Archive April 2026

Following recent incidents involving rainbow flags placed on Easter bonfires, the Queer Collective on Thursday said the acts reflect broader social and institutional failures. For the second consecutive year, rainbow ...

A 24-year-old man was remanded for seven days by the Larnaca district court on Thursday for the attempted murder of 19-year-old Greek Cypriot. Police are investigating offences including attempted murder, ...

Formal submissions of candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections will take place on May 6, while the House will dissolve on April 23, officials announced on Thursday. The details were made known ...

Stricter penalties targeting so called “pirate taxis” operating illegally were unanimously approved by parliament on Thursday. The amendment to regulations on taxi drivers introduces increased criminal and administrative sanctions for ...

Former Austria goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who played for Arsenal and a string of Italian clubs, died in a road accident on Thursday aged 48, the Austrian Football Association (OEFB) said. The ...

Tourism and business bodies in Larnaca on Thursday called for the direct intervention of President Nikos Christodoulides over continued delays to the Larnaca to Dhekelia road project, citing mounting economic ...

Renowned Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad is to visit Cyprus next month and give a talk at Famagusta’s Eastern Mediterranean University, where she studied. Alaqad shot to fame in 2023 with ...

Four thousand pigs will be culled following the first confirmed case of foot and mouth disease (FMD) at a pig unit with a capacity of 4,000 animals in the Palaiometocho area, ...

Cyprus’ Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides was recognised among the “Top 50 What’s Next Champion” thought leaders at GITEX ASIA 2026 in Singapore, where he contributed to high-level discussions on ethical artificial ...

A 23-year-old man was on Thursday ordered to face trial next monthover two separate assaults on police officers in Limassol on Tuesday and Wednesday. Police said the first incident occurred ...

Police in Limassol are investigating an assault and robbery targeting a 26-year-old food delivery rider in the early hours of Thursday. Around 2am at the junction of the city’s ...

A bill outlining the legal framework for the use of dashboard cameras in vehicles, set to come into effect three months after its publication, was approved by the House plenum ...

Britain’s easyJet warned of a bigger ​first-half loss on Thursday and said bookings were lagging last year’s as a result of the Iran war, with some investors concerned ...

The row of Turkish tanks lined up near the village of Pergamos, between Larnaca and Famagusta, had departed from the area by Thursday, the Cyprus Mail understands. Sources close to ...

Freedom24, part of Freedom Holding Corp., on Thursday announced that it won three awards at the 2026 Global Banking & Finance Awards, recognising its Tradernet platform and Neo Compliance framework. The ...

Located in Paphos wine producing region, Minthis Music Festival returns in 2026 even more vibrant and ambitious, reaffirming its place as one of Cyprus’ most distinctive cultural experiences. This year’s ...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus (AmCham Cyprus) on Thursday announced that it held a strategic dialogue with Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki, focusing on key economic ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday that Cyprus remains committed to supporting a fair European transport policy and helping shape a strong and safe maritime policy that reflects the ...

Police in Limassol are investigating an assault and robbery targeting a 26-year-old food delivery rider in the early hours of Thursday. Around 2am at the junction of the city’s ...

Cyprus recorded one of the lowest inflation rates in the European Union in March, with the country’s annual harmonised inflation standing at 1.5 per cent, according to figures released on ...

The Cyprus real estate market eclipsed previous ceilings in 2025, with record-high transaction activity propelling the sector to an unprecedented total value of €6.5 billion, according to a report released on Thursday ...

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after ...

Parliament voted on Thursday to raise the minimum age for the use of electric scooters to 17, approving a series of legislative changes while rejecting proposals to ban their use outright. ...

Spring marks the arrival of Altamira Real Estate’s first Open Day event of 2026. This time, the new Open Day and Live-Bidding event will take place at Majestic Gardens 3 in ...