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Ask anyone what they think is Lefkara’s claim to fame, and everyone will likely say ‘lace’.  A lesser-known fact is that the card game of Bridge first appeared in ...

By Κyriaki Christodoulou Used as an army camp by the Turkish military in 1974, the village of Galatia in the Karpasia region in the north is currently the focus of investigations ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou will participate in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, taking place in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, her ministry announced on Sunday. Panayiotou is set to ...

Carolina Pelendritou took second place on Sunday, in the 50m freestyle S11 final of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. The Cypriot Paralympic champion finished the race with a ...

Efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine have so far been unsuccessful, but if there were an end to the war, what would that look like for Ukraine? It ...

By Samuel Cornell, Brooke Nickel and Sean Docking If you could, would you pay to live forever? Some Silicon Valley billionaires aren’t just making tech products – they’ve set ...

The Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), an international wildlife protection group, has launched a new campaign in Cyprus aimed at exposing what it says is large-scale illegal bird trapping in ...

Main opposition Akel renewed criticism of the government’s handling of key energy infrastructure projects, accusing President Nikos Christodoulides’ administration of inconsistency, delays, and a lack of strategic planning. In ...

It is time for Cyprus’ leading (and only?!) literature festival to return. In just a few days, SARDAM will fill Limassol’s streets and cultural venues with workshops in English ...

“Nato is responding with unity and strength,” said British defence secretary John Healey. “If you’ve got drones that are putting Polish lives at risk, then Nato will take them ...

A third Cypriot donkey was recently born at the Environmental Information Center of Athalassa National Forest Park, the Forestry Deparment announced on Sunday. In a press release it said that ...

From a deeply human perspective, a documentary premiering this week explores the island’s identity and political division over the last 50 years as seen by the people of the island ...

Main opposition parties Akel and Disy have entered into a political row, following a circular sent by the Israeli government to Cyprus, calling for all antisemitic graffiti to be removed, ...

The number of pending asylum applications in Cyprus has dropped by 26% so far in 2025, with authorities reporting significantly faster processing times, according to figures released by the Deputy Ministry of ...

The White House crackdown on political rhetoric in the aftermath of activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination has exposed a rift among conservatives, with some applauding curbs on what they see ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia W. Mudavadi, on Saturday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in ...

If you have been a fan of the hugely popular TV series Succession, then the Board machinations at the Federal Reserve will blow your mind. Control over the Board of ...

Europe is building a virtual twin of the ocean to allow scientists, policymakers and citizens to test ideas, fight pollution and protect marine life – without even getting wet. By Michael ...

By Flora Alexandrou A few days ago, Andreas Papacharalambous, former mayor of Strovolos and apparently the president’s favourite author, announced he was joining the far-right Elam. After ditching Disy ...

Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Network of Young Parliamentarians expressed their keen interest in the issue of Varosha during a visit to the Famagusta Municipality Cultural Centre in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had appointed his former attorney Lindsey Halligan to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, hours after pressuring ...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into a house burglary that occurred in early August in the Larnaca district, police said on Sunday. According ...

Cabinet approved a support package of up to €1.515 million for farmers who suffered crop damage during the 2024/2025 growing season because of adverse weather conditions, it emerged on Sunday. In a ...

A new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in the United States that goes into effect on Sunday will be levied per petition and will not be applied to existing visa ...