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The United States is eager to advance energy ties with Greece and see the country become a key energy gateway to Europe, the new U.S. ambassador to the country, ...

Efforts to resolve Cyprus continuous water scarcity problem will focus primarily on increasing the available amount of portable water by installing further desalination units, agriculture ministry secretary Andreas Gregoriou said ...

Funerary art in ancient Hellenistic and Roman Paphos takes centre stage on Saturday, when it will be presented to an audience at the Episkopi Environmental Information Centre. The presentation titled ‘...

Traders have witnessed Ethereum (ETH) absorb punishing swings, plunging below $4,000 to hover near $3,847 after October’s brutal sell-off liquidated positions and sapped upward drive. This retreat shattered summer advances, positioning ...

The recently announced postponement of the opening of a detention centre for minors, as well as a ban on the use of mobile phones in the central prison were the ...

Trade unions on Wednesday accepted the government’s proposal for the future of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), while employers’ organisations rejected it. “The trade union movement, in a spirit of ...

A police sergeant is facing a charge over the 2019 death of 15-year-old Stylianos in Kotsiatis, it was reported on Wednesday. According to a Philenews report, this is the second case ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s first trip to Turkey since being elected to the office is expected to take place between Tuesday and Friday next week, the Cyprus Mail ...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has said that it would vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposed compensation package that is potentially worth $1 trillion ...

The Limassol district court on Wednesday ordered the release of two men held in connection with last month’s murder of 49-year-old businessman and former football club chairman, Stavros Demosthenous. ...

The case against the 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north continued on Wednesday, with the “trial within a trial” related to ...

Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides opened the 6th COSPAR Symposium in Nicosia between November 3 and 7, 2025, gathering global leaders in space research under the theme “Space Exploration 2025: Humanity’s Challenges and Celestial ...

Ports in Cyprus remain under severe pressure as transport drivers continue an indefinite strike, which began on November 3. The disruption is already affecting trade and the supply of perishable goods ...

Japan deployed troops to the country’s rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of ...

The trial of Greece’s Olympiacos football club chairman Evangelos Marinakis and dozens of soccer fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related ...

By George Neokleous The 21st century has undoubtedly brought radical changes to our Mediterranean island. Cyprus is now an urban-based society with around 67 per cent of Cypriots calling one of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday called for a new crossing point to be opened to link the two sides of Cyprus’ divided capital, Nicosia, during a visit to ...

Teachers’ unions will be taking their final decisions on the new evaluation system on Thursday, as the debate on the new bill reforming the way teachers are assessed has come ...

By Sarah Coyne As the redevelopment of Paphos old town goes from strength to strength, the added benefit for foodies is the opening of new restaurants and wine bars. Last ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI), compiled by the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus, recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.0 per cent in October 2025, according to ...

When Luciano walked into an anti-addiction clinic in the central Italian city of Pisa, the only thing he had not lost to years of gambling were the clothes he was ...

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Costas Koumis feels optimistic for the next tourist season following a series of meetings he held with tour operators and airlines at the World Travel Market (...

Both the first and second prizes of the gender equality journalism competition have been awarded to articles first published in the Cyprus Mail the office of gender equality commissioner Josie ...

An exhibition opening this week brings cultures, tribes and landscapes from afar to the heart of Nicosia. Marina Shacola presents the Sunscapes photography exhibition depicting the people of the Turkana ...