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By Russell Flick It has taken years of frustration, legal confusion, and enforcement chaos, but Cyprus has finally updated its swimming pool law – and the change could not come soon ...

A friend commented on my last week’s article as being too morbid. Writing a weekly column on domestic and world current affairs these days is certainly no picnic. Wars, ...

Deep in the storerooms of Cyprus’ prehistoric past lies a handcrafted ceramic that has fascinated scholars and visitors alike for decades. The tiny Vounous Bowl, discovered in a Bronze Age ...

Investors are witnessing a dynamic shift in the crypto market as Cardano (ADA) is retreating to $0.80, while Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is surging forward in its presale phase 6, following the rapid ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) as a key strategic project was the clear and unequivocal view expressed by the European commissioner for energy, Dan Jorgensen, during his visit to Athens ...

The U.S. struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods – half the threatened rate – and averting a bigger ...

Israel said on Sunday it would halt military operations each day for 10 hours in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors in the shattered enclave, where images of starving ...

Celebrating two decades of films, the Limassol International Documentary Festival will next week fill Limassol with captivating human stories and cinematic explorations. It will be held from August 1 to 8 at ...

A total of three men have been admitted to hospitals in Limassol and Nicosia with heatstroke, as Cyprus experiences high temperatures. One man is in serious condition, officials said. Okypy ...

We are not even close to readiness for firefighting. My husband and I live in Monagri, one of the villages affected by the recent wildfire. At 7.30pm on July 23, we ...

Let’s imagine a young Filipino woman. Let’s call her Althea, which was apparently the most common girl’s name in the Philippines in 2023. What will Althea experience, should ...

A fresh case of cryptocurrency theft is under investigation by police, after a 48-year-old man reported the loss of digital assets worth €381,653. The complaint was officially filed on July 26, with ...

EU-funded researchers, firefighters and communities are pioneering innovative, collaborative approaches to build landscapes able to withstand increasingly extreme wildfires. By Maria Vlastara Asier Larrañaga Ochoa de Eguileor, a wildfire ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday morning in Larnaca, as part of a police investigation into a stabbing incident. According to the police communication branch, officers were carrying out ...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion on the obligation of states to protect the climate system and the environment from manmade emissions of greenhouse ...

Dance and music performance “LOUKOUMILOUMIKOUMIKOUMI”. Thursday 31/07/2025-20:30 Choreographer/dancer Zoe Eleftheriou along with DJ/Music composer Alejjos, will fill the space with sounds and movement that inspire, heal and unite ...

President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognise a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions ...

A 37-year-old Greek Cypriot man was arrested shortly after midnight on Sunday while driving near Prodromos village, found in possession of dangerous items including a flare and firecrackers. Police are ...

The Women’s Euros reach their climax with the final between holders England and Spain on Sunday, but before a ball is even kicked at the St. Jakob-Park stadium, records ...

The Cyprus department of meteorology has issued a new orange-level warning for extreme temperatures on Sunday, as the island remains under the grip of a heatwave. The warning is in ...

By Steve Lemeshko On the night of July 23, I stood outside in Limassol, watching ash drift from the sky. It was hard to imagine the chaos unfolding up towards the ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 21: Sek general secreatary Andreas Matsas on Monday issued a strong defence of the Cost of Living Allowance (...

YOU ALMOST felt sorry for Prezniktwo, seeing his dazed and confused look when he arrived at the crisis centre set up in Ayios Amvrosios to deal with wildfire in the ...

The government has been vilified for the perceived failure to contain the wildfire that broke out in Malia village around lunchtime on Wednesday and spread in the hills north of ...