CYPRUS BREAKING NEWS

Novak Djokovic produced a trademark comeback to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-4 6-4 and reach the China Open semi-finals on Sunday, extending his unbeaten record in the tournament. Playing the ATP 500 event in Beijing for the first time since 2015, the six-time champion was pushed to the…

At 55, Greg Ohanian is embracing a new chapter. He has relocated to Klirou, where he is transforming a vast, barren plot into a home, garden and outdoor space, all crafted by his own hands. “I’ve always wanted land, trees, to grow my own food and raise chickens,” he explains. This move follows a…

States in the international system operate in an environment of unyielding anarchy. No supreme arbiter protects a sovereign state when an existential crisis arrives. When a small state sits directly underneath the coastline of an aspiring regional hegemon, its margin for strategic miscalculation is…

As heavy rain and storms have been seen around the island this weekend, those on the coast of Pomos were treated to the rare sight of a double water spout on Sunday afternoon. The phenomenon was created by a low pressure system moving towards the island. A waterspout is a whirling column or air and…

By Mohammed Ghobari, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira The leader of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday, aimed at seizing the territory under their control. Regional and western officials had told Reuters…

The fire service was needed on Sunday afternoon to release a child’s arm that had got stuck in a metal object, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. He said fire stations in the Nicosia district despatched a rescue vehicle to extract the child’s arm from what was described as “possibly a cooking utensil”.…

The agriculture ministry is supporting more Cypriot products with a view to the obtaining Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, minister Christos Senekis said on Sunday. Speaking at the first Centennial Olives Festival in Sylikou, Senekis said that…

By Rohith Nair Lewis Hamilton said he had mixed emotions after the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia where he started second on the grid but dropped to 18th when a tyre gamble went wrong before fighting to finish third in a chaotic, rain-hit race on Sunday. After rain delayed the start of the race by…

Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed an array of politicians seemingly fixated on their own importance and on the unshakable belief that only they can make a difference and save us from the perils that lie ahead. Before getting to Disy’s former leader Averof Neophytou, however, a word about…

Civil Defence has made a series of changes to the way evacuations are organised and coordinated after the catastrophic fire of July 2025 in mountainous Limassol, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said in response to a parliamentary question by MP Odysseas Michaelides, released on Sunday. He…

The fire service responded to 38 incidents in the 24 hours until midday on Sunday, as well as to 14 incidents nationwide due to rainfall and weather phenomena. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said the service responded to 38 incidents – 14 fires, 20 special services and 4 false calls – in a 24-hour…

Thirteen short films, 13 different journeys through Cypriot creativity, make up this year’s National Competition Programme of the 16th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus. From October 10 to 16, Rialto Theatre in Limassol will fill with screenings, competitions and parallel events that…

Due to the success of the first art tour of the presidential palace, more opportunities to view it are now being considered, the palace said on Sunday. The previous day, the first art tour for members of the public was held as part of events to mark the island’s Independence Day on October 1 with a…

“Devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities was…very hard to do,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly last month, “but for me it was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make as prime minister. Because if we hadn’t done it, we’d all be…

By Brendan O’Boyle Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a narrowly split election after a campaign dominated by corruption scandals, economic anxiety and accusations of US meddling. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is seeking a fourth term, while Senator…

By Rohith Nair Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic rain-hit Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday for his first victory of the season after the race start was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to treacherous conditions at the Sepang International Circuit. Verstappen was the last driver to…

By Andreas Rinke and Felix Hoske The sound of air raid sirens and explosions rang out in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Sunday as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, pledging support for Ukraine and urging Russia to halt its escalating attacks. Merz will announce a…

Russia will intensify strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, responding to an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which he vowed increased attacks on Russian refineries. The ministry said Russian forces would step up attacks on…

Spanish police on Sunday cleared a migrant camp on a beach in the North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands crossed the border from Morocco over two months ago, the Spanish government said. More than 72,000 crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta in late July. While most of the…

It’s no secret that Cypriots don’t read much. A Eurostat poll from two years ago ranked us second-last in the EU, behind only Romania. That poll made waves, and was much talked about. Digging deeper, though, reveals an aspect of the research that wasn’t so highlighted, and is actually even more…