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Cyprus is transforming its higher education sector into a cornerstone of the national economy, positioning it as a vital component of a broader investment ecosystem that extends far beyond the ...

A Cypriot-flagged ship was “blatantly attacked” by Iranian forces while attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, the United States’ defence department’s central command said on Sunday. It explained ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over advances made by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot personnel into the buffer zone near the village of Pyla, near Larnaca, in ...

Qatar’s former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government ...

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, ...

Sunday’s weather will be mostly clear across most of the island for most of the day, with temperatures set to reach a high of 40 degrees Celsius inland. Those high ...

The first two articles in this series concluded that the key question facing Cyprus is no longer whether natural gas is needed, but whether the current Vasiliko LNG import project ...

By Stephanos Spyrou Cyprus is one of Europe’s smallest nations, but for six months this year it held the gavel for the whole European Union, and used the closing ...

The international football federation (Fifa), the body responsible for the overall conduct and supervision of the 2026 World Cup, brought the beautiful game into disrepute earlier this week. In an unprecedented ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 6: As Cyprus’ property and construction sectors continue to expand in 2026, the country’s real estate market stands ...

A FEW weeks ago our establishment had mentioned that the Prez would be looking for job to give the deputy minister of European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, whose contract would expire ...

Seasonally adjusted services production rose by 0.7 per cent in the euro area and 0.3 per cent in the European Union during April 2026, according to Eurostat. This increase follows growth recorded in ...

When President Nikos Christodoulides persuaded the European Union to make EU-Turkey relations dependent on progress on the Cyprus problem, this was presented as great achievement. The linking of the two ...

By Kate Miroshnichenko Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a popular, collaborative goal-setting framework, popularised by leading businesses across the world. The trouble is that the OKR framework isn’t ...

Apple (AAPL.O) plans to spend more than $30 ​billion under a multi-year chip supply deal with Broadcom, bolstering ‌its US sourcing as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to expand ...

Activity in Britain’s dominant services sector contracted for a second month running in June and by the most since early 2023 as the fallout from the Iran ​war continued to ...

A contract signed last month for a large-scale, centrally managed storage batteries system is anticipated to be followed by other such projects, the Cyprus Mail is told, as the island ...

Temperatures are expected to hit 40C inland on Sunday, meteorologist Matthaios Papadakis said on Saturday, and the met office has issued a yellow warning for extreme maximum temperatures. According to ...

South Africa international midfielder Jayden Adams, who featured in all three of his side’s group stage games at the 2026 World Cup, has died, the country’s sports ministry said ...

 Marc Marquez underlined his dominance at Sachsenring by converting pole position into victory in Saturday’s sprint race at the German Grand Prix, holding off younger brother Alex Marquez to ...

Fiscal council member Marios Clerides on Saturday said that Cyprus’ markets require “ethical banking”, as he weighed in on the prospect of a new cooperative bank being opened on the ...

Sitting in the spokesperson’s office at the Filoxenia Conference Center, the desk stacked with piles of leftover CY2026 stickers and notepads, we’re suddenly distracted by the sound of ...

Argentina and Switzerland meet again in the World Cup knockout stage on Saturday carrying memories of a tense match 12 years ago in Brazil, when Angel Di Maria’s extra-time strike ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday she did not regret her efforts to forge close ties with US President Donald Trump, despite a series of public disagreements that ...