44 m. ago Iran does not want conflict with Israel to expand but will defend itself, foreign minister says

Iran does not want its conflict with Israel to expand to neighbouring countries unless the situation is forced, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday, adding its response had been based on self-defence. Araqchi said Tehran had been responding to foreign aggression, and that if this aggression stopped, Iranian reactions would also cease. The foreign […]

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6 h. ago Today in Politics: PM Modi in Cyprus before G7 summit in Canada

Today in Politics: PM Modi in Cyprus before G7 summit in Canada  The Indian Express

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21 h. ago Cyprus is about brotherhood, not politics, says Türkiye's Altun

Cyprus is about brotherhood, not politics, says Türkiye's Altun  TRT Global

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48 h. ago Pope Leo to make Carlo Acutis first millennial saint on September 7

By Joshua McElwee The canonisation of the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation, Carlo Acutis, will take place on September 7, Pope Leo announced on Friday. Acutis, a British-born Italian who died from leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, was originally set to be made a saint on April 27 but the […]

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62 h. ago Shell Cyprus offers strong presence at ‘Meet the Legends’ classic motorcycle event

Shell Cyprus and Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee) recorded a strong presence at the inaugural “Meet the Legends” event, organised by the Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Club on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Eleftheria Square in Nicosia. The event brought together a wide community of classic motorcycle enthusiasts, from club members to curious visitors, all eager to […]

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3 d. ago Στην Κύπρο την ερχόμενη Παρασκευή o Ινδός Πρωθυπουργός – Το πρόγραμμα της ιστορικής επίσκεψης

O Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας θα συναντηθεί με τον Πρωθυπουργό της Ινδίας – Στην Κύπρο  την ερχόμενη Παρασκευή  – Η πρώτη μετά από 23 χρόνια Ανταποκρινόμενος σε πρόσκληση του Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας κ. Νίκου Χριστοδουλίδη, ο Πρωθυπουργός της Ινδίας κ. Ναρέντρα Μόντι θα πραγματοποιήσει διήμερη επίσημη επίσκεψη στην Κύπρο, την πρώτη Πρωθυπουργού της Ινδίας, μετά από 23 […]

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3 d. ago Our View: Politicians cooperating with the EAC unions that protect EAC’s monopoly

Disy deputy Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis was perfectly justified to censure President Nicos Christodoulides for his “highly unlawful” intervention in the setting of the electricity authority’s new tariff. The tariff increase of 7.5 per cent, which was requested by the EAC and is linked to the authority’s 10-year development programme, had been approved by the Cyprus Energy […]

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3 d. ago Türkiye calls European Court ruling 'timely response' to 'politically motivated arrests' by Greek Cypriot authorities

Türkiye calls European Court ruling 'timely response' to 'politically motivated arrests' by Greek Cypriot authorities  Anadolu Ajansı

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3 d. ago MPs call on deputy minister to step down amid architecture book mess

The publication linked to Cyprus’ participation in the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice was withdrawn because the deputy culture ministry was referred to in the booklet without consent, Deputy Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou told the House education committee on Wednesday, however MPs spoke of political responsibilities and some called for Kassianidou’s resignation. Arguments between Akel […]

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3 d. ago ‘There is no way’ electricity bills will go up by 9.5% – Minister

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Wednesday said there is “no way” that consumer electricity bills will go up by 9.5 per cent. Speaking after the day’s cabinet meeting, he described assertions that bills would rise by such an amount as “unrealistic” and “mass-market fiction”. “There is no way that such a thing will happen. The […]

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4 d. ago Deputy minister denies censorship in architecture book withdrawal

The official withdrawal of a publication linked to the Cyprus’ participation in the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, was not a matter of censorship due to politics but to legality, Deputy Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou told MPs on Wednesday. In a lengthy speech before the House education committee, Kassianidou said the authors did not have […]

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4 d. ago Christodoulides’ intervention over electricity bills ‘illegal’

House energy committee chairman and Disy MP Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis on Tuesday lambasted President Nikos Christodoulides’ “highly illegal” intervention over the matter of forthcoming rises in electricity bills, describing it as a “great political blunder”. “The electricity authority [EAC] told us that it requested an increase of 7.5 per cent plus value added tax, which comes […]

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5 d. ago Hot air mass brings clear skies and temperatures up to 38C across Cyprus

Hot air mass brings clear skies and temperatures up to 38C across Cyprus  Philenews

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5 d. ago Police crack down on LA protests against Trump immigration policy

Police declared all of downtown Los Angeles to be an unlawful assembly area and ordered protesters to go home on Sunday night after a third day of violence hit demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. National Guard troops – deployed by Trump at the weekend to help quell the protests in a move that […]

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6 d. ago Two car thefts in Cyprus spark police warning over carelessness

Two separate car theft cases – one in Nicosia and another in Larnaca – have prompted a strong warning from police after it was revealed that valuables and even keys had been left inside the parked vehicles. In Nicosia, a woman reported her car stolen at around 10.40pm on Sunday night. The vehicle, worth €15,000, […]

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6 d. ago Priest clashes with church leaders during trial and is suspended

A Cypriot priest who openly criticised the Archbishop of Cyprus and the Holy Synod during a church hearing has been suspended for six months. Father Demos Serkelides appeared last Friday before the Episcopal Court, a special church tribunal, where he was expected to respond to serious complaints. Instead, according to reports, he reacted angrily and […]

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6 d. ago Alcaraz saves three match points to stop Sinner and retain French Open

Carlos Alcaraz fought back from the brink to outlast top seed Jannik Sinner 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(10-2) in a French Open final for the ages on Sunday to retain his crown and cement his status as the Prince of Clay in Roland Garros’ post-Rafa Nadal era. In a scintillating showdown between the torch-bearers of […]

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6 d. ago Fico says Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia if they harm national interests

Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage its national interests, the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday after its parliament approved a resolution calling on the government not to back any new measures. Fico said that Slovakia wanted to stay constructive within the bloc, but he called the resolution a political […]

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6 d. ago UK’s Prince William calls for urgent action to protect oceans

Britain’s Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take urgent action to protect the planet’s oceans, saying it was a challenge “like none we have faced before”. Speaking ahead of the UN ocean conference, which begins in France on Monday, William said rising sea temperatures, plastic pollution and overfishing were putting […]

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6 d. ago Ustel slams Christodoulides’ ‘aggressive, terroristic attitude’ on property

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Sunday decried President Nikos Christodoulides’ “aggressive, terroristic attitude” on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests made by the Republic of Cyprus of people accused of selling Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. He said Christodoulides’ attitude is “obvious”, and that he “neglects the principle of responsibility […]

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