Archive 2026

A second suspect was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in connection with an arson attack on a luxury car showroom in Limassol, an incident that caused damage running into hundreds of ...

Rather than abolish the independent social support body, the government will bring a proposal to reform it, reports said on Tuesday. The charity became embroiled in controversy after it was ...

The state is about to begin calculating the salaries of policeman Panayiotis Pavlou who went missing in the 1974 Turkish invasion, since his family had not received any benefits and his ...

Four of Cyprus’ six members of the European parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of the creation of a common European Union list of safe countries of origin to which ...

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday she would propose a list of concessions that Europe should demand from Russia as part of a settlement to end ...

Dozens of public figures on Monday called on state broadcasting corporation CyBC to withdraw Cyprus’ entry for the Eurovision song contest, arguing that both the song and its accompanying video ...

Safe deposit boxes held in banks can be searched when there is reasonable suspicion that evidence is hidden there, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, giving the police authority to ...

Akel MP Irene Charalambides said on Tuesday her removal from the party’s parliamentary group was a unilateral decision by the leadership and accused it of undermining her character to ...

Britain on Tuesday encouraged parents to speak to their children about the harmful content they could encounter online as the government looks into the pros and cons of an Australian-style ...

Cyprus recorded solid economic growth in 2024, as real GDP rose by 3.9 per cent year-on-year, according to regional data released by Eurostat covering economic performance across the European Union. Across the ...

A 30-year-old Paphos woman was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Tuesday for burglary, theft and malicious damage. The Paphos District Court heard that a year ago, she broke into ...

Elam member of the European Parliament Geadis Geadi on Tuesday called for the European Union to bolster its defences, saying that “Europe cannot sail into the future on a boat ...

Further tests are to be undertaken to determine the cause of death of 42-year-old Georgia Christofi, who died at the Larnaca general hospital on Sunday after being found on the ...

Acting Paphos mayor Angelos Onisiforou on Tuesday announced that he had asked auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou to carry out an audit of the municipality. “I informed the auditor-general that I have ...

Cyprus hosted the launch of the Mediterranean project SheEmpower in Larnaca, aiming to boost the competitiveness of women-led businesses through entrepreneurship, digital and innovation skills under the Interreg NEXT MED ...

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Tuesday argued that productivity must be placed at the heart of every reform as Cyprus and Europe confront slowing growth and ...

Municipalities have voiced their strong opposition to the government’s intention to charge a fee to bury waste, warning that the cost would inevitably be transferred to the public. The ...

Patients’ associations have expressed their opposition to a demand put forward by state health services organisation Okypy for a delay in discussing government’s bill for the creation of a ...

Cyprus’ tax reform has moved from design to implementation, shifting attention to how the new framework will affect competitiveness and investment appeal, according to Stavros Stavrou, president of the Cyprus ...

Nuclear talks with the United States allowed Tehran to gauge Washington’s seriousness and showed enough consensus to continue on the diplomatic track, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on ...

Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon’s marriage didn’t last – he divorced her in 1533 – but a golden heart pendant linked to their union did survive, and has now been ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday made overtures to United States President Donald Trump to pay a visit to Cyprus. “He would be the first American president. We had vice ...

A photography exhibition at CVAR in Nicosia presents archival photos of The English School Nicosia from 1900 to 1960. The From Vision to Legacy exhibition will be on display from Tuesday to ...

Columbia Group president and chief executive Mark O’Neil said in Athens this week that the cost of creating ‘smart vessels’ has fallen dramatically in recent years, making digitalisation a ...