Archive 2026

Iran targeted a US air base in Kuwait on Thursday after the United States struck what Washington described as an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz and President ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Thursday called for the European Union’s 27 member states to “articulate a single, strong voice against revisionism” as he arrived at the day’s ...

Italy’s finance police on Thursday said they had seized assets and companies worth more than €200 million ($232 million) in an investigation into the laundering of drug trafficking proceeds linked to ...

Cyprus’ industrial production index recorded an annual increase of 4.7 per cent in March, according to a report from the state statistical service (Cystat). The service reported that the index reached 116.7 ...

The government aims for all public schools to be equipped with air conditioning within a few months, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou insisted on Thursday. Speaking after visiting the 19th Primary ...

Ukraine’s parliament ratified a loan agreement with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way for €90 billion in financing and allowing the government to channel record funds to defence ...

Russia signed an agreement on Thursday with Kazakhstan to build the first nuclear power plant in Central Asia’s largest country at a cost of about $16.5 billion, partially covered by ...

Scotland manager Steve Clarke has signed a new contract to remain in charge through to the 2030 men’s World Cup, the Scottish Football Association said on Thursday. Clarke, the country’...

The numbers do not lie, although they do not quite add up either. Not until you look closer. For the Cyprus property market, 2025 was a record-breaking year. Total transaction value ...

A 37-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Famagusta permanent criminal court on Thursday after being found guilty of attempted rape, sexual abuse and coercion into ...

Tiger Woods, who hasn’t competed in a major tournament or even a competitive event at all since 2024, made his absence at all of this season’s majors official by ...

The risks surrounding Wednesday’s raid targeting illegal migration had been fully assessed, though an element of unpredictability always remains, Larnaca police chief Ioannis Kapnoulas said on Thursday. Speaking to ...

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides ruled out supporting Diko leader Nikolas Papadopoulos for House president on Thursday, while floating a potential alternative coalition involving Akel, Elam and the party’s most ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league will use AI to automate a category of calls such as out-of-bounds decisions to speed up games and reduce disputes over possession. Silver ...

PwC Cyprus CEO-elect Andreas Yiasemides has stressed that artificial intelligence is “no longer a future ambition or a technology experiment taking place on the margins of day-to-day business”, describing it ...

At a special event dedicated to excellence and success, Eurolife honoured its Insurance Advisers and Managers on May 22, 2026, recognising their daily effort, dedication and professionalism. The event marked the culmination ...

Complaints have been raised by residents in Larnaca over the burial of livestock culled as part of efforts to contain foot and mouth disease, with concerns focusing on the handling ...

What started as a creative market has gradually evolved into something much bigger for Limassol. Over the past two years, Cyberness has become a regular meeting point for people looking ...

Fresh delays have emerged in the high-profile case involving suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos after judge Nikodemos Fakontis requested to recuse himself on Thursday from the three-member permanent criminal court ...

The Nicosia district court has frozen a property in Parekklisia owned by Bangladeshi businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife following a request submitted by Bangladeshi authorities as part of ...

The Pilakoutas Group achieved a significant international distinction at the annual NISSAN European Partner Conference 2026, which took place in Paris on May 12, 2026. A total of 33 countries participated in the conference, ...

Livestock farmers will gather before the presidential palace on Friday to protest the management of the foot and mouth disease and demand a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides, the newly ...

ECM Fund Management, a Cyprus-regulated Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM), announces the appointment of Harris Georgiades and Evgenios Evgeniou as non-executive members of its Board of Directors. The appointments form ...

A second suspect has been arrested for the theft of bronze relief figures from a heroes’ monument in Yermasoyia, Limassol, police said on Thursday. The theft was reported on March 21 ...