Deep-water search and rescue boat to arrive on Tuesday
A deep-water search and rescue boat will arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday to aid in efforts to locate those who are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the ...
Netanyahu says EU ‘remains silent when Turkey illegally occupies half of Cyprus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the European Union “remains silent when Turkey, a Nato member, illegally occupies half of Cyprus, an EU member”, while accusing the ...
North announces three-day mourning period after deadly ferry accident
The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Sunday night announced a three-day mourning period to be observed in light of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia earlier ...
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Chelsea’s vibrant start to life under new manager Xabi Alonso continued with a 4-3 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion and Bruno Fernandes’s hat-trick helped Manchester United ...
Cyprus’ cartel politics and a fragmented Republic
In late August 2026, former President Nicos Anastasiades delivered an address over the state-run Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation that fundamentally unsettled the country’s political landscape.
Ostensibly arranged as an elder statesman’...
JRCC told Turkish Cypriots ‘do not need assistance’ after ferry accident
Larnaca’s joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) on Sunday evening said that it was told that the Turkish Cypriot authorities “do not need the assistance” it had offered after a ...
Kyrenia ferry captain arrested after ‘Cyprus’ worst ever maritime disaster’
The captain of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia was arrested on Sunday evening, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said, describing the incident, which has thus ...
We may be seeing more of ancient Cyprus than we think
Every day we see items that eventually become recognisable images – in tourist shops, on postage stamps, on official logos – yet their origins elude us. A trip to the Cyprus Museum ...
Kyrenia ferry death toll rises to eight
A total of eight people are now confirmed to have died as a result of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia, the north’s ‘transport ...
UN’s Diagne ‘saddened’, offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry accident
United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Sunday said he was “deeply saddened” by the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia, which has thus far caused ...
Erdogan offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry sinking
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday offered his condolences after a ferry bound for his country sank shortly after departing from the new port of Kyrenia earlier in the ...
Why the US may be heading for a financial crisis
Last Sunday night I woke up sweating at around 1am after a particularly bad nightmare. Usually, I cannot get back to sleep easily, but this time I was so deeply ...
Europeans really do still value cash in their wallets
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Six million people voted for their favourite euro design in the first week of the survey launched by the ECB in July. This is a whopping one ...
Letymbiotis expresses ‘deep sadness’ over Kyrenia ferry deaths
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday afternoon expressed “deep sadness” over the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia, which has thus far caused the deaths of ...
The €5m award Cyprus won’t pay
A family’s plea after years of fighting
The family of a quadriplegic Greek woman have decided to go public in pleading with the Cypriot government to release nearly €5 million ...
Rialto has a full September schedule
As every year, August is the month when the Rialto Theatre takes a short break to rest, recharge and prepare for the season ahead. Returning this September with renewed energy, ...
JRCC ‘ready’ to help Kyrenia ferry rescue operation
Larnaca’s joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) on Sunday said it is “ready” to help the search-and-rescue operation launched in the north following the capsize of a passenger ferry off ...
Seven confirmed dead after Kyrenia ferry capsizes
A total of seven people are confirmed to have died after a a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel confirmed on Sunday ...
‘Sorry for the inconvenience, Cyprus’ just isn’t enough
If apologies generated electricity, Cyprus would have had no difficulty keeping the lights on this summer.
When power cuts spread across the island recently, people were trapped in lifts, businesses ...
Met office cannot ban boats from setting sail, rep. says after Mavropoulos death
The met office cannot ban boats from setting sail in bad weather, its representative Andreas Chrysanthou said on Sunday, as investigations into the death of Limassol businessman Dimi Mavropoulos aboard ...
Passenger ferry capsizes off Kyrenia
A passenger ferry capsized early on Sunday afternoon shortly after departing from Kyrenia for the Turkish port of Tasucu.
The boat capsized around two kilometres north of the coast of ...
Applications plummet: the latest twist in the PV saga
When it comes to solar power, the ultimate dream is self-sufficiency – both on the macro level, as an island (since we have so much sunshine), and on the micro, household ...
Christodoulides ‘stands by’ air traffic controllers, Turkish Cypriots say issue must not be politicised
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he stands “by the side” of Greek Cypriot air traffic controllers in their endeavours to manage the disputed airspace above and around Cyprus, while ...
Man arrested after lighting lighter at petrol station
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after taking out a lighter and lighting it while filling a car up with petrol at a petrol station, the police said on Sunday.
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