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Swedish fashion retailer H&M is driving changes to improve efficiency and react more quickly to fashion trends, its CEO said on Thursday, after the company reported a ‌slowdown in sales in Western Europe, its biggest market.

Mark Zuckerberg took repeated digs at Apple during Meta’s annual event on Wednesday, only to borrow a page from Steve Jobs’ playbook for ‌a surprise reveal: a pocket-watch-sized device that carries Meta’s viral Muse AI agent into the real world.

A meeting on the long-awaited Special Ecological Assessment for the Trozena development will be held at the Limassol district local government organisation (EOA) on September 30, Arsos community leader Giannis Giannakis told the Cyprus Mail.

For senior citizens, who have followed politics over the years, President Nikos Christodoulides’ speech at the UN General Assembly was a trip down memory lane.

France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which is key for energy transport, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman commenced his round of contacts on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New York on Thursday, meeting the UN’s Cyprus problem envoy Maria Angela Holguin.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mounted a forceful defense of Israel’s actions in the region at the UN on Thursday, seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead of elections he could lose, as dozens of delegates streamed out.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “illegally occupies northern Cyprus” in his address to the United Nations general assembly.

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to be heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with both leaders keen to showcase stable ties despite a host of thorny issu…

Heavy surf and rain lashed southwestern Mexico as “extremely powerful” Hurricane Polo crawls northwest offshore the mainland, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a bulletin on Thursday.

A man was charged in a Scotland court on Thursday in connection with a disturbance he caused a day earlier during a Jet2 flight from Edinburgh to Cyprus.

A source close to former Disy leader Averof Neophytou confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on Thursday that he has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2028 presidential election.

The White House said on Thursday it has reinstated journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after a federal judge deemed US President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their access immediately restored.

President Nikos Christodoulides met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying later that the UN chief is “considering” a three-way meeting, noting though that there must also be a response from the Turkish Cypriot side.

Australia will be pleased with how they started with bat and ball in the first one-day international against South Africa in Durban on Thursday, but let two commanding positions slip as they lost by 67 runs.

Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis may soon be stripped of the police escort directly assigned to him just this week, pending an ongoing security review for officials, reports said on Thursday.

Cyprus’ defence cooperation with other countries is conducted between sovereign states which maintain friendly relations and is fully in line with international law, defence ministry sources said on Thursday, responding to criticism from Turkey over the R…

Although the Cypriot economy has proved resilient to external shocks, posting positive growth numbers and low unemployment, it remains vulnerable to latent blind spots, the Fiscal Council said on Thursday.

The grape harvest seasons brings many joys, one of them being the annual Limassol Wine Festival, which this year marks its 64th anniversary.

American Formula One team Haas are evaluating a number of drivers and will finalise their 2027 line-up within the next couple of weeks team, boss Ayao Komatsu said on Thursday, a day after the team’s under-pressure racer Esteban Ocon declared himself a “f…

Russian forces carried out a series of strikes across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday, targeting facilities and vessels that Moscow said were linked to the Ukrainian military.

One in three people in Cyprus is at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, while one in five could die prematurely from the condition, according to figures presented on Thursday.

The transport ministry opposes any change to Makarios Avenue in Nicosia that could force the repayment of EU funds, the House transport committee heard on Thursday.

Changes to the way personal doctors are paid, the introduction of new quality criteria and the number of patients each doctor can register came under scrutiny in parliament on Thursday, as MPs examined weaknesses and distortions in the national health sch…

Prospects for further strengthening defence cooperation between Cyprus and Romania were discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas and Romania’s Charge d’Affaires in Cyprus, Dr Lavinia Ochea.

Cyprus recorded the second-highest number of asylum applications relative to its population among EU+ countries in the first half of 2026, despite an overall 17 per cent decline in applications for international protection across Europe, according to a re…

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Thursday kept up the pressure regarding his spat with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, suggesting that the latter is insubordinate to the president and asking flat-out whether there are “two governments”.

A 25-year-old man has been banned from sports venues until the completion of his trial over alleged violence during a football match at GSP Stadium earlier this month, police said on Thursday.

Nicosia municipality on Thursday rejected what it described as “inaccurate reports and personal attacks” against the mayor and its staff, made by a committee of traders and residents opposing the redevelopment of Ledra and Onasagorou streets.

A Polish priest died on Thursday and four other people were injured when a Ukrainian man armed with a knife attacked clergy and worshippers at a Benedictine abbey in southern Poland, a prosecutor said on Thursday.

Elected representatives and residents of the Nicosia district village of Mitsero and seven other nearby villages on Friday held a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on Thursday against plans to build an asphalt plant in the village, while inside the…

Cyprus is preparing to tighten its “golden visa” programme ahead of its planned entry into the Schengen area, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said on Thursday, as authorities carry out checks on thousands of permits issued since 2013.

The Caribbean most travellers see is the one mega-ships are built for: large commercial piers, busy terminals, and ports designed to handle thousands of passengers at once.

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and its northeast killed eight people on Thursday in attacks that included a maternity hospital and a farm, officials said.

The new service allows applicants to arrange immigration health insurance for Cyprus residence applications entirely online, with pricing available upfront.

Russia is likely to intensify its hybrid war against the West in the coming months, Denmark’s defence intelligence service said in a new threat assessment on Thursday.

Cyprus is stepping up investment in mountain and rural tourism, Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis said in Agros on Thursday, as the government seeks to draw more visitors inland, support local communities and strengthen the island’s appeal as a year-r…

Pakistan said its air force struck ten locations in Afghanistan on Thursday, which were being used to launch and store drones, some of which had been used against Pakistan a day earlier, the latest sign of escalation between the allies-turned-foes.

Palestinian villagers wailed over the mangled remains of their olive trees on Wednesday after Israel’s military uprooted them with bulldozers, days ahead of the annual olive harvest, normally a source of joy for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Some dinners introduce a menu; others reveal the philosophy behind a restaurant.

The European Union observes with concern the United States’ reported plans to ban diesel exports, as such a disruption would risk negative impact on both sides, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday.

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The doctors’ union (Pasyky) on Thursday asked the board of the state health services organisation (Okypy) to explain the legal basis of its scientific director post, after an Okypy spokesperson described the role as “purely advisory” and without any finan…

An air defence system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone on Thursday in the wider Yanbu region, home to major oil refining facilities, Greek security sources told Reuters.

Dentsply Sirona spent the past few years in repair, and in the second quarter of 2026 the dental-equipment maker showed the work is starting to pay off, swinging back to a profit.

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday said that the state will operate with a budget surplus “for the third consecutive year” next year, as he presented next year’s state budget to House President Annita Demetriou.

The University of Limassol (UoL) informs prospective students that enrolment for the new academic year remains open until October 15, 2026, giving new students as well as those wishing to transfer from another university the opportunity to join the UoL ac…

With people at the heart of its work and a particular focus on healthcare and social contribution, XM Group signed a cooperation agreement with the Karaiskakio Foundation on September 22, 2026 to fund the creation of the new CellThera Laboratory by XM Cell

Construction officially began on 23 September 2026 on “The Starlings”, the new residential development comprising 126 luxury apartments at Limassol Greens, with sales already exceeding €15 million.

Cyprus remains among the EU economies most dependent on sea transport, with 98.6 per cent of imports and 97.2 per cent of exports by weight moving by sea in 2024, as shipping continues to dominate European trade.