Gaza Conditions Remain Dire Months After Ceasefire, Aid Groups Warn
Humanitarian conditions in Gaza have improved slightly since the October ceasefire but remain severe as winter weather, limited aid access…
Humanitarian conditions in Gaza have improved slightly since the October ceasefire but remain severe as winter weather, limited aid access…
Turkish Airlines will invest about 100 billion Turkish liras (2.33 billion dollars) to build what it describes as the world’s…
Envoys for United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that their meeting in Davos on a possible future peace deal to end the Ukraine war had been “very positive” and “constructive”. The United States has held talks with Russia, and separately with Kyiv and European leaders, on proposals for […]
Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt pulled off a stunning upset in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Manchester City 3-1 at home to secure their first-ever win in the competition and keep their slim hopes of making the knockout stage alive. Danish striker Kasper Hogh scored a quick-fire double midway through the first half and Jens Petter Hauge […]
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou is under investigation on suspicion of embezzling EU funds, reports said on Tuesday, although the MEP himself said he is unaware of any such probe. Contacted by newspaper Phileleftheros, Panayiotou – aged 25 – said he had no “official information” that he’s the subject of an investigation. He said he was […]
The mayor of Lefkara threatened on Tuesday to take matters into his own hands in relation to dilapidated and empty Turkish Cypriot properties located in his community, accusing the government of indifference and inaction. In parliament, Sofocles Sofocleous pointed the finger at the government, saying he has been alerting successive interior ministers to the issue […]
Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday expressed their distaste at the first high criminal court in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman’s decision to free six former public officials who were on trial for their role in the collapse of the city’s Isias hotel, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots. The reactions were led by Turkish […]
President Nikos Christodoulides is to announce “two unilateral measures” for “the benefit of Turkish Cypriots”, according to reports on Tuesday. The Cyprus News Agency reported that he has asked Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman to give his blessing to the measures, one of which concerns the health sector, and the other concerns the economy. It […]
An alternative music event is arriving in the capital this week as the Home for Cooperation hosts a special listening experience. Divine Meetings is a rare music encounter born entirely in the moment. This means the performance is not a rehearsed concert, has no script or plan, just a spontaneous creation based on listening and […]
Europe is “in the best hands” with Cyprus having undertaken the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, European Parliament president Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday. Speaking alongside President Nikos Christodoulides at a joint press conference in Strasbourg, she said Cyprus’ six-month term comes “at a time when Europe is being tested in terms of […]
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is a doubt for Wednesday’s Champions League home match against Cyprus’ Pafos due to illness, but the club have been boosted by the return of Estevao and Malo Gusto, manager Liam Rosenior said on Tuesday. Estevao and Gusto both sat out Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over Brentford at Stamford Bridge […]
The government plans to submit bills to parliament to reform the pension system by June, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Tuesday. He was speaking to the day’s session of the House labour committee and called on it to “find common ground and promote either legislative proposals or bills which aim to help people”. When […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not let him take over Greenland. While other European leaders have tried to keep a measured tone to prevent the trans-Atlantic […]
Russia’s Far East was buried under metres of snow by its heaviest snowfall in 60 years on Tuesday as a winter blast swept across Asia, dusting Shanghai white and grounding flights in Japan’s northwest. The cold snap disrupted transport across the region, closing roads in China, stranding air travellers in Japan and leaving parts of […]
Prices for fresh vegetables, sugar and fish rose sharply in December compared with November, according to the latest consumer price index released by the consumer protection service on Tuesday, even as most basic goods became cheaper and overall inflation remained negligible. Out of 45 categories of basic products, 17 recorded month-on-month increases, 26 saw decreases […]
Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys made winning starts to their Australian Open title defences on Tuesday but former champion Naomi Osaka made the biggest splash on day three of the tournament with a dazzling entrance before her match. Sinner, who is aiming for a third straight title at Melbourne Park, spent only 68 minutes on […]
The Cypriot government did not carry out any impact study before agreeing to the trade deal signed last weekend between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur, Trade Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday. He told the House agriculture committee that the EU itself “has conducted studies”, but that regarding Cyprus itself, “the […]
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Opposition MPs on Tuesday voiced outrage at the government for giving them no clear answers as to the status of the LNG project at Vasiliko, with some politicians warning the cost could spiral to €1 billion. The discussion in parliament quickly turned abrasive, when the chairman of Etyfa – the state-run natural gas infrastructure company […]
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday presented the programme of the Cyprus Presidency of the European Union Council during the first meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels under Cyprus’ term. “A self-reliant union open to the world is the slogan of our presidency,” Keravnos said. “Guided by this slogan, we are committed to delivering […]
Immediate measures to improve the situation within the central prison are to be implemented before the construction of a new facility is completed, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Tuesday. Fitiris said that a clear schedule for measures to be implemented within the next three to six months was set out during a meeting with […]
An Israeli government delegation arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday to advance an agreement on the joint development of the Aphrodite-Ishai natural gas field, which straddles the exclusive economic zones of both nations. According to an Israeli government announcement, the delegation includes officials from the ministries of energy, finance and justice and aims to conclude negotiations […]
Demetra Holdings Plc completed the purchase of 3,221 of its own shares on January 19, 2026, through the services of the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation Ltd, also known as CISCO. According to an announcement released on Tuesday, this financial activity was carried out in accordance with the relevant Regulations of the Cyprus Stock Exchange […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Britain should no longer be called Great Britain as it was the only country in the world to officially name itself “Great”. “I think that Britain should be called simply Britain because ‘Great Britain’ is the only example of a country which calls itself ‘Great’,” Lavrov […]