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World number one Jannik Sinner will not compete again in 2026 after opting to continue his recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined him since his triumphant Wimbledon campaign in ...

Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for ground-breaking work creating an observatory to detect some of the universe’s most elusive particles, high-energy neutrinos, and ...

Cyprus had one of the European Union’s highest employment rates among people aged 20 to 64 in 2025, reaching 81.3 per cent, according to Eurostat. The figure put Cyprus higher than the EU ...

Cyprus had a working-age population of 61.6 per cent on January 1, 2025, placing the country above the European Union average of 58.3 per cent, according to Eurostat. The figures show that people aged ...

Invest Cyprus has called for closer investment and innovation links between Cyprus and Greece, saying stronger cooperation could help smaller ecosystems attract more international capital and strengthen their global reach.  ...

The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) will introduce a new identity verification procedure for calls to the Gesy service centre from Wednesday to strengthen the protection of beneficiaries’ personal data. The ...

France’s defence ministry said on Tuesday it had conducted the first test launch of its latest-generation M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile, underscoring its nuclear deterrent amid heightened tensions with Russia. ...

Africa’s newest financial institution had a September target: a board, a headquarters address in Abuja, and a mandate to coordinate monetary policy across the continent. Coordinating policy, not yet ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has lashed out at President Donald Trump for remarks to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska’s farm belt suggesting that Iran could “take out” ...

Education Minister Athena Michaelidou on Tuesday presented the government’s latest plan to reform the way in which teachers are appointed to trade union leaders, though she admitted that she ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the use of a firing squad to execute the former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in a 2009 shooting spree the ...

Rainfall recorded in Cyprus this month has already reached 77 per cent of the average for October, the department of meteorology said on Tuesday. Average rainfall since October 1 had reached 25.2mm, ...

Cyprus’ registered unemployment rose by 9.7 per cent year on year in September, driven mainly by public administration and defence, information and communication, and administrative and support services, according to figures ...

The Union of Municipalities on Tuesday welcomed a proposed change to the way municipalities receive annual state funding, saying the interior ministry had included its main proposals in an amendment ...

By Rebekah Gregoriades Benon Sevan, who died on Monday, aged 88, will be laid to rest on Monday, October 12. The funeral will be held at the Armenian church in Nicosia at ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) took part in the 23rd Science and Technology in Society Forum in Japan from October 4 to October 6, 2026, bringing Cyprus into international discussions on the ...

Cyprus remains among the EU countries where the final implementation of new pay transparency rules is unresolved, according to a report from compensation and salary benchmarking platform TalentUp. TalentUp said ...

A twenty-third body was recovered from the sea off the coast of Kyrenia on Tuesday as search operations continue following the sinking of a passenger ferry off the town’s ...

State-owned asset management company Kedipes made a further €60 million cash payment to the state for the third quarter of 2026, taking total repayments linked to the former Cyprus cooperative bank above €2 ...

The British father who pleaded guilty in connection with the death of his three-year-old son will learn his sentence on October 16, Paphos district court said on Tuesday. The court reserved ...

The NFL has suspended line judge Jeff Seeman two games and referee Adrian Hill one game for separate instances of professional conduct. NFL vice president of officiating Ramon George issued ...

Jean Chalopin has been asked, more than once, where his relentless hopefulness comes from. His answer tends to disarm people, because it isn’t lofty at all. It’s practical. “...

The Premier League has struck a chord with young Americans after the US co-hosted this year’s World Cup, with viewership for the English top-flight up 20% among those aged 18-34 ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said that the government has “invested more than a billion euros” in its efforts to ease the rising cost of living, when he was asked ...