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Country music star, Dolly Parton, dead at 80

Country music star, Dolly Parton, dead at 80

You didn't have to love country music to love Dolly Parton. The country music legend who turned big hair, rhinestones, and an unmistakable voice into a global phenomenon has died at 80....

Barcelona FC plans football camp in occupied Cyprus

Barcelona FC plans football camp in occupied Cyprus

FC Barcelona is planning to hold a youth football camp in the occupied north of Cyprus this September, and the announcement has not gone down well in the Republic....

Interpol-wanted murder suspect arrested in occupied area

Interpol-wanted murder suspect arrested in occupied area

A 43-year-old Russian national wanted in connection with the murder of Greek organised crime figure Vangelis Zampounis has been arrested in Agios Amvrosios, Kyrenia, according to Turkish Cypriot authorities and local media reports....

Anastasiades turns on corruption watchdog: ‘You bowed to the people’s courts’

Anastasiades turns on corruption watchdog: ‘You bowed to the people’s courts’

Former President Nicos Anastasiades has launched a fierce attack on Cyprus’ Anti-Corruption Authority, accusing it of yielding to public pressure and reaching findings of possible criminal wrongdoing that do not match the evidence....

Turkey’s next marine park could be on Cyprus’ doorstep

Turkey’s next marine park could be on Cyprus’ doorstep

Two distinguished professors with expertise in international law, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean interpret Turkey’s decision to declare marine parks and explain Ankara’s wider objectives....

More parents get full-day school option as program expands to 381

More parents get full-day school option as program expands to 381

More families across Cyprus will have access to full-day schools from September, as the government expands the program to 381 schools nationwide....

Pamborides eyes Cyprus presidency in 2028

Pamborides eyes Cyprus presidency in 2028

DISY MP and former health minister Giorgos Pamborides has declared his intention to seek the party’s nomination for the 2028 presidential election, placing himself in the emerging race to become Cyprus’ next president....

Cyprus wants to become an AI hub. But can we keep the lights on first?

Cyprus wants to become an AI hub. But can we keep the lights on first?

Cyprus wants to become the Eastern Mediterranean’s trusted hub for artificial intelligence by 2032, under a new national strategy that promises smarter public services, higher productivity, and a stronger technology sector....

payabl. teams up with Visa to help merchants quickly resolve disputes and prevent costly chargebacks

payabl. teams up with Visa to help merchants quickly resolve disputes and prevent costly chargebacks

European financial technology provider payabl. has expanded its relationship with Visa to extend access to real-time dispute management tools for merchants across the EU and UK....

One €50 serial number, 23 banknotes and an 18-year-old in custody

One €50 serial number, 23 banknotes and an 18-year-old in custody

It is the kind of €50 note most people would be happy to find in their wallet until the exact same one appears 22 more times....

New Larnaca police and fire facilities set for construction in 2027

New Larnaca police and fire facilities set for construction in 2027

The government has approved plans for new Police and Fire Service facilities in Larnaca, with construction targeted to begin in 2027....

Storage heater users face higher electricity costs with end of EAC subsidy

Storage heater users face higher electricity costs with end of EAC subsidy

Households still using electric storage heaters are facing higher electricity costs following the end of a subsidy that the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) had maintained for almost a decade....

Nicosia hospital coffee comes with an unexpected side of ants

Nicosia hospital coffee comes with an unexpected side of ants

A hospital visitor was left rather surprised after buying a coffee from a machine outside the Emergency Department and discovering that the drink came with a generous helping of ants....

Search continues for missing 75-year-old in Kampos

Search continues for missing 75-year-old in Kampos

Search efforts are continuing in Kampos tis Tsakistras for 75-year-old Erato Athanasiou Zizirou, known to residents as Toula, following her disappearance....

António Costa takes Europe’s priorities on the road...with Cyprus on his itinerary

António Costa takes Europe’s priorities on the road...with Cyprus on his itinerary

European Council President António Costa is taking Brussels on tour, not for ceremony, but to hear directly from national leaders before the EU makes some of its biggest decisions in years....

