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1. Israeli Embassy event pulled from Nicosia school after public outcry

What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....

2. No threat to Sinai Monastery, Egypt tells Greece and Cyprus

Egypt moved to ease tensions Thursday after speculation erupted over a court ruling that some feared could threaten the sacred standing of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, ...

3. Tensions erupt over Abramovich case allegations at Parliamentary Committee

Allegations of high-level political interference surrounding a multimillion-euro VAT debt linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich escalated Thursday in Cyprus’ Parliament, with tensions erupting between lawmakers and investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis....

4. Trump’s trade war drives tourists away from U.S.

Tourists from nations hardest hit by President Donald Trump's trade tariffs are increasingly avoiding trips to the United States, according to new data from hotel search site Trivago....

5. Global VC investment rises in Q1’25 on back of record-setting $40 billion Open AI deal, according to KPMG’s Venture Pulse

Global VC investment surged from $118.7 billion in Q4’24 to an eleven-quarter high of $126.3 billion in Q1’25, despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts and tensions, continued concerns about global trade and tariffs, and the delay of a major reopening in the IPO market....

6. Israeli Embassy’s 'green roof' project at local school ignites heated backlash

What started as a green initiative to give Agios Dometios Primary School its first rooftop garden has turned into a political firestorm....

7. Archbishop sends strong message with removal of Paphos Bishop from duties

Archbishop Georgios has sent a strong signal to members of the Holy Synod who act outside the bounds of the Church of Cyprus. ...

8. U.S. to EU: Drop your tariffs or face new trade war, Financial Times reports

In a stark escalation of trade tensions, the United States is pressing the European Union to drop tariffs on American goods without expecting the same in return or face a new wave of steep US duties, the Financial Times reports....

9. Nations cry foul over Israel’s Eurovision public vote win

Israel’s first-place finish in the public vote at last weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest has sparked growing calls from several countries for greater transparency and a review of the voting system....

10. EU to welcome Turkey into defense programs despite Greek, Cypriot opposition

Despite strong objections from Greece and Cyprus, the European Union is moving forward with plans to involve Turkey in new European defense programs...

11. Paphos Mayor and 'Father Lucky' have a heated conversation about the renovation of Theoskepasti Square

A new satirical video is drawing laughs across Paphos, imagining a fiery, and fictional, phone call between Mayor Phedon Phedonos and Metropolitan Tychikos, the local Orthodox Church leader, over the renovation of Theoskepasti Square....

12. €14 million in unpaid VAT? Gone.

Tensions ran high at the House Audit Committee on Thursday after MPs discovered that ''Blue Ocean,'' a Cyprus-based company linked to Abramovich, was dissolved in 2024 without settling a €14 million VAT bill, a debt that’s been on the books since at least 2010....

13. Cyprus surges in Eurovision odds ahead of 69th song contest

Cyprus has emerged as a surprise contender in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, with its entry ''Shh'' by Theo Evan climbing sharply in betting odds just days before the semifinals....

14. Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends aims to help leaders navigate complex workplace tensions

Deloitte’s 2025 Global Human Capital Trends, Turning tensions into triumphs: Helping leaders transform uncertainty into opportunity, explores how workers, managers, executives and organisations are navigating today’s biggest workplace challenges....

15. Trump pushes to 'rebrand' the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf

President Donald Trump is preparing to stir diplomatic waters during his upcoming trip to the Middle East by pushing for a controversial name change: the U.S. will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf....

16. Privacy concerns fuel tension over Afghan students with warts at Engomi School

A group of five Afghan-origin children were sent home from Engomi A’ Primary School after arriving with visible skin warts, despite presenting a doctor's note indicating the condition was in remission....

17. Tensions rise as Erdogan pushes Islamist agenda in occupied North

Mounting tensions in the Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus boiled over this weekend as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a stark warning to Turkish Cypriots protesting against what they see as an attempt to alter the region’s secular identity....

18. Ex-U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, John Koenig: ''I was right about Anastasiades''

It’s not every day that a former U.S. ambassador publicly unloads on a head of state, but John Koenig, who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015, has done just that....

19. Christodoulides walks a diplomatic tightrope with high-stakes visit to Israel

President Nikos Christodoulides’ upcoming visit to Israel on May 4 comes at a critical time for the Eastern Mediterranean, with energy disputes, shifting alliances, and ongoing conflicts shaping the region’s future....

20. Media Ethics Committee issues warning to Turkish News Agency for mistranslation of ‘Invaders’ to ‘Turks'

Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday condemned Archbishop Georgios’ Easter message as “provocative” and “divisive,” accusing the Church of Cyprus of overstepping its bounds and complicating efforts toward reunification....

21. Cyprus’ economy set to slow down, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its expectations for how much Cyprus's economy will grow over the next two years....

22. Aykut family launches billboard campaign against Cyprus President

The Aykut family has taken their fight with the Cypriot government to the streets, literally. Giant billboards with bold accusations against Cyprus and President Nikos Christodoulides have appeared in Hebrew in various locations, painting the island as unsafe for Israelis and demanding justice for 75-year-old Simon Aykut, who has been jailed in Cyprus for nearly a year....

23. Students stand by teachers in headscarf showdown

Students at Bekirpaşa High School made a bold statement on Monday, showing up to class dressed in black T-shirts to support their teachers in an ongoing dispute over a controversial new rule allowing headscarves in schools....

24. Buffer zone tensions and crossing point deadlocks test peace process

The period following the informal five-party summit in Geneva and the subsequent meeting of the two Cypriot leaders on the island is shaping up to be a diplomatically crucial time. ...

25. Tatar appears to nod off during Erdogan’s speech (VIDEO)

A brief moment of apparent drowsiness from Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has gone viral, after footage showed him seemingly nodding off during a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Friday....

26. ''Ankara, hands off!'': Thousands march in occupied areas against headscarf rule (video)

A surge of anger and resistance swept through occupied Nicosia this week as thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets, pushing back against a controversial new regulation that makes the wearing of headscarves compulsory in schools....

27. EU strikes back at Trump’s tariffs, opens door to China

The European Union is firing back at Washington’s trade aggression with its own round of tariffs, as Brussels prepares a united front in response to former President Donald Trump’s protectionist push....

28. Turkey irked by Greece–Cyprus power cable plans near Karpathos

29. Violent confrontation in Oroklini leaves man seriously injured, infant hospitalized (videos)

A violent confrontation erupted on Saturday at an apartment complex in Oroklini, Larnaca, leaving a foreign man seriously injured and a 9-month-old infant hospitalized as a precaution....

30. Trump declares tariff war, with chart in hand

At an official press conference, armed with a glossy chart and his signature bravado, former President Donald Trump unveiled what he described as ''the greatest, most incredible, America-first tariff plan you've ever seen.''...