Archive 2026

Cyprus is facing a challenging tourism season as the conflict with Iran has eroded the island’s safety image abroad, according to Charis Papacharalambous, president of the Association of Cyprus ...

Emily Nemens’ sophomore novel about millennial female friendship has garnered the sort of positive press that might be expected when the former editor of The Paris Review follows up her ...

European Union governments should prepare for a “prolonged disruption” to energy markets as a result of the Iran war, the bloc’s energy chief has told countries’ ministers ahead of ...

Police arrested five people on crime and traffic offences overnight as part of operations targeting crime and traffic violations across the island, authorities said on Tuesday. Those arrested are linked ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Tuesday announced that its board of directors has approved the annual financial report for the year ended December 31, 2025, including the audited consolidated financial statements ...

Several penalties were imposed by the Nicosia district court on Tuesday over violations of workplace health and safety legislation that led to the death of a worker. The total fines ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Tuesday announced that students in Limassol recently participated in a cybersecurity initiative under its “The Young Ask and Provide Solutions” programme, focusing on threats ...

Immediate measures have been taken by the Larnaca district government (EOA) to conserve water, including reducing pressure in supply networks, repairing damage to minimise losses, and launching awareness campaigns in ...

Bosnia captain Edin Dzeko brushed aside the controversy over Italy players celebrating his team’s win over Wales, but feels the reaction showed the four‑times champions are feeling the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on the union for resident doctors in England to reconsider a proposed pay and workforce deal, giving it 48 hours to accept the offer as ...

Poland enter Tuesday’s World Cup playoff final against Sweden seeking to end a winless run on Swedish soil that stretches back nearly a century. The match at the sold-out ...

Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella described his players as ‘real men’ as he prepares for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying playoff final away in Kosovo. “As I speak these words, which ...

Ukrainian drones have again damaged Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, the governor of the local region said on Tuesday, potentially adding to Russia’s difficulties in exporting oil. ...

The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the US and Israeli air-strikes and assuming ...

A traffic accident has led to the closing of a section of the the Limassol – Agros road, near Gerasa on Tuesday morning. According to the police, the accident occurred at ...

A special screening of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by London’s acclaimed National Theatre deputy artistic director Robert Hastie, is coming to Cyprus for one night only. Presented by one ...

The left lane of the Nicosia-Limassol highway has been reopened at 10.30am after being closed due to the recovery of a vehicle involved in a collision with a patrol car ...

Rainfall in March was almost double the usual amount for this time of year, reaching 182 per cent, the met office said on Tuesday. According to the met office’s data, ...

On Tuesday, it will be mostly clear, with temporary cloudiness in the west and north. Later in the day, the weather will become overcast, with the possibility of isolated rain, ...

A 40-year-old Russian businessman was the target of an attack on a wine shop in Germasogeia on Tuesday morning. “We are currently at the scene to guard the premises,” the ...

Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister ...

A fire on board a fully loaded Kuwaiti crude oil tanker hit by an Iranian attack at Dubai Port’s anchorage on Monday was extinguished, authorities said, after the strike ...

The push for cheaper electricity in Europe will depend on accelerating the energy transition while introducing targeted short-term measures, according to analysis by Andreas Poullikkas. The professor of energy systems ...

On a cool evening in Paphos, as the world’s top chess players gathered for one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, a parallel conversation was unfolding about a ...