Archive February 2026

The handling of human trafficking cases will be taken away from the deputy migration ministry and given to the justice ministry as a coordinator, following the uproar caused by a ...

MPs on Monday signaled they will push to introduce additional protections for homeowners facing repossession, with one proposal even calling for a total halt on foreclosures throughout 2026. Lawmakers set mid-April ...

The Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center is moving forward with major expansion plans, including new operating theatres, a €4.5 million PET/CT scanner and a new branch in Larnaca, but has ...

The weekend rains may have brought relief to the persisting water scarcity, but they are far from sufficient with overall water levels remaining at only 17 per cent, the water development ...

Cyprus-linked shipping company Safe Bulkers, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement for the sale of the MV Michalis H, a 2012 Chinese-built Capesize class dry-bulk vessel, at a gross ...

Yiannos Kouyoumdjian finished 34th overall in the men’s slalom at the Milano–Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday, completing both runs in one of the most demanding alpine events of ...

Fraudulent payment transactions in Cyprus surged by 30 per cent in volume and 66 per cent in value in the first half of 2025, although they remain below euro area averages in relative ...

Gesy is not facing financial problems, chairman of the HIO Stavros Michael said on Monday after meeting in Nicosia with Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou. Michael, whose organisation oversees the running ...

Hotel bookings during the 3-day carnival weekend are encouraging and demand for the Green Monday holiday appears similarly strong, according to Cyprus Hotel Association (Pasyxe) director Christos Angelides. Angelides told ...

Demetra Holdings Plc purchased a total of 5,800 own shares during a series of transactions conducted on February 13, 2026. The company executed these trades through the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation (CISCO), ...

Residents in Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta will see reduced water supply from Tuesday to Thursday, the Water Development Department (WDD) said on Monday. The three-day reduction is due to scheduled ...

Although most people are aware they should be getting better sleep, fewer manage to do so. Sleep problems have become so widespread that authorities in several countries have classified insufficient ...

The daughter of a 92-year-old man who died after eight days in Larnaca general hospital on Monday raised serious concerns over his care, describing “tragic shortcomings, lack of communication and ...

Britain should step up and accelerate its defence spending, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, following a report that the government was considering bringing forward its target to spend 3% ...

Iran’s foreign minister met with the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Monday, ahead of talks between Washington and Tehran aimed at resolving a decades-long nuclear dispute, with few ...

Action to secure the release of a Greek Cypriot who has been held in the north since last Tuesday is being taken, the government confirmed on Monday. “Actions are being ...

Road freight transport recorded an increase both within Cyprus and in traffic from and to Cyprus during the third quarter of 2025, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). Specifically, the ...

The House human rights committee will be chaired by Akel MP Giorgos Koukoumas, who is taking over office from his party colleague Irene Charalambides after the committee’s meeting on ...

High dust levels are affecting the air quality in several parts of the island, which could possibly harm vulnerable groups inhaling small particles, the labour inspection department warned on Monday. ...

A consortium led by U.S. oil major Chevron signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the United States’ presence in the ...

It did not quite match the Super Saturday high point of the London 2012 Olympics but Britain’s two thrilling comeback golds won on “Slippery Sunday” will go down as the ...

The Kremlin on Monday rejected accusations from five European countries that the Russian state had killed late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny two years ago using toxin from poison dart frogs, ...

Industrial production in Cyprus declined in December 2025 compared with the previous month, even as the country maintained solid year-on-year growth, according to a report from Eurostat. According to first estimates, ...

Foreign nationals made up 24.8 per cent of Cyprus’ population, placing the island among the EU countries with the highest shares of foreigners, data released on Monday by Eurostat shows. As ...