Archive 2026

Cyprus and Greece are set to assess the continued presence of Greek military assets on the island, as regional tensions linked to the Middle East crisis remain under close review. ...

A long-standing partner of the XM Limassol Marathon, Petrolina once again supported this year’s event, both through its active participation and as the naming sponsor of the Petrolina 10 Km ...

With a population of 231 million Pakistan was ranked the world’s smoggiest country in 2025, with concentrations of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 up to 13 times higher than the recommended ...

The EndoMarch Cyprus Non-Profit Organisation invites the public to an open online discussion on endometriosis, which will take place on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 6pm. During the discussion, Dr Andreas Stavroulis, ...

District offices across the island will remain open for voter registrations on Saturday, ahead of next Thursday’s deadline, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The offices in Nicosia, Limassol, ...

Police on Monday seized 100 kilogrammes of green peppers transported from the north through a non-approved crossing point in the Ayios Sozomenos area. According to authorities, members of the anti-poaching unit ...

Eurobank has announced that it has extended the deadline for applications to its voluntary exit scheme until Friday, March 28, 2026, following its initial launch on March 9, 2026. The bank had originally set ...

Cyprus’ Ideodromio programme has strengthened links between education and business, giving students from gymnasiums, lyceums and technical schools the chance to develop and present socially driven and innovative ideas, Pedagogical ...

Cyprus hoteliers in Ayia Napa, Protaras and Larnaca are warning of a sharp slowdown in bookings ahead of the new tourism season, as the war in the Middle East continues ...

Cyprus’ construction sector needs closer coordination between contractors, engineers, architects and the state if it is to deal effectively with mounting pressures, including regional instability, labour shortages and delays in ...

Immediate relief measures can still be taken to cushion the expected rise in energy costs, scientific and technical chamber (Etek) president Constantinos Constanti said in a written statement, while warning ...

French football icon Zinedine Zidane has agreed to take over his national team’s head coaching duties following this summer’s FIFA World Cup, ESPN has reported. Zidane, 53, reportedly reached ...

Francisco Cerundolo’s love affair with the Miami Open shows no signs of cooling after the Argentine world number 19 stunned Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach the fourth ...

Still not four full weeks into the war, and already Donald Trump’s “short-term excursion” – decapitate the Iranian regime with a surprise attack and impose harsh terms on the defeated ...

For the first time in Cyprus, Translations by Brian Friel will be staged, at the Main Stage of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation in Nicosia. Directed and co-translated by Irish/Cypriot ...

Bahrain has put forward a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” – diplomatic language for force – to protect commercial shipping in and ...

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), police and national guard in Moscow have been put on higher alert due to intelligence that there is a threat of a sabotage attack ...

Danes began voting on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against U.S. President Donald Trump over ...

Over half kilo cocaine found in supplements collected from courier The police arrested a 40-year-old man on Monday afternoon after he picked up a parcel from an express courier in ...

The Akamas national forest park is currently undergoing a full operational reorganisation, with the sole aim of ensuring public safety and fire protection, while at the same time taking into ...

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday night in connection with a stolen police patrol car and handed a three-day remand order on Tuesday by the Larnaca district court. Larnaca ...

Two accidents happened at 7.30am on the Larnaca-Famagusta motorway. One was in the direction of Famagusta near the Livadia exit, when two cars crashed. One person was taken by ambulance ...

A Colombian military plane crashed in a takeoff disaster late Monday, killing 66 people as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four who were still missing, ...

Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of ...