Archive June 2026

The appeals court has upheld a prior judgement, finding warranted the sacking of a nurse for her failure to sterilise surgical instruments. The case dates back to 2014, when the nurse ...

Animal culling aimed at containing the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is continuing as planned, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Thursday, while the cabinet has approved significantly tougher penalties for ...

Trade unions on Thursday gave the thumbs-down to the pension reform bills being submitted by July, citing many loose ends, while the government was determined to press ahead regardless. Labour ...

All-day schools will be covering more students as of September, with the addition of 60 more schools entering the programme, Education Minister Athena Michaelides said on Thursday. The decision, taken at ...

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva powered into her maiden Grand Slam final with a ruthless 6-1 6-3 victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in a politically charged French Open semi-final on ...

Alexander Zverev will carry mounting expectations into Friday’s French Open semi-final against dangerous Czech Jakub Mensik, as the second seed aims to close in on an elusive Grand Slam ...

France defender Ibrahima Konate said he battled depression following the deaths of Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota and his father while continuing to fulfil his football duties. Portugal forward Jota and ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on an application by lawyer Nikos Clerides seeking to annul a search warrant executed at his home, office and vehicle as part ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday congratulated Disy leader Annita Demetriou on her re-election for a second term as House president, saying that he wishes her “every success in the exercise ...

Several staff members were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing 787 jetliner unexpectedly collapsed at a gate at Frankfurt airport on Thursday, its operator Lufthansa said. “Passengers had not ...

A Turkish court sentenced Fenerbahce Chairman Sadettin Saran to 2-1/2 years in prison for inciting illegal betting, days before the Turkish club was set to hold a congress to elect ...

Thirty-one years after the global launch of the first IKEA PS collection and the introduction of the Democratic Design concept, the collection is making its return, offering a first glimpse ...

The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

There are places where wine becomes more than taste. It becomes memory, identity, conversation, and a living expression of the land itself.  On Sunday, 31st of May, Minthis resort welcomed ...

Heating and cooling account for around 70 per cent of household energy consumption in Cyprus, with cooling degree days reaching 610 per cent of the European average, according to a report published ...

The world’s biggest football event is back and ready to captivate billions of fans across the globe. And since every great match needs the perfect teammates, Alphamega Hypermarkets are ...

Coral Cyprus (Shell licensee) announces the five winners of the major consumer promotional activity of Shell service stations and the latest-generation Shell V-Power fuels. Through the activity, five lucky consumers ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou was on Thursday elected as House president for a second time, receiving the votes of 29 of the 56 members of the new parliament as it opened for ...

Authorities are coordinating final works on a road in Konia that has caused disruption to residents and motorists for the past five months, with plans advancing to reopen the route ...

As part of European Archaeology Days 2026, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (BoCCF) will hold a series of events and workshops for adults, families and children, to familiarise them with ...

Fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos on Thursday urged the public to avoid activities that could cause fires, as Cyprus enters peak summer firefighting season. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

BirdLife Cyprus is organising a blood donation event in memory of its late director, Martin Hellicar, they said on Thursday. The NGO described Hellicar as a person of excellence, empathy ...

Byzantine, Ottoman and medieval histories unite in the centre of Larnaca, where within a five-minute walk it is possible to take in 1,000 years of history reflected in the landmarks of ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday said that the Turkish Cypriots “want to connect with the world, not be isolated from it”, as a rift between him and Turkish ...