Archive March 2026

The assembling of frigates in the sea surrounding Cyprus is quite an achievement for President Nikos Christodoulides. So far, two frigates from the Greek navy were expected to arrive late ...

The Turkish Cypriot police on Tuesday launched an investigation into the north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler, after he was reported to the police in January over allegations that he ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening confirmed that the frigate Languedoc was due to arrive in Cypriot waters imminently, with the aim of acting as a deterrent after the ...

Repatriation flights for Cypriots who found themselves in the United Arab Emirates upon the outbreak of a conflict in the region are to begin on Wednesday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

Germany will assist in “preventative measures” being taken to protect Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone on Monday, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday evening. ...

Cyprus was the likely launchpad as British fighter jets engaged and shot down drones flying in Jordanian airspace on Tuesday evening. The British defence ministry announced that F-35 fighter jets ...

Iran’s embassy in Nicosia sought on Tuesday to reassure Cyprus that their relations remain strong and unaffected by the escalating regional conflict, noting that Tehran has never initiated aggression. ...

The United Kingdom’s continued possession of two sovereign base areas in Cyprus is “a great mistake of history”, Turkish Cypriot opposition political party CTP deputy leader Asim Akansoy said ...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he ordered US forces to join Israel’s attack on Iran because he believed Iran was about to strike the United States, his latest ...

Paphos will get to indulge in arts and crafts this weekend as the Spring Makers Market is on at the Metochi of Polemi (Polemi Cultural Centre). The Centre, The Willow ...

A US judge granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to an agreement for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused ...

All animals are subject to culling in a farming unit where an incident of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been detected, authorities reiterated on Tuesday as farmers protested the slaughter of ...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday evening announced that he will deploy HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer warship, to Cyprus, after a British base on the island had ...

Short seminars of two to six hours for security personnel have been found to significantly improve the understanding of the main characteristics of deafness, as well as the ability to ...

The top cryptocurrency market experienced a sharp recovery over the weekend, reversing losses from a volatile Saturday. Investors saw a double-digit bounce in leading assets, signaling a renewed appetite for ...

Prison sentences totalling more than 18 years were imposed on Tuesday on three men convicted in two separate drug trafficking cases. In Limassol, the permanent criminal court sentenced a 32-year-old man ...

Explosions tore through Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday and stock markets around the world tumbled while oil prices soared at the prospect of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies ...

Russia warned on Tuesday that the war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran could result in the very outcome they were seeking to prevent, by spurring both ...

Roadworks will take place on highways in the Paphos and Larnaca districts on Wednesday, the department of public works said on Tuesday. Maintenance carried out on an electronic signs will ...

Former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos will not oppose the lifting of his parliamentary immunity, with the supreme court setting March 16 to hear the attorney-general’s request for ...

Eurobank S.A. announced this week that it had repurchased 1,622,263 of its own shares between February 24, 2026 and February 27, 2026, under its approved share buyback programme. The programme was approved pursuant to ...

The Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the Iranian ambassador in Rome to protest the firing of a drone at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus. “...

Construction works have reportedly resumed on some of the properties under development in the north by convicted usurper of Greek Cypriot property Simon Aykut, House refugee committee MPs said on ...

Greece’s shipping minister on Tuesday called for the protection of global shipping and seafarers, amid an “alarming” situation that has left dozens of ships stranded in the Strait of ...