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Cyprus recorded the second-highest annual increase in retail trade volume in the European Union in August, rising by 7.5 per cent year-on-year, according to a report from Eurostat. The increase placed ...

Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most “vile strikes” on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging ...

Cyprus’ property market continued to expand in September, with sale contracts reaching 14,969 during the first nine months of 2026 and activity remaining above last year’s levels in every month so ...

Festivals Before the weekend officially arrives, Larnaka 2030 welcomes the MahallArt Cultural Festival, which will activate the neighbourhood of Ais Yiannis from October 8 to 10. Walks, workshops, art performances and open-air screenings ...

The Athens Municipality and the National Bank of Greece have reached an agreement to resolve decades-old property disputes, with seven properties set to be transferred or otherwise made available to ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) will hold a one-day coin design workshop on November 3, 2026, aimed at artists and designers interested in developing expertise in the field of numismatic art. ...

Members of the European Parliament will on Thursday morning debate the matter of “persistent Turkish provocations” in both the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean seas, as well as related “escalations”, with ...

The Limassol municipality has asked that it is given the ownership of the iconic Rialto theatre by the state. Although the finance ministry has agreed to the transfer, the council ...

Cornell University’s administration and president are facing mounting pressure over the school’s handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape that has thrust it into the national spotlight and set ...

Deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides on Wednesday emphasised the need for what he described as a “balanced and sustainable” migration policy, combining the protection of those in need with the ...

The 51-year-old monk who stands accused of attempted murder at the Ayios Neophytos monastery in the Paphos district village of Tala will remain in custody following a ruling of the ...

The municipality of Athienou was awarded the “Green city of Cyprus” award for 2025 on Wednesday. The prize was awarded for two projects concerning the reuse of materials in the renovation ...

Saudi Arabia has launched an air accident probe following last week’s cockpit stabbing on a flydubai jet, as experts examine any fallout for aviation safety alongside a separate UAE-led ...

Cyprus’ government has “failed its citizens” on account of the island’s high and rising energy prices, Direct Democracy Cyprus leader Fidias Panayiotou said on Wednesday, as he addressed a ...

Hourly paid government staff are calling off their protests after their collective agreement was approved on Wednesday at an island-wide meeting. The proposal was submitted to the trade unions on ...

Members of the House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed a European Union directive which sets minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation, and management of assets of illicit ...

Lawyers for Christa Pike will ask a judge on Wednesday to order prison officials to let them inspect the syringes and other equipment used in Tennessee’s failed attempt to ...

The Larnaca local government organisation (EOA) and the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) have announced a new phase of cooperation aimed at providing  affordable housing for families, low-income households and ...

The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during ...

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert has been handed a suspended six-week ban and a £28,000 ($37,000) fine for his involvement in the ‘spygate’ row, after admitting he authorised the observation of training sessions ...

The price of a litre of diesel hit an all-time high of €2.126 at one petrol station in Limassol on Wednesday, according to the consumer protection service’s price observatory. The ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will press for measures to ease the impact of energy costs on households and businesses during Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings in Luxembourg on October 8 and 9, 2026. In ...

Calls for Rialto theatre in Limassol to be handed over to the people are intensifying, as the government appears to be postponing a cabinet decision on a proposal submitted by ...

One of the world’s most celebrated opera stars will perform on the island this week, joining the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and two soloists at the historic Curium Ancient Theatre. ...