Archive March 2026

Cyprus has activated its repatriation plan to bring home hundreds of its citizens stranded by the war in Iran and the wider Levant, with authorities saying the priority is the ...

The civil defence on Monday issued a reminder regarding the procedures of finding and using evacuation shelters, should needs require, after the British Akrotiri air force base was hit by ...

British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said on Monday that her team was looking at all options, including evacuation, to help hundreds of thousands of UK citizens leave Gulf countries which ...

A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected high price at a Danish auction house on Sunday. The silver ...

The global shipping industry has moved swiftly to shield fleets and crews as tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran spill into key maritime corridors, prompting warnings from governments, ...

Low-cost airline easyJet has cancelled Monday’s flights connecting Cyprus and the United Kingdom, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Flights from Tuesday are currently planned to operate as normal but ...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Lumiere Art Gallery presents CHROMA by Her, a group exhibition bringing together 10 female painters from the United States, Sweden, Lebanon, Russia and ...

Hezbollah attacked Israel on Monday to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, prompting Israeli strikes on Beirut and setting the group at odds with Lebanese leaders ...

Schools in the villages of Trachoni, Episkopi, Akrotiri, and Asomatos – all of which are located within the bounds of the British Akrotiri base area – were closed on Monday “as a ...

The port of Limassol is ready to provide its facilities for potential evacuations of people from conflict zones via Cyprus through the government’s ‘Estia’ plan, should the need arise, ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the European Union stands “collectively, firmly, and unequivocally” with Cyprus, after a drone hit the island’s British Akrotiri air ...

Monday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, though increased cloud cover is expected from time to time. Temperatures are expected to rise to 17 ...

Cyprus secured a position as a digital leader following the release of the European Union’s 2025 open data maturity assessment. According to the report, Cyprus achieved an overall maturity score ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday stressed that Cypriot forces are “not participating in any way” in military action in the widening conflict in the Middle East, after the British air ...

The Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus informed stakeholders of a European Commission public consultation on the proposed Construction Services Act, a flagship initiative under the Single Market Strategy. The network, whose ...

The British bases’ authorities on Monday said it is planning a “temporary dispersal” of non-essential staff at the Akrotiri air force base after the base was hit by a drone ...

From being just a fringe risk, conflict in the Middle East has become a top worry for investors unsettled by the prospect of a power struggle in Iran and a ...

The European Union recorded a 1.9 per cent decrease in gross fixed capital formation during 2024 compared with the previous year, according to figures released by Eurostat. This figure serves as a ...

Limassol’s Kourion municipality is accelerating plans for a new industrial area in Kokkinokampos with direct access to the Limassol–Saittas motorway, aiming to address growing storage and light industry ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced the organisation of a seminar and oral examination for certification as Clearing Officers, Certified Clearers and Settlement Agents, inviting interested candidates to apply ...

Israel launched new air strikes targeting Tehran and expanded its military campaign to include attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump signaled ...

HP Inc warned that it expected volatility in memory chips to persist even into next year and forecast a slump in its PC shipments, sending its shares down around 6 per ...

Nearly 1 million Britons aged 16-24 were not in employment, education or training at the end of last year, the second-highest level in more than a decade, according to official data. ...

“This is a celebratory event – I do understand. It’s not my intention to make it all doom and gloom,” joked Boris Erg of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of ...