US-Israel attack on Iran was inevitable
As the US and Israel attack Iran and many of its people are conflicted about what should happen to their government, no patriotic Iranian welcomes the bombing of their country ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 23:
Cyprus and Serbia have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism in the coming months, ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Happy third birthday, Prezniktwo
PREZNIKTWO completed three years in office on Saturday, and today he enters the fourth. Only two years left for him to learn how to govern, the part of being president ...
Decisions under uncertainty are key to growth, says analyst
Alena Padalnitskaya, Head of The League of Analysts at Zubr Capital, shared her perspective on why decision-making under uncertainty has become a critical growth factor for investment ecosystems.
She explained ...
Our View: By fighting Israel’s war, Trump risks another Iraq
Although Saturday’s attack on Iran by the United States was expected seeing the massing of American forces in the region, it still came as a surprise with Israeli forces ...
Net zero investment group drops 2050 target after US political backlash
The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative re-launched this week with more than 250 members after a year-long suspension and with looser rules after a US political backlash prompted BlackRock (BLK.N) ...
Experts warn human intervention remains vital despite new AI capabilities
Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff ...
Meta to take potential 10 per cent stake in AMD under new chip pact
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) announced this week that it has agreed to sell up to $60 billion worth of artificial intelligence chips to Meta Platforms (META.O) over five years. ...
Santander targets 20 billion euro profit boost by 2028
Santander (SAN.MC) aims to boost its profit to more than 20 billion euros by 2028, helped by growth in its US and UK markets, a rise in customer numbers and cost ...
Mediaeval heroines of Cyprus come to life
Three heroines of Mediaeval Nicosia – Elena Denores, Lucretia Lasse and Katerina Flangi – have been brought back to life in an exhibition showcasing the life of women who shaped the capital ...
Trump’s Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble
With his large-scale attack on Iran, Donald Trump has seized a legacy-defining moment to demonstrate his readiness to exercise raw U.S. military power. But in doing so, he is ...
Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there could be U.S. casualties after he announced the United States conducted “major combat operations” in Iran.
The strikes, which Trump ...
Ayatollah Khamenei embodied fearsome anti-Western rule
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Newest Update (28/02/2026 22:16)Khamenei a lifelong adversary of both US and Israel
Supreme leader wove web of alliances to challenge US
Rivals sidelined and popular ...
Iranian leader Khamenei killed in strikes, Israel says
The United States and Israel launched the most ambitious attack on Iran in decades on Saturday, and Israel said Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in the operation.
This ...
Attack triggers fear and panic in Iran
Iranians fled cities in search of safety, and long queues formed at fuel stations as an attack on Iran by the United States and Israel spread fear and panic throughout ...
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US and Israel strike Iran, seeking to topple its leaders
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and calling for the overthrow of its government, while Iran responded with missiles fired at Israel and ...
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Liverpool leverage set-piece dominance in win over West Ham
Liverpool exploited West Ham United’s weakness at set pieces to secure a 5-2 win in their Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday but the hosts did not have ...
A Thousand Hands come to Nicosia stage
A Thousand Hands (Chilia Cheria in Greek) are about to premiere in Nicosia as a new theatrical performance by Stella Voskaridou comes to the Cyprus Theatre Organisation stage. Directed by ...
Cypriots advised against all travel to eight more Middle East countries
The foreign ministry on Saturday announced that Cypriot citizens are advised against all travel to a further eight countries in the Middle East.
Cypriots are now advised to avoid all ...
Christodoulides hopes for de-escalation of Middle East conflict
President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday evening said he hopes for the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran to de-escalate soon.
“We are monitoring the situation very closely. ...
UK ‘played no role’ in Iran attack, aircraft reposition to Cyprus base
The United Kingdom “played no role” in attacks carried out by the United States and Israel on Iran, the country’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday, though ...
North cabinet called to emergency meeting over Middle East conflict
The Turkish Cypriot cabinet was called to an emergency meeting over the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran by ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Saturday.
Ustel’s ...
Cypriots in Middle East told to ‘remain vigilant’ amid ongoing missile attacks
The foreign ministry on Saturday urged Cypriot citizens in the wider Middle East region to “remain vigilant” and to “closely monitor developments”, with the United States and Israel launching attacks ...
The quiet complexity of history
Mulligatawny soup carries with it the quiet complexity of history. Its name comes from the Tamil words milagu and thanni, meaning pepper water, a simple description of the spiced broths ...