Bomb destroys car in Limassol in early hours
A car bomb exploded at 3am on Thursday in Limassol.
Police said the car was being used by a 78-year-old and was parked in Ayios Athanasios area.
The blast was ...
Cyprus Business Now: most expensive properties, tourism, industrial prices
Limassol led the way in Cyprus’ high-value real estate transactions in August 2024, contributing significantly to the total of €20.9 million in sales across the island, according to real estate analytics firm ...
Weather mainly fine with isolated showers later in the day
Low pressure is affecting the region on Thursday, with clouds and isolated showers expected later in the day.
Weather on Thursday will start out mainly fine.
Winds will be a ...
Nike to post steepest sales drop since COVID, analysts expect target reset
Investors and analysts expect Nike to lower annual forecasts on Tuesday when it posts quarterly results, the company’s first earnings report since announcing a new CEO earlier this month.
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Waste scandal looming over Kadis’ EU nomination
As Costas Kadis heads to Brussels for his decisive grilling at the European parliament before being given the Commission’s oceans and fisheries portfolio, the cloud of scandalous mismanagement of ...
Regional war now looking increasingly likely
Iran carried out its largest-ever attack on Israel on Tuesday night launching a barrage of missiles, which it said were aimed at military installations. The aerial defences of Israel, supported ...
Lefkoniko air base ‘may be used’ in Middle East crisis
The north’s Gecitkale (Lefkoniko) air base “may be used” by the Turkish air force if tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, the north’s air traffic controllers’ ...
Paphos to restore ties with sister towns in Greece
Paphos is to restore ties with its network of sister towns in Greece, Salvation of Paphos Movement town councillor Michalis Hadjimitsis said on Wednesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Tatar’s office says informal dinner set for October 15
The “informal dinner” to be attended by President Nikos Christodoulides, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will take place on October 15, Tatar’s office said ...
Head of company accused of ‘trafficking’ Bangladeshi workers denies being sacked
The head of the north’s citrus export company Cypfruvex, which is accused of having trafficked hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals and left them to live in squalid conditions in camps ...
Paphos child hospitalised after being run over
A six-year-old child from Paphos was hospitalised on Wednesday after being run over in the town.
The boy was reportedly run over on Athens avenue, which connects the former district ...
G7 leaders still hopeful for diplomatic solution in Middle East
Group of Seven (G7) leaders expressed “strong concern” on Wednesday over the crisis in the Middle East but said a diplomatic solution was still viable and a region-wide conflict was ...
CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea
The US CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says has been a successful effort to enlist ...
Exhibition presents Reflections of Paphos communities
A new exhibition is about to open in Paphos as the Petrideion Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Marking three decades since it first started its operations in 1994, the ...
Scandal-hit monks defrocked threaten lawsuit
After months of wrangling, three Osiou Avakoum monks were defrocked by the Holy Synod on Wednesday, a decision the clerics decried as unfair and said they would sue.
Archimandrites at ...
Turkish Cypriot MEP candidate in court again next month after arrest
Former Green Party candidate in the European parliament elections Oz Karahan and former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis will both appear in court again on November 18 after having been arrested ...
US warns Iran at UN: don’t target us or Israel
The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday against targeting it or Israel as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat ...
Alcaraz fights back to down Sinner and win China Open
Carlos Alcaraz rallied from a set down and held his nerve in a deciding tiebreak to beat defending champion Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the China Open final on ...
British bases likely involved in defending Israel from Iranian missiles
Cyprus was the likely launchpad for the military support offered by the United Kingdom to defend Israel from a volley of Iranian missiles launched on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday evening, ...
Repatriating Cypriots a ‘main priority’ amid Lebanese exodus
The government on Wednesday was bracing for heightened security measures as an all-out war in Middle East loomed, prompting diplomats to flee Beirut in boats docking in Cyprus.
Meanwhile, 105 Cypriot ...
Concerns raised over looming end of Green Line police’s contracts
Concerns were raised in the House legal committee on Wednesday over the looming end of the fixed term contracts signed by police officers who patrol the Republic’s side of ...
Gazan buried as only known victim of Iranian barrage against Israel
A 38-year-old Gazan, the only known fatality in Iran’s missile attack against Israel, was buried on Wednesday, witnesses said.
Sameh Khadr Hassan Al-Asali had been staying in a Palestinian ...
Smart agriculture part of push to increase GDP
Eleven actions were adopted by the cabinet on Wednesday to promote new technologies and introduce smart agriculture, as part of the government’s revised strategy to increase the contribution of ...
President: Cyprus in talks with key players over Middle East developments
The government is in talks with the leaders of neighbouring states, the EU and US over developments in the Middle East, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday.
In statements ahead ...