Archive 2026

The Cyprus Ports Authority on Monday presented its 2026 budget before the House of Representatives Finance and Budget Committee, outlining its financial performance and future development plans for the country’s ...

Authorities on Monday issued a warrant for the arrest of a second person in connection with the assault against a speed camera operator last week. Reports said police are looking ...

The Union of Cyprus Journalists (UCJ) on Monday proceeded to file a request of an ex officio examination regarding the accreditation procedures for the Cyprus’ EU presidency with the House ...

Water inflows into Cyprus’ reservoirs are showing signs of improvement compared to last year, with more rain forecast later this week expected to further boost reserves, a senior official said ...

Doing business internationally opens up a world of opportunity, but it also comes with unique challenges. For many successful Cypriot companies, the UK market represents a significant source of revenue. ...

Pupils returned to their schools on Monday following Friday’s lifting of the evacuation order in Akrotiri. “We have returned to our daily lives and the children are back in ...

Like many others, I am addicted to my phone, to distracting myself with content, staying in the loop with group chats, scrolling myself to sleep. Our phones have become a ...

Wholesale trade turnover in Cyprus increased significantly in the fourth quarter of 2025, while activity in the motor vehicles sales and repair sector remained stable compared with the same period a ...

Total employment in Cyprus’ broad public sector reached 78,124 persons in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase, according to the state statistical service (Cystat). According to the statistical service, ...

The Larnaca permanent criminal court sentenced a 35-year-old man from the United States to 12 years in prison for importing 15kg of cannabis. The man admitted to charges of importing and ...

Several U.S. allies said on Monday they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing a request by President Donald Trump for military ...

Cyprus recorded a rise in job vacancies in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the statistical service (Cystat). Overall, this points to firmer labour demand than a year earlier, while ...

As mass culling continues to address the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Cyprus, agricultural organisations have urged for the same measures to be imposed in the north as well, ...

Protaras remains the economic engine of the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality, with local authorities aiming to spread visitor interest across all municipal areas through a series of projects and tourism initiatives, according ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday stressed the need for the EU to strengthen its presence and role in the Middle East, warning that the ongoing war should no longer ...

Israel said on Monday it has detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as its military pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut ...

A 49-year-old, and two 38-year-olds suspected of being the former’s accomplices, were remanded for eight days on allegations of burglary and assaulting a police officer in Limassol on Sunday, ...

An Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the United States died this weekend in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmersaid on Monday Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would work with allies on a “viable collective plan” to reopen the ...

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted the parliamentary immunity of former Edek leader and sitting MP Marinos Sizopoulos, pending investigations against corruption. Defence lawyer Chris Triantafyllides said his client did ...

The Famagusta permanent criminal court on Monday sentenced a 51-year-old man to 13 years in prison for a series of sexual offences against a 26-year-old foreign woman. The court had previously ...

Since the beginning of the war in Iran, around 10 million barrels of oil have been missing per day, leading to irreplaceable ripple effects and causing gasoline prices in Cyprus to ...

This week, classical music will shine in Limassol and Nicosia as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents its Starlight 4 concert series, joined by two great artists of international standing. Sharon Kam, ...

The appeals court has cancelled a decision to declare a woman from Nepal an illegal immigrant and deport her. The ruling, taken on March 10 but published on Monday, effectively annuls ...