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A seven-year-old girl is in a serious but stable condition at Makarios hospital after being injured in a road collision in Limassol on New Year’s Day, police said. The ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday reported that bank deposits and loans increased in Cyprus in November 2025, reflecting continued growth in household savings and credit despite a slowdown ...

It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can Star Trek teach us anything about the economics of our own society? Set in the mid-23rd century, ...

Cyprus’ retail trade continued to expand in November 2025, supported by solid consumer demand across most categories, according to figures released on Friday by the Statistical Service (Cystat). The Turnover Value ...

Dozens of young partygoers injured in a New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe as they fought for their lives on ...

Hospitals across Cyprus were between 85 and 90 per cent full during the holiday period, with that figure set to rise over the coming days in the aftermath of festive gatherings, state ...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has extended an olive branch to U.S. President Donald Trump, proposing serious talks on combating drug trafficking and offering U.S. companies ready access ...

Cyprus’ revamped tax framework for businesses and individuals took effect on January 1, 2026, following the passage of the government’s tax reform package by parliament late last month. The House plenary ...

Employers across Cyprus have until January 16, 2026 to express interest in hosting students from the second grade of lyceum as part of the reintroduced work week (job shadowing) during the 2025–2026 school ...

A rare and powerful musical encounter is coming to the stage this January, bringing together two voices from different generations in a concert built on emotion, memory and shared feeling. ...

More than 100,000 people are expected to take part in multi-company training programmes approved by the Cyprus Human Resources Development Authority (Anad), which will be rolled out by vocational training centres ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, with the pair discussing both the ongoing war in Ukraine and the country’s ...

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while ...

Efforts to save the griffon vulture population in Cyprus have delivered fragile yet tangible results after three years of intensified conservation work, BirdLife Cyprus said in a New Year post. ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday called for dialogue and said he had contacted the United Nations in the aftermath of an incident in the buffer zone earlier in ...

Seven people were arrested during overnight police operations across the island as officers intensified checks aimed at maintaining public order, police said on Friday. Two people, aged 25 and 27, were arrested ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is hoping to rediscover his best tennis in 2026 after a back injury disrupted his campaign last year. The former world number three played only two singles ...

A world-famous Michael Jackson tribute show is coming to Cyprus this January, bringing back the tunes, dance moves and spirit of the pop king. His most renowned understudy, Sergio Cortes, ...

And the weather is stacking those odds… Across the west – including Cyprus – the most common day for conception is, apparently, January 2! Not, says the research, because we’re feeling particularly ...

A car caught fire shortly before midnight on Thursday in Yeroskipou, Paphos, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Friday. The fire brigade was informed of the fire at 11.57pm, ...

Police on Friday said they have launched an investigation after shots were fired at a hotel in Limassol on Thursday evening. The incident occurred shortly after 6pm, with the police ...

A 45-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman from Paphos were both arrested after seven stolen laptops, seven stolen mobile phones, and other stolen goods were found in their apartment, the ...

A water tank weighing a tonne and a half fell on a parked car as high winds hit Cyprus on Thursday. The tank fell off the top of a block ...

The first baby to be born in Cyprus in 2026 was born in Limassol at 2.25am on New Year’s Day. The baby is a girl and was born at a ...