Archive 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat on Friday in an area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a circular directing Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) to complete an electronic questionnaire regarding their cross-border activity during the 2025 calendar year. This ...

Pakistan bombed Taliban government forces in Afghanistan’s major cities overnight, the first time it has directly targeted its former allies, and described the situation as “open war”, raising tensions ...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no ...

The European Union exported €554.0 billion worth of goods to the United States and imported €354.4 billion during 2025, resulting in a €199.6 billion trade surplus, according to Eurostat. Compared with 2024, both exports and ...

Cyprus’ tourism sector posted a record year in 2025, with its share of GDP rising to 14 per cent from 13.1 per cent, emphasising its role as a core contributor to economic growth, ...

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) held its February members’ meeting this week, during which members were briefed on the new Cyprus tax reform framework. According to an update from the ...

Sentiment in Britain’s business and professional services sector became markedly less negative in the current quarter, ending more than a year of declines, but consumer-facing businesses remain downbeat, a ...

Tal Dilian, the Israeli national who in 2021 was cleared of all charges relating to the case of the ‘spy van’ in Larnaca, is among four people found guilty by a ...

Ever since the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, published her article about the peace process in which she expressed the view that more preparation was needed before ...

First lady Melania Trump will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday as the U.S. takes over the monthly rotating presidency, the White House said. ...

Police on Thursday were investigating a complaint by a person reporting to have been swindled out of nearly €7,000 from a caller pretending to be working with Revolut. Authorities said the ...

The coming launch of a joint cybersecurity centre in Cyprus represents “a milestone” in reinforcing cyber resilience in the maritime sector in the Mediterranean, the Israeli government noted on Thursday. ...

Pakistani and Afghan border forces clashed on Thursday night after the Taliban launched what it called retaliatory strikes on Pakistani installations, sharply escalating tensions after days of cross-border hostilities. Afghan ...

The southwest entrance road to Athalassa park, located on Kalamon avenue near the Karaiskakio Foundation, will close for road works from 7am on Friday, February 27, until 7am on Saturday, February 28, ...

The U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, denounced on Thursday what she described as “toxic” attacks impacting her personal life and work, after a number of European ...

The House on Thursday evening amended the law on public gatherings and parades, softening up some of its provisions which critics had decried as draconian. The vote garnered 29 votes in ...

Spring is a particularly beautiful season in Cyprus. For a short while, blossoming flowers are in abundance, fields turn green and nature is simply majestic. With this in mind, the ...

People having to wait long hours before being admitted as inpatients, malfunctioning equipment and irregular paperwork, were some of the findings of a surprise inspection at state hospitals discussed in ...

A proposal to ban electric scooters outright was placed before the House transport committee on Thursday, following a recent series of fatal and serious accidents. The bill was submitted by ...

Members of the House health committee on Thursday called for further modernisation of public hospitals during discussions on the annual budget of the state health services organisation, Okypy, with political ...

Ethereum is experiencing its longest weekly losing streak since 2022, with price pressure mounting as whale participation declines and liquidity tightens around key levels. While large-cap assets face renewed uncertainty, on-chain ...

On Friday, February 20, the non-profit organisation Andreas Sofocleous Centre for Provision of Social Services (KEPAKY) awarded an honorary distinction to the Lidl Cyprus team, recognising the company’s substantial and ...

The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Thursday denied claims that he had taken a bribe of £300,000 to help facilitate the construction of a cable car in Kyrenia. The ...