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Cyprus could gain firmer legal ground to restrict Airbnb-style rentals in areas where housing pressure can be proved under a European Commission proposal due later this year, but the island ...

Cyprus is preparing a new interbank payment service that would allow customers to send money using only the recipient’s mobile phone number, with its introduction currently being considered for ...

The New Cyprus Association on Tuesday expressed its condolences and solidarity with the victims and those missing following the shipwreck off Kyrenia, while condemning hateful reactions to the tragedy from ...

Champions Arsenal made it two wins out of two as Bukayo Saka’s second-half goal earned them a workmanlike 1-0 victory at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Monday. ...

IKEA Cyprus is joining a new wave of price cuts announced on Tuesday as the Swedish furniture retailer seeks to revive demand amid rising housing costs and squeezed household budgets. ...

An ex-street gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas was convicted of murder on Monday for his ...

Oil prices gained on ​Tuesday as the resumption of fighting between the US and Iran in the Middle East ‌renewed fears of supply disruptions from the world’s key crude-producing ...

An unprecedented deal for the U.S. to gain access to a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves – and the central role a Venezuelan businessman will play – is prompting questions ...

Relatives of the 20 people who remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia breached the security gate in front of the Turkish Cypriot security forces’ ...

September begins with a new exhibition that arrives to enrich Limassol’s art scene. The Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki presents Nikos Kouroussis: labyrinths this Friday, September 4, a survey ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is travelling to Ireland on Tuesday to take part in the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers, known as the Gymnich. According to a foreign ministry ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hailed the security agreement signed with Greece as “one of the largest in the state’s history”, linking it directly to the trilateral ...

Nine people were arrested across Cyprus on Monday night during targeted preventive police operations, while 332 traffic offences were reported. Police said officers carried out organised patrols at key locations in ...

Smoke visible across Strovolos and Latsia on Tuesday morning was caused by a fire in a large pile of tree cuttings, trunks and grass waste in an open area in ...

Two men, aged 24 and 21, were remanded for eight days by Nicosia district court on Tuesday after the attempted murder of a 21-year-old man early in the morning. The victim was ...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won his first singles match in 139 days, while Aryna Sabalenka got her bid for a third straight U.S. Open title off to a winning start ...

The first funeral for a victim of Sunday’s catamaran disaster off Kyrenia was held on Monday afternoon, as search operations continued for a second consecutive night. Nuray Zeytun Ozbiler, 59, ...

The roofer got up and found two young bears about the size of golden retrievers standing in his hallway. After a staring match, they bolted out of the front door. ...

Tuesday will be mostly clear, with temperatures reaching 37C inland, though isolated afternoon showers cannot be ruled out in the mountains. According to the Met Office, seasonal low pressure is ...

Four people were killed and over a dozen injured in Russian air attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region on Tuesday, local authorities said, in what ...

Cyprus’ tourism revenue rose by 0.2 per cent in June 2026, despite tourist arrivals falling by 1.7 per cent, as higher spending per visitor offset the drop in visitor numbers. Specifically, tourism revenue ...

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 ...