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It’s outrageous. You’re at your hobby farm in the country, just pottering around, so you stuff the $580,000 in your pocket under the sofa cushions temporarily just to get ...

If there is one thing August in Cyprus has, besides the heat, it is live music nights. This month’s cultural agenda will see several big names from Greece and ...

Government opens consultation on national diving tourism strategy The Deputy Ministry of Tourism recently launched a public consultation on Cyprus’ National Strategy for the Development of Diving Tourism, inviting stakeholders ...

UBS has raised its price target for Eurobank to €5.10 from €4.90, maintaining its ‘buy’ recommendation after the lender delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and upgraded its outlook, with Cyprus continuing to play ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has reported that negotiated wage pressures across the euro area remain stable through 2026 and into early 2027, while separate data from Cyprus showed workers’ earnings continued ...

Ukraine’s overnight attacks on Russia killed six people and injured nine, as they damaged warehouses near the cities of Moscow and St Petersburg, governors said, while Russian strikes killed ...

Borrowing costs for businesses across the euro area increased in June while mortgage rates remained broadly stable, according to new figures released by the European Central Bank (ECB), with the ...

Police arrested 19 people and issued 356 traffic fines during a nationwide operation on Monday night, authorities said on Tuesday. According to a police statement, officers carried out organised patrols at key ...

Seasonal low pressure continues to affect the area, with mainly clear skies expected across Cyprus on Tuesday and inland temperatures climbing to 40C. Winds will initially be light and variable ...

Police have made a second arrest in connection with the attempted arson of a forest area in Kornos, detaining a 28-year-old woman in addition to a 26-year-old man already in ...

Europe’s three financial supervisory authorities have called for stronger governance, enhanced operational resilience and a more consistent supervisory approach to protect the European Union’s financial sector from the ...

Cypriot shipping executive Thomas Kazakos has taken the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) campaign for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz to Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, as the industry steps ...

Hours of bombing at Nicosia’s Athalassa hospital in July 1974 left a crater in the ground while a series of makeshift burials took place of those who had died, leading ...

Municipalities staged a three-hour strike on Monday morning. This was not a workers’ strike called by their unions for better pay, but a strike called by the Union of Municipalities ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday night declined to reveal when he will announce a cabinet reshuffle, insisting that government changes will only be made public once his decisions have been ...

Israeli forces will not fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip until Hamas has completed its disarmament, US President Donald Trump’s Peace Council asserted on Monday, setting out the conditions ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday said Iran faced “decapitation” if it did not agree a pact to end the conflict between the two nations, saying Tehran had one last ...

The UN on Monday rejected suggestions that Secretary General Antonio Guterres had applied different standards to Cyprus and Syria, saying references to parties involved in the Cyprus issue are made ...

The astronomical organisation on Monday announced that Cyprus will have an opportunity to observe the annual Perseid meteor shower under particularly favourable conditions next week, with the display expected to ...

Turkey is bolstering its military readiness in the north amid “growing regional tensions”, Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Monday. In a written response to a parliamentary question, Guler ...

Cyprus’ Blood Centre on Monday appealed to the public to donate blood, warning that daily demand has risen to around 350 units and that stocks must be continually replenished to meet ...

Strong and financially sustainable municipalities benefit all residents, acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onesiforou said on Monday, arguing that local authorities play a vital role in public administration. Speaking during the ...

At least seven people, including three children, were killed and more than 40 injured on Tuesday after a drone struck a crowded beach near the Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik, according ...

Deputy Welfare Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina carried out on site inspections of care homes on Tuesday to ensure measures protecting elderly residents during the current heatwave are being implemented. The deputy ...