poor weekly columnist write as click-bait when in the last few days, the news was dominated by sensational allegations about corrupt judges, child rape, illegitimate children, big ...

By Yiannis Misirlis In every housing cycle, markets search for a villain. Today, in Cyprus, the spotlight has turned toward foreign, particularly non-European, buyers. The policy response now under discussion, ...

With parliamentary elections less than two months away, the scare stories about the composition of the new House are becoming more frequent, especially as opinion polls suggest there could be ...

By Christodoulos Patsalides, governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) The banking sector today operates in an environment characterised by heightened uncertainty and a multidimensional, dynamically evolving web of ...

Renewable power such as wind and solar provided a record 52.5 per cent of Britain’s electricity generation ​in 2025, government data has shown, ‌but fossil fuel use also rose. Britain has ...

The Eurosystem, the collective body comprising the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the 20 member states that have adopted the euro, published its comprehensive payments strategy ...

Fingers crossed: that’s how industry stakeholders see the fate of the tourism sector this year amid the war raging in the Persian Gulf. Prospective travelers, already spooked, are either ...

Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Saturday evening moved to defend himself over accusations that he had erected a statue of the Republic of Cyprus’ founding president Archbishop Makarios III ...

In the world of the clarinet, Alessandro Carbonare is a name that needs little introduction. First clarinet of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and legendary collaborator ...

A new regional firefighting hub is to be inaugurated in Cyprus this month, the government said on Saturday. It said the hub will be inaugurated by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

A transit road through the Turkish Cypriot Kokkina exclave would “unimaginably” improve the lives of Greek Cypriots who live in the surrounding villages, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. “It ...

Bolstering Cyprus’ defence infrastructure is a “top priority” for the government, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday, in advance of a visit to Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase. “I am glad ...

The police have stepped up their crackdown on those intending to light Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”, with firewood being seized from various sites around the island. They announced that ...

Enzo Fernandez’s agent Javier Pastore has criticised Chelsea’s decision to ban the midfielder for two games after recent public comments about his future, saying the Argentina international does ...

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Liverpool 4-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to cruise into the last four. Liverpool did ...

Iraq closed the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after airstrikes on the Iranian side killed an Iraqi citizen, security sources said on Saturday, shutting off a vital supply artery. The ...

Energy Minister Michalis Damianos outlined his ministry’s 2025 achievements and priorities for 2026, while acknowledging ongoing uncertainty surrounding the delayed Vasiliko natural gas project. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, ...

At least one person was killed and several injured on Friday ahead of a derby match at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in the Peruvian capital, said club Alianza Lima, a ...

Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according to a letter from ...

Former England right back Kieran Trippier will leave Newcastle United after four and a half years when his contract expires this summer, the Premier League club said on Saturday. The ...