Archive 2026

Rebuilding Ukraine’s economy will cost an estimated $588 billion over the next decade, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government said on Monday, a day before ...

Bitcoin is under renewed pressure as accelerating capital outflows and weakening macro conditions raise the risk of a deeper move toward the $55,000 range. Analysts are closely watching the $60,000 level as ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday announced the listing of 50,000 new 13-week Treasury Bills of the Republic of Cyprus, following an auction held on February 20, 2026. The exchange stated that ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Wednesday promised that “no one will be left behind” as the government attempts to combat an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. “The government stands ...

One in three people and more than half of businesses in Cyprus were hit by cyberattacks in the past 12 months, according to two nationwide surveys by the Communications Commissioner and ...

Cheesemakers’ association spokesman Michalis Koullouros on Thursday called for a halt to the culling of farm animals in light of an outbreak of foot a d mouth disease. “We must ...

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to obtain a nuclear weapon with help from Britain and France, an allegation Kyiv called an absurd lie. A French foreign ministry spokesperson said ...

The data protection authority has formally requested the immediate suspension of Fidias Panayiotou’s agora application, citing non-compliance with the European general data protection regulation (GDPR). Speaking to the Cyprus ...

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. ...

A total of 10,000 doses of the foot and mouth disease vaccine sent to the Republic by the Turkish Cypriots have been delivered and received, the north’s ‘agriculture ministry’ said ...

Alexandros Jiang, a Cypriot with Chinese heritage, has donated 14 cleaning handcarts to the Paphos municipality to help keep the city clean. The handcarts, worth €1,800 each, were ordered from China and ...

The Cyprus Fiscal Council has announced that national public debt remains on a downward trajectory and is expected to fall below the threshold of 60 per cent of gross domestic product (...

Alpha Bank Cyprus participated as a platinum sponsor in the Members’ Meeting of F.O.C. Family Office Connect Cyprus Ltd, according to an announcement released on Wednesday. The event ...

The government is against the idea of cutting pensions, even for the highest earners, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a meeting of government officials ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday presented the priorities of the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU regarding Cohesion Policy to the European Parliament Committee on Regional Development. “...

Women in Cyprus receive 29 per cent lower pensions than men Women aged 65 and over in Cyprus received pensions 29 per cent lower on average than men in 2024, according to Eurostat, placing ...

A 31-year-old man was on Wednesday handed a 20-year jail sentence after having been found guilty of the possession of a little over 15 kilograms of cocaine and almost 95 kilograms of ...

Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki travels to London on Wednesday to attend the international investment forum ‘Investing in Cyprus: Risk, returns and FDI flows in the innovation corridor’. ...

My faithful dining companion and I decided to indulge in pub grub, partly because Lent is approaching with many options set to be taken off the table. There is a ...

Dual British Cypriot citizens are required as of Wednesday, February 25 to use a valid British passport when entering the United Kingdom according to an announcement by the Cypriot high commission ...

Livestock farmers whose livelihoods have been affected by the recent outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease have the option to reach out to a dedicated hotline to receive psychological support, the ...

Cyprus’ annual inflation rate stood at 1.2 per cent in January 2026, remaining below the euro area and EU averages as price pressures across the bloc continued to ease, according to data ...

British intelligence is increasingly apprehensive that Russian nationals linked to the Kremlin are acquiring properties near the RAF base at Akrotiri as part of a covert “hybrid warfare” strategy. According ...

Istanbul will overtake Heathrow as Europe’s busiest hub this year or the next, the London airport’s chief executive said, bolstering its case to build a new runway after ...