Archive April 2026

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Tuesday he cannot disclose the content of discussions held with Turkish officials regarding reported entry restrictions affecting Turkish Cypriots, citing diplomatic principles. Speaking ...

Workplace accidents in Cyprus have fallen by nearly half over the past decade, Labour Minister Marinos Mousioutas said on Tuesday, while warning that more needs to be done to eliminate ...

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of up to 18 years for multiple sexual offences committed against his stepdaughter over a prolonged period on Tuesday by the Limassol ...

Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis on Tuesday called for seafarers to be placed at the heart of maritime policy, saying the future of global shipping depends not only on regulation ...

Large private infrastructure investments and rising exports are expected to provide a significant boost to Cyprus’ economic activity between 2026 and 2028, according to Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides. ...

Cyprus’ shipping industry turned its attention to the people behind global trade on Tuesday, as the Shipping Deputy Ministry hosted a high-level ministerial and stakeholders conference in Limassol under the ...

Illegal structures operating on a state-owned coastal plot in Protaras were dismantled on Tuesday following a 24-hour directive issued by the Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. As confirmed by the Famagusta ...

The trial of five defendants linked to the January 17 shooting incident in Larnaca was postponed again on Tuesday after a member of the criminal court was absent, with all accused ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that Cyprus will continue to sign international agreements regardless of external criticism, stressing that the Republic acts as both an EU and UN member ...

The government has a role to play in preventing repeated violations of the buffer zone, Avlona community leader Menelaos Savva said on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up practical measures ...

We rarely realise when something is happening for the last time. Conversations feel normal, and days blend together. There is usually no clear sign that a chapter is quietly coming ...

Cyprus is positioning itself as a stable base for investors looking at both the EU and the Middle East, at a time when regional uncertainty is pushing companies to think ...

World number one Jannik Sinner brushed aside Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2 7-5 on Tuesday to book a place in the Madrid Open quarter-finals, stretching his ATP Masters 1000 winning streak ...

Artificial intelligence is moving from the margins of finance into the daily machinery of investment management, raising new questions over opportunity, risk and investor trust, according to CFA Society Cyprus ...

The ongoing foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak is reshaping the debate around Cyprus’ agricultural model with Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) President Giorgos Pantelides on Tuesday warning that food ...

Police arrested an 89-year-old suspected of wounding five people in two separate gun attacks in Athens on Tuesday, the Greek citizens’ protection ministry said. A man opened fire with a ...

An internal meeting on foot and mouth disease will be held later on Tuesday afternoon, President Nikos Christodoulides announced, as he reiterated his readiness to meet livestock farmers. Speaking on ...

A group of Sherpa climbers have opened the route to Mount Everest that had been blocked for two weeks by chunks of ice and a giant serac, allowing mountaineers to ...

Louis plc has announced that its scheduled board of directors meeting held on Tuesday was not concluded and will instead resume later this week to finalise the annual report. “The ...

Cyprus’ healthcare system is operating under sustained pressure due to a structural shortage of nurses, with delays in workforce reforms affecting both private hospitals and services operating under the national ...

Lanitis Golf Public Co Limited reported a profit of €1.72 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as it continued to advance its integrated golf and residential development project in Limassol. According ...

Saudi Arabia will host an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in ...

Two defendants in a torture case linked to organised crime in Pyla are expected to state their pleas on May 14 after proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday before the Larnaca permanent ...

President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Hungary’s prime minister-elect Peter Magyar, extending an invitation for an official visit to Cyprus as both sides signalled intent ...