Archive 2026

Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said this week that uncertainty about the economic implications of the ongoing conflict ​in the Middle East should not be used as an ...

Uproar from solar panel owners in Cyprus is intensifying after thousands of households saw accumulated electricity credits wiped from their accounts. The controversy which has been growing in pace since ...

Israeli forces killed three Lebanese journalists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in an airstrike that Israel’s military said had targeted one of them. Lebanese television news channel Al Manar ...

Perhaps, it feels too soon to look forward to summer events when Easter has not even arrived and the weather forecast has rain, clouds and sun all in one day. ...

Approximately 50 animals were discovered by veterinary officers in a livestock unit in Larnaca, with the farmer declining to permit the officers to proceed with their slaughter resulting in a standoff ...

Ukraine on Saturday agreed to cooperate on defence with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy travelled to both countries amid escalating tensions in the region. Qatar’...

As Easter approaches, police have intensified their efforts to address juvenile delinquency and uncontrolled firework displays, bomb squad officer Paris Kyriakou said on Saturday. According to Kyriakou, a total of 11,000 ...

Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars went missing in Europe last week after thieves made off with the truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle said on Saturday. KitKat, which ...

Thousands of rallies are expected across the United States on Saturday in the latest “No Kings” protest against the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration. Organizers say that ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman is scheduled to meet the UN Secretary-General’s special representative in Cyprus on Monday, a UN source said on Saturday. The two will meet at 11...

An extra €4.16 million for measures aimed at preventing and responding to agricultural and forest fires has been approved by the Council of Ministers, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. “...

Tiger Woods was released from jail late Friday after posting bail following his arrest on suspicion of DUI in relation to a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., that did ...

Local potato farmers are feeling the effects of the war in the Middle East as shipping costs for exports surge, leaving many uncertain about how much produce they can sell ...

Twenty-two migrants have died off the coast of Greece after spending six days at sea in a rubber boat, the Greek coast guard said in a statement late on Friday. ...

Mastic and mustard, sea squill and agave and cistus and meadow crane’s-bill. “This is chickweed,” says Katie Richards, pointing out a thin leafy plant. “This one is chickweed. Let ...

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli looked every bit the seasoned veteran as he eased to a second successive pole position in Saturday’s qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old ...

Distraction by phones is one of the main causes of traffic accidents after speeding, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Saturday. “We believe that we should now focus on two ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass ​vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which ‌they believe is the first physical evidence that the ...

Bangers and Mash is one of those dishes that needs no introduction. Sausages, mashed potatoes and onion gravy do not sound remarkable, yet together they form one of Britain’s ...

The veterinary services on Saturday closed 11 livestock units operating in the buffer zone in Pergamos over concerns of a further spreading of the foot-and-mouth disease. Speaking to CyBC, director general ...

Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its ...

A police patrol car was attacked with firecrackers near a church in Larnaca on Friday “Around 11pm last night, police received information about a fire in a rubbish bin, in ...

The Ayia Marina Chrysochous dam in Paphos overflowed on Saturday morning, the third of the eight dams in the district, following the rain of the recent days. The overflow “is ...

Local activists have launched an online fundraiser to support Cypriot Wolt drivers who held a one-week strike over what they called precarious working conditions which has already raised almost €10,000. “After ...