Archive January 2026

By Mireille Rebeiz and Josiane Yazbeck More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebanon bears the ecological scars of war. Avocado orchards are ...

EKO is implementing its social responsibility initiative “Warm Embrace” for the fourth year, providing heating oil to 17 institutions in Cyprus, including those located in areas affected by the recent devastating ...

Business & economy wrap-up from the day before Eurobank on Friday announced that it had successfully priced a €400 million issuance of fixed rate reset subordinated tier 2 notes, marking a major ...

Arsenal versus Manchester United is a fixture that has lost its lustre since the days when they were scrapping for Premier League titles with such ferocity that clashes between the ...

The euro area recorded an increase in gross debt equivalent to 4.5 per cent of quarterly GDP during the third quarter of 2025, according to data published by Eurostat this week. The ...

The Cyprus Trading Corporation announced this week that its board of directors will convene at the end of the month to finalise key financial results. Specifically, in an announcement on ...

Saudi Arabia’s National Infrastructure Fund and Humain, the kingdom’s artificial intelligence company, announced a financing agreement of up to $1.2 billion this week to support the expansion of AI ...

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems. The partnership, called Horizon1000, plans to work ...

Cyprus “could take a decisive step” towards joining Europe’s open-border Schengen zone as soon as this spring, European Internal Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Friday. Speaking to the ...

The controversy surrounding the independent social support body will not go away for as long as the government pretends not to understand what the issue is. The matter was discussed ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called US President Donald Trump’s comments about European troops staying off the front lines in Afghanistan insulting and appalling, joining a chorus of criticism ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos paid a visit to Abu Dhabi on Friday, where he signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation with the UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah ...

The president of Somaliland was at the World Economic Forum this week to win international recognition for and pitch investment opportunities in his breakaway region. At a closed-door dinner on ...

The owner of a Swiss barthat was engulfed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire was released from detention on Friday on bail, court authorities said. Jacques Moretti and ...

The UN rights body condemned Iran on Friday for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a recent crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands of people. “I call on ...

As Israel moved the blocks marking its armistice line with Hamas deeper into one Gaza neighbourhood in December, it destroyed dozens of buildings and displaced Palestinians in violation of a ...

China’s low-key approach in Davos this year could not have been more different to that of the United States, with some business leaders saying Beijing stands to benefit from ...

Agreements to upgrade the working conditions for workers at the port of Larnaca, reached with the ports authority in December, have led to notable improvements with further measures currently underway, ...

Government support for residents affected by July’s wildfires amounted to €17.4 million in 2025 under the Integrated Support Plan, the general accounting office (GAO) said on Friday. “[The support budget] is ...

A 31-year-old man was admitted to Larnaca general hospital on Friday evening with injuries believed to have been caused by a knife. By Friday night, police had identified the man ...

A new event is coming to Limassol just before the month ends and is the inaugural action of the production team ΦΑΝ. On January 31, Polyxoros Synergeio transforms into a space where ...

Plans for further natural gas drilling in Cyprus’ gas-bearing blocks 5 and 10, as well as the prospect of expanding cooperation with US energy giant ExxonMobil, were discussed at the Presidential Palace ...

The north’s minimum wage was on Friday set at a gross figure of 60,618TL (€1,191) per month after its minimum wage determination commission rejected an appeal lodged by trade unions ...

Continuing its European Cultural Winter programme, Larnaca welcomes more performances in the upcoming weeks, bringing acclaimed performances to the stage. Running until March, the Larnaca Municipal Theatre G. Lykourgos hosts ...