Archive February 2026

Despite growing animosity between US President Donald Trump’s administration and the French government, Americans flocked to the country in 2025, with US visits rising 17 per cent on the previous year, ...

Ten people were arrested overnight for various offences, including burglaries and theft, in the framework of daily police operations to crack down on crime. The police pulled over 305 vehicles and ...

The Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) expects to welcome its first students to the new dormitories in the Berengaria area of Kato Polemidia in September, after the first phase of ...

Friday is overcast, with temperatures reaching 20C inland and along the coast, and 11C over the highest mountains, where snow on Troodos’ peak was 4cm in the morning. Friday night ...

Greek banks listed on the stock exchange are preparing to present their strategic roadmaps and future prospects to international investment funds as they schedule a series of investor days. As ...

7Q Invest AIF V.C.I.C. PLC has announced the final result of the public offer to acquire up to 100 per cent of the issued share capital of LCP ...

The government is continuing its audit of the use of abandoned Turkish Cypriot properties in territories controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday. He ...

The noise about Videogate and the first lady’s ‘independent social support body’ may have faded, but the issue refuses to go away, despite the government’s efforts. The allegations ...

A 70-year-old man died on Thursday after getting run over on a stretch of the Nicosia-Limassol highway. The accident happened around 7.30pm. Police identified the deceased as Savvas Ioannou, from ...

U.S. President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that nations had contributed $7 billion to a Gaza reconstruction fund that aims to rebuild ...

Cyprus submitted a set of ‘targeted proposals’ regarding reconstruction and security in Gaza ahead of its participation in the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace taking place on Thursday ...

MPs on Thursday squabbled over the state of the energy sector, even dredging up the 2011 deadly explosion at Mari naval base which took the nearby power station offline. The row ...

The government’s plans to introduce a new landfill tax have cast a spotlight on Cyprus’ troubled waste management system, with Ecologists Movement MP Charalambos Theopemptou describing the situation as “...

New projects for 2026 at the archaeological site of Nea Paphos have been announced, focusing on mosaic conservation and upgrades to the Tombs of the Kings, during Deputy Culture Minister Vasiliki ...

MPs on Thursday passed the 2026 budget for the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) but still grumbled about the state of public healthcare. The HIO is the agency administering Gesy – the national, ...

An evening of elegance, dialogue and musical colour awaits audiences at the Cyprus Wine Museum this Friday as the Cyprus Baroque Trio presents The Joy of Baroque. Get ready for ...

Officials on Thursday poured cold water on an MP’s proposal to install flashing beacons on private mobile camera vans, as the move would entail extra cost for the government. ...

Officials said on Thursday they’re working on legislation giving authorities the discretion to bar the registration of companies for reasons of national security where such entities are controlled by ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday promised to not “engage in blame games” following the latest statement made in his direction by President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday night. “Mr ...

Ethereum (ETH) remains a dominant performer in the crypto market, with analysts believing it could reach a new all-time high in 2026 despite the recent price setback. However, when seeking the ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has told colleagues she remains focussed on her job and she would tell them first if she was about to step down, a message ...

Works to assess the damage caused to the Paphos coastal front will begin soon so that necessary repairs can be carried out, Paphos’ interim mayor Angelos Onisiforou said on Thursday. “...

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by police investigating whether he committed a crime by leaking government documents to Jeffrey Epstein marks a new low for the royal whose reputation already ...

A new solar farm, built atop the Nicosia general hospital’s western car park, was unveiled on Thursday, with Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides in attendance. The solar farm has a ...