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International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary general Thomas Kazakos has taken the industry’s push for free passage through international waterways to the UN Security Council, warning that commercial ships and seafarers must not become collateral in g…

Elections in two German states on Sunday resulted in severe losses for the country’s leading Christian Democrats, whose Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing pressure to keep the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland party at bay.

Limassol recorded its highest participation yet in the 10km cycling tour, held on Sunday as part of the 27th Lemesia sports festival.

An 82-year-old man in Greece died after a punch up on Sunday with a 76-year-old over the use of a sunbed at the beach in Vouliagmeni.

England’s new test coach Stephen Fleming said restoring the team’s identity and standards would be as important as improving results, after a turbulent year for English cricket that brought renewed scrutiny of player behaviour and team culture.

A new chapter is opening for women’s football in the Paphos district with the official launch of Peyia-Akamas Ladies FC, a new professional women’s football club that will compete in the Cyprus Women’s First Division Championship.

In the 2026 Cyprus Cricket T10 Cup, presented by HurryCurry, Limassol Warriors suffered an agonising one-run defeat to Nicosia Capitals after failing to score the required six runs in the Super Over.

Newly crowned US Open champion Alexander Zverev sent Germany into the Davis Cup Final 8 as he eased past Croatia’s Dino Prizmic to secure his side an unassailable 3-1 lead in Halle on Sunday while Spain also progressed.

A hairdresser in Turkey was viciously attacked after relatives disapproved of how she had cut their child’s hair.

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The finance ministry is “monitoring the situation” with the cost of fuel continuing to increase in recent weeks amid developments in the conflict in the Middle East, its spokesman Michalis Papadopoulos said on Friday.

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Friday that overseas healthcare complements rather than replaces the general health system (Gesy).

A rotating presidency between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities in a post-solution Cyprus constitutes an “indispensable component of political equality”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana said on Friday, as…

Cyprus and the New Jersey National Guard are looking to expand their defence cooperation into additional areas under the US State Partnership Programme (SPP), Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Friday.

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The ultimate solution to longstanding flight safety problems affecting the Nicosia FIR (flight information region) lies in resolving the Cyprus problem, acting director of Civil Aviation Haris Antoniades told the Cyprus Mail, saying Turkey remains the only

Cyprus brought together leading figures from the Greek and Cypriot maritime communities in Athens this week to emphasise the growing role of women in shipping and the industry’s long-standing contribution to society.

Transport Minister Evanthia Tsolaki visited DP World Limassol’s terminal at Limassol Port on Friday, meeting representatives of DP World Limassol and P&O Maritime to discuss their operations at the port.

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At least 16 people were killed and 57 wounded after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden car into a police facility in northwest Pakistan on Friday as officers and their families were praying in a mosque inside, officials said.

Nine Christmas villages will operate across Cyprus this festive season, from November 21 to January 6, 2027, the deputy ministry of tourism announced on Friday.

The former professional cyclist and longtime cycling sponsor is supporting the two-day Limassol race as organizers look to build an international event around Cyprus’s growing cycling community.

Transport Minister Evanthia Tsolaki visited the Eurogate Container Terminal Limassol (Eurogate CTL) at Limassol port on Friday, meeting company executives to discuss issues affecting Cyprus’ maritime trade sector.

The parents of a three-year-old boy who died after falling from the balcony of their apartment in Engomi were released without charge on Friday.

A video circulating on social media appears to show a street fight involving a group of men outside a bar in Paphos, with the accompanying post claiming the confrontation involved pro-Palestine activists and Israelis.

Cyprus has been Europe’s default answer for a warm-climate property investment for decades, but rising prices and a shrinking pool of well-located coastal land have pushed some buyers to look further afield.

Russians began voting on Friday in a three-day parliamentary election which President Vladimir Putin has said will show that millions of people back his army fighting in Ukraine, even though most anti-war candidates were not allowed to run.

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Nestle said on Friday it was weighing all options to protect its rights after the Kremlin’s decision to take control of the Swiss food maker’s Russian business, the latest move against a Western company since the war in Ukraine began.

Obtaining a gaming license is a fundamental step for businesses planning to operate an online casino, sportsbook, poker platform, or another type of regulated gaming service.

The price of fuel at the pump is expected to increase further in the coming weeks, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou warned on Friday, with recent developments in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East having pushed the price of

Three students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines on Friday, including a 16-year-old suspected gunman who turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into conflict, but Seoul was reviewing whether to play a greater role in safeguarding navigation in the region.

Cypriot firm Athlos Capital on Friday announced the launch of a new actively managed investment product aimed at retail investors with a balanced risk profile, giving them exposure to fixed income, equities and alternative investments through a single por…

Cyprus has emerged as part of a four-country Mediterranean bloc pressing for changes to the proposed global shipping decarbonisation framework, as divisions between major maritime states and Brussels deepen ahead of crucial negotiations at the Internation…

At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country’s west coast amid a renewed conflict, while nearly 3,000 have fled by sea to Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency said on F…

Lena Panayiotou has been promoted to deputy director-general of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev), capping a career of more than two decades at the organisation and placing her in one of its most senior executive posts.

Indonesian divers retrieved three bodies from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea, although more than 100 passengers remain missing, a Navy official told Reuters on Friday.

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) and non-profit association TechIsland on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in Cyprus.

Demetra Holdings Plc announced on Friday that it repurchased 3,570 of its own shares through the Cyprus Investment & Securities Corp Ltd (CISCO) on September 17, 2026.

Residents of a city in central Nigeria took to the streets to protest overnight after 37 detainees were found dead in the custody of a paramilitary force that had raided suspected illegal gold mines.

Eating out has become significantly more expensive in Cyprus over the last three years, with a meal out that cost €100 in 2023 now amounting to an average of €126 – an increase of 26 per cent, date released on Friday showed.

Prominent Australian rowing figures have criticised the approval of Rockhampton’s crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River as the venue for the sport at the Brisbane Olympics, arguing the course will require extensive investment and leave little lasting legacy.

Invest Cyprus and Greece are looking to turn their close economic ties into new investment and business opportunities, following talks between the investment promotion agency’s leadership and Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Harry Theoharis.

Cyprus’ construction material prices rose again in August, with electrical fixtures, plastics and aluminium products recording some of the sharpest annual increases, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat).

finance minister John Healey will urge his counterparts in the European Union not to exclude Britain from the bloc’s “Made in Europe” industrial policy at a meeting in Dublin later, as he presses for deeper economic and security ties.

The ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last month had only undergone “superficial” repairs in June after a crack appeared on its left side, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia district court heard on Friday, as proceedings continued against the nine people…

Cyprus ranked fourth from last in the European Union for the share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2026, according to a report from Eurostat.

Juventus hammered Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home with help from two errors by goalkeeper Nikolas Polster and Olympique de Marseille of France lost 4-1 away to Besiktas as the first round of Europa League matches wrapped up on Thursday.