Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Almost all pending foot and mouth animal culling complete

Almost all pending culling of animals from farms on which foot and mouth disease was detected has been completed, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. It said that around 6,650 animals were culled in the space of two days prior to Saturday morning. “To achieve this goal, officers from the veterinary services department worked non-stop, […]

06.06.2026 15:11

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

France to edge out Spain for World Cup glory, economists say

France will beat Spain to lift the World Cup trophy on July 19 and five-time winners Brazil are expected to be the biggest flops, according to a Reuters survey of economists who said football was still harder to call than inflation. For 160 respondents from nearly every continent, this poll conducted once every four years […]

06.06.2026 15:02

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

West Ham chair Sullivan steps down amid historic allegations coming to light

West Ham United’s joint-chair David Sullivan has stepped down from his position with immediate effect, the club said on Saturday. “Mr Sullivan has also resigned as a director of both WH Holding Limited and West Ham United Football Club, having been made aware of the impending publication of serious historic allegations,” the club said in […]

06.06.2026 14:51

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Netherlands aim for World Cup glory despite lack of star power

The Netherlands consider themselves World Cup contenders but head for the 2026 finals with a squad that contains few of the outstanding individual stars and little of the overall quality that has marked their previous appearances at the tournament. The Dutch have been runners-up three times, most recently in 2010, and at the last finals […]

06.06.2026 14:37

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Sweden seek redemption after grabbing lifeline

A glance at the team sheets for last week’s Champions League final gave a big clue as to why Ecuador might end up being one of the toughest teams to score against at the World Cup. Centre half Willian Pacho anchored the Paris Saint-Germain defence in their Budapest shootout triumph over Arsenal, for whom Piero […]

06.06.2026 14:34

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Miserly Ecuador eye breakthrough on back of unbeaten run

A glance at the team sheets for last week’s Champions League final gave a big clue as to why Ecuador might end up being one of the toughest teams to score against at the World Cup. Centre half Willian Pacho anchored the Paris Saint-Germain defence in their Budapest shootout triumph over Arsenal, for whom Piero […]

06.06.2026 14:32

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

National dish shaped by culinary folklore

Poutine is the quintessential Canadian dish of crisp chips, cheese curds and rich gravy, widely associated with the province of Quebec and believed to have emerged in rural communities in the late 1950s, although its exact origin remains contested among several towns that each claim to have created it first. One popular account credits a […]

06.06.2026 14:30

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Zelenskiy: Putin’s response to meeting proposal shows he does not want to end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s rejection of his proposal for a meeting to end more than four years off conflict showed that the Kremlin had no wish to end the war. “Unfortunately, the Russian side is once again choosing war — everyone hear the response. A weak response,” […]

06.06.2026 14:10

5 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Disy says agreement with Fidias had ‘no connection’ to presidential elections

Disy on Saturday insisted that the deal it struck with social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou and his political party, Direct Democracy Cyprus, which saw him and his party support Disy leader Annita Demetriou’s successful bid to be re-elected as House president bore no relevance to the forthcoming presidential elections of 2028. “The agreement was on […]

06.06.2026 13:47

15 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Fearsome dinosaur-era marine reptile was the T. rex of the sea

Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge land predator during the twilight of the age of dinosaurs. But it was not the only T. rex that terrorized the Cretaceous Period. ​There also was a marine reptile named Tylosaurus rex – the T. rex of the sea – that rivaled its land counterpart in size and ferocity. Scientists […]

06.06.2026 13:30

11 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

A minute with: Efthymia Stavridou, silversmith

Where do you live?I live with my partner and our three cats in Nicosia, Cyprus. What did you have for breakfast?Granola with yoghurt, banana and peanut butter. Describe your perfect dayMorning walk in the park followed by cuddles with my cats, a great iced flat white coffee then lunch at a nice restaurant with my […]

06.06.2026 13:30

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Four-time winners Germany out to restore tarnished reputation

Germany have set their sights firmly on a fifth World Cup trophy but not many at home share coach Julian Nagelsmann’s optimism. The Germans go into the tournament co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States after shock first-round exits in 2018 and 2022. The four-times champions have not tasted international success since winning their […]

