Archive 2026

One man was arrested and two were taken to hospital after a fight broke in a block of flats in Larnaca on Wednesday night, the police said on Thursday. The ...

Cyprus recorded the fifth lowest share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the European Union in 2025, according to a report released on Thursday by Eurostat. The figures showed that 47.3 ...

Veterinary Services spokeswoman Sotiria Georgiadou clarified processes surrounding the handling of animal carcasses following recent culling measures, outlining what is a tightly regulated process designed to protect public health and ...

Rugby union may seem an unlikely fit for a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, yet Cyprus has carved out a genuinely remarkable story in the sport. It involves world records, political controversy, ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis said on Thursday that 11 Cyprus-flagged ships in the Gulf are safe, as the government monitors the regional crisis and its potential impact on shipping, trade, ...

Nine in ten Cypriot fishers believe government action is insufficient to ensure the survival of the sector, according to a new survey released as Cyprus holds the Presidency of the ...

The Iranian national team are continuing to prepare for the World Cup finals and have no intention of pulling out of the tournament even if they will not travel to ...

Turkey has issued a new notice to airmen (Notam) regarding possible military activities in the airspace above and surrounding the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, following a back-and-forth of Notams ...

Cyprus recorded one of the lowest increases in hourly wage costs in the European Union during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a report released by Eurostat on Thursday. The ...

Lidl Cyprus, true to its commitment to continuous development and optimal consumer service, announces the strategic restructuring of its Non-Food products range through the new innovative “World of Needs” model. ...

The buildup of foreign military assets in and around Cyprus should not be permanent, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhruman said on Thursday. “I do not think that the military assets ...

Israel reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Thursday after nearly three weeks to allow some wounded Palestinians to leave for treatment, after Gaza medics said Israeli strikes had killed ...

Russian officials promised compensation to farmers in the Novosibirsk region on Thursday, where authorities have ordered thousands of cattle to be culled, sparking Russia’s largest non-political protests since the ...

European Union leaders will attempt to find quick fixes to curb the ​jump in energy prices triggered by the Iran war when they meet for a summit on Thursday, but ...

Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of ...

By Dr Vasilios Silivistris Gaslighting is psychological manipulation in which one person makes another doubt their perception, memory or sanity. The term comes from the film Gaslight, where a husband ...

Strong objections from students and trade unions were raised on Thursday over proposed legislation allowing the employment of nurses from third countries, as parliament prepares to examine the amendments amid ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday announced that it has approved the listing of 3.48 million new ordinary shares for Solidus Securities, following a formal application for a share subdivision. ...

Petrolina (Holdings) Public Ltd on Thursday announced the appointment of Demetra Kalogerou Antoniadou as a new non-executive member of the company board of directors on March 19, 2026. According to the announcement, ...

For a self-described Transatlanticist like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the language has been unusually blunt. When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ...

Gulf states have requested an urgent debate at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva over Iran’s strikes on civilians and energy infrastructure across the Middle East, documents ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday announced that it has accepted the listing of 50,000 new treasury bills issued by the Republic of Cyprus following a successful auction on March 16, 2026. ...

Cyprus faces the risk of losing tens of millions from the European Union’s recovery and resilience fund, with the audit office warning on Thursday that deficiencies in planning and ...

U.S. presidential envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday on his latest mission to try to negotiate the release of political prisoners. Coale has ...