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The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city and a bastion of its secular opposition, joined President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP) on Wednesday, amid a crackdown on the opposition in which dozens of mayors have been jailed.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who guided the club to the Premier League title last season, has signed a new contract until June 2030, the club announced on Wednesday.

Police said a communications law is essential as they the presented the new Directorate for Combatting Organised Crime, which police chief Themistos Arnaoutis said will officially begin operating on Monday, October 12.

A Cyprus-linked crude oil tanker caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast near Sochi after being struck by unmanned vessels, with all 23 crew members rescued as attacks on commercial shipping in the region intensify.

Cyprus’ role in the security architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean and the further strengthening of the 3+1 format with Greece, Israel and the United States were highlighted by Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday, following his ta…

Cyprus recorded some of the lowest rates in the European Union for being unable to afford basic goods and services in 2025, according to Eurostat data published as part of its latest review of living conditions.

Under the auspices of President Nikos Christodoulides, the 22nd March with the Pink Figures organised by Europa Donna Cyprus was held with great success on October 3, 2026.

Delays of “years” have been observed between the detection of illegal catering and entertainment venues in protected areas of the Akamas peninsula and the bringing of criminal cases against their operators, the audit office wrote on Wednesday.

Cyprus’ Deputy Ministry of Tourism is set to see its budget fall by nearly €15 million in 2027, mainly as spending linked to the island’s 2026 EU Council presidency comes to an end.

Cancer has emerged as the leading cause of death in the Republic of Cyprus, surpassing cardiovascular disease for the first time in 30 years, according to data presented at the 12th Pan Cypriot Public Health Conference.

A twenty-fifth body was recovered from the sea off the coast of Kyrenia on Wednesday as search operations continue following the sinking of a passenger ferry off the town’s coast in August, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said.

Breach Festival: October 9-10 Expanding the boundaries of music-making and encouraging improvisation and experimentation, the Breach Festival arrives soon at Ktirion 53 in Nicosia.

The battle for the World Apnea 2026 Overall World Championship title could hardly be closer.

US soldiers stationed on Japan’s Okinawa have been given a month-long curfew and banned from drinking alcohol while they undergo discipline training after a Marine was alleged to have murdered and robbed a local woman.

Halloumi exported every year is valued at €350 million, with 45 per cent of the total reaching the UK, the cheesemakers’ association said on Wednesday.

Europe’s biggest basketball clubs must find a way to work with the NBA, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos said on Wednesday, a day after they rejected a proposal from the US league to join up for a new continental competition.

Bulgaria has halted its search for the missing crew of a ship that sank after being hit by a drone on Tuesday about 70 nautical miles (130 km) off its coast, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency told Nova TV on Wednes…

More than two-thirds of refugee and migrant children who reached Europe via Mediterranean and Balkan routes last year were unaccompanied, and many experienced exploitation, a report by UN agencies showed on Wednesday.

Cyprus will press for greater fiscal flexibility and relief from high energy costs at this week’s Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings in Luxembourg, where Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will also take part in talks on banking competitiveness, capital markets a…

Jumbo’s sales in Cyprus rose by approximately 15 per cent year-on-year in September, helping the group maintain positive sales momentum across its four markets during the first nine months of 2026.

Yoda Plc will add 24.675 million shares to the Cyprus Stock Exchange’s (CSE) Emerging Companies Market (ECM), with trading in the additional shares due to begin on October 12, 2026, the Cyprus Stock Exchange announced on Wednesday.

Cyprus treasury bills issued for the July 24 to October 23, 2026 period will mature on October 23, with their final day of trading set for October 19, the Ministry of Finance announced on Wednesday.

Two South Korean megachurches are investigating suspected cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of congregants, with evidence suggesting AI tools may have been used in the attacks, according to the churches and a cy…

Pharmaceutical company Medochemie received the Golden Cedar, the highest special distinction at the Cyprus Environmental Awards for Organisations and Businesses, after achieving the highest overall score among all nominees and categories, the pharmaceutic…

IKEA is bringing the YXSTABY range to Cyprus, created in collaboration with XBOX, offering flexible solutions that combine gaming with the functionality and aesthetics of the modern home.

Three municipalities in the Paphos region have received Green City of Cyprus titles at the Cyprus Environmental Awards 2025, with the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap Paphos) highlighting their efforts in sustainability and environmental protection.

Philip Morris Cyprus has appointed Christos Tsagkalidis as its new general manager as the company marks five years of operations in Cyprus.

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) hosted European partners in Cyprus on October 6-7 for a study visit examining the country’s port and maritime sector, with skills, sustainability and the sector’s changing needs at the centre of discussio…

Two people, aged 18 and 16, were remanded for two days on Wednesday in connection with the shooting to death of a cat in Paphos, police said.

Elections for the new rector and vice-rectors at the University of Cyprus are underway, with results expected to be announced at 1.30pm on Wednesday for the rector and at 6.30pm for the two vice-rectors.

Even when your salary goes up, you may still reach the end of the month with nothing left to save.

Brussels is considering taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations in an effort to raise revenues for the EU while avoiding a backlash from the Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Cyprus and northern Greece are looking to deepen business ties and pursue joint investment opportunities in the Balkans and Arab markets, with Thessaloniki being promoted as a gateway for Cypriot companies seeking to expand further into south-east Europe.

A twenty-fourth body was recovered from the sea off the coast of Kyrenia on Wednesday as search operations continue following the sinking of a passenger ferry off the town’s coast in August, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said.

Cyprus’ property market continued to expand in September, with sale contracts reaching 14,969 during the first nine months of 2026 and activity remaining above last year’s levels in every month so far.

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will meet for the first time since last month’s turbulent United Nations general assembly week next Tuesday, with the meeting scheduled to begin at 3.30pm.

New antennas at the British bases in Akrotiri cannot be put up until a full environmental assessment is carried out followed by a public debate, the federation of environmental organisations (Opok) said on Wednesday.

A 49-year-old food delivery driver was robbed in Larnaca on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

In many homes across Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, the school day ends in English and dinner happens in Russian, Polish or Arabic.

Buying a new car often comes with a list of changes you would like to make.

Two evenings dedicated to improvisation, experimentation and contemporary music-making are coming up this weekend in Nicosia as Breach Festival returns for its fifth edition.

An unstable air mass is temporarily affecting Cyprus, with isolated showers and thunderstorms expected in parts of the island on Wednesday afternoon.

Global soccer superstar Lionel Messi met the moment, contributing to all three goals in his final appearance for Argentina’s national team, a 3-0 exhibition victory over Benin on Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Athens at a time of heightened geopolitical challenges, instability and shifting regional dynamics.

Police arrested five people during islandwide checks on Tuesday night, carried out through organised patrols at key locations in urban areas.

Israelis will on Wednesday mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a military assault that destroyed much of Gaza, where conditions remain dire despite a year-old ceasefire that is meant to halt the war for good.

Convicted killer Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s effort to execute her by lethal injection last week, foiling the state’s first attempt to put a woman to death in two centuries, has regained consciousness and is speaking, her lawyers said in a stat…

Two people were killed in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Wednesday, in the latest of Russia’s near daily round-the-clock attacks on its neighbour in their fifth year of war, which also damaged city buildings and warehouses.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones early on Wednesday, Yemen’s Transport Ministry said, as fighting intensified across several fronts, while the Saudi-led coalition said it h…

The European Central Bank (ECB) is proposing a major expansion of proportionality in banking supervision that could bring around 150 additional smaller banks under a lighter regulatory framework, according to ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson.