Two young men have been placed under formal investigation in France for planning a “deadly and antisemitic” attack, the counterterrorism prosecutor’s office (PNAT) said in a statement on Sunday. The suspects, a 22-year-old engineering student and an unemployed 20-year-old who are brothers, were arrested last Tuesday after police found a semi-automatic firearm, a bottle of […]
More than 400 million barrels of oil from International Energy Agency emergency reserves will begin flowing soon, the agency said in its most detailed account of the rollout of the plan to combat a spike in crude prices since the start of the Iran war. Stocks from Asia and Oceania countries will be available immediately and stocks from Europe and […]
Low pressure is affecting the area temporarily, with isolated showers still possible over the next few days before dust returns to the atmosphere from Wednesday. Forecast conditions for Cyprus this week also point to improving weather on Monday, followed by more cloud and a greater chance of rain by Thursday. Tonight, the weather will be […]
Troodos turned white on Sunday after heavy snowfall began at around midday, covering the mountain areas of the range and creating a winter scene. Snow was falling heavily in the mountainous parts of the Troodos range and had started to cover the ground. Images and videos published on the KitasWeather social media page showed the […]
A fragment of an Iranian missile struck a residential building used by the U.S. consul in Israel, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The reports did not immediately provide further details on the incident. (Reuters)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday that the government was not planning to hold direct talks with Lebanon in the coming days and had not told the United States it was running low on missile interceptors. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported on Saturday that Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold direct talks in the coming […]
Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials launched a new round of talks in Paris on Sunday to iron out kinks in their trade truce and clear a smooth path for U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of March. The discussions, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott […]
Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after Kyiv sent specialists to four countries in the region. Zelenskiy told reporters in comments cleared for release on Sunday that each of the three teams sent to the Middle East consisted of dozens […]
South Korea’s presidential office said on Sunday that it would carefully review U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls on allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. “We will communicate closely with the U.S. regarding this matter and make a decision after careful review,” the office said in a statement. (Reuters) Read more: Trump […]
The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded its University of Florida chapter and asked the school to remove it as a student organization due to alleged misconduct that includes antisemitism, the university said on Saturday. The request was based on the federation’s own investigation that uncovered a “pattern of conduct that violated its rules and […]
Police arrested a 35-year-old man in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly assaulted an officer and set fire to a car outside a house. Police officers went to a specific house in Nicosia at around 2 pm, where the 35-year-old was outside and causing concern. When an officer tried to arrest him, he allegedly […]
Police are urging drivers to take extra care on Cyprus roads because of the weather conditions affecting parts of the road network. On the Limassol-Paphos highway, near the tunnel, soil and rocks have fallen onto the road surface in both directions. Dense fog is also affecting the Nicosia-Limassol highway from the Kofinou area to Limassol, […]
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran vowed to step up its response and the war showed no sign on Sunday of coming to an end. Trump said the U.S. strikes had “totally demolished” […]
Here is what’s on in Cyprus this weekend, from theatre and poetry to art exhibitions and new cinema releases. Theatre Boeing Boeing by French playwright Marc Camoletti continues at Théâtre Ena in Nicosia, directed by Andreas Christodoulidis, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 7pm until 29 April. Tickets via Ticketmaster.cy or […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told MS Now in an interview on Saturday that there is no problem with Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed on Friday that he was wounded and likely disfigured. (Reuters)
A yellow warning for rain, isolated thunderstorms and strengthened north-easterly winds came into force across Cyprus at 7 am on Saturday and will remain active until 7 am on Sunday, according to the official warning. The warning says weather conditions are expected to affect the island at intervals and that total rainfall may locally exceed […]
Strong winds caused disruption and damage in the occupied areas in recent hours as severe weather continued to affect the area, according to reports in the Turkish Cypriot press. According to those reports, storm-force winds damaged traffic lights on the occupied Nicosia-Kyrenia road, specifically in the Bogazi area. One set of lights became detached, disrupting […]
Fire Service crews were mobilised after strong winds caused a series of incidents in parts of Limassol district. In Pentakomo, strong winds tore solar panels from the roof of a house, causing damage. In Limassol, five incidents were recorded in which trees fell onto vehicles. Fire Service members went to the scenes to deal with […]
India has sought safe passage for 22 of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a foreign affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, after Iran allowed a few Indian ships to sail through, in a rare exception to the blockade. Randhir Jaiswal told a press conference that India has stayed in touch with […]
The European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights and the Cyprus Democratic Lawyers Association have called for an end to British claims over the military bases at Akrotiri and Dhekelia, describing them as “a colonial remnant, a democratic insult and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the Cypriot people”. In the statement, the two […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a cup of coffee and chatting with his aide on Sunday, after rumours that he was dead or injured were aired by Iranian state media and spread online in Iran. In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalem’s outskirts and posted on Netanyahu’s […]