06.06.2026 13:09

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Attack-minded Ivorians bullish ahead of World Cup return

Ivory Coast will take a team laden with attacking talent to the World Cup and are hoping to make a big impact in their first appearance at the tournament since 2014. Coach Emerse Fae has said that his squad have the potential to succeed at the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. “My […]

06.06.2026 13:05

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Curacao’s Dutch connection suggests they should not be taken lightly

Curacao will be the smallest country to compete at the World Cup but all their squad hail from the Netherlands, whose national team have a proud history at the tournament, meaning they must not be underestimated. Of the 26 players selected for the Caribbean island’s debut finals appearance, only one was born on the island, […]

06.06.2026 13:03

5 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Corrupt youth and productive ageing

Attitudes of misogynistic men have seeped like a virus from a fetid swamp to infiltrate the body of hard-won female equality. These men don’t see themselves as crude throwbacks but as superior warriors entitled to use women to serve, Handmaiden style, or appease sexual appetites. They brazenly, aggressively present as role models to emulate for […]

06.06.2026 12:35

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Deposed bishop Tychikos plans to take case to European court

Deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos’ legal representatives on Saturday said that he plans to take the case against his dismissal to the European Court of Human Rights once all legal avenues in Cyprus have been exhausted. They said that he will remain in Paphos “until all legal proceedings are completed” and will “exhaust every legal remedy, […]

06.06.2026 12:21

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

TV shows we love: Made with Love

Food, friendship, rivalry and a glimpse of Indonesian culture. In a nutshell, that is how I would sum up the new Netflix show, Made with Love. In eight short episodes, viewers are thrown into the kitchen – without the typical noise and aggression – of a popular family-run restaurant, Umah Rasa, following the story of […]

06.06.2026 12:15

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

JD Vance blames UK student murder on ‘mass invasion of migrants’

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday waded into a British dispute that has erupted over the murder of a student, blaming his death on what he said was civilizational decline and the failure to stop the “mass invasion of migrants”. Last year, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, was handcuffed by police as he […]

06.06.2026 12:06

9 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The U.S. military believes the four Iranian drones were targeting regional maritime traffic, a U.S. official […]

06.06.2026 12:00

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Book review: Short in length but long in achievement

One of the best lines in one of the best books I read last year is, ‘If we aren’t living for others, maybe we aren’t really living.’ That’s not from Lost Lambs but Madeline Cash’s debut is another book that makes me happy it exists because the more novels that bring irreverence and style and […]

06.06.2026 12:00

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Erdogan green lights ‘new initiative’ on Cyprus problem – sources

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given the go-ahead for a “new initiative” to be undertaken by the United Nations with the aim of bringing about a resumption of formal negotiations on the Cyprus problem, the Cyprus Mail understands. High-level sources have informed the Cyprus Mail that Erdogan has expressed a positive view regarding the […]

06.06.2026 11:30

17 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Periodic Bitch: PMDD may be a ‘life curse’, but this memoir reveals its stigma as the real horror

By Kate Cantrell “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick,” writes Susan Sontag in the opening of her landmark book Illness as Metaphor. Although we prefer to use only our “good passports”, she says, sooner or later each of us will emigrate […]

06.06.2026 11:00

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Three escape burning car after motorway crash

Three people managed to escape from a burning car on the motorway connecting Limassol and Nicosia after their car collided with another vehicle and then with railings on the outside of the motorway shortly after midnight on Saturday. The vehicle was being driven by a 34-year-old man, with two 40-year-old passengers on board, and collided […]

06.06.2026 10:53

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Two days of cherries and village fun at mountain festival

It is a beloved summer fruit, bright red and juicy, and this June it takes the spotlight once more time. The Community of Pedoulas in the mountain district of Nicosia organises a two-day fiesta on June 13 and 14 as it hosts the 8th Cherry Festival. Music, dance, song, food, tradition and of course, cherries […]

06.06.2026 10:00

13 0