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The federation of environmental organisations (Opok) on Thursday called for Akamas to be treated as a single, unified protected area, warning that fragmented planning could undermine efforts to preserve the ...

Construction work on the Akamas National Forest Park is expected to resume in early 2027, with the first phase scheduled for completion by February 2028, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Thursday, ...

Employees working in the Education ministry’s support programmes marched from the finance ministry to the presidential palace on Thursday, protesting over unresolved employment issues as their indefinite strike entered ...

Police are searching for a 22-year-old Turkish Cypriot suspected of stealing five hunting dogs worth a total of €7,500 from a field in the Ayios Therapontas area of Limassol. The dogs’ 41...

The Pancyprian Association of Hotel Managers (Pasydixe) on Thursday condemned the sexual abuse of two teenage girls by a hotel employee in Paphos, stressing that the convicted man was neither ...

Elon Musk spent nearly half a billion dollars on the US midterm elections, but the record expenditure yielded little for the world’s richest man and leader of SpaceX and ...

he Bank of England raised interest rates for the first time in over three years on Thursday and warned that at least one more increase was likely if the US-Iran ...

Cyprus and Israel are exploring closer cooperation in counterterrorism, emergency preparedness, law enforcement and efforts to combat violence against women, following a meeting between Justice Minister Costas Fitiris and Israel’...

Comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile broadcasters and star of several Hollywood movies, faces a lengthy jail term after being convicted in a London court on ...

A series of hoax bomb threats hit European airlines from Ireland to Bulgaria on Thursday morning for the second time this week, with some of at least 25 affected flights making ...

The Green Party on Thursday welcomed a court of appeal ruling overturning the suspension of a two-month prison sentence imposed in a case involving the brutal killing of a cat. ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday clarified how listed companies distribute dividends and how investors should handle payments and securities belonging to deceased shareholders, following a surge in enquiries ...

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has awarded €30,000 in scholarships to three students enrolled in the University of Cyprus MBA programme, continuing an initiative aimed at supporting education and widening ...

Europe’s far-right politicians have begun to distance themselves from Donald Trump following the Democrats’ victory in the US midterm elections – but have mostly avoided directly criticising the president himself. ...

French riot police fired tear gas and charged a group of protesters in the French city of Lyon on Thursday as demonstrations took place across the country in a renewed ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to visit the occupied north on Friday for meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and senior officials, as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead ...

Where do you live and with whom?I live in Nicosia with my wife and two children What did you have for breakfast?Protein oats bowl with chia seeds and ...

The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that a trilateral meeting between the two Cypriot leaders and UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin will take place on Monday, November 9, ...

Cyprus’ industrial turnover increased by 5.6 per cent in August 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The Industrial Turnover ...

Cyprus-based technology distributor Asbis on Thursday reported a record third quarter in 2026, with revenue rising by 135.3 per cent year-on-year to $2.19 billion as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and consumer electronics ...

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be invited to next year’s G20 summit in Britain, The Economist newspaper reported on Thursday. When asked ...

Alpha Bank on Thursday unveiled a new corporate identity intended to reflect its transformation and expansion in recent years, with the rebranding also signalling its ambition to strengthen its role ...

Environmental awareness is cultivated from an early age, and education serves as the most powerful tool for shaping responsible attitudes and behaviours. Guided by this philosophy, Lidl Cyprus recently hosted ...

Emirates Group remained profitable in the first half of its 2026–27 financial year, despite a sharp deterioration in earnings caused by disruption from the conflict in the Gulf and a substantial ...