News Feed

Global air cargo demand increased by 3.9 per cent year-on-year in July 2026, with all regions recording growth, according to figures released this week by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Demand ...

Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa has been named Cyprus’ most Instagrammable beach, according to research released by Hot Spring Spas NZ on Monday. Nissi Beach was ranked 11th globally among 98 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides was perfectly entitled to boast about the economy’s performance at his meeting with the executive committee of the Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV). The forecast growth ...

Philippa Fotopoulou won gold in the long jump at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday as Cyprus increased its medal tally to 13, with Elena Kulichenko and Milan Trajkovic also ...

A gathering in Tel Aviv has marked 80 years since the opening of the British detention camps for Jewish refugees, bringing together former camp residents and descendants of those who were ...

One body has been recovered following flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend and recovery operations were underway for a second body on Monday, the National Park ...

Cyprus is hosting a 21-man-strong Greek forest firefighting team for the first time this year under the European pre-deployment programme. According to the forestry department, the team from the Hellenic ...

Lebanese authorities have stopped a boat carrying some 25 Syrian migrants from departing for Cyprus and arrested a Syrian national suspected of organising the journey on Monday. Lebanon’s state security ...

A male moufflon was filmed drinking water as a fox cautiously approached it in a rare encounter captured by the game and fauna service. The moufflon continued drinking without appearing ...

An ex-gang leader enraged by the beating of his nephew led a crew of men who hunted down and killed Tupac Shakur, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday during closing ...

Milan Trajkovic won silver in the 110m hurdles at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday, equalling the Cypriot national record with a time of 13.25 seconds. The Cypriot champion ...

Cypriot high jumper Elena Kulichenko won silver at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Monday, clearing 1.92 metres to secure another medal for the Cypriot delegation. Kulichenko cleared 1.92m with ...

Former deputy attorney-general Loukis Loucaides on Monday called his indictment for financial embezzlement “a malicious conspiracy” against him, insisting he did nothing wrong. Loucaides – who served as deputy AG from 1975 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has donated his €730 monthly pension to the Troodos village of Foini towards a care home for the elderly and disabled. The donation covers the pension he receives ...

The Goethe-Institut Cyprus invites the public to discover German language and culture during its Open House Evening 2026, this Friday, September 4. This vibrant event offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that the war in Ukraine needed to end for humanity’s sake and that New Delhi would support ...

Lionel Messi, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 2022 and the final in 2026, is retiring from international football, he said on Monday. The record eight-times Ballon d’Or winner ...

The main group representing the interests of businesses set out on Monday their concerns over the government’s planned pension reform, while talks continued among stakeholders on its details. A ...

Damage to 183 homes, mainly in the Nicosia district, has been recorded following the severe weather that hit Cyprus last Saturday, the interior ministry said on Monday. It said that local ...

Passenger and eyewitness accounts on Monday began to tell the story of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia the previous day, with multiple passengers saying ...

Veteran British comedian John Cleese, co-founder of Monty Python and creator of Fawlty Towers, will perform in Cyprus for the first time on Tuesday 10 November, presenting his one man show ...

Search-and-rescue teams hope to be able to reach the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Tuesday afternoon, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday, as ...

A 33-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Monday in connection with an attempted burglary at a residence on Thursday, with a second suspect already in custody in relation to ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday visited the dozens of people gathered outside the new port of Kyrenia who are waiting for news of their relatives missing following the ...