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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:58

A throne made of sand

“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”Nothing beside remains.The lone and level sands stretch far away.— Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias Percy Shelley’s Ozymandias is not a poem about failure, but about the illusion of permanence. A ruler commands the world to admire his achievements, yet history leaves behind only fragments – authority without consent, […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:57

Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say

By Karam al-Masri Three people were killed on Sunday when protests in Syria’s Alawite heartland of Latakia spiralled into gunfire and other violence, according to the province’s media office. Syria has been rocked by several episodes of sectarian bloodshed since longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the Muslim Alawite minority, was ousted by a […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 16:17

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

Italian prosecutors said on Saturday they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates as a terrorist organisation, prosecutors in the northern […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:47

Tatar swept away by Erhurman landslide

The inflection point in Turkish Cypriot politics, the crossroads, the quasi-referendum between a two-state solution and a federal solution to the Cyprus problem, between Europe and Turkey, this year’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election which sat on a knife-edge on the morning of October 19, was over in an unprecedented landslide a few hours later. Pro-reunification […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:33

End-of-year parties bid farewell to 2025

The end-of-the-year party hunt is always a big one. We have gathered some of the hottest happenings in the final week of December that bid farewell to 2025 and celebrate the arrival of the New Year. So, if you are looking for fun fiestas for next week, look no further. The capital kicks off the […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:22

Remand after stolen car parts found

A 36-year-old Limassol man was remanded in police custody for five days on Sunday in connection with a case of car theft. Although he denies guilt in the case, police said car parts were found near his house. The theft of the car was reported last month in Limassol. Police examinations turned up testimony against […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 15:14

Archbishop reviews the year, what to expect in 2026

The success of a plan to increase the birth rate, the removal of the bishop of Paphos from his post and the danger of believing what are presented as miracles were highlighted as the main points of the year by Archbishop Georgios. “The greatest challenge we found ourselves in was a zealot who does not […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 14:51

World trade war is alive and kicking

On December 16, two contrasting articles appeared in the Financial Times that spoke volumes about the very different approaches to world trade currently at play. One was written by Peter Navarro, US President Donald Trump’s chief architect of the tariff war; the other by French President Emmanuel Macron, a passionate advocate of the existing multilateral […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 14:50

Over 45,000 animals vaccinated against foot and mouth in north

A total of 45,214 cattle in 403 units were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease between December 19 and 27, the ‘veterinary services’ in the north said on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot media, vaccinations have been carried out as a priority in high-risk areas, while tests of the disease are also carried out with blood samples […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 13:43

‘All government actions serve goal of solving Cyprus problem’

Our general strategy is to substantially upgrade the Republic of Cyprus to face internal and external challenges, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that all government actions serve the goal of resolving the Cyprus problem. Speaking too Phileleftheros, he said he would make a decision in 2027 on whether to run in the 2028 […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 13:21

50,000 cedar trees a witness to Cyprus history

One of the rarest and emblematic trees of the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is a living witness to the natural and cultural history of the island, the forestry department’s Thomas Kyriacou said on Sunday. The endemic species is “found mainly in the Cedar Valley and at the top of Tripylos, in the Paphos […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 13:12

Is that all there is?

Rebeka Gregoriades For once, I didn’t start the year off with a list of resolutions. This, I must say, took the guilt factor out of the equation and I actually enjoyed what I did get done. I got more tattoos – which would not have been on my list, but I thoroughly enjoy them on […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 12:19

Brigitte Bardot has died, her foundation has said

French actress Brigitte Bardot has died, her foundation said on Sunday. She was 91 years old. More to follow

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 11:56

Happy Same Year!

It is December 28, which means many of us are deep into the Season of Delusion, a magical period when grown adults behave like weird Elfies drunk on mulled wine. The population becomes convinced that the New Year itself will trigger a transformation into better, healthier and more organised versions of ourselves. An impressively unfounded […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 10:54

Kosovo goes to polls in bid to end year-long political impasse

Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday, with nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party seeking a majority to end a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed international funding for Europe’s youngest nation. The vote is the second this year in Kosovo after Kurti’s Vetevendosje party fell short of a majority in February. […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 10:49

Water wastage and locked away civil servants

Of all the various stories I wrote in 2025, the one about the dam in Solea – ‘A dam full of water going to waste’, to quote the headline – wasn’t necessarily the most consequential. Still, it encapsulated much of what I find interesting about the job, both this past year and in general. For […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 10:30

Nvidia invests $5 billion in Intel as rivals forge surprise AI alliance

It was a Thursday before dawn in Silicon Valley when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself under attack by the president of the United States. “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,” US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform at 4:39 AM Pacific Time on August 7. Before […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:52

Zelenskiy to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to hammer out a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face major differences on crucial issues and provocations from Russian air attacks. Russia struck Kyiv and other parts of war-torn Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:42

Four arrested as police campaigns continue

Four arrests were made over Saturday night as police carried out 760 checks as part of ongoing measures to fight crime and safeguard public order. Managers of nightspots were also reported for violations related to the operation of premises, as well as drivers for various traffic violations. Two were arrested on the basis of warrants […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:33

Two arrests for selling drugs

Following the investigation of a tip off and a coordinated operation in Larnaca by members of the police drug squad Ykan, two people, aged 44 and 26, were arrested, police said on Sunday. At around 10am, on Saturday, members of Ykan stopped a 44-year-old man for a check as he left his home to get […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:30

Cyprus: No more beige please!

This is the colour our island needs more of Modern Cyprus homes tend to err on the side of beige: bright but a bit bland in their sameness. White walls, sleek furniture, not much green. And that’s a missed opportunity. Because houseplants don’t just look nice, they’re surprisingly powerful for mood and focus. A growing […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:21

Bright day with chance of snow falling overnight

The weather will clear on Sunday, with the chance of rain dropping to zero in all areas. However, as night falls clouds are expected to develop, which could lead to snow falling in the mountains. Temperatures will see a fall and hover around the average for the season. In Nicosia the mercury will hit around […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 09:00

Cyprus Business Now: weekly wrap-up

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 22: The government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1,088 per month, has drawn strong and conflicting reactions from employers’ organisations and trade unions. The increase was approved by the council of ministers on Tuesday, following a proposal by the […]

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Kıbrıs 28.12.2025 08:45

2026 offers glimmer of hope for Cyprus, elsewhere not so much

A review of the year and predicting the shape of things to come in 2026 and beyond must begin with events at home. The Cyprus Mail is of course a Cypriot newspaper so events in Cyprus take pride of place. Alas nothing much happened in Cyprus in 2025 except the result of the Turkish Cypriot […]

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