Archive 2026

Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to fall within the next 10 days, following a recent drop in international oil prices, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou said on Thursday. ...

Several European countries have experimented with practical ways to increase movement among children and teenagers through school programmes, local sports initiatives and making exercise more accessible outside organised clubs. The ...

“Strategy is not something that is simply discussed in a meeting room. It is something that must be clearly explained, properly understood and implemented in practice together with our people,” ...

The US Embassy in Kyiv remains open, it said on Thursday, denying reports about changes to its operations following warnings from Russia that diplomats and foreigners should leave the Ukrainian ...

A regular passenger ferry service between Cyprus and Lebanon will begin operating on June 9, marking the return of scheduled international passenger ferry services from Lebanon after almost two decades of ...

A small number of oil and LNG tankers have begun leaving the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, offering limited relief to Asian buyers, even as traffic through the key ...

The British bases police urged motorists and beachgoers on Thursday to remain vigilant ahead of the long weekend and Monday’s public holiday. Police warned that increased traffic on motorways ...

Iranians isolated by a long internet shutdown imposed by the authorities during the war with the U.S. and Israel expressed joy as social media came back to life in ...

SOFTSWISS, a global iGaming technology provider, joined two AI-focused discussions at DOERS Summit Limassol 2026. Chief AI Officer Denis Romanovskiy spoke about AI accountability, European regulation, and how growing companies adopt ...

The Larnaca Biennale team announces its thematic focus for the fifth edition in 2027. The theme ‘Metatopies: Geographies in Motion’ was conceived by its curators, Niki Papaspirou and Marios Fournaris, and ...

TEDxTrinityPrivateSchool youth is set to take place on June 6, 2026 at Trinity Private School, bringing together student speakers for an afternoon of ideas, reflection and conversation shaped by the perspectives of ...

Deputy Minister to the President Irene Piki this week said Cyprus and Italy can act as bridges of stability and economic interconnection between Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, ...

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are to dominate talks between the foreign ministers of the European Union’s 27 member states on Thursday, with ministers having descended ...

A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday. The fire, whose cause ...

The digital alcohol-awareness platform DRINKiQ is now also available in Cyprus. DRINKiQ was created by Diageo, the global producer of alcoholic beverages, with the aim of providing reliable information, practical ...

Eight people were arrested overnight during coordinated police operations carried out across Cyprus as part of targeted crime prevention efforts, police said on Thursday. The arrests involved a range of ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis attended receptions hosted by Columbia Shipmanagement and Bank of Cyprus (BoC) in Athens, as Cyprus sought to strengthen its presence around Posidonia 2026, one of the ...

French Open second round action continues on Thursday with top seed Jannik Sinner opening proceedings on Court Philippe Chatrier while women’s number one Aryna Sabalenka is also playing in ...

Police are investigating the robbery of a 29-year-old food delivery driver in Nicosia. Authorities said the incident took place at around 5.20pm on Wednesday while the delivery driver was carrying ...

Tottenham Hotspur chief executive Vinai Venkatesham says the club needs a complete reset and a return to prioritising the football part of the business after narrowly escaping relegation from the ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos is due to appear before Paphos criminal court on Thursday in connection with an alleged rape case. During the hearing, charges are expected to be ...

An unstable air mass continues to affect the island on Thursday, with sunshine expected to gradually give way to increasing cloud cover and the chance of scattered showers later in ...

An explosion caused extensive damage to a butcher shop in Paphos in the early hours of Thursday, police said. According to authorities, police received information at around 3.30am regarding an ...

Crystal Palace claimed their first European trophy as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half goal secured a 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday, the ...