The Fire Service responded to 43 incidents across Cyprus from the morning until 5.30 pm on Sunday because of severe weather, mainly strong winds, according to Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis. The incidents mainly involved fallen or displaced trees, objects torn loose by the wind, water pumping and cable sparking. Larnaca recorded the highest number […]
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman said the military alliances and agreements pursued by the Republic of Cyprus amount to an unrealistic attempt to create a military counterweight to Turkey. In a social media post on Sunday, he said such moves put the island’s security at risk and also draw the Turkish Cypriot community into situations […]
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that he expects the U.S. war with Iran to end within “the next few weeks,” with oil supplies rebounding and energy costs declining afterwards. “I think that this conflict will certainly come to the end in the next few weeks – could be sooner than that. But […]
Andreas Mavrommatis, the distinguished Cypriot chef and co-owner of Maison Mavrommatis, died on Saturday night at the age of 69. Mavrommatis was a Michelin-starred chef and co-owner of Maison Mavrommatis, a France-based chain of restaurants and delicatessen shops. The Michelin Guide lists Mavrommatis in Paris as a one-star restaurant, while the company says Maison Mavrommatis […]
Several websites in Cyprus have come under cyberattack in recent days, Commissioner of Communications George Michaelides said, although he described the incidents as the most common and least dangerous type of attack. Asked to comment on reports of attacks on Cypriot websites, Michaelides said there was some activity and that this happens from time to […]
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday that €890,000 donated by businesses and the public after the destructive July 2025 wildfires in the Limassol district would be given directly to the affected communities for projects they choose themselves. The presidency announced that he was chairing a meeting in Pachna on the progress of support measures for […]
Strong winds blowing since the early hours of Sunday caused problems for vessels involved in works to build a fish shelter owned by the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research in the Pentakomo area of the Limassol district. Rough seas caused two of the vessels to drift away from the worksite. One vessel ended up […]
Police arrested a 28-year-old man on Saturday night in connection with a case involving conspiracy to commit a felony and rioting linked to offences committed in Limassol on December 26, 2025. Police said 12 other people had already been arrested on December 27, 2025, in connection with the same case. The incident came to light […]
Police have arrested two more suspects, aged 20 and 18, over the clash in the Agia Fyla area of Limassol on Friday night, authorities said. A 20-year-old had already been arrested on Saturday morning in connection with the same case and remains in six-day detention, according to police. Police said they received information at around […]
An explosion outside a gym in Nicosia on Saturday night damaged the front of the premises and a nearby parked car, police said. The gym is owned by two men aged 35 and 39. Police said the blast happened at around 10.30 pm. The explosion damaged the glass frontage of the premises and also caused […]
In recent years, terrorism has undergone a profound transformation. From a primarily physical and organised form of violence, it has evolved into a hybrid phenomenon that extends simultaneously across the real and digital worlds. Cyberspace has become a strategic arena of activity, where extremist organisations recruit new members, spread propaganda, raise resources and organise networks […]
Russia is supplying Iran with Shahed drones to use against the U.S. and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CNN in an interview excerpt aired on Saturday. Zelenskiy told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that it is “100% facts” that Iran has used Russian-made Shaheds to attack U.S. bases. Shahed drones have been linked to other attacks […]
At a time when consumers are reading product labels ever more closely and worrying about pesticides, additives or ultra-processed foods, one question remains timely: how safe is the food that ends up on our plates? Food safety is one of the most sensitive public health issues, as it affects millions of citizens across Europe every […]
President Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts. Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until U.S. and Israeli […]
Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, their first since the start of the Iran war that has drawn Lebanon deeper into conflict, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Saturday, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will be involved in the […]
The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, though it did not provide evidence for the claim. “As part of its terrorist activities, Hezbollah is using ambulances extensively for military purposes,” the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman Avichai Adraee […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but did not provide details on which countries would do so. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he hoped that China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to the […]
United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday. “U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure,” CENTCOM said. The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile storage bunkers, and multiple […]
These are the pharmacies that will operate during the night across Cyprus on Saturday, March 14: NICOSIA Charalambidis Giorgos, Agios Eleftherios 64B. Side street opposite APOEL stadium, Archangelos, Strovolos, tel. 22371177, 22353584. Tsanggaris Christina, Nikos Kranidiotis 7E. Next to “Alpha Mega” supermarket, Engomi, tel. 22480405, 22516861. Mitsis Magda, Pindarou 18. Opposite DISY building, Nicosia, tel. 22750672, 22438434. […]
Hussain Murtada and his family are camping in the back of a small truck, a flimsy tarpaulin shielding them from a storm on Sunday, with no room left at shelters for displaced people in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. “We are putting tarp over it because we’re soaked,” said Murtada, using string to fasten […]
