Archive 2026

The Hajioannou family were among the guests at Buckingham Palace on May 14, attending King Charles’ garden party marking the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, in a rare family ...

Alma candidate for the May 24 parliamentary elections Maria Theristi has slammed Irene Charalambides and Nikoletta Tsikkini for remarks they made towards journalists, with Charalambides defending her reaction by saying the ...

Greek shipping remains a stabilising force at a time of geopolitical upheaval, Union of Greek Shipowners president Melina Travlos said, warning that attacks on merchant vessels and seafarers have become ...

Global shipping is facing a fresh security threat off Somalia, as piracy re-emerges at a time when vessels are already being diverted away from the Red Sea and the Strait ...

The European Commission this week launched a formal public consultation regarding a draft revision of the Guidelines on State aid to the air transport sector to reflect post-pandemic market realities. ...

Cyprus has qualified for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest final in Vienna. Antigoni Buxton qualified on Thursday night with Jalla. The final will be held on Saturday. The other countries ...

A new stabbing in the central prisons has come to light, although the incident has not been officially announced, according to press reports on Friday. A man claimed he had ...

The Shipping Deputy Ministry’s long-planned relocation to a new headquarters at the former Nemitsa factory site in Limassol is moving closer, as the government examines plans for a landmark ...

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) branches in Cyprus, Greece, and the Czech Republic will host a significant research and innovation matchmaking gathering in Athens starting on June 8, 2026. The two-day international ...

The police reported 281 drivers for various traffic violations in overnight operations, including 128 for speeding. During the night, 458 vehicles were pulled over and 562 drivers and passengers checked. Three individuals were found ...

Shipping must be treated as one of the foundations of Europe’s resilience agenda, Safe Bulkers CEO Polys Hajioannou said during the EU Trade Policy Retreat in Geneva, held in ...

Friday starts off partly cloudy, with isolated showers expected in the mountains and to the southeast. Winds will be a southwest to northwest moderate to fresh breeze of 4 to 5 Beaufort, ...

Greek lender Alpha Bank this week announced that it will release its first quarter 2026 financial results on May 20, while also reporting major international distinctions for its economic research team. The ...

The redevelopment of Heroes Square and the surrounding streets is expected to be completed in June, around one month later than originally planned, according to Limassol Mayor Yiannis Armeftis.  Speaking ...

The European Commission recently proposed an update to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) benchmark values for the 2026–2030 period to determine future levels of free carbon allowances. This regulatory update ...

People in the European Union took 8.7 billion rail trips throughout the previous year, according to a report from Eurostat. This massive volume of travel amounted to a total of 444.5 billion ...

The balance of military forces in Cyprus remains clearly in Turkey’s favour, according to a report published on Thursday. The report, compiled by the Cyprus Centre for Strategic Studies, ...

It’s no surprise when listening to Archbishop Georgios’ public messages that the Church is heavily invested in the Cyprus issue and stopping the ‘turkification’ of the island at all ...

There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month, U.S. health officials said ...

A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early release by Ratko Mladic, the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes ...

The 26-year-old man suspected of kidnapping his 23-month-old child from Limassol was on Thursday placed under arrest by authorities in the north. According to Turkish Cypriot media, the man is ...

Turkish Cypriot non-voting representative at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe Hasan Tacoy has called for designated seats to be allocated to the Turkish Cypriot community at the ...

Police on Thursday placed under arrest a 37-year-old driver after he ran over a 24-year-old man on the Paphos-Limassol highway. The incident happened around 9.40am. According to the police, the ...

Cyprus and Greece stand side by side amid contemporary challenges and the ongoing aggressive Turkish posture, President Nikos Christodoulides told the Greek political leadership on Thursday. “In this great effort ...