Archive 2026

The Supreme Court ruled that the detention of a 26-year-old asylum seeker from the Congo had become unlawful after approximately 15 months in custody, finding there was no realistic prospect of ...

The Limassol district government organisation (EOA) is expected to apply to court on Monday for an evacuation order for a residential building in the Yermasoyia tourist area deemed unsafe. District ...

The native bird population of Paralimni lake is under threat during its reproductive season as water is being drained from it, Birdlife Cyprus said on Tuesday. “This action takes place ...

The United Nations has warned that Cyprus risks breaching international law over obstacles surrounding the Imagine bicommunal peace education programme, with three UN Special Rapporteurs raising concerns over delays, political ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday annulled a district court order authorising the compulsory collection of biometric data from a man arrested on suspicion of arson, ruling that the lower court ...

Seasonally adjusted services production decreased by 0.3 per cent in both the euro area and the European Union during February, according to a report from Eurostat. This slight contraction follows a ...

The landscape of retail trading has shifted more in the last three years than in the previous thirty. AI-driven systems now account for the majority of volume across crypto markets ...

Cypriot fishing vessels in non-European Union countries need to address what has been described as critical gaps in law enforcement abroad, international advocacy group Oceana told the government on Tuesday. “...

MUSKITA Aluminium Industries, the leader in the aluminium industry in Cyprus with strong export activity and a firm commitment to innovation, is pleased to announce its participation as Main Sponsor ...

Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) chairman Marinos Christodoulides on Monday said that the institution is preparing for a new phase of privatisation, international expansion and technological modernisation. Speaking during an event ...

For all the spectacular goals, remarkable saves and dazzling individual skill on show across the 2025-26 Premier League season, the abiding memory for many fans may be something far less ...

Residential solar panel owners faced repeated production cutoffs over the past month, with some systems taken offline up to 17 times, according to media reports on Tuesday. Daily Phileleftheros cited data ...

The United States’ war in Iran has ​cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month. With ...

EU ministers for housing meeting in Nicosia on Tuesday heard that the bloc requires an additional €650 billion in annual investment to meet growing housing demand, as Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou ...

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest wage tracker showed easing negotiated wage growth across the euro area in 2026, while recent data from Cyprus pointed to continued salary increases alongside ...

The prospect of an independent criminal investigator being appointed to examine allegations made by journalist Makarios Drousiotis against a number of high-profile figures is now “out of the question”, according ...

Filtered water coolers, reusable water bottles and an educational programme that inspires action are transforming three elementary schools in Cyprus into small hubs of change for a plastic-free planet. Through ...

A series of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety will be introduced, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday, warning that motorcyclists continue to account for a disproportionate number of ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he wished he had never held the post and instead remained in post as Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’. Speaking during an ...

The strengthening of the nursing profession is central to ensuring quality health services are delivered on the island, the health ministry said on International Nurses Day on Tuesday. “Continuing education, ...

Reaching five per cent in 2026, undeclared work has dropped by 10 per cent since 2016, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Tuesday. “The issue remains a complex challenge that undermines workers’ rights, ...

“Limited but meaningful” progress has been recorded in recent months on the Cyprus issue, the UNSG’s special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne, said on Tuesday. Speaking at an EU ...

Cyprus recorded an increase in returns of third-country nationals in 2025, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday. Figures show Cyprus carried out 10,630 returns in 2025, up from 8,910 in 2024. The number of ...

Greece is “our most steadfast support”, Disy leader Annita Demetriou said after meeting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday. She said that she and Mitsotakis had “discussed developments in ...