The British Ministry of Defence said Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets carried out overnight missions aimed at protecting British interests amid the latest developments in the Middle East. The UK defence secretary said British forces were operating “24/7 to protect British lives and British interests in the region” and that the UK had been conducting […]
An Israeli airstrike that targeted members of the Hamas-run police force killed at least eight people in central Gaza Strip, health officials said on Sunday. (Reuters)
A 44-year-old man was found dead on Sunday morning in a basement area of a restaurant in the Pissouri area, while a 32-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with serious breathing problems, police said. The 59-year-old owner of the restaurant contacted police at about 9.45 am after finding his 44-year-old foreign employee and an […]
These are the pharmacies that will operate during the night across Cyprus on Sunday, March 15: NICOSIA Polykarpou Annita, Prodromou Avenue 21A. Between Griva Digeni traffic lights (“Chatzikyriakos”) and former Ministry of Defence, Nicosia, tel. 22664442, 99327642. Paranis Michalis, Lykavittou 28D. “Chrysovalantou” bakery road, opposite “Zorpas” bakery, Engomi, tel. 22355715, 96777430. Agapiou Eleni, Ammochostou Avenue 19. SOPAZ road, […]
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian father, mother, and two of their children as they drove in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian health authorities said, and the Israeli military said the incident was under review. Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his 35-year-old wife Waad, and two of their children, Mohammad and Othman, aged 5 […]
Rising oil prices, threatened shipping routes, and renewed inflation risks show how a regional war is rapidly becoming a global economic crisis. By Giorgos Kentas, Associate Professor of Governance and Politics, University of Nicosia A war that began with air strikes in the Middle East is rapidly evolving into a global economic shock. As attacks […]
The Fire Service responded to 38 incidents across Cyprus in the past 24 hours because of severe weather, mainly strong winds. Most of the incidents were recorded in the Larnaca district, where fire stations in Larnaca, Livadia, Kiti, Governor’s Beach and Ora responded to 16 calls. Seven involved fallen or displaced trees, one involved a […]
New realities are taking shape after the crisis triggered by the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, and Cyprus is among the countries feeling the effects because of its proximity to the theatre of war. What followed the drone attack on the Akrotiri base has also altered the landscape. The acute insecurity of the […]
The Norwegian psychological thriller A Better Man, which recently dominated the Canneseries festival, is a production that demands your full attention. In just four episodes, it managed to secure both the Best Series award and the Best Performance trophy for lead actor Anders Baasmo. The story plunges us into the digital trenches of Tom Hallsténsen, […]
Twenty people were arrested in northwestern Iran for attempting to cooperate with Israel, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement by the West Azerbaijan province’s prosecutor office. They are accused of sending location details on Iran’s military and security assets to Israel. Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, […]
A fire that broke out at the Lanaz refinery in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil after a drone strike was contained by authorities, but operations at the refinery remain suspended, officials at the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources told Reuters early on Sunday. Provincial officials said earlier that operations at the refinery would […]
Low pressure is affecting the area, with local showers, isolated thunderstorms and strong winds expected on Sunday before conditions gradually improve later in the day. Dust will return to the atmosphere from Wednesday, with concentrations at times expected to be elevated. Today, the weather will be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy at times, with local […]
U.S. citizens should leave Iraq immediately, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in an updated security alert on Saturday, following an overnight missile attack on the embassy’s building. “U.S. citizens choosing to remain in Iraq are strongly encouraged to reconsider in light of the significant threat posed by Iran-aligned terrorist militia groups,” the embassy said. (Reuters) Read […]
A new social enterprise has opened in central Nicosia with the aim of strengthening social inclusion by creating meaningful job opportunities for people on the autism spectrum. True Heart Café, which recently opened its doors and has already welcomed its first customers, was launched by the non-governmental organisation Voice for Autism. The café is designed […]
Iran vowed on Saturday to attack facilities of U.S. companies in the region if its energy infrastructure is targeted. In comments reported by state media, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran would act with caution to avoid targeting populated areas. (Reuters)
A senior Veterinary Services official warned on Saturday that delays in culling animals at infected units are making the foot-and-mouth outbreak worse and said full compliance with the measures already announced was essential if Cyprus is to restore normality in livestock farming. Speaking to reporters, senior Veterinary Services officer Sotiria Grigoriadou said: “We cannot save […]
Turkish Cypriot politician Tufan Erhürman has called for the creation of a bicommunal technical committee on halloumi, saying the Turkish Cypriot side is ready to cooperate in agriculture and livestock farming. Referring to the difficulties in tackling foot-and-mouth disease, Erhürman also called for the immediate signing of the documents needed to begin checks in the […]
Livestock farmers decided on Saturday to give the government until next Tuesday to answer a set of questions over the compulsory culling of all animals in units where foot-and-mouth disease cases are detected, after failing to secure an exemption from European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi and President Nikos Christodoulides. The decision was taken at a closed […]
Some oil loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub, industry and trade sources said, after a fire broke out there on Saturday. The fire occurred after debris fell during the interception of a drone, but no injuries were reported, the emirate’s media office said. Civil defence […]