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Cyprus technology sector leads decades-long surge in productivity Productivity growth in Cyprus remained concentrated in a small number of sectors over the past three decades, with information and communications technology (...

Popi Christoforou, the mother of twin sailors Miltos and Christos who were killed in the Mari naval base explosion, was laid to rest in Limassol on Thursday, after a long ...

The coast guard being established by the government will initially operate under the auspices of the justice ministry before being transferred to the deputy shipping ministry. The arrangement was outlined ...

Iran has temporarily suspended a 10 per cent charge on freight fees for foreign vessels carrying imported or exported oil, gas and liquid petroleum products to and from Iran, the semi-official ...

Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Thursday criticised as “odd” the government’s decision to no longer provide her with a police officer to act as her personal security. Vassiliou ...

Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title and it should be handed to his former Tottenham Hotspur side following the Blues’ record fine for ...

Where do you live and with whom?I live in Nicosia with my husband and twin children. What did you have for breakfast?My breakfast routine includes two poached eggs ...

An Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife, and their two daughters, aged 8 and 12, in a house in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials said, as the Israeli ...

Cyprus recorded a 3.5 per cent year-on-year increase in agricultural output prices in the second quarter of 2026, making it the third-highest increase in the European Union, according to Eurostat data published ...

Cyprus’ cabinet on Thursday approved five tourism incentive schemes covering Kato Pyrgos, conferences, foreign sports teams, rural experiences and Christmas villages, seeking to attract visitors beyond the island’s established ...

Three children from Cyprus have achieved a particularly significant international distinction at the 19th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. Georgia Evdokia Michael, Maria Petousi and Savvas Sophocleous are among just 21 ...

At least three very busy pelican crossings in Nicosia were out of order on Thursday, with a press of the pedestrian button attached to the traffic lights at all of ...

The cabinet approved on Thursday a €12.5 million reform of child benefit that will increase payments for lower income families and widen income thresholds, with the measures due to take effect ...

Altamira Real Estate is back after the summer break with one of the most successful real estate events of recent years, inviting the public to a new Open Day & ...

The first board of directors of the National Cancer Institute was approved by cabinet on Thursday. “After the institutionalisation and establishment of the National Cancer Institute, we are now moving ...

Two men suspected of firing shots at a building in Limassol were on Thursday remanded in police custody for eight days as authorities continue investigating. The two suspects, aged 18 and 20, ...

The two British twins allegedly targeted in a Cyprus murder plot have been identified as Liverpool brothers Jamie and Aaron Small. The brothers, who had previously competed in MMA wrestling ...

The University of Nicosia’s (UNIC’s) School of Law is further strengthening its academic capacity with new additions to its teaching staff in Athens and Nicosia, as part of ...

George Karatzias was appointed chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Thursday, returning to the regulator just over two years after leaving to become an executive director ...

A navtex, a message used to transmit information to seaborne vessels, will be issued “in the coming days” to warn sailors of plans to conduct seabed surveys for the laying ...

Swedes will vote on Sunday in a tight election that has effectively become a referendum on whether the far-right Sweden Democrats should join the government and cement their journey from ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Thursday for talks with President Nikos Christodoulides, as police imposed heightened security measures and anti-war groups prepared to ...

Cyprus’ state-owned asset management company Kedipes expects its repayments to the government to exceed €2 billion during the final quarter of 2026, as it moves away from loan portfolio sales and places ...

The forestry department on Thursday announced the launch of an app for visitors to Nicosia’s two national forest parks, those of Athalassa and Academia. The app – in both Greek ...