CYPRUS BREAKING NEWS

Arsenal joined Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after a 2-0 victory over Everton in torrential rain at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, capitalising on City’s first defeat of the season earlier in the day. City had left the door open when they fell to a 2-1 loss at Aston…

Nasser Al-Attiyah is in a strong position to secure his tenth victory in the Cyprus Rally and the 21st Middle East Rally Championship title of his career following the first day of the Cyprus Rally which is organised by the Cyprus Automobile Association since 1970. He won four of the six special…

Demonstrators took to the streets of France on Saturday under the watch of 70,000 police officers, with unrest appearing markedly less severe than a week earlier despite scattered confrontations in several cities. Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully through the French capital, according…

A 20-year-old man was remanded in custody for four days on Saturday in connection with an attempted bombing at the entrance of a shop in Limassol on September 30. The suspect was arrested on Friday under a court warrant issued following evidence obtained during the police investigation. The case…

President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack on St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in the Karak region of Jordan, expressing Cyprus’ solidarity with the country during a telephone conversation with King Abdullah II. According to a written statement by government…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino laughed off questions about whether he had considered resigning in the wake of the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, pointing to overwhelming support from member associations around the globe. Three months after facing calls to resign after he abandoned…

Music lovers in Larnaca and Nicosia are in for a treat this October as the Athens-based 50s-60s band Hermaphrodite’s Child are returning to Cyprus. After packing dance floors on the island earlier this year, the band returns for three more shows. Over Halloween weekend, the popular four-piece band…

Firefighters battled for hours to contain a blaze that engulfed the former Nazi guest house known as “The Eagle’s Nest” in southern Germany, while police investigated the cause after detaining a man near the scene, authorities said on Saturday. Around 200 firefighters and emergency workers near…

Aston Villa snapped Manchester City’s perfect Premier League run with a 2-1 home victory on Saturday as Nicolas Jackson struck in each half to hand Enzo Maresca’s men a damaging defeat amid the turmoil surrounding the club’s off-field financial case. City remain top with 21 points, but the setback…

Lasting progress can only be achieved through cooperation, dialogue and a shared commitment to the common good, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of Unficyp, Khassim Diagne, said on Saturday during the United Nations Open Day in Nicosia. Speaking at the event…

Jordan’s King Abdullah ordered security forces on Saturday to respond with an “iron fist” as authorities searched for gunmen who opened fire and killed nine people during a church funeral service. The assailants fired for several minutes in broad daylight at the church in Karak governorate on…

A surge in ​octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presenting fishermen with ‌an interesting new catch — albeit one that’s devouring one of their usual staples. The value of British octopus exports rose to £12.8 million ($17 million) last year from £164,000 a year earlier,…

French security forces fanned out across Paris on Saturday ahead of protests that authorities fear could turn violent, with Interior Minister Laurent Nunez urging police to be “hyper-reactive” against troublemakers and looters. Soldiers from an anti-terrorism military unit patrolled the…

The Israeli military forced around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday had said the military would…

The final phase of the annual quadrilateral air and naval exercise EUNOMIA-7/2026, involving Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy, took place on Thursday in waters south of Cyprus, the defence ministry said on Saturday. The exercise’s Distinguished Visitors Day (DV-Day) was held aboard the Italian Navy…

As the name implies, Below makes you wonder what might be hiding beneath the surface. I have always been a fan of anything involving underwater creatures or mysterious beings lurking in the deep, so when Below arrived on Netflix, I was all over it. The series takes a simple creature premise and…

For Savvina Koulle, downhill mountain biking is not just about going fast. It is a way to face fear, push boundaries and discover how to react when situations do not go as planned. Her experience is the focus of Everybody Falls: The Road to the Summit , a documentary that tracks the Cypriot…

Defending Ningbo Open champion Elena Rybakina overcame Russian sixth seed Diana Shnaider 6-3 7-5 in the semi-final on Saturday to reach another title clash and remind rivals of her threat ahead of next month’s WTA Finals. The world number one will face Leylah Fernandez in the final on Sunday after…

India’s middle-order batter Tilak Varma hammered a half-century off 25 balls as India chased down a target of 181 with a ball to spare, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 series with New Zealand on Saturday. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner’s destructive spell (4-21) had left India…

The agriculture ministry on Saturday defended plans for a desalination plant in Mazotos, insisting that the project is essential for Cyprus’ water security and will proceed in accordance with legal requirements. The ministry’s comments followed a protest by residents who blocked a road over…