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Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday described recent efforts made by the Greek Cypriot side to dissuade diplomats in Nicosia from attending a briefing given by his undersecretary Mehmet ...

Sea pollution in Limassol is the result of multiple factors both on land and at sea and authorities must find a solution to the longstanding problem, Amathus mayor Kyriakos Xydias ...

The air traffic controllers’ European unions coordination (Atceuc) on Friday called on the authorities in Cyprus, Turkey, and the European Union, as well as the international civil aviation organisation, to ...

A total of 97,096 commercial flights were recorded at Larnaca and Paphos airports in 2025, according to Eurostat data published on Friday. The majority, 73,226, were recorded at Larnaca airport, while Paphos accounted ...

Greece is expected to sign agreements for its €3 billion integrated, multi-layered air and missile defence system, known as the “Achilles Shield”, in Tel Aviv on Monday. According to reports in ...

Defending U.S. Open champion Carlos Alcaraz faces a challenging road to the New York final while Aryna Sabalenka will also have her hands full in her bid for a ...

In 2023, Michalis Anagiotos and two of his friends, Nicolas Kourouzides and Charis Aristidou, driven by a shared love of great burgers, opened The A Burgers – initially as a travelling pop-up ...

The effectiveness of the newly introduced “Nestor” response plan should be tested through exercises involving a range of scenarios, Etek chairman Constantinos Constanti said on Friday, a day after the ...

Cypriot champions Omonia will host Turkish giants Besiktas in this season’s Europa League league phase, with the Istanbul-based side featuring on a star-studded fixture list for Henning Berg’s ...

Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears ...

A €245,000 contract was signed on Thursday for the construction of a new environmental centre at Larnaca’s salt lakes, within the Natura 2000 protected area. The project, co-funded by the EU ...

U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border ...

Egypt’s gas sector is running short of domestic supplies just as Cyprus prepares to become a producer, with the recently approved Kronos project offering benefits to both countries and ...

South Africa were well-beaten in the opening fixture of their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against old foes New Zealand last weekend but are unlikely to be as error-prone again ...

European Council President Antonio Costa will visit Cyprus next Friday as part of his “tour des capitales”, during which he will visit the capital city of every one of the ...

Most people don’t decide to scroll in bed. It just happens, because the phone is already there, charging six inches from the pillow, and picking it up takes less ...

Cyprus’ industrial production increased by 0.3 per cent year on year in June 2026, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat). The overall industrial production index reached 117.6 units, against a ...

Power outages are never convenient. Whether caused by grid overload, technical problems, damage to infrastructure, extreme weather or other unexpected events, losing electricity can quickly disrupt everyday life. The lights ...

Larnaca is advancing heritage projects, digital tourism and accessibility improvements under its 2026 tourism action plan, with proposals ranging from a marine education centre at Pervolia Lighthouse, also known as the ...

Exports to Turkey from the occupied north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport have all but ceased, according to reports on Friday, with no specially designated controlled section having been created for ...

Disy and Akel on Friday called on the government to provide answers over recurring sea pollution concerns in Limassol, demanding greater transparency over laboratory findings and action to identify and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides’ official visit to Kazakhstan has given a fresh boost to economic and business cooperation between the two countries, the presidency said. Christodoulides travelled to Astana in early ...

The private University of Nicosia (UNIC) on Friday announced the launch of its new English-taught master’s programme in pharmacy at its main campus in Nicosia for the upcoming academic ...

The joint platform of Makarios Avenue shopkeepers on Friday claimed that any reduction in traffic in central Nicosia was the result of the area’s “artificial death”, caused by what ...