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George Metzakis, CEO of Cyta, joined the board of directors of TechIsland, bringing more than 17 years of telecommunications experience across Cyprus and international markets.

With street art and murals, cocktails and a statewide proclamation, the celebration for LeBron James is underway in Philadelphia before he’s even played his first game, as 76ers fans hope the NBA’s ‘king’ will bring them a crown.

Lamine Yamal scored twice as World Cup winners Spain extended their unbeaten run to 40 matches and maintained their perfect start to Nations League Group A3 with a 4-1 home win over Croatia on Tuesday, while England overcame 10-man Czech Republic 2-0 in P…

Despite enduring a torrid start to the season, Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr can still make a difference even when he is off his game and will return to his best form in time, Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday.

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) is among the 550 best universities in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking for 2027, ranking among the top 24 per cent of the 2,297 faculties included in the ranking.

Cyprus has stepped into the European debate over how shipping and ports can remain competitive while meeting increasingly demanding energy, security and decarbonisation requirements, with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis joining senior policym…

Around 45 primary school children got a close look at life inside an animal shelter this week, meeting abandoned dogs and learning that caring for a pet is a lifelong responsibility, animal rescue organisation PAWs said on Wednesday.

The Mall of Cyprus is once again leading the way as it prepares to welcome Victoria’s Secret and LEGO®, marking the first time either international brand has opened a shop in Cyprus.

Two people were arrested in Paphos after using other people’s bank cards to make online purchases, police said on Wednesday.

The Mall of Cyprus (MC) Plc increased first-half profit by 25.5 per cent in 2026, helped by higher income from commercial space and lower finance costs, while its cash position also strengthened.

Inspired by the Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF, artist Christos Avraam and contemporary jewelry designer Ero Kaskani are opening this year’s “Moments at the Museum ’26” events with the…

The cabinet is set to approve a bill on special education on Wednesday, bringing about changes to a decades-long system and placing children at the centre of the policy, President Nikos Christodoulides said in a video posted on social media.

An emergency fund can feel like money sitting idle.

A second bird flu case was confirmed by the veterinary services on Wednesday at Athalassa park in Nicosia.

Around 80 per cent of dangerous goods incidents reported to IATA in the first half of 2025 involved undeclared or hidden hazardous goods, prompting the airline industry body to call for tighter controls across the entire air cargo supply chain.

It is not very common for the world of circus arts to leave the streets and enter exhibition spaces, yet Larnaca welcomes a special event this month.

The diversion to Saudi Arabia of aflydubai flight to Israel on Wednesday is not believed to be a hijacking incident, a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister’s office said.

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Cyprus’ slow response to climate change and delays in the energy transition could pose a growing risk to the sustainability of public debt, Fiscal Council chairman Andreas Charalambous warned, pointing to shortcomings in energy storage, infrastructure and…

A total of six kilograms of cannabis were seized by police from a package that arrived at a courier company on Tuesday.

A total of 27.5 kilograms of ketamine, as well as smaller amounts of other substances including cannabis, mephedrone, MDMA and cocaine, were found in an apartment in Limassol, police said on Tuesday.

Artificial intelligence is set to fundamentally reshape retail banking in Europe by 2030, with early adopters expected to pull significantly ahead of competitors, according to new research from Visa.

Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two centuries.

“Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonise Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust,” claims the latest video released by President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s re-election campaign.

An explosive device was found outside a shop in the Mesa Geitonia area of Limassol on Tuesday night.

Artificial intelligence is already reproducing human biases and gender stereotypes, making the participation of women in the design and development of technology increasingly important, Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou said the Cyprus Forum

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Targeted police interventions across the island led to the arrest of three people for various offences on Tuesday night.

The met department has issued a yellow weather warning for storms for inland areas, the north and the higher mountains on Wednesday.

Mitsides Public Company Ltd increased first-half profit by almost 14 per cent in 2026 despite a slight decline in sales, helped by a stronger gross margin and lower financing costs.

On Wednesday, the weather will initially be partly cloudy with isolated rains expected in the coastal areas and possible storms in the southwest of the island.

Russian air strikes killed three, including a child, and injured another seven people in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the surrounding region early on Wednesday, officials said.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday Britain should consider options for its future relationship with the European Union, including ultimately rejoining the bloc, as he steps up efforts to rebuild ties with Europe.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged Americans to vote out US President Donald Trump’s allies in Congress as US forces were due to withdraw from their remaining bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday in a departure celebrated by Tehran.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said tech executives agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support for rapid expansion of data centers, as concerns mount over AI safety and the industry’s growing footprint in communities.

An EU-backed entrepreneurship scheme in Cyprus is expected to support the creation of around 800 new businesses and more than 1,600 jobs, as the island continues to channel cohesion-policy funding into business development, research, transport and urban p…

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has called on fund managers and self-managed investment funds to submit their third-quarter statistical returns by October 30, 2026, warning that late or incomplete filings may lead to administrative p…

PepsiCo is set to raise prices for some chips to keep pace with inflation, a spokesperson for the company said, as the Lay’s maker works to revive sales in the United States.

Tesla is beginning deliveries of its Semi trucks to a first set of customers this week, executives said at its plant in Sparks, Nevada, almost nine years after CEO Elon ‌Musk unveiled the electric big rigs.

By Nicolas Netien On July 2 and 3, growers, millers, doctors and researchers from across the olive world met in Lisbon for the second Olive Oil World Congress.

The news that a 16-year-old scooter rider died from his injuries at the weekend after being hit by a drunk driver in early August, and police announcing they’d booked 34 riders in Paphos on Sunday highlight the growing nightmare scooters continue to create

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump’s administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his administration has u…

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.

A junior party in Slovakia’s leftist-nationalist coalition voted with the parliamentary opposition to dismiss a minister on Tuesday, raising the possibility that pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government could collapse and an early election be h…

Energy Minister Michael Damianos on Tuesday said that he had called on the European Union to offer more support to “address the impact of the energy crisis” during a two-day informal meeting of the bloc’s 27 member states’ energy ministers in Dublin.

The question of whether Cyprus will accede to Europe’s border-free Schengen zone is “not on the agenda” of the Council of the European Union’s justice and home affairs (JHA) council, according to reports on Tuesday.

Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over nine seasons, as well as three of four charges concerning their failure to co-operate with the investigation, the league said on

The anti-corruption authority has to date received some 911 complaints, and has examined about 70 per cent of them, its chairman said on Tuesday.

The government has activated a special clause allowing for emergency measures to be taken so that electricity supply can meet demand, as by 2030 Cyprus may face a severe supply gap, officials said on Tuesday.

New Cypriot-developed drones, heavy armour and air defence systems are expected to take centre stage at Thursday’s military parade.