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There is something deeply troubling about the decision to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv to make Cyprus its home for its EuroLeague basketball matches this season. There is nothing inherently wrong ...

Athienou bread and loukoumi are expected to receive European protected geographical indication status within the next year, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Sunday. The status ties a product’s ...

Three construction workers fell nine metres at a building site in Strovolos, leaving one in a critical condition, police said on Sunday. The men, aged 33, 45 and 49, were working on a ...

US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens was significant in both substance and symbolism. It was more than another high-level diplomatic visit. It ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the new directorate for combating organised crime, dubbed the ‘Cypriot FBI’, dramatically changes how the state will tackle serious crime. In a recorded ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that though he is ready to make certain concessions in a Cyprus settlement, the return of Morphou is “non-negotiable”. Speaking at the 46th anti-occupation event organised ...

In an anarchic international system, small states bordering regional heavyweights operate on razor-thin margins of survival. Neither multilateral communiqués, commercial energy concessions, nor diplomatic choreography can overturn the distribution ...

Two drivers were taken to hospital after a head-on collision on the Polis Chrysochous to Paphos Road near Tsada on Saturday night. The crash happened at about 11pm, when a ...

A 66-year-old driver was arrested after his car hit six pedestrians, among them two young children, in Argaka in Paphos district on Saturday evening. The collision happened shortly before 6.30pm, ...

EAC cables were responsible for several fires that broke out in recent weeks, with the forestry department saying that whilst the situation has vastly improved, the electricity network was responsible ...

Police confirmed on Sunday that a bear that escaped from its enclosure at Melios Zoo on Saturday evening has been returned safely. Police were informed by the manager of a ...

Isolated rain and possible thunderstorms are expected on Sunday afternoon, mainly over Troodos, Nicosia and Kyrenia. According to the Met Office, the day will start partly cloudy, with some light ...

By Stelios Georgakis, Head, Directorate General Payments, Central Bank of Cyprus  Cyprus has long stood at the crossroads of continents, cultures and trade routes. Throughout its history, our island has ...

The trial of the British father who pleaded guilty of causing the death of his three-year-old boy who fell from a hotel window in Paphos last July will learn his ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 5: Cyprus and India are preparing the next phase of their maritime cooperation, with a business forum planned ...

YOU HAVE to admire Averof Neophytou’s suicide bomber tactics with which he cleared the way for his presidential candidacy. It has not been secured yet, as he will stand ...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a ...

The sloppy amateurishness with which the government has approached the much-trumpeted reform of the pension system is astounding. The overall impression is that Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas does not have ...

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade, as ...

Enterprises are increasingly moving edge computing into production as they expand internet of things deployments, with 62 per cent adopting edge architectures, according to research firm Omdia. The survey of 570 IoT ...

The Bank of England should not continue to rely on high ​bond yields to do its job ‌of taming inflation, Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene has said. “It’s ...

Global shipments of premium televisions are forecast to rise 9.3 per cent year-on-year in 2027 even as the wider TV market contracts, according to research from market intelligence firm Omdia. Premium TVs, ...

Researchers are combining AI, cameras and DNA traces in seawater to build a transparent picture of what is being caught, and support more sustainable fisheries. By Michael Allen Europe’s ...

A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to death, authorities said on Saturday at a ...