National Guard develops locally produced drones displayed during naval exercise (video)

National Guard develops locally produced drones displayed during naval exercise (video)

The National Guard has begun producing small unmanned aerial systems locally, with its newly established drone laboratory now developing and manufacturing sUAV and FPV platforms....

Big finale Faneromeni '26 Art Festival at Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

Big finale Faneromeni '26 Art Festival at Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

This year’s Festival will close on September 10 with creative director Kris Muhammed Adem’s interdisciplinary performance “LEDRA’S LAMENT”. ...

Officials keep lifeguards on duty longer, but only after a deadly summer

Officials keep lifeguards on duty longer, but only after a deadly summer

The sea does not suddenly become safe at 6 p.m. Yet on many Cyprus beaches, that is when the lifeguards pack up, even as families, tourists and elderly swimmers remain in the water....

Listening to Europe, building its future

Listening to Europe, building its future

Once I was elected President of the European Council, I decided to visit each member state every year, to meet bilaterally with each European leader. ...

Tuesday brings 39°C heat with the zip-zop of afternoon mountain showers

Tuesday brings 39°C heat with the zip-zop of afternoon mountain showers

With the heat of late August hanging around, you look outside your window and say, "Hey, hey, hey! What is going on out there?" The seasonal low pressure is sitting right on top of us, bringing out that big, bright sun to do the boop-boop-bee-bop all over the island....

Kalia Antoniou delivers Cyprus’s first gold medal in Taranto

Kalia Antoniou delivers Cyprus’s first gold medal in Taranto

Cypriot swimmer Kalia Antoniou secured the country’s first gold medal at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games on Monday, successfully defending the women’s 100 metres freestyle title she captured four years earlier in Oran....

Cyprus advances €95 million electricity grid upgrade to support renewables

Cyprus advances €95 million electricity grid upgrade to support renewables

Cyprus is advancing a major programme to modernise key parts of its electricity network, aiming to prepare the grid for higher shares of renewable energy, energy storage and fewer instances of renewable generation being switched off....

Netherlands pulls out of 2027 Eurovision over Israel participation

Netherlands pulls out of 2027 Eurovision over Israel participation

Five countries boycotted the 2026 contest, contributing to a 35 million drop in global viewership compared with the previous year. The Dutch broadcaster says Eurovision can no longer be considered politically neutral as disputes over Israel's participation continue....

Cyprus left waiting while US freezes new visa-waiver entries

Cyprus left waiting while US freezes new visa-waiver entries

The United States is currently reviewing its Visa Waiver Programme and has not admitted any new countries, according to sources familiar with Cyprus’s efforts to join the scheme....

24 attacks, 14 arrests recorded in six months against food delivery drivers

24 attacks, 14 arrests recorded in six months against food delivery drivers

Attacks against food delivery drivers have already surpassed last year's total, with police recording 24 incidents and 14 arrests between January 1 and June 30, 2026....

21-year-old Afghan dies after drowning near Limassol Old Port

21-year-old Afghan dies after drowning near Limassol Old Port

A 21-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Limassol’s Old Port on Monday afternoon....

Back to School with Lidl Plus competition!

Back to School with Lidl Plus competition!

From August 24 to September 20, Lidl Cyprus marks the new academic year by offering 15 Lenovo LOQ laptops and 15 Apple iPads Pro 11, thus supporting students in their new beginning. ...

RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus announces results of 2026Q2

RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus announces results of 2026Q2

KPMG in Cyprus announces that the “RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus” has been issued for the second quarter of 2026....

Occupied north moves to track every arrival with new digital entry system

Occupied north moves to track every arrival with new digital entry system

The Turkish Cypriot ''administration'' is introducing a new electronic system intended to record who enters the occupied north, why they are travelling, and how long they plan to remain...

PoliticsBlog: Foulis plots, the lights go out and Cyprus faces another ‘critical week’

PoliticsBlog: Foulis plots, the lights go out and Cyprus faces another ‘critical week’

While AKEL is revving its engines for 2028, with the party’s horses—thoroughbreds and otherwise—taking their places at the starting line of the qualifying race, the equivalent week at DISY could hardly be described as easy....

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