Archive April 2026

By Theodoros Zachariadis, professor at the Cyprus Institute Imagine that meat prices rise by 30 per cent, whether due to foot-and-mouth disease or energy costs. This creates serious inflationary pressures throughout ...

Cyprus hosted the Greek women’s national cricket team from April 3–5, at Happy Valley Cricket Ground in Episkopi for a six-match series known as the Aphrodite Cup. It was a ...

At a celebration dedicated to cinema, culture and international connectivity, the High Commission of India in Cyprus organised a distinctive event on March 27 2026 under the title “Flavours of Bharat”, showcasing ...

Oil prices were little changed in choppy trade on Monday, as investors awaited clarity on the status of talks between the U.S. and Iran even as they remained wary ...

Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva will leave the club at the end of the season, assistant manager Pep Lijnders confirmed on Sunday. The 31-year-old Portugal international, who has won six ...

The Yianis Christodoulou Foundation, founded by John Christodoulou, has proceeded with the acquisition of a property at a key location in Nicosia, opposite The Landmark Nicosia hotel on Limassol Avenue, ...

The United States and Iran received the framework of a plan to end hostilities, but Iran rejected immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump threatened to rain “...

ENA Foundation has announced a major donation to construct the “ENA for Children” Activity and Education Centre in Parekklisia, in the Limassol district, a new multi-purpose facility for kids with ...

With just over a week until the 24th edition of the Cyprus Film Days International Festival lifts the curtain on April 17, the organisers have announced a series of specialised workshops ...

Three Molotov-type inflammable devices were seized as part of police operations to prevent the use of firecrackers and the lighting of bonfires ahead of the upcoming Easter holidays on Monday ...

UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a deal that fails to rein in ...

The Council of Ministers on Monday approved a €250 Easter allowance for low-income pensioners. According to the deputy ministry of social welfare, the number of beneficiaries amounts to approximately 10,050 people in 2026, ...

Judicial regulation of family disputes often unfolds in an environment of intense conflict, where the best interests of the child are invoked as the supreme guiding principle. This principle, however, ...

A car belonging to a 31-year-old man was completely destroyed by fire in Paphos in the early hours of Monday morning. The police said they were informed about the incident ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman at the residence of the UN special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne in Nicosia on Monday afternoon. ...

On Monday, the weather will initially be overwhelmingly clear with increased cloud cover, leading to light rains and isolated storms in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise up to 22 degrees Celsius ...

European spending on artificial intelligence is forecast to reach $290 billion by 2029, according to a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC). The forecast represents a compound annual growth rate of 33.7 ...

Netflix is forecast to surpass 1 billion monthly active users globally by 2027, while YouTube is expected to approach 3 billion users worldwide, according to a report from market intelligence firm Omdia. The ...

US personal computer shipments returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, rising 3 per cent year-on-year to 18.2 million units, according to research by technology market analysts Omdia. The increase marked ...

Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s ​largest, will eventually allow some investment decisions to be made by AI systems under human supervision, ‌but not yet, as the ...

Global revenues from traditional television and online video are projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, according to data presented by Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia at ...

Cyprus EEZ came back into the limelight on the occasion of EGYPES, Egypt’s annual and foremost energy conference and exhibition that took place in Cairo this week. And in ...

Leeds United keeper Lucas Perri was their shootout hero as they edged hosts West Ham United 4-2 on penalties on Sunday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first ...

What exactly the European Union does in the event that a member state activates the mutual defence clause of the EU Treaty will be discussed by European leaders during an ...