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Living legend of Paralympic sport Charalampos Taiganidis battled hard in the waters off Cyprus in adverse weather conditions, with winds reaching up to 7 Beaufort, to prove that determination and perseverance can overcome every limit when the effort is ma…

A wanted man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday morning after he tried to avoid being arrested and during a car chase crashed into a patrol car following warning gunshots.

The digital extortion group known as “ShinyHunters” said that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees.

Mexico unveiled nationwide rules restricting cellphone use in schools for younger students from bell to bell, as concern grows over the effects of screen time on children.

President Nikos Christodoulides will be addressing the UN General Assembly on Wednesday at 7.30pm Cyprus time, with a speech expected to focus on efforts to resume negotiations for a solution of the Cyprus problem.

US President Donald Trump warned that he could annihilate Iran if there is no deal to end the war, but also suggested an agreement could come soon amid a diplomatic push at the United Nations.

Cyprus and northern Greece will explore opportunities for cross-border investment and business cooperation at the third Cyprus-Greece Business Meetings Summit, which will take place in Thessaloniki on October 5.

The police arrested six people overnight for assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, possession of drugs, burglary and theft, failure to appear before a court, illegal possession of tobacco products and illegal residence in the Republic.

Now is the time to move decisively from planning to implementation, maintaining the momentum and accelerating the next steps in developing the Aphrodite gas field, President Nikos Christodoulides said late on Tuesday.

Moody’s Ratings has raised the outlook on the National Bank of Greece’s long-term deposits to positive from stable, while confirming the lender’s long-term deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings at Baa1.

Cyprus recorded one of the EU’s sharpest monthly increases in petrol prices in August, while fuel costs across the bloc continued to climb sharply on an annual basis, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday.

Wednesday starts off mainly fine with scattered clouds along the west coast.

The oil shock caused by the Iran war is re-charging the electric vehicle (EV) market as high gasoline and diesel prices stimulate consumer demand for alternatives.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham that any solution to the Cyprus problem must guarantee the “equal international status” of the Turkish Cypriots, when the pair met on the sidelines of the United Nations gener…

Britain’s government borrowed more than expected in August, pushing the ‌deficit for the financial year so far further above official forecasts and adding to a tough backdrop for finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget.

President Nikos Christodoulides has told British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to give the Republic of Cyprus’ relations with its neighbours “serious consideration” when making decisions regarding the use of the British bases on the island, when the pair met

Tech founders build AI platform for Cyprus in just three months The AI Cyprus Expo will return to Limassol in April of next year, with its organisers aiming to turn the event into a regional platform for applied artificial intelligence and business collab…

The United Nations is “continuing its efforts” on the Cyprus problem, its envoy Maria Angela Holguin said, after she met President Nikos Christodoulides on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York.

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos may have laughed at the suggestion by the Diko leader that he should resign over his oft-expressed opposition to the Great Sea Interconnector project but Nicolas Papadopoulos had a point.

Complaints regarding the hiring of workers through temporary employment agencies “are linked to slave trade and human trafficking”, the House labour committee chairman and Disy MP Giorgos Koukoumas, said on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron questioned the international community’s credibility over the Gaza war on Tuesday, urging countries to take action over the situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

US President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares and sold as much as $15,000 in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in July, according to a public financial disclosure, his latest transactions involving a government contractor run by his former adviser.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday “exchanged views on the Cyprus problem” when they met on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York, the UN said.

Maccabi Tel Aviv formally asked Cyprus on Tuesday to host its Euro League home games.

A doctor working in Germany allegedly holds large swathes of Turkish Cypriot property, farms the land and receives agricultural subsidies, House refugee committee chair and Akel MP Nikos Kettiros revealed on Monday.

Letters sent to former president Nicos Anastasiades in April and May 2022 show that he was informed on allegations concerning deputy police chief Michalis Katsounotos before the case was formally reported, according to documents before the Nicosia criminal

The Ecologists has raised concerns over plans to relocate the central prisons to Ayios Sozomenos, warning that the proposed site could affect protected land within the Natura 2000 network.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he and US President Donald Trump had “established a good connection in our early discussions” despite their differences on some foreign policy issues as they met for the first time in New York.

The “sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish Cypriot people” must be recognised, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, as he addressed the United Nations general assembly in New York.

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens welcomed its first, first year students at its Cyprus branch in Nicosia on Monday, marking the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

Cyprus’ role as a bridge between the EU and the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as opportunities for greater cooperation in defence, energy and infrastructure, were discussed at the House foreign affairs committee on Tuesday.

Disy has backed Diko’s criticism of Finance Minister Makis Keravnos over his handling of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), saying the government must give “specific and convincing answers” over the project.

A rare Egyptian vulture was filmed at a forestry department feeding unit in Ayios Ioannis, Paphos, on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for complete economic isolation of Iran, showing no intention to resume talks at the UN General Assembly but saying he believed a deal would be done after the US midterm elections in November.

US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement on Tuesday that permits a larger US military presence on Greenland and may resolve a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.

An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.

Applications for key social insurance benefits are being processed up to 70 per cent faster following the rollout of new digital services, Deputy Research Minister Nicodimos Damianou said on Tuesday.

Cyprus requires a single, independent authority to manage the country’s water resources, Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) chief Constantinos Yiorkadjis told the House agriculture committee on Tuesday, describing responsibility for water

A different kind of concert arrives in Limassol this October as the internationally acclaimed cellist Bagjan Oktyabr makes his Cyprus debut, as part of this global tour.

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday cautioned against “alarmism” regarding rising fuel prices, while an energy expert predicted that high prices at the pump would persist until mid-2027.

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is proud to have been named Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year at the 2026 International Tax Review Europe Tax Awards, securing the prestigious title for an exceptional fifth consecutive year.

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) chairman George Karatzias and vice chairman Loukas Lagoudis signed their contracts with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday, formally confirming their assumption of the two senior positions at the r…

New customers can receive a €50 bonus on their first Lidion Bank fixed-term deposit opened through the platform 22 September 2026 | Limassol, Cyprus PickTheBank, the European deposit platform, today launches its first welcome promotion.

Talks focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in defence and security were held on Tuesday morning between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Iran and the United States hinted on Tuesday at the prospect of reviving negotiations to end their conflict, with the presidents of both countries due at the UN General Assembly in New York.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday to urge world leaders to regulate artificial intelligence, end wars, focus on climate change and overhaul UN institutions he warned are struggling…

Kylian Mbappe says being managed by Zinedine Zidane for the French national team is “like something out of a movie”.

October may be on the calendar, but summer still has something to offer in Cyprus.

Twenty one people were arrested on Tuesday after a migrant boat arrived near the Karpas peninsula village of Vokolida, Turkish Cypriot police said.

Police removed four British passengers from a flight from Larnaca to Birmingham on Monday after they repeatedly refused to stop using electronic cigarettes during the five-hour journey, according to a passenger who filmed the incident.