Archive 2026

Cyprus risks getting ejected from the EU Single Market if it fails to enforce the law regarding mass culling of animals in outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), the government warned ...

A 41-year-old man who caused a traffic accident that left a 23-year-old Bulgarian motorcyclist dead in December 2025 was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday by the Paphos district ...

Reducing Europe’s nuclear energy sector was a “strategic mistake”, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, as governments grapple with an energy crunch from the Iran ...

Ten students, two drivers and one chaperone suffered light injuries in a school bus accident in Ayios Epiphanios on Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred when the minibus collided ...

The Ierokipia municipality has hired three new municipal traffic officers to strengthen road safety and tackle traffic problems in the area, it said on Tuesday. The municipal traffic service will ...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology Cyprus Local Network will host a public roundtable in Nicosia on March 12, examining how artificial intelligence is moving beyond software into machines that interact ...

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Tuesday said that “we must cut red tape” in her address to the European Parliament as it debated plans to reform the single ...

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC acted as Cyprus legal counsel in connection with the successful completion of the USD 75 million private placement and admission to trading of the shares of ...

A proposal to create a national fund compensating owners for the loss of use of properties in the north, was discussed on Tuesday at the House refugee committee. Current legislation ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday elected to refer to the north’s judiciary a controversial law passed by the north’s ‘parliament’ last month which will see Turkish ...

Paphos is promoting itself in Poland this week as it looks to draw more visitors from one of Cyprus’ fastest-rising tourism markets and deepen its appeal as a year-round destination. ...

Cyprus remained one of the European Union’s most oil-dependent countries in 2024, with 86 per cent of the energy available on the island coming from crude oil and petroleum products, according ...

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the “black rain” and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil facilities could cause respiratory problems, and it ...

Finance minister Makis Keravnos, who currently serves as president of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), on Tuesday reassured the international community that life in Cyprus continues normally ...

The Cyprus International Business Association (CIBA) has joined the European Confederation of International Trading Houses Associations (CITHA), in a move it said would strengthen Cyprus’ presence in Europe’s international ...

YoungShip Cyprus held its annual general meeting, beginning of March, in Limassol, where members approved the organisation’s plans for the year ahead and elected a new board for the 2026 – 2028 ...

BY YAN MAO 2026 ushers in the first year of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period. The Fourth Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative ...

State-owned asset management company Kedipes announced on Tuesday that it has successfully completed the technological upgrade of its IT system and the transition to the new Amplitude V11 platform. The ...

The top U.S. general said on Tuesday that while Iran was fighting, it was not more formidable than Washington had thought, as the United States geared up for the ...

Cyprus MEP Loukas Fourlas handed a European parliament report documenting rape against women during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus to United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres in New York on ...

In Cyprus, there’s not a lot of choice. Bear with me here, because I have a point to make – and it might not be quite what you think! Say ...

The removal of old and abandoned vehicles and improvements to infrastructure in the industrial area of Paphos were among the issues discussed during a meeting on Tuesday between acting mayor ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) on Tuesday called for careful and balanced handling of the foreclosure issue, urging meaningful dialogue between the government, parliament, banks and social stakeholders as debate ...

Taxi drivers staged protests in Nicosia on Tuesday morning, before driving in convoy to key government buildings to demand action over what they describe as illegal competition and worsening conditions ...