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In the editorial ‘Our View: Presidential platitudes will not see GSI progress’ [September 9] you state that “Cyprus, which will benefit the most from GSI, is refusing to play ball and ...

In response to article ‘Cyprus MEPs say ‘abandoned’ by the EU over Limassol wildfire’ on September 9: The single biggest issue in the handling of the fire was the failure in ...

Among many things, donkeys are one thing Cyprus is known for, but their wellbeing relies largely on the generosity of tourists, visitors and volunteers. Jo Welsby, is a regular visitor ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Sunday told Turkish Cypriots to “not embarrass” influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash when the Turkish Cypriot leadership election takes place next month. ...

Oblique Seville scorched to the world 100 metres gold in a personal best 9.77 seconds on Sunday, leading a Jamaican 1-2 ahead of Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, second again in 9.82. Defending ...

There will be no problems with the Paphos district’s water supply next year, “regardless of the weather conditions”, the agriculture ministry’s permanent Andreas Gregoriou said on Sunday. Speaking ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on four SpaceX resupply missions to the International Space Station has ...

The world has been transfixed by the case of Erin Patterson: the Australian woman convicted of mass murder, having brutally killed three members of her family using death cap mushrooms, ...

A 57-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with a shooting which took place at a pharmacy in the Limassol suburb of Yermasoyia on Friday. Evidence of a shooting ...

Autumn is a busy month for the island’s cultural agenda as festivals, markets, exhibitions and theatre productions return. Annual festivals make their comeback, and most of them are addressed ...

British boxer Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion, has died at the age of 46, the World Boxing Association said on Sunday. Nicknamed ‘the Hitman’, Hatton won the WBA, IBO ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday held a telephone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and said after the call that he had “stressed the importance to deescalate tensions”. He said ...

I’ll get to the Russian drones shot down over Poland, but I’ll start with the Israeli air strikes on Qatar because that’s a much bigger deal. Israel ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he had held a “pertinent discussion” with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, days after the country was the target of an ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis this week met with Athina Spakouri, Head of the Greek National Tourism Organisation’s office in Cyprus. The meeting allowed the two officials to ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou will hold separate meetings with trade unions and with employers’ associations in the coming days amid an ongoing rift over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) which led ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis departed for London on Sunday, following an invitation from her British counterpart to attend London International Shipping Week 2025. According to an announcement by the Deputy ...

The old town hall in Nicosia will host an evening on September 16 where grief is transformed into purpose. Under the auspices of President Nikos Christodoulides, the Nicholas Zoe Foundation will ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Sunday after having been arrested on Saturday for the possession of just shy of 200 grams of cannabis, all of ...

A top United States diplomat expressed regret on Sunday over a US immigration raid that detained hundreds of South Korean workers, proposing making the event a turning point to strengthen ...

Researchers are testing a new method of capturing CO2 from energy-intensive industries and converting it into valuable chemicals and fuels. By Anthony King In a potential game-changer for heavy industry, ...

A fire broke out in a moving vehicle on the motorway connecting Larnaca and Ayia Napa on Saturday evening, the police said on Sunday. The police said the fire had ...

Despite its small population and tight-knit community, Cyprus has long been one of Europe’s biggest offenders when it comes to rubbish pollution. In 2017, it ranked second highest in the ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested for attacking the police while en route to a football match, the police announced on Sunday. The man, a fan of Aek Larnaca, had been ...