Archive April 2026

The problem with how most holidays are built The standard holiday is structured around consumption. Places to visit, restaurants to try, things to see. It is an itinerary of inputs, ...

A 21-year-old Larnaca man was remanded in custody on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly using his car to hit another man outside a nightclub. Police said the ...

Germany and Ukraine agreed defence cooperation plans on Tuesday including a deal on drone production that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said could become one of the largest of its kind ...

Journalist and Volt parliamentary candidate Makarios Drousiotis on Tuesday linked President Nikos Christodoulides to a network he describes as the ‘Rosicrucian brotherhood’, claiming he acted as a fixer between former ...

Air travel’s worst crisis in years lurched deeper on Tuesday as Qantas Airways warned of spiralling costs, Lufthansa said it may have to ground planes and Virgin Atlantic flagged ...

The British pound rose against a slightly weaker US dollar on Tuesday, trading at levels last seen before the Iran war as markets hoped for a resolution ​to the conflict. ...

From the French Riviera to the Greek islands, its coastline has long been associated with elegant resorts, historic towns, and warm summer climates. Yet despite the rise of new luxury ...

More than 190 million crossings have been recorded at Cyprus checkpoints since their opening in 2003, according to data published on Tuesday. Figures analysed by journalist Cenk Mutluyakali for the Turkish Cypriot ...

The Bar Association on Tuesday warned it is prepared to intervene over any breach of legal confidentiality following police searches at the home and office of lawyer Nikos Clerides as ...

Daily food spending often feels harder to control than it should be. Small purchases add up, and unplanned orders quickly push your budget beyond what you expected. A proper food ...

Police arrested a 41-year-old woman at Larnaca Airport in the early hours of Tuesday after money was taken from a dead woman’s bank account. She reportedly withdrew €17,500 from the ...

Human nature has been defined by mutually dependent reliance on others, or as the saying goes, no one man is an island. It is an important reminder that we all ...

Cyprus has further strengthened its ties with Royal Caribbean Group after the cruise ship ‘Navigator of the Seas’ was registered under the Cyprus flag, the Deputy Ministry of Shipping said ...

The interior ministry is expected to call a the technical chamber (Etek) and the civil engineers’ association to a meeting on Wednesday to determine immediate steps following the fatal collapse ...

Machine learning has moved past its initial experimental phase. In earlier years, development often focused on creating the largest possible models to see what capabilities might appear. Today, the focus ...

Over the past decade, travelers have discovered what locals have known for generations: a coastline filled with historic towns, clear water, and hundreds of islands spread across the Adriatic Sea. ...

The fire brigade will hold a training exercise will take place in Larnaca on Wednesday as part of efforts to enhance operational readiness. The drill – involving firefighting and rescue from ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation unveiled its list of inductees for 2026, including 1990s Britpop icons Oasis and American hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and adding Phil Collins as ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of Europe’s leading destinations for female tourism spending, with recently-published analysis highlighting a strong rise in expenditure by British women travellers. The findings, based ...

Total state employment in Cyprus reached 55,367 people in March 2026, marking a marginal increase of 42 employees compared with the same month last year, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). This ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a decision harmonising how national competent authorities report under the SEPA regulation, marking a key step in strengthening oversight of euro payments across ...

A new Noverna Analytics survey conducted on behalf of Politis indicates that most voters see the upcoming parliamentary elections as a decisive stage in the selection of potential presidential candidates ...

With the support of the wider community, the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) has completed its 12th “Adopt a Family for Easter” campaign, aimed at assisting vulnerable households across Cyprus. ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has announced a significant investment in research with the launch of a new infrastructure dedicated to the study of cellular energy metabolism. ...