Our View: Old rhetoric offers no way forward
For senior citizens, who have followed politics over the years, President Nikos Christodoulides’ speech at the UN General Assembly was a trip down memory lane. It was the type of ...
France to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says
France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron ...
Erhurman meets Holguin in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman commenced his round of contacts on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New York on Thursday, meeting the UN’s Cyprus problem ...
At UN, Netanyahu defends Israel as delegates storm out
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounted a forceful defense of Israel’s actions in the region at the UN on Thursday, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he ...
Netanyahu tells UN Erdogan ‘illegally occupies northern Cyprus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “illegally occupies northern Cyprus” in his address to the United Nations general assembly.
“The latest country ...
Trump-Xi summit in Washington begins with great fanfare but low expectations
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to be heavy on symbolism but light on substance, ...
Heavy rains hit Mexico as Hurricane Polo tracks offshore, expected to make landfall on Sunday
Heavy surf and rain lashed southwestern Mexico as “extremely powerful” Hurricane Polo crawls northwest offshore the mainland, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a bulletin on Thursday.
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Scottish man charged after disrupting Larnaca-bound flight
A man was charged in a Scotland court on Thursday in connection with a disturbance he caused a day earlier during a Jet2 flight from Edinburgh to Cyprus.
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Averof camp confirms he will stand for president
A source close to former Disy leader Averof Neophytou confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on Thursday that he has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2028 presidential election.
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White House reinstates access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico following judge’s order
The White House said on Thursday it has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after a federal judge deemed US President Donald Trump’s ban of the three ...
Guterres ‘considering’ three-way Cyprus meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying later that the UN chief is “considering” a three-way meeting, noting though that there ...
Australia need solutions with bat and ball, says Marsh
Australia will be pleased with how they started with bat and ball in the first one-day international against South Africa in Durban on Thursday, but let two commanding positions slip ...
Hartsiotis could lose police escort days after assignment
Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis may soon be stripped of the police escort directly assigned to him just this week, pending an ongoing security review for officials, reports said on Thursday.
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Cyprus rejects Turkish criticism of defence cooperation
Cyprus’ defence cooperation with other countries is conducted between sovereign states which maintain friendly relations and is fully in line with international law, defence ministry sources said on Thursday, responding ...
Cyprus economy faces hidden risks, fiscal watchdog warns
Although the Cypriot economy has proved resilient to external shocks, posting positive growth numbers and low unemployment, it remains vulnerable to latent blind spots, the Fiscal Council said on Thursday.
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Plenty of wine, music and history at Limassol festival
The grape harvest seasons brings many joys, one of them being the annual Limassol Wine Festival, which this year marks its 64th anniversary. Taking place again at the Municipal Garden, ...
Haas to decide 2027 driver line-up within couple of weeks
American Formula One team Haas are evaluating a number of drivers and will finalise their 2027 line-up within the next couple of weeks team, boss Ayao Komatsu said on Thursday, a ...
Russia says strikes hit Ukrainian military-linked facilities, vessels
Russian forces carried out a series of strikes across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday, targeting facilities and vessels that Moscow said were linked to the Ukrainian military.
Russia’s ...
One in three in Cyprus at risk of dying from heart disease
One in three people in Cyprus is at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while one in five could die prematurely from the condition, according to figures presented on Thursday.
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Ministry opposes Makarios Avenue changes that risk EU funds
The transport ministry opposes any change to Makarios Avenue in Nicosia that could force the repayment of EU funds, the House transport committee heard on Thursday.
Evi Anagiotou, the ministry’...
Gesy personal doctor system faces scrutiny
Changes to the way personal doctors are paid, the introduction of new quality criteria and the number of patients each doctor can register came under scrutiny in parliament on Thursday, ...
Cyprus, Romania discuss strengthening defence cooperation
Prospects for further strengthening defence cooperation between Cyprus and Romania were discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Romania’s Charge d’Affaires in Cyprus, ...
Cyprus second in EU+ for asylum applications per capita
Cyprus recorded the second-highest number of asylum applications relative to its population among EU+ countries in the first half of 2026, despite an overall 17 per cent decline in applications for international ...
Diko boss questions whether Cyprus has ‘two governments’
Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Thursday kept up the pressure regarding his spat with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, suggesting that the latter is insubordinate to the president and asking flat-out ...