Archive January 2026

The number of people employed in the central government remained virtually unchanged from December 2024 to December 2025, the Statistical Service said on Monday. In December 2025, the number of employees came to 55,301 – ...

As part of a glamorous evening filled with creativity, high aesthetics and distinguished guests, the Sattori Design Collection officially opened a few days ago, marking the arrival of a new ...

Monday marked an important milestone for the National Guard, said force chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou, as it demonstrated that Cyprus can produce technologically advanced defence systems capable of competing ...

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has issued an apology for his sideline antics during his team’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final defeat by Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia, saying he ...

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the stars at the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, organisers said on Sunday. The performance by Bocelli, who had also ...

Cypriot authorities are investigating the death of a senior Russian embassy official who was found dead inside his office in Nicosia last Thursday, but said on Monday initial investigations rule ...

The European Union can help provide security for Greenland, should Denmark request it, the European Commissioner for Defence and Space said on Monday, warning that a U.S. military takeover ...

The attorney-general’s office on Monday told a court that it intends to investigate the alleged physical abuse committed by a Disy MP even though the alleged victim – the MP’...

Three main routes to Troodos were closed on Monday afternoon to unequipped private vehicles following heavy snowfall, police said. The Karvounas-Troodos, Platres-Troodos and Prodomos-Troodos roads remain open only to vehicles ...

A hair salon owned by a Ukrainian woman has been cordoned off after shots were fired at the premises located in the tourist area of Yermasogia, Limassol on Monday morning. ...

Motorists in the north have been given until the end of June next year to replace potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata, the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan ...

The foundation stone for the government’s first affordable housing complex was laid on Monday in Ayios Nicolaos, Limassol, with President Nikos Christodoulides saying he was “particularly pleased” that government ...

A Limassol man was remanded in custody by Limassol district court on Monday after fleeing arrest the previous night. Police said they tried to apprehend the 23-year-old when they spotted ...

“This is not a museum. It’s a brain exercise,” says Dr Marios Kyriazis, Physician, Gerontologist and owner of the Kyriazis Medical Museum. From the moment visitors step inside the ...

She spends her lessons in the wintry cold on the floor of a crowded tent, her teacher interrupted by regular gunfire and explosions from Israeli-controlled territory less than 1,000 metres away. ...

The anti-corruption authority on Monday said it is monitoring developments related to a video which alleged campaign finance lawbreaking on the part of President Nikos Christodoulides and his associates which ...

A witness in the case against Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel’s close personal associate Fatma Unal on Monday told a court that he had handed her a completed ...

Total government employment in Cyprus registered a marginal increase in December 2025, reaching 55,301 persons, according to a report from the statistical service (Cystat). The data showed mixed developments across services and ...

Video footage shared with the Cyprus Mail by a third party appears to show the aftermath of a crackdown on protesters in Tehran, as demonstrations by the Iranian diaspora continued ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up its pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve, threatening to indict Chair Jerome Powell over comments to Congress about a building ...

Cyprus and Greece are moving to deepen their operational cooperation on maritime security, with a focus on practical measures ranging from border surveillance to search and rescue, as regional challenges ...

Across Europe, the commercial construction sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Sustainability is no longer a niche ambition but a central pillar of modern real estate development. From logistics hubs ...

Russian businessman and former CEO of fertiliser giant Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgartner has been reported missing since January 7 after disappearing from his home in Pissouri, police said on Monday. Police are ...

Former British Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defected to Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK party from the Conservative Party on Monday, saying the country was broken and needed Farage as prime ...