Devastating Greek wildfires stoke fear of faulty power lines
Weeks before a devastating wildfire broke out on the power grid of a private wind farm in southern Greece in late July, nearby residents received a stark warning of the ...
Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for ‘new, righteous’ world order
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were working to establish a “new and righteous world order”, after Pyongyang helped Moscow to drive Ukrainian ...
Monk remanded in custody over alleged attempted murder
A 51-year-old monk accused of attempted murder at the Ayios Neophytos monastery in the Paphos district village of Tala will remain in custody until October 7 after the Paphos district court ...
Cyprus tourism had the numbers, but where did they come from?
Seven-month tourism decline narrows to 8 per cent as summer season steadies
Tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 1.1 per cent in July, but a 55.8 per cent jump in visitors from Israel ...
Drug seizures reach over 400kg as police make new arrests
The police have seized 323 kilograms of cannabis and hash as well as 81kg of cocaine since the beginning of the year.
Compared to last year, the amount of cocaine seized ...
British couple and Greek pilot killed in helicopter crash on Greek island
The couple killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos were British nationals and the pilot was Greek, police said on Tuesday.
The helicopter crashed on an ...
Cyprus has fewest young teachers in EU
Only three per cent of teachers in Cyprus are under 30 years of age, a figure which constitutes the joint-lowest proportion in the European Union, alongside Portugal, according to a European ...
Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian airbase, US envoy concerned over escalation
Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing criticism ...
Hunters urged to put safety first as summer season opens Sunday
Hunters have been urged to exercise particular caution and strictly observe hunting regulations ahead of the opening of the summer hunting season on Sunday.
The Cyprus hunting and wildlife conservation ...
Neapolis University Pafos students earn five medals at IMC 2026
Five students from Neapolis University Pafos achieved distinction at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) 2026, which took place in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, over July 27-August 3, 2026.
Students on the English-taught ...
Nicosia district awaits €2m fund as hundreds of dangerous buildings remain
The Nicosia district government is awaiting access to a €2 million fund which was approved to help deal with dangerous buildings, with the matter of dangerous buildings having become a point ...
Eurobank named leading bank for both private, business customers
Accolades recently awarded to Eurobank by the international organisation Euromoney as the country’s leading bank for retail and corporate clients confirm its leading role in the domestic banking system, ...
Six arrests made in overnight police operations
A total of six people were arrested during the police’s regular overnight operations, the force said on Tuesday.
The police said they had carried out “organised patrols” in “key ...
DP World Limassol turns port internships into maritime careers
DP World Limassol completed its annual two-month internship programme, giving four undergraduate students hands-on experience in port operations and the wider maritime sector.
Now in its sixth consecutive year, the ...
Oil prices hit three-week highs as Iran peace hopes fade
Oil prices rose for a third session on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal to end the Middle East war, with Iran saying it would adopt a more offensive ...
Negotiators to meet on Thursday ahead of leaders’ meeting
Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana are to meet on Thursday, according to reports on Tuesday.
According to the Cyprus ...
A climate grand jeté
The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece. ‘Heat domes’ one after another for months on end in Europe and North America. ...
Licence, logo or lookalike? Cyprus crypto changes under MiCA
Crypto users in Cyprus are being urged to check exactly which company holds their assets after the end of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as MiCA, transition ...
Aglandjia car fire believed to be arson, police say
A fire which broke out in a car in the Nicosia suburb of Aglandjia is believed to have been started deliberately, the police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, ...
Ukraine launches 620 drones at Moscow region in major attack, mayor says
Ukraine launched 620 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the capital’s mayor said, in one of Kyiv’s biggest air assaults on the ...
‘At least 30’ children conceived using wrong donors at north’s IVF clinics
At least 30 children have been conceived through in vitro fertilisation using the wrong sperm or egg donors at clinics in northern Cyprus, according to reports on Tuesday.
The BBC reported ...
Cyprus enters Europe’s gaming big league with €3.2 billion industry
Cyprus has broken into Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with more than 400 companies on the island generating an estimated €3.2 billion from games in 2025.
The finding comes ...
music
Paphos village gets ready for Jazz Festival
This week, music lovers and festival seekers can head to the normally quiet village of Gialia in Paphos for two evenings of jazz, art and dance. This August 21 and 22, musicians ...
Foreign ministry tells embassies to stay away from Dana Cyprus problem briefing
The foreign ministry has in recent days been telephoning diplomatic missions in Nicosia, urging them not to attend a briefing on the Cyprus problem which is due to be given ...