Archive 2026

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Nicosia, police said on Friday, after he collected a parcel containing 400g of cannabis. He is being investigated for his involvement in the ...

Four films that capture the drive to push beyond limitations, life-changing mountain climbs and bold expeditions are coming to Cyprus. The Mountains on Stage event showcases remarkable films with real-life ...

Police on Thursday night arrested a 30-year-old and a 51-year-old man were arrested as part of investigations into cases of burglary and theft in Protaras on Thursday. “The two suspects ...

Cyprus has the most courteous drivers in the world! According to a recent survey from discovercars.com, our island ranks number one for driver politeness – just ahead of New Zealand ...

On Friday, the weather will be predominantly overcast with sporadic rain showers that may be accompanied by thunderstorms. Temperatures will range from 25 degrees Celsius inland, to around 24 degrees on the ...

The cause of death of the man who was found dead on the coast of Akamas remains undetermined after an autopsy of his body was carried out on Thursday. According ...

Cyprus and Greece will renew and expand their cooperation in foreign investment through the signing of a strategic memorandum of cooperation between Invest Cyprus and Enterprise Greece in Athens. The ...

The Wedding Travel Company, the UK’s largest independent destination wedding company, recently issued an announcement reassuring couples that Cyprus remains a safe destination for weddings despite regional concerns. The ...

Trade Minister Michael Damianos on Thursday said that Cyprus is open for business as a stable, predictable and secure investment destination. Addressing the audience at the opening of the international ...

The European Commission this week announced the opening of the 2026 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships, with a budget of €399.05 million aimed at supporting researchers across Europe and ...

Limassol regional tourism board (Etap) prsident Andreas Tsouloftas has highlighted the need for targeted interventions to strengthen the tourism sector and support the local economy. In meetings with hoteliers and ...

Freedom Holding Corp. has announced the acquisition of ChessBase, a global leader in chess software, data and analytics, as part of its strategy to expand its technology-driven ecosystem. The deal ...

The Russian government is considering ​an early return to the foreign currency market after the rouble rallied this month thanks to higher oil prices, ‌Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on ...

At 16.6 bottles per capita, Cyprus is among the European Union countries with the highest use of plastic bottles in the EU, data published on Thursday. The European Commission’s first ...

Calm appears to have returned to the buffer zone in the Pyla area, Unficyp having taken control of the situation. Much was made by the Cyprus government of the incursion ...

U.S. officials have informed European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks, three sources ...

Britain’s former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before taking up the role, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer was unaware officials had overruled the recommendation, the ...

A photograph shared by researcher Makarios Drousiotis on Thursday, purporting to depict an injury on the arm of the woman nicknamed ‘Sandy’, appears to have been uploaded to the Internet ...

The House on Thursday passed legislation extending the time period during which people applying for a permit for their first home may benefit from discounted VAT. Three years ago, regulations ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Thursday expressed “surprise and regret” at references to Cyprus in the European Parliament’s latest annual report on Turkey, which had called on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, as optimism grew that the Iran war may be nearing an end. ...

It is “not hard to guess” who is behind the recent slew of bot attacks on social media accounts belonging to journalists and news outlets in Cyprus, Izlem Gurcag Altugra, ...

Two persons were remanded in police custody on Thursday on suspicion of involvement in a string of recent arson and attempted arson incidents. Paphos district court ordered the two held ...

MPs on Thursday grudgingly voted to grant yet another extension to hotels and tourist accommodation premises currently operating without a full permit, allowing these businesses to set their paperwork in ...