Archive February 2026

Into the city, along Makariou. Bumper to bumper, petrol and stress… It’s Cyprus’ daily commute. Into the city, along Makariou. Bumper to bumper, petrol and stress. By the time ...

Technically he should have been asked to attend a police station as is normal police procedure in white-collar criminal cases Prince Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday last Thursday ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 16 : The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve), in partnership with the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, will ...

Students held protests at several Iranian universities at the start of a new semester on Saturday, some clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news agencies and posts on social ...

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will raise a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% on U.S. imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the ...

THE OUTCRY that followed the acquittal of former president of the House, Demetris Syllouris, and ex-deputy of Akel, Christakis Giovanis, came as a bit of a surprise, as this was ...

Next Sunday President Nikos Christodoulides will have completed three years in office. In those three years his government has proved incapable of dealing competently with the biggest problem facing households ...

Premier League leaders Arsenal will try to respond from a disappointing midweek draw when they play in the North London Derby on Sunday, visiting a spiralling Tottenham Hotspur side playing ...

Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said British inflation data published this week represented “good numbers” although there was not as much improvement in the underlying figures as the ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion advising national competent authorities under PSD2 on what steps to take when the transition period linked to its No-Action Letter of ...

Cyprus attends Board of Peace as observer, weighs next steps Not really in the club, but not really out either – that looks like Cyprus’ posture regarding its engagement with the ...

As March arrives, one event invites artists, creatives and anyone curious to a community gathering in the village of Vavla in the Larnaca district. The Stories in the Making event ...

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has admitted he “forgot who I was” but is now excited for the new Formula One season and ready to go racing again. In a defiant ...

Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men’s 50km classic cross-country race on Saturday to claim his sixth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and break the ...

World number one Carlos Alcaraz continued his unbeaten run in 2026 as he beat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6(3) 6-4 on Friday to reach the Qatar Open final, reaching the 12th ...

Ukraine hit a Russian plant manufacturing ballistic missiles in a missile strike in the remote Udmurtia region, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday. Ukraine said its forces attacked the ...

XRP remains a top performer in crypto, famously rallying from $0.006 to $2.27 during the 2017 cycle. While that historic surge solidified XRP’s place among top-performing digital assets that cycle, its large ...

Cyprus’ Eurovision representative Antigoni Buxton said on Saturday that she is unconcerned by criticism of the video clip for her song Jalla, insisting that her priority was to showcase the ...

At least ten people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah ...

The internal investigation into the disappearance of explosives during a national guard exercise has identified omissions and dereliction of duty by officers involved, defence minister Vasilis Palmas admitted on Saturday. ...

Beef Stroganoff is the kind of dish that feels quietly reassuring. It arrives in a shallow bowl, the sauce pale and glossy, the beef tender enough to cut with little ...

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on Saturday to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv acts within two days to resume the pumping of Russian oil ...

Concerns were voiced in Larnaca on Friday after transport minister, Alexis Vafeades, presented development options for the city’s port and marina, prompting criticism from local authorities who say the ...

By Louise Nahas One of life’s most infuriating ironies is that though society sexualises the curves of a woman’s body, when it comes to fashion, you’d think ...