Archive March 2026

New cases of Foot and Mouth disease were detected in 11 livestock units in Livadia and Oroklini, senior veterinary officer Sotiria Georgiadou said on Sunday, bringing the total of infected farms ...

A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants ...

For more than a century, biology textbooks have stated that vision among vertebrates – people included – is built from two clearly defined cell types: rods for processing dim light and cones ...

Pope Leo said on Sunday that he is following events after US-Israeli strikes against Iran with “deep concern” and made an impassioned appeal to stop what he called a “spiral ...

A 17-year-old boy named as Iannis Nicolaou, died in a traffic accident on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday. While a 54-year-old driver was moving along Stavrou Ave in Strovolos, ...

Some Iranians grieved while others celebrated the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, exposing a deep fault line in a country stunned by the sudden demise of the man ...

At last, slightly longer days and a clock change at the end of the month. Gardens are coming alive again after the cold wet winter and we can hope for ...

Nicosia attaches particular importance to meeting the UN Secretary-General in March, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. In statements to the media, he reminded he had sent a letter to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said he ha already spoken to heads of state in the region and in Europe for Cyprus to play a humanitarian role in the region. ...

A cyclist was remanded for five days by the Limassol district court after police found drugs on him when he failed to stop for a check. At around 7.30pm, members ...

I have previously written about how, for Turkish Cypriots, the tragic events of 1963 to 1964 marked a profound rupture, during which their political equality, as enshrined in the Cyprus constitution, was ...

Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as continued air strikes kept major Middle Eastern airports, including Dubai, the world’s busiest international hub, closed in one of the ...

Loud blasts were heard in Dubai and Qatari capital Doha for a second day on Sunday and Oman was hit for the first time as retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf ...

Are Cypriot firms automating authority faster than they are governing it? The AI risk discussion in Cyprus often focuses on the wrong problem. By Petros Nearchou Most of the conversation ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, has stressed that diplomacy must prevail to safeguard stability in the broader region.  In a telephone conversation on Saturday evening with the President of the United Arab ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held telephone conversations with European Commission President Ursula von der Layen and Greek Prime Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss developments in the region following US-Israeli attacks on Iran ...

The delivery of 529,000 vaccines against Foot and Mouth disease have been handed over to Cyprus by the European Union, Health Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi confirmed on Saturday night. “529,000 vaccine doses from ...

Cyprus’ economic expansion in 2026 reflects the consolidation of a model heavily reliant on services, foreign investment and cross-border business flows, strengthening its role as a bridge between Europe and neighbouring ...

Paphos police on Sunday announced they had found a 36kg cannabis stash after carrying out an operation in collaboration with the drugs squad Ykan. The drugs were found in a ...

Your yiayia always said it. So did your mum. And you’re going to say it to your children… Your yiayia always said it. ‘Don’t do that.’ ‘Not that ...

As the US and Israel attack Iran and many of its people are conflicted about what should happen to their government, no patriotic Iranian welcomes the bombing of their country ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 23: Cyprus and Serbia have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in tourism in the coming months, ...

PREZNIKTWO completed three years in office on Saturday, and today he enters the fourth. Only two years left for him to learn how to govern, the part of being president ...

Alena Padalnitskaya, Head of The League of Analysts at Zubr Capital, shared her perspective on why decision-making under uncertainty has become a critical growth factor for investment ecosystems. She explained ...