Archive February 2026

Cyprus’ Shipping Deputy Minister, Marina Hadjimanolis, departs on Wednesday for a working visit to Athens and Alexandria from February 4 to 9, focusing on high-level maritime diplomacy and the promotion of the ...

The court of appeal ruled on Tuesday to acquit a driver convicted over a fatal traffic accident in 2019 after finding that the reasoning of the trial court was flawed, despite ...

Cypriots are among Europeans increasingly concerned about the future amid increased geopolitical tension and are calling for a more decisive response on behalf of the EU, a Eurobarometer survey published ...

Traffic on the Nicosia to Limassol highway was disrupted on Wednesday after a traffic accident led to the closure of the left lane near the Ayios Tychonas exit. Police said ...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles, has moved out of his palatial home, a royal source confirmed on Wednesday, following new damaging revelations about his links to the sex ...

Entrepreneurship as a bridge for cooperation was placed firmly at the centre of discussions in Nicosia this week, as Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou outlined the vision, philosophy and long-term development of ...

Agios Spyridon Lyceum in Kato Polemidia is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year by inaugurating its Cultural Evenings, a series of events exploring cultural expression as reflected in arts and ...

On February 27, Europe’s sustainable tourism community will gather in Nicosia. The Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI) celebrates 20 years of meaningful action in advancing sustainable tourism by organising a high-level ...

Police in Larnaca are investigating a robbery which took place at a kiosk in the town. The robbery was, according to the police, staged at 6pm on Tuesday, with the ...

The six suspects who were spared jail in the case of the collapse of the Isias hotel in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, which killed 72 people, including 35 Cypriots, were freed ...

Wednesday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island. Temperatures are expected to rise to 19 degrees Celsius inland and on the coast and 10 degrees Celsius ...

Global air cargo demand rose by 3.4 per cent in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). At the same time, total ...

Fifteen migrants died in the Aegean Sea off Greece after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel off the island of Chios, the coast guard said. A coastguard official ...

British police on Tuesday launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the U.S., over alleged misconduct in public office, following claims that he leaked market-sensitive ...

Property sales in Cyprus recorded a double-digit increase at the start of 2026, as transactions rose by 11 per cent year on year in January, according to data released by the department ...

Japan’s Denso, a major auto parts supplier to Toyota, slashed its full-year operating profit forecast by nearly a fifth, reflecting a drag from U.S. import tariffs and a ...

Google Cloud, one of Alphabet’s fastest-growing businesses, and Liberty Global have agreed a five-year strategic partnership to deploy Google’s Gemini AI models and other cloud tools across the ...

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, eight sources familiar with the matter said, potentially complicating the ...

 By Nicolas Netien On December 9, 2025, Storm Byron delivered what Cyprus desperately needs: rain. Heavy downpours swept across the island, overwhelming drainage systems in Nicosia and Limassol. Streets flooded. Traffic halted. ...

Thirteen years after the economic meltdown and the collapse of the banking system, Akel is still talking about the “protection of borrowers.” The party mouthpiece, Haravghi, reported on Tuesday that ...

Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, implementing a US-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions back under central government ...

The police raided a shop in Nicosia on Monday morning in the presence of the 25-year-old manager and confiscated various products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis, it was made known ...

US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met for the first time on Tuesday, in a White House encounter widely seen as a test of whether they could ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday amid efforts to revive diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme that Tehran was unlikely to honour any ...