Archive February 2026

President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in “the golden age of America,” seeking to project an aura of success ...

Sustainable development for Cyprus is not merely an environmental choice but is a prerequisite for economic resilience, social cohesion, and geopolitical stability, according to Athens University of Economics and Cambridge ...

Cyprus’ agricultural sector generated €426.04 million in gross value added in 2024, according to Eurostat, underscoring the continued contribution of farming to the island’s rural economy despite its relatively small share ...

Cyprus’ housing market is entering a new phase, with Build-to-Rent and structured student accommodation emerging as potential tools to ease pressure on young people, according to Elena Orfanidou and Dimitris ...

Ellinas Finance Public Company Ltd announced this week that it has formally initiated the process for a secondary listing of its shares on NSE International Exchange in India. In a ...

The spending limit per candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been set at €25,000 plus an additional €5,000 for personal expenses, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Tuesday. “Exceeding ...

The fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was marked on Tuesday with defiant rhetoric by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who said “we have preserved Ukraine.” Russia’s ‘...

The Green party of Cyprus demanded a full investigation on Tuesday after several dogs were found dead in an unfenced water reservoir inside the Astromeritis buffer zone, lambasting the incident ...

Tio Ellinas remained firmly in the title conversation after a competitive weekend in Valencia on Tuesday, as the Cypriot driver delivered another solid performance in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern ...

Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as the Spanish side saw off Belgium’s Club Brugge on Tuesday to win the second leg of their Champions League playoff 4...

An urgent appeal was issued on Tuesday by Turkish Cypriot conservationist Kemal Basat after an injured donkey died in the Karpass region days after being shot. In his post issued ...

Cyprus delivered a standout performance at the Balkan indoor athletics championships on Tuesday, claiming two gold medals and setting two national records in Belgrade. Gold medals came through Filippa Fotopoulou ...

Cyprus’s halloumi exports will continue without disruption after the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia confirmed on Tuesday that they will not impose restrictions on the flagship national cheese, despite ...

The government aims to submit legislation reforming the first pillar of the pension system to parliament by early June, with the objective of implementing the changes by 2027, labour minister Marinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has written to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirming that the country’s EU council presidency and the upcoming parliamentary elections “in no way affect” the immediate resumption ...

Police on Tuesday warned the public about scam messages on social media, in which a company falsely promises jobs with high financial rewards. The purpose of these messages is to ...

Water runoff into the island’s dams saw a substantial uptick in recent days, although the overall situation remains precarious, a former official told the Cyprus Mail on Tuesday. Over ...

This March, the Pharos Arts Foundation continues its collaboration with the Málaga International Piano Competition for another year, bringing the 2025 Competition’s First Prize winner to Cyprus. Music lovers, ...

Former Norwegian prime minister, Thorbjorn Jagland, was hospitalised last week after an apparent suicide attempt, according to media reports published Tuesday, days after authorities charged him with aggravated corruption linked ...

A delegation of Cypriot parliamentarians met wih former Ukrainian prisoners of war in Nicosia on Tuesday, to reaffirm the republic’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty. House foreign affairs committee ...

The family of Vladislav Baumgertner, the former head of Russian fertiliser giant Uralkali, on Tuesday demanded a new investigation into his death in Cyprus and sought to block his burial, ...

The implementation of Cyprus’ 2025 state budget reached 87 per cent for revenue and 92 per cent for actual expenditure, according to a Treasury report published on Tuesday. Total revenues for 2025 amounted to €10.20 ...

The Council of the European Union has imposed restrictive measures on eight additional individuals in Russia, according to an official announcement. In its announcement, the Council stated that these individuals ...

Cases of foot and mouth disease in livestock units in Larnaca most likely originated in the north, head of the Turkish Cypriot Veterinary Association Burak Toskoy said on Tuesday. “It ...