Archive February 2026

Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the “Playboy Prince” stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police ...

The Turkish Cypriot legislature on Monday night voted to ratify a controversial deal which will see Turkish telecommunications company Turk Telekom bring fibreoptic internet to the north. The agreement, signed ...

Former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson was released on bail a few hours after his arrest on Monday by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office, ...

Two exciting events are coming up soon at the Home for Cooperation. The first, on February 28, will take participants on a guided walk around Nicosia. Co-organised with AHDR, this is ...

Cyprus and Serbia have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism in the coming months, with the Republic of Cyprus participating as the honoured country for the first ...

Dogecoin currently trades at $0.10, struggling to gain momentum toward the $0.11 resistance level. Technical indicators show neutral momentum with an RSI of 44.06, while the MACD remains slightly negative at -0.0046. Investors ...

UEFA has provisionally suspended Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni for one match after the Argentine winger was accused of directing a racist slur at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. during the ...

The involvement of the Pancyprian Veterinary Association and restrictions on hunters’ movements in affected areas were among a series of measures decided at a broad meeting held on Monday morning ...

Customs officers on Friday carried out inspections and seizures of e-cigarette liquids and other products containing synthetic narcotic substances and prohibited cannabinoids during a coordinated operation in Larnaca. The customs ...

Ukraine has regained control of 400 square kilometres of territory, including eight settlements, along a section of the southern frontline since the end of January, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday. ...

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Winter Paralympics under their flags and with their national anthems, following a decision by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ...

We no longer own the culture we consume; we rent it. From music to movies, books to personal archives, shelves have been replaced by subscriptions controlled by global platforms. There ...

Britain’s populist Reform UK party unveiled “radical” plans on Monday to stop what it called an immigration “invasion”, promising to create an agency to deport thousands of illegal migrants ...

Hungary looked set on Monday to block further EU sanctions on Moscow and a 90-billion-euro loan for Kyiv, as attacks on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region killed two people ahead ...

Cypriots headed to the countryside on Monday to celebrate Green Monday, the public holiday marking the start of Lent, blending religious observance with long-standing cultural traditions. Families and friends gathered ...

The State Department is pulling out non-essential government personnel and their eligible family members from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, a senior State Department official said on Monday, amid ...

A 17-year-old appeared before the Larnaca court on Monday in connection with a house burglary in Kornos during which €72,950 and two hunting shotguns were stolen. The court ordered the teenager ...

Coach Dick Advocaat, who led Curacao to their first World Cup qualification, will not be in charge of the team at this year’s tournament after resigning for personal reasons, ...

A coordinating body headed by the director of the veterinary services has been established following a broad meeting of all competent authorities at the services’ headquarters in Nicosia, officials said ...

Four soccer games in Mexico were postponed after violence flared near Guadalajara, one of the country’s host cities for the 2026 World Cup, in the wake of a military operation ...

Customs officers on Sunday seized 12 grammes of cannabis, 50 packs of heated tobacco sticks, six cartons of cigarettes and 1.5 kilogrammes of rolling tobacco at the Ayios Dhometios checkpoint. In a statement, ...

An everyday banker, with a beautiful family and a beautiful home, gets his life turned completely upside down when his drug-addicted daughter Paige goes missing. I didn’t need much ...

Preventive measures against foot-and-mouth disease are being stepped up at livestock units in Aradippou, Athienou, Livadia and Dromolaxia–Meneou, in a bid to contain the virus following confirmed cases at ...

Green Monday is being celebrated across Cyprus today, marking the start of Lent for Orthodox Christians. Traditional fasting foods take centre stage, while families head outdoors to fly kites. This ...