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1. Guterres pushes for Cyprus breakthrough before his UN term ends

Intense diplomatic activity behind the scenes shows UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushing hard for the resumption of talks before the end of his term in late 2026, even promoting a specific formula aimed at breaking the long-standing deadlock....

2. Minthis Music Festival 2026 Opens with Florian Christl & Ensemble featuring Niklas Liepe

The Minthis Music Festival 2026 opens on 8 July with a program of high artistic quality, featuring internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Florian Christl, winner of the German Film Music Award. He will perform alongside his ensemble, with distinguished violinist Niklas Liepe as a special guest artist, signed to Sony Music....

3. Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort accepted into global luxury travel group Virtuoso

Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort has been accepted into Virtuoso®’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprising over 2,200 preferred suppliers in 100 countries. According to Panayiotis Markou, Director of Sales & Marketing at Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort, inclusion in Virtuoso will present new sales and marketing opportunities to the network’s more than 20,000 luxury travel advisors and their highly desirable clientele. Virtuoso agencies worldwide sell an average of (U.S.) $25–$30 billion annually, making the network the most significant player in luxury travel....

4. Parliament rules: No more wasted solar power

In a move that will come as a relief to thousands of households across Cyprus, Parliament has stepped in to stop extra solar energy from simply disappearing....

5. From brookies to missiles and back again

Take something simple and seemingly harmless from everyday life, like the collective obsession with a dessert that, because it spread on TikTok, led to long lines forming outside the branches of a well-known Cypriot bakery. Now compare that with the shocking absence of even basic restraint in the massive military conflict unfolding in our region....

6. EU backs plan for migrant deportation centers outside bloc

The European Union has moved a step closer to creating migrant deportation centers outside its borders, following a controversial vote in the European Parliament that highlights Europe’s increasingly stricter approach to irregular migration....

7. The paranoid side of history

Since March 2 of this year, invoking its familiar pretext of “combating terrorism,” the Israeli army has killed in neighboring Lebanon, at least up to the moment these lines are being written, more than a thousand people, including 118 children and 40 healthcare workers. ...

8. €276 million in electricity never billed to occupied north, audit finds

Here’s a number that makes you blink: €276.1 million. That’s the value of electricity supplied over the years to the occupied areas of Cyprus and never billed or collected, according to a new report by the Audit Office....

9. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and two-time U.S. presidential candidate, dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a major figure in the US civil rights movement and a longtime force in Democratic politics, has died at the age of 84....

10. Phedon Phedonos: The rise, the fall and the questions in between

He is one of those political figures who simply do not fit into a neat, one-dimensional box. A strong personality open to two descriptions, as most strong personalities tend to be....

11. Talks at a crossroads as UN warns: no progress, no conference

With talks still frozen and UN patience wearing thin, President Nikos Christodoulides met on Tuesday with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin amid growing pressure to show real movement on the Cyprus problem....

12. Red dress, red nails, red flags

Painter Giorgos Gabriel has done it again, and once more, the internet is doing what it does best: arguing loudly....

13. Cyprus scrambles to contain fallout as EU commissioners arrive

With the EU’s top leadership arriving in Cyprus within hours, the Christodoulides government is scrambling to contain a political crisis that threatens to overshadow the country’s assumption of the EU Council Presidency....

14. U.N. urges renewal of Cyprus peacekeeping mission, warns of rising military violations

António Guterres has recommended renewing the mandate of the UNFICYP for another year, while warning that continued military violations and unilateral actions threaten stability along the island’s buffer zone....

15. UN sees ''new window'' on Cyprus problem after years of stalemate

After years of deadlock and the longest freeze in peace talks Cyprus has ever seen, the United Nations says something has shifted, cautiously, but noticeably....

16. Civil Defense warns of dangerous overnight storms and flash flooding

Civil Defense has issued a yellow weather warning from 23:00 on December 22 to 09:00 on December 23, 2025, warning of isolated but strong thunderstorms that may bring heavy rainfall exceeding 35 millimeters per hour, as well as hail and strong winds....

17. Ukraine edges toward U.S. peace deal as only a few disagreements remain

Ukraine says it has reached ''common understanding'' with the United States on nearly all major parts of Washington’s 28-point peace plan, signaling that Kyiv now disagrees with only a handful of issues as negotiations accelerate across multiple capitals....

18. Israel and its dilemmas

Israel today stands at a pivotal, absolutely existential crossroads. At its helm is a politician who has nowhere to “land” if he loses the elections and who depends crucially on small extremist parties....

19. Restoring power after Limassol fire proves lengthy, officials say

Crews are working around the clock to restore electricity in fire-hit areas of Limassol, but the effort remains slow and complex, authorities said Monday....

20. Water supply restored in Limassol after wildfires, officials say

The water supply network in Limassol is gradually returning to normal following the devastating wildfires in the region’s mountainous areas, officials said Monday....

21. Welcome to Larnaca International, please queue responsibly

If your summer holiday didn’t quite deliver the thrill of an adventure, Larnaca Airport on Friday, July 11, made sure your return trip did....

22. Denmark deploys robotic sailboats for Baltic and North Sea surveillance

Denmark’s military has launched a trial using four uncrewed robotic sailboats, called “Voyagers,” to boost surveillance in the Baltic and North Seas amid rising maritime tensions. ...

23. The Cruise Industry: A Catalyst for Economic Growth

The global cruise industry has emerged as a significant catalyst for tourism development, contributing substantially to local and national economies....

24. Heads up! Low-flying helicopters to clean power lines across Cyprus

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has announced that a helicopter will be flying low over towns and villages across the island from June 10 to June 30, as part of a scheduled maintenance program to clean high-voltage insulators on transmission lines....

25. Kremlin's security shattered as Ukraine targets Russian heartland

A series of Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russian territory over the weekend has exposed vulnerabilities in Moscow’s military defenses and dealt a symbolic and strategic blow to the Kremlin’s confidence, just ahead of peace talks in Istanbul....

26. Coral Energy (Shell Licensee) strengthens ties with its partners in the Cypriot market

27. AI adoption could boost global GDP by an additional 15 percentage points by 2035, as global economy is reshaped: PwC Research

New research published today by PwC reveals that AI has the potential to boost global economic output by up to 15 percentage points over the next decade. ...

28. Power’s back, but no one knows why it failed

Spain and Portugal are slowly bouncing back from what’s being called one of the biggest blackouts in Europe’s modern history — but no one seems to know exactly why it happened....

29. Massive power outage cripples Spain, Portugal

A massive power outage swept across parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, grounding flights, halting public transportation, and disrupting daily life for millions....

30. 6.2 magnitude quake shakes Istanbul

Istanbul was rocked by a powerful earthquake on Tuesday afternoon, shaking buildings and nerves across Turkey’s largest city. The 6.2 magnitude tremor struck just before 1pm local time and was felt across several provinces, triggering panic but—thankfully—no major damage or injuries so far....