Archive 2026

The Tax Department has announced the implementation of a zero VAT rate on specific categories of meat and fish, following a decision by the Cabinet. The department stated that the ...

The Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) has announced that it is participating as a partner in the European Erasmus+ programme I-DEMO, aimed at strengthening the district’s position as a ...

With the tragic situation being faced by Cypriot farmers amid the outbreak of foot and mouth disease and the global uncertainty surrounding supply chains due to the Israeli-US war on ...

Despite the pomp that accompanied the meeting in Cairo between President Nikos Christodoulides and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday there was nothing new to report. The governments of Cyprus ...

An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday and authorities are searching the city for her, two police officials said. The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed the abduction of a ...

Turkey ended a 24-year wait to qualify for the World Cup by beating Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final on Tuesday, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage for ...

Japan deservedly beat a lacklustre and Harry Kane-less England 1-0 at Wembley on Tuesday in the hosts’ last friendly before manager Thomas Tuchel announces his World Cup squad in May. ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Tuesday evening expressed its displeasure at the latest agreement concerning the development of natural gas which was signed by the governments of Cyprus and ...

Kourion mayor Pantelis Georgiou on Tuesday stressed what he believes to be an elevated risk of cancer linked to the placement of communications antennae in the British Akrotiri base area, ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Tuesday evening expressed fury at Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, who had himself lambasted Ustel’s ruling coalition’s decision to bypass ...

United Nations office for project service (Unops) executive director Jorge Moreira da Silva on Tuesday thanked Cyprus for providing its latest shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of ...

Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday signed a joint declaration of European foreign ministers declaring their “full support for the Lebanese government and people” as the conflict in the ...

A final investment decision by the companies holding the Aphrodite gas concession may be taken early next year, with the first natural gas going to market by 2029 or 2030, the energy ...

Fewer cases filed by asylum seekers and foreign nationals were recorded in both the Administrative Court of International Protection and the Administrative Court in 2025, the Law Office said on Tuesday. ...

The Federation of Cypriots in the UK urged British defence secretary John Healey on Tuesday to justify a multi-billion-pound contract linked to the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey. ...

Greek Cypriot refugees living on housing estates, and whose homes feature minor irregularities, will be able to acquire a title deed, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Constantinos Ioannou said ...

The case against suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos – accused of rape – has been re-filed with Paphos district court, it transpired on Tuesday. Phedonos’ attorney Christos Pourgourides confirmed reports about the ...

The European Union is “exposed to external price volatility” in terms of its acquisition of energy, Cyprus Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday after the bloc’s 27 energy ministers ...

Former Supreme Court judge Michalakis Christodoulou on Tuesday rejected allegations linking him to corruption and criminal conduct, as police and government officials called on journalist and Volt parliamentary candidate Makarios ...

Electricity prices in April are actually expected to be lower than in March, the state-run power utility said on Tuesday, although this benefit will likely be extinguished after April if ...

A special evening brings together wine, music and conversation for a multi-sensory and inspiring take on wine culture. The GRAPES / Sips & Scenes on April 5 in Nicosia is organised by ...

€230 million worth of projects are underway on the island to improve sustainable water management and increase the island’s water resilience, the finance ministry announced on Tuesday. The projects focus ...

Six Iranian residents of Cyprus were remanded in custody on Tuesday in what police described as an attempted murder after shots were fired during an altercation on Monday night on ...

The Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company on Tuesday announced that its total issued share capital stood at 435,772,799 ordinary shares. Each of these shares carries a nominal value of €0.10 ...