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We need a patriotism of responsibility, realism and results, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in Nicosia on Sunday during a brief trip to Cyprus. He was speaking at a ...

“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” wrote TS Eliot in 1925, probably responding to the profoundly unsatisfactory aftermath of the First World War (...

A fossil site in New Mexico with numerous dinosaurs, including the gargantuan Alamosaurus, dates to shortly before the asteroid strike that abruptly ended the age of dinosaurs, according to research ...

Several Cypriot supermarkets have recently proceeded with the introduction of electronic shelf labels (ESL’s), replacing paper price tags as most of us know them. The supermarkets say the move ...

At around 7am on Sunday, while traffic police were carrying out speed checks on the Limassol Nicosia highway near Kalavasos, a vehicle driven by a 40-year-old man was recorded moving ...

By Dr Andreas Procopiou The launch of Cyprus’ Competitive Electricity Market (CEM) on October 1, 2025, marked a historic milestone for the island’s energy system. For the first time, electricity is ...

Police on Sunday appealed for information concerning a traffic accident in which a 28-year-old man was seriously injured in Nicosia on Saturday after a driver fled the scene. The accident ...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday the Lebanese government must fulfill its commitment to disarm Hezbollah and remove it from southern Lebanon, as Israel continued to intermittently attack ...

Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater strength”, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media on Sunday, adding that the country does not seek a nuclear weapon. US ...

Five German climbers have died after being caught in an avalanche in the Italian Alps, local authorities said on Sunday. The climbers had set out on Saturday to scale Cima ...

The carer of an English Cypriot woman stabbed to death in front of her elderly parents will remain indefinitely in psychiatric hospital, a British court ruled on Friday. London Cypriot ...

Applications by young farmers for grants worth a total of €67.5 million are open, the agriculture ministry reminded on Sunday. The scheme are part of a 10-point plan announced by the ...

Deep under the Mediterranean, scientists have recorded the highest-energy neutrino ever detected. Now they are working out what this elusive particle could reveal about the universe we live in. By ...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) – the electricity link connecting Cyprus, Greece and eventually Israel – is reaching another critical milestone. Sadly, Cyprus risks repeating a familiar pattern where strategic national projects ...

A 31-year-old man was remanded in police custody for eight days on Sunday by Limassol district court after he was arrested the previous days in connection with the murder of ...

A 26-year-old Limassol has been arrested after 110g of cocaine and 730g of cannabis were found in his possession, police said on Sunday. In addition to the drugs, members of ...

Cyprus will enjoy a sunny day on Sunday with some high cloud, with temperatures remaining high for the time of year. Inland highs of 38-31C will be seen, which ...

Second-place Bournemouth will attempt to continue their surprising Premier League start when they visit fifth-place Manchester City on Sunday. The Cherries (5-1-3, 18 points) join league leaders Arsenal as the ...

Last Thursday Britain’s King Charles III initiated the process by which he will deprive his brother of all titles including that of prince. Henceforth he will be known as ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 27: The economic history of Cyprus is a tale of resilience, often defined by its agile recovery from ...

WE CAN always rely on the overweight, independent deputy from Limassol, Andreas Themistocleous, who likes to bully women, to provide some entertainment. It was in fact something of a pleasure ...

In Cyprus we have always laboured under the illusion that the State has innate wisdom and we demand it to interfere in all aspects of our life, like a caring ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) this week published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to establish criteria for assessing the materiality of Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) risk exposures stemming ...

Europe’s biggest telecommunications companies have urged the head of the European Commission to loosen EU merger rules, a move they said would boost much-needed investments in digital infrastructure and ...