Archive 2026

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has lowered its growth forecasts for the Cypriot economy for 2026 and 2027, pointing to the impact of the war in the Middle East and warning ...

Friday, July 3 This Friday, Oroklini welcomes the Thalassa ki Almyro Nero festival, filling the church courtyard of Archangel Michael with music, dancing, traditional activities and food. From 7pm onwards, local ...

The European Union published the 2026 edition of key figures on European business this week, offering a comprehensive analysis of industry activities, investment, productivity, globalisation, technology, and tourism across member states. ...

Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY.O) has offered remedies to address EU ​competition concerns about its $110 billion acquisition of ‌Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday, in ...

The union of municipalities on Wednesday expressed its concern over the implementation of the landfill tax, citing serious economic and environmental implications and describing it as an “image of a ...

Last week the government decided to extend the reduction in the petrol tax until September 17, at an estimated additional cost of €3.5 million. The tax reduction was to have ended at ...

Youri Tielemans struck a 125th-minute penalty as Belgium rallied from two goals down and defeated Senegal 3-2 after extra time in their World Cup last 32 clash in Seattle on Wednesday ...

Police on Wednesday said the criminal investigation into the shooting of a woman by her police officer husband and his subsequent suicide remains ongoing, stressing that any public conclusions about ...

Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes to see England through to the World Cup round of 16 as they left it late to fight back and overcome a dogged ...

Coco Gauff shrugged off her Wimbledon gremlins in the nick of time to avoid another early exit on Wednesday after men’s defending champion Jannik Sinner and women’s top ...

The government intends to table legislation granting investigative powers to the Anti-Corruption Authority, the permanent secretary of the justice ministry, Giorgos Panteli, told parliament’s legal affairs committee on Wednesday, ...

The tax department on Wednesday issued an announcement saying that as of July 1, the payment of rent in Cyprus can no longer be paid in cash but must be paid ...

At least five people were killed in a fire in a 10-storey apartment tower in the Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesperson Kim Bastiaens said it ...

Extreme heat will greet fans and players this week at the World Cup, as an imposing “heat dome” settles over the central and eastern United States – plus parts of Canada – ...

Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday accused Cyprus of blocking efforts to modernise the customs union between Turkey and the European Union, despite what he described as strong ...

By Alexandra Epifaniou The environmental organisations BirdLife Cyprus and Terra Cypria have renewed their concerns over the Lady’s Mile beach, urging the British bases administration to publicly clarify how ...

Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) made it the second-hottest month ...

A fire which broke out in dry grass and wild vegetation near the Astromeritis checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control, the fire service said. Fire service spokesman ...

A large-scale counter-terrorism exercise involving police, emergency services and port authorities was carried out at Limassol port’s container terminal on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first ever ...

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, will host Life Surge, a one-day event that has drawn more than 117,000 attendees to its live gatherings as of January 2026. People from ...

Cyprus and Greece could play a key role in a broader regional security architecture stretching from India and the Gulf to the eastern Mediterranean, the director general of Israel’s ...

Global passenger demand fell 2.2 per cent year-on-year in May, as the war in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel, although demand outside the region remained positive, according to ...

The former nursery school teacher of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in September 2019, broke down in tears on Wednesday during lengthy and at times intense cross-examination before the ...

Where views, flavors, and experiences come together high above the city Balza welcomes the new summer season on the 7th floor of the Hatzisavvas Building, overlooking Eleftheria Square and downtown ...