Archive 2026

Parliament on Thursday approved legislation reducing the time limits for appeals against rejected asylum applications, as courts simultaneously upheld deportation decisions. The bill, amending the law governing the establishment and ...

The early weeks of 2026 have brought a fresh wave of speculation to the digital asset market. Investors are scanning the charts for low cost assets that can break away from ...

The north’s ‘parliament speaker’ Ziya Ozturkler was on Thursday accused in court of gifting ‘TRNC’ citizenship to people he had coerced into handing out degree certificates under false pretences ...

A bill was tabled in parliament on Thursday aiming to make the independent social support body more transparent by obliging it to publish the names of donors along with the ...

A 23-year-old trans woman serving a six-year prison sentence for smuggling 890 grams of cocaine has been transferred to a separate area of the central prison, amid concerns she could be ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Thursday expressed disappