Archive 2026

It most definitely was not a good year for Eurovision By Alper Ali Riza What to say about Eurovision 2026 in Vienna other than that Dara won it for Bulgaria with ‘...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting May 18: The launch of Cyprus’ competitive electricity market represents an important modernisation step, but stronger regulatory safeguards are ...

Cyprus is one of the most burned-out workforces in Europe. Or so the data says. According to the latest European Working Conditions Survey, nearly 44 per cent of workers in Cyprus ...

WHAT a relief that the elections will be over this evening and from tomorrow I will not have to see the face of big-shot candidate George Pamborides staring at me ...

There will be 753 candidates contesting the 56 seats in today’s parliamentary elections. Nine will be standing as independents, although none of them is expected to have the impact that one ...

Revolut chief executive Nik Storonsky recently outlined an ambitious strategy to expand Revolut Business, aiming to position the company as the largest bank in the world. The internal communication to ...

The European Union imported 49.7 million tonnes of recyclable raw materials and exported 36.2 million tonnes to non-EU countries over the course of 2025, according to a Eurostat report. This distinct trade imbalance ...

A gunman who fired at a White House ‌checkpoint was shot by officers and died after being taken to the hospital on Saturday evening, the Secret Service said. The man ...

A “largely negotiated” memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said, although the Iranian Fars news agency disputed ...

Britain’s employers ​reined in their hiring and posted fewer job vacancies in April, according to data released this week which showed the impact of the Iran war on ‌the ...

Battery storage firms in the US are seeing surging interest from power-hungry AI data centers, but lengthy queues to connect to the grid and a supply chain heavily dependent on ...

The informal economy accounts for more than 80 per cent of Africa’s total workforce, creating significant broadband deployment challenges and opportunities across the continent, according to a study by market ...

Over half a million voters go to the polls on Sunday to elect the 56 members of parliament to represent them for the next five years in what promises to be ...

Celtic completed their 14th double with a 3-1 victory over Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on Saturday one week after their dramatic league title success, as ...

Russia is preparing a strike against Ukraine using a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, citing intelligence from Ukraine, the U.S. and Europe. The ...

French hopes for a title at Roland Garros suffered a blow even before the year’s second Grand Slam got underway as world number 19 Arthur Fils withdrew on Saturday with ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on broadcaster TNT Sports to show next weekend’s Champions League final between England’s Arsenal and Paris St Germain of France to viewers ...

The solo exhibition of Demetra Savva is currently on at Gloria Gallery in Nicosia, presenting a body of work that explores violence as a human and social condition. The Traces ...

Giro d’Italia favourite Jonas Vingegaard took the leader’s pink jersey for the first time on Saturday by completing a hat-trick of stage wins with a solo ride to ...

Iran, the United States and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war. Tehran is focused on finalising ...

A British passenger was remanded in custody for three days on Saturday after customs officers at Larnaca airport seized a large quantity of duty-unpaid cigarettes from his luggage. The seizure ...

A 50-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days by Limassol district court on Saturday in connection with the reported theft of €800,000 from a company in Limassol. The suspect ...

The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, with many of the victims young women, Russian ...

Geopolitical instability, rising defence needs and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and resilience dominated discussions at the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting in Nicosia on Saturday. Speaking after ...