Whatever happened to the world trade war?
It’s been just over a month since “liberation day” was announced by President Trump and things have zigzagged in different directions since then.
The last development in this saga, ...
music
Breathing new life into tradition
Music, dancing and workshops in a quiet village are returning! This summer, the 11th edition of Windcraft Music Fest returns for three nights of music concerts, jams, tradition and creativity. ...
President says appointment of Hahn to Cyprus problem discussion an ‘important step’
The decision by the President of the European Commission to appoint Johannes Hahn as EU Special Envoy for Cyprus is an important step in the efforts to resolve the national ...
How Cyprus’ climate has changed down the centuries
Historical climate patterns could offer a way to combat climate change
The fifth month of 2025 is nearing its end, and Cyprus has already faced its first wildfire, several heatwaves and ...
‘Aim to make Ladies Mile beach safe by the end of the day’
The aim is to return Ladies Mile beach to the public in a few hours, Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanoli told reporters on Sunday.
A British Bases statement on ...
Intensified trade tensions and their impact on the dollar
The Trump administration’s trade policies continue to monopolise attention. The implications are multidimensional. Among other things, they affect the course of the dollar, as well as the exchange rates ...
President says he will meet Holguin on May 25
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday he will have a meeting with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, María Angela Holguín Cuellar, next Saturday, May 25, ...
Paphos police arrest 39 yr old attempted murder suspect
Police in Paphos arrested a 39-year-old man under suspicion of attempted murder and robbery, while three other persons were arrested for the offence of providing asylum to a wanted person.
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Well-deserved recognition for the Greek language
By Dimitri Gonis
Friedrich Nietzsche once quipped that ‘God learnt Greek when he wanted to become an author’.
On the April 14, 2025 Unesco agreed with him, formally recognising Greek as “the ...
Ayia Napa submits proposal to become part of Carnival city EU network
A joint proposal for a European programme involving the Ayia Napa-Caramella Carnival, the Patras Carnival, and the Putignano Carnival of Italy has been submitted by the Municipality of Paralimni-Dherynia.
A ...
Israel starts Gaza ground assault after hundreds killed, no progress in talks
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had begun “extensive ground operations” in northern and southern Gaza, stepping up a new campaign in the enclave where Palestinian health authorities said ...
The Thucydides Trap and the US-China conundrum
Washington and Beijing must resist the temptation to frame the relationship in purely zero-sum terms
By Euripides L Evriviades
Thucydides, the Athenian historian of the 5th century BCE, observed in ...
British climber makes 19th ascent of Everest, most by a non-Sherpa
A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a ...
Advocacy group threatens Meta with injunction over use of EU data for AI training
Austrian advocacy group NOYB said this week it would seek an injunction against Meta Platforms (META.O) that could lead to billion-euro damages claims if the tech giant goes ahead ...
Police arrest 2 in Larnaca for drug possession
Police arrested a man and a woman under suspicion of drug possession an announcement said on Sunday,
According to the announcement, on Saturday afternoon police executed a search warrant on ...
Russia launches war’s largest drone attack after peace talks, Ukraine says
The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, ...
Romanians vote in presidential run-off that could widen EU rifts
Romanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election run-off that pits a hard-right eurosceptic against a centrist independent, and where the outcome could have implications for both the country’s ...
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.
The ...
Strong winds expected on Sunday
The weather on Sunday will be mostly clear, with occasional clouds, which may give isolated light rain, the met office said.
According to their announcement, winds will be mainly southwest ...
Polish presidential vote tests whether PM’s European vision is Trump-proof
Poles were voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, or take a step towards bringing ...
Newcastle United, Arsenal close in on Champions League bids
Second-place Arsenal and third-place Newcastle United will both be looking to potentially seal their places in the UEFA Champions League next season when they meet Sunday in their penultimate league ...
An island of strangers in their own country
Immigration dominates politics in Europe and America in ways it had never done previously. It is the main platform of all right-wing movements that are mushrooming everywhere on both sides ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 12:
A new chapter in trilateral economic relations between India, Greece, and Cyprus was officially opened on Friday ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Self-congratulatory frenzy as EU recognises its Cyprob role
WE WERE subjected to a new bout of hysterical, government self-congratulation, just few weeks after the last one, when the office of the president of the European Commission announced that ...