Archive 2026

Moufflon enclosures that protect and conserve the wildlife will remain closed to the public in Platania and Stavros tis Psokas for precautionary reasons, the forestry department said on Monday. The ...

Following the global success of “The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause”, the award-winning filmmaking team returns with a vital prequel: “The (M) Factor 2: Before the Pause”. The Cyprus ...

The hostilities in the Middle East were discussed during a meeting between Larnaca school students and President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday, the latter reiterating that Cyprus wished to be part ...

Access to information, particularly during times of war, has proved inadequate for deaf people, the House human rights committee heard on Monday. The Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) and ...

Urban taxi drivers warned on Monday they would start an indefinite strike on Tuesday if problems leading to the sector’s “total destruction” were not immediately addressed. In a letter ...

A total of 677,133 vehicles have had their road tax renewed as of March 8, compared to 680,670 by the same date last year, the road transport department (TOM) said on Monday. Vehicle ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said of last week’s drone strike that “when Cyprus was attacked, all of Europe was attacked”, as he visited Paphos’ Andreas Papandreou airbase ...

Decisive action is required to combat child poverty in the European Union, with current estimates putting quarter of the EU’s infant population – 20 million children – at risk, deputy minister of ...

Australians were downloading virtual private networks (VPNs) in droves, while one of the world’s largest porn distributors said it was blocking users from its platforms as the country rolled ...

Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second ballistic missile that was fired from Iran and had entered Turkish airspace, warning it will take any necessary ...

Motherhood is often described as joyful, transformative and fulfilling. What is often overlooked are the feelings of isolation, even for women who are fortunate enough to be surrounded by family ...

The hotel industry should remain calm and show restraint as international developments continue to unfold, the Cyprus Hotel Managers Association (Pasydixe) said on Monday, urging the sector to act responsibly ...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed reports that Iranian munitions had been launched towards Turkey, Cyprus and Azerbaijan in the past few days. “No offensives were initiated from Iranian ...

The road transport department (TOM) on Monday warned over hidden electronic car door handles after safety incidents abroad where vehicle doors failed to open during emergencies. The department said international ...

Firemen came under attack on Sunday afternoon when unknown people started throwing stones at them as they were trying to extinguish a fire on a heap of wood and waste ...

The Cyprus Olympic Committee and Petrolina announce the signing of a sponsorship agreement, with Petrolina assuming the role of Gold Partner for the period 2025-2028, sealing a strategic alliance built ...

A planned visit by King Charles to the United States should be cancelled after President Donald Trump repeatedly insulted Britain, the leader of the country’s third-biggest party in parliament ...

Oil prices surged to more than $119 a barrel on Monday, hitting levels not seen since mid-2022, as some major producers cut supplies and fears of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the ...

Turkey has deployed six F-16s and air defence systems to the north in light of recent developments in the Middle East, the country’s defence ministry announced on Monday. ...

The 3rd Annual Fitness Festival returns to Limassol on 25th & 26th April, back on deck at Molos, bringing together the island’s fitness community for two high-energy days by ...

Cyprus’ transition into a high-tech European investment hub took center stage at the Financial Times’ London headquarters last month, as the island’s tech sector now rivals tourism in its ...

Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, argued with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan’...

Cancelled EU informal ministerial councils, put on hold due to escalating tension in the Middle East that affected flights to and from the island, have been rescheduled. The informal telecommunication (...

Fuel prices in Cyprus are expected to keep climbing in the coming weeks, petrol station owners’ association chairman Savvas Prokopiou said on Monday, after global crude prices surged to their ...