Archive April 2026

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, “and that night might be tomorrow night,” warning Tehran it had to make ...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least ten people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood ...

Pensioners’ union Ekysy said the government’s decision to pay a €250 Easter allowance to low-income pensioners was a “conscious exclusion” of ten times more elderly people than those set to ...

The Cyprus Psychologists Association has rejected a health insurance organisation (HIO) proposal to include counselling in Gesy. In a press release on Monday, the association said 89 per cent of delegates ...

Parliament on Monday passed amendments to the teacher evaluation regulations, to include assessment criteria, a move welcomed by Education Minister Athena Michaelides. The minister said in a post on X ...

Appeals filed by a neurosurgeon and his wife against their conviction for selling medical consumables to a patient that are provided free have been thrown out by the appeals court. ...

A 41-year-old man was remanded on Monday in connection with the attempted destruction of property with explosives in the Famagusta district on April 2. The man, who was arrested earlier in ...

Nicosia municipality on Monday signed a multi-million contract for restoration works to be done within the old town. The contract – worth €3.44 million – was signed at the municipality headquarters. The project – ...

Activist group United for Palestine will hold a protest outside the Israeli embassy in Nicosia on Wednesday against recent legislation passed in Israel introducing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted ...

Police were on Monday investigating a reported indecent assault against a 42-year-old woman in Limassol. The incident occurred around 8am on a pedestrian street in the Amathus area, where the ...

The Supreme Court has ordered the release of an Iranian man detained for 23 months pending deportation on national security grounds, ruling that his continued detention was not justified. In a ...

A post falsely presented as an official announcement by the police is circulating on social media, including Instagram and Facebook, the police said on Monday. The post refers to the ...

Making its comeback this year is the long-standing Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival, which after ten consecutive editions, adopted a biennial format. This October 2-4, Nicosia will welcome back the ...

President of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus Costis Fragoulis has warned of growing concern within the global shipping community over a rapidly deteriorating geopolitical environment affecting maritime trade. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman had what the UN described as a “fruitful discussion” on Monday, tasking their representatives to continue talks before they meet again ...

A broad package of legislature protecting borrowers and guarantors, and regulating foreclosures and dispute resolution, was passed on Monday by parliament in a tense plenum atmosphere. The plenum approved two ...

Youth Tech Fest Cyprus powered by Freedom24 was named the Best Youth Tech and Innovation Festival worldwide for 2026 and secured a second consecutive international award, while continuing to expand its ...

Demetra Holdings Plc will convene a board of directors meeting on April 23, in order to examine its final audited consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. The announcement was ...

The ICF Cyprus Chapter will host the first Mediterranean Leadership & Coaching Summit in Limassol on April 21, bringing together global experts, business leaders and coaching professionals to explore the future ...

The possibility that the Great Sea Interconnector project might not materialise if the cost is too high on Cypriot electricity consumers was left open on Monday by the energy minister. ...

A portion of the government’s fuel subsidy introduced last week was not passed on to consumers, but instead “unjustifiably absorbed” by petrol stations, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on ...

The world of cryptocurrency trading is rapidly evolving, and as the market becomes more competitive, investors are turning to more advanced tools to gain an edge. Crypto quant trading bots, ...

A range of measures to secure Cyprus’ water supply this summer and to prevent the need for cuts is being implemented, director of the Water Development Department (WDD), Iliana Tofa ...