Trump greeted with boos at NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden
Basketball fans greeted U.S. President Donald Trump with a chorus of loud boos on Monday, as the Republican became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA ...
Sunshine dominates, but afternoon showers remain on the cards
It looks set to be another largely pleasant summer day across Cyprus, with plenty of sunshine expected after a misty start in some areas.
A weak low-pressure system is affecting ...
Party leaders to hold first meeting of new parliament
The first meeting of party leaders and representatives in the newly elected House of Representatives is set to take place at noon on Tuesday under the chairmanship of House President ...
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now
Iran and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump, though Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued ...
Four-vehicle collision causes disruption on Limassol-Nicosia motorway
A traffic collision involving four vehicles occurred on Tuesday morning on the Limassol-Nicosia motorway near Dali, police said.
According to police, the accident initially led to the closure of the ...
Credit expansion underpins bullish outlook for Greek banks
The resilience of the Greek economy remains a key pillar of the positive investment narrative for Greek banks, according to a new report by Jefferies, which maintains a buy recommendation ...
Cyprus Business Now: Sir Stelios, shipping, government debt, Jumbo
Nine bi-communal business partnerships received a total of €500,000 in Nicosia on Monday, at an awards ceremony that placed cooperation between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs at the centre of ...
Eurobank plans over €1.3bn lending boost in Crete by 2028
Eurobank has projected that its total financing in Crete between 2023 and 2028 will exceed €1.3bn, underlining what it describes as a long-term commitment to supporting the island’s development trajectory and ...
Airlines face sharp profit squeeze as Middle East war and fuel costs bite
Global airlines are heading into a tougher 2026, with industry profits expected to halve as war-related disruption in the Middle East and a sharp rise in fuel prices weigh heavily on ...
Cyprus Cement completes small-scale share buyback
The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd announced this week that it has proceeded with a share buyback transaction, purchasing its own shares in line with a prior shareholder decision and ...
Cyprus setting up food safety authority to promote data-based solutions
The government is promoting a National Food Safety Authority, which will be tasked with coordinating and supervising official controls by services and laboratories, and drafting a unified national strategy for ...
Our View: Increasing pay for contract soldiers can’t be back door to civil service
Boosted pay and service benefits will be offered by the defence ministry to make the job of national guard private more attractive, according to press reports. The national guard is ...
Decomposed body found in Larnaca
A body in advanced decomposed state was found in an apartment in A body that had been in an advanced state of decomposition was discovered in a flat in Larnaca ...
Installation of emergency openings to affect traffic in Nicosia, Larnaca and Paralimni
Works to install emergency openings on the highway between Larnaca airport and Paralimni, as well as Larnaca and Nicosia will affect traffic on the highway between June 9 and June 28.
The ...
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir under investigation in Italy over Gaza flotilla
Italian prosecutors put Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last month, a judicial source ...
Animal rescue groups suspend neutering programmes for stray cats
Animal rescue groups organised under the Cyprus Voice for Animals (CVA) said on Monday they would pause all trap-neuter-and-release (TNR) programmes for stray cats until further notice in protest over ...
Israeli military kills six in Gaza and expands control zone
Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel’s military expanded the area under its control, according to ...
Fire in paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia under control
A fire that broke out at a vehicle paint shop in Kokkinotrimithia in Nicosia was brought under full control by the fire service on Monday evening.
According to fire service ...
Turkey merges state Islamic banks in financial sector overhaul
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week announced the merger of three state-owned Islamic banks, unveiling a restructuring plan aimed at expanding the role of participation banking within the country’...
Teenager never given protection he needed, court hears
Social welfare services should have taken custody, at least temporarily, of a teenager who ended up taking his own life in 2019, a witness told Nicosia district court on Monday.
Independent ...
Albania’s Rama vows to push on with Kushner-linked luxury resort despite protests
Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, ...
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
The leaders of Germany and France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, two German officials said on Monday, bowing to industrial ...
Fidias explains why party backed Annita, and gets rebuked
Fidias Panayiotou, leader of Direct Democracy, explained in his own straightforward way over the weekend why his party backed Disy’s Annita Demetriou for House president, arguing that Demetriou would ...
Oenogastronomic nights coming up at rural winery
Wine, music, food and fresh mountain air. That is what is coming up as the terrace of Tsiakkas Winery in the countryside of Pitsilia, invites the public to two special ...