Man rescued from overturned car
A man was rescued from an overturned car following a traffic accident on the Limassol-Nicosia highway on Saturday, the fire service said.
According to fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, the ...
Five arrested in overnight police operations
Five people were arrested for various offences during overnight police operations across the island, police said on Sunday.
The arrests were made for offences including public insult and refusing to ...
Swiss vote on tightening neutrality rules, ending peacetime cooperation with Nato
Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block their country from imposing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO.
The country ...
Fury-Joshua fight in doubt as White uncertain over blockbuster bout
Plans for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s long-awaited heavyweight clash were in doubt on Saturday after promoter Dana White said he was unsure whether the fight would go ahead.
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Ten days that changed the course of AI
For years, the race to build ever-more powerful artificial intelligence followed a well-worn Silicon Valley principle: move fast and break things.
But in a series of cascading events over a 10...
Open source tech helps farmers put more trust in digital tools
Researchers, farmers and tech companies are developing open-source tools to tackle crop disease, irrigation and patchy internet, making digital farming cheaper, more practical and easier for farmers to trust.
By ...
Earl Spencer’s claims about Charles do not add up
His book raises questions about chronology, memory and motive
Earl Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister was published last Tuesday after it was trailed in an interview he gave ...
Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting September 21:
The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that euro area households are keeping too much of their ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Such ingratitude to Diko and the Papadopoulos clan
I COULD not believe the air of superiority and disdain with which Finance Minister Makis Keravnos responded to the suggestion by poor Ethnarch Junior, his party boss, that he resign ...
Our View: Candidates already eyeing the presidency
Although there are still 16 months to go before the presidential election, it has already started dominating the news.
One news website, that openly supports President Christodoulides has had a story ...
ECB connects payment system to blockchain with launch of Pontes platform
The European Central Bank launched a new service this week linking its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets and said it would invest some of its own money in digital ...
When ‘let’s connect’ means something else: the awkward business of flirting on LinkedIn
It has job titles, mutual connections and fewer bathroom selfies. No wonder some people are getting confused
In Cyprus, flirting on LinkedIn carries one fairly obvious risk. There is every ...
Cyprus labour shortages: who can legally work?
The construction and hotel industries often complain about labour shortages, while labour unions counter-protest over the use of temporary hiring agencies which they say lead to poor treatment of foreign ...
Erhurman meets Guterres, denies rejecting tripartite meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Saturday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York, and afterwards denied assertions made by ...
music
Viennese Waltzes land in Paphos
Following their sold-out concerts in Nicosia and Limassol in 2025, the internationally acclaimed Vienna Schoenbrunn Palace Orchestra returns to Cyprus for a unique concert in Paphos, on November 21 at Markideio Theatre.
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Man City chairman rallies fans after reports club found guilty of 114 charges
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said the club remained confident of proving their innocence, a day after media reports that City had been found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier ...
Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Hormuz and end fighting
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.
Iran raised the initiative ...
Ireland to fulfil Nations League fixture with Israel after player vote
Ireland will play their Nations League fixture against Israel on Sunday, after a vote took place within the squad on whether to fulfil the fixture, Football Association of Ireland (FAI) ...
China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech
China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the “...
Remains of four missing persons found in three excavations
The remains of four missing persons were found this week at three of eight sites currently being excavated by the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Greek Cypriot member of the ...
Huge crowd greets pope with ‘Leo’ chants at France tour’s biggest event
Crowds stretched the length of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday, as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things, at the ...
Conservation work begins at Panayia Melandrina church and Kato Arodes mosque
The bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is beginning conservation work at the Panayia Melandrina church in Kalogrea, Kyrenia district, and at the Kato Arodes mosque in the Paphos district.
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The pastry paradox: why are the Danes slimmer than Britons?
By Vassiliki Sinopoulou
Picture a cosy Danish living room. Candles flicker, soft music plays and friends and family gather around a table laden with pastries – flaky, buttery and gloriously calorific. ...
Russell holds off Verstappen to win Azerbaijan GP
George Russell held off Red Bull’s four-times world champion Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Mercedes with teammate Kimi Antonelli limiting ...