Archive 2026

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them, as they cruised through a rare flyby of the shadowed ...

Student housing is gaining strong investment momentum in Cyprus and Greece amid ongoing economic uncertainty, according to the co-founders of Cyprus-based proptech startup MyStudentFlat. In a piece of analysis released ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Monday released its latest interest rate statistics for February 2026, showing declines in both deposit and lending rates alongside an increase in new loan ...

European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras ​said on Monday that ‌the appropriate eurozone monetary policy will depend on the size and ​nature of energy supply ​disruption from the Iran conflict. ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) has announced that it will host the Cyprus Market Access Day 2026 in Limassol later this month, in order to support businesses expanding ...

Venture capital firm Kinisis Ventures this week pointed to strong market momentum in the screen-less wearable technology sector, as major players raised billions while its portfolio company EQQU advances towards ...

Eurostat reported on April 6, 2026, that nights spent at camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks, and trailer parks across the European Union reached 413 million in 2025. While camping and caravanning accounted for 13.4 per ...

The brotherhood of the Rosicrucians – which operates chapters in Cyprus – is a little understood group whose activities and purpose are not clearly defined, an expert said on Monday. Theologian Theodoros ...

For several decades, anyone with a university degree was eligible to become a public school teacher, regardless of their abilities. All that was required was a bachelors degree from a ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, “and that night might be tomorrow night,” warning Tehran it had to make ...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least ten people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood ...

Pensioners’ union Ekysy said the government’s decision to pay a €250 Easter allowance to low-income pensioners was a “conscious exclusion” of ten times more elderly people than those set to ...

The Cyprus Psychologists Association has rejected a health insurance organisation (HIO) proposal to include counselling in Gesy. In a press release on Monday, the association said 89 per cent of delegates ...

Parliament on Monday passed amendments to the teacher evaluation regulations, to include assessment criteria, a move welcomed by Education Minister Athena Michaelides. The minister said in a post on X ...

Appeals filed by a neurosurgeon and his wife against their conviction for selling medical consumables to a patient that are provided free have been thrown out by the appeals court. ...

A 41-year-old man was remanded on Monday in connection with the attempted destruction of property with explosives in the Famagusta district on April 2. The man, who was arrested earlier in ...

Nicosia municipality on Monday signed a multi-million contract for restoration works to be done within the old town. The contract – worth €3.44 million – was signed at the municipality headquarters. The project – ...

Activist group United for Palestine will hold a protest outside the Israeli embassy in Nicosia on Wednesday against recent legislation passed in Israel introducing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted ...

Police were on Monday investigating a reported indecent assault against a 42-year-old woman in Limassol. The incident occurred around 8am on a pedestrian street in the Amathus area, where the ...

The Supreme Court has ordered the release of an Iranian man detained for 23 months pending deportation on national security grounds, ruling that his continued detention was not justified. In a ...

A post falsely presented as an official announcement by the police is circulating on social media, including Instagram and Facebook, the police said on Monday. The post refers to the ...

Making its comeback this year is the long-standing Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival, which after ten consecutive editions, adopted a biennial format. This October 2-4, Nicosia will welcome back the ...

President of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus Costis Fragoulis has warned of growing concern within the global shipping community over a rapidly deteriorating geopolitical environment affecting maritime trade. The ...