Archive April 2026

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has enacted legal reforms allowing life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 convicted of homicide, terrorism, or rape, according to the country’s official gazette. The ...

A total of 268 buildings in Nicosia have been deemed unsafe, four of which require immediate evacuation, with costs amounting to more than €2 million, the local district organisation EOA said on ...

The National Guard will hold a planned military exercise on the Akamas peninsula on Thursday as part of its tactical training programme. The drill will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm ...

The first reported case of foot and mouth disease in a pig farm was reported in Paliometochos in the Nicosia district on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infected livestock ...

Pope Leo on Wednesday urged Cameroon’s government to root out corruption and resist “the whims of the rich and powerful”, in a forceful speech given in the presence of ...

Manchester United centre back Harry Maguire will miss their Premier League match at Chelsea after receiving a one-match ban following a misconduct charge, the English Football Association said on Wednesday. ...

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open after injuring his right wrist, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The Spaniard picked up the injury during a 6-4 6...

The Gallery Sessions continue at Aradippou’s Vasiliou Gallery, bringing more musical nights to the Larnaca district. This time, among the gallery’s artworks and displays, a five-piece vocal ensemble ...

A bill which will alter the payment of the cost-of-living allowance to Turkish Cypriot public sector workers will be sent back to the Turkish Cypriot legislature’s finance committee, ruling ...

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an apparently AI-generated image of Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, two days after he deleted a post that prompted criticism that the Republican president ...

Demetra Holdings Plc on Wednesday announced that it proceeded with the repurchase of more of its own shares, in line with Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) regulations and guidance from the ...

The board of directors of Leptos Calypso Hotels Public Ltd will convene on April 30, 2026 to evaluate the final financial results of the firm and establish a timeline for the upcoming ...

Pro-federal solution, centre-left political party the CTP will form the north’s ruling coalition after the next legislative elections, according to the results of a poll released on Wednesday. The ...

Israel’s security cabinet will convene on Wednesday to discuss a possible Lebanon ceasefire, a senior Israeli official said, more than five weeks into a war with Hezbollah that spiralled ...

The global energy market remains heavily reliant on a small number of maritime chokepoints, with more than 90 per cent of seaborne oil moving through a handful of narrow corridors that ...

The ferry linking Cyprus and Greece during the summer will now be carried out by the Italian-flagged AF Marina, Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanoli said on Wednesday. “The first route ...

Calm is prevailing in the buffer zone village of Pyla after reports of “tensions” between the island’s two sides and the United Nations earlier in the day, Turkish Cypriot ...

The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd announced on Wednesday that its board of directors will convene on April 29, 2026 to review the audited financial statements and evaluate the potential for a ...

Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old in Larnaca last Sunday. The victim was first struck in the face before being ...

A 14-year-old student shot at least nine people dead including eight of his fellow pupils and wounded 13 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, officials said, in ...

A bill amending the Refugee Law is entering its final stage before a vote, following the completion of its examination by the House interior committee, with the aim of fully ...

Former Akel secretary-general Andros Kyprianou has rejected claims that he accepted a proposed compromise over the 2020 appointments of George Savvides and Savvas Angelides, dismissing assertions that the arrangement was suggested ...

Association of Cyprus Travel & Tourism Agents (ACTTA) vice president Christos Christou on Wednesday said that tourist arrivals to Cyprus fell by 30 per cent in March due to the war ...

Jinius Marketplace, a modern online shopping platform in Cyprus, has debuted its new communication campaign under the slogan “The genie for all your online shopping”, placing at its core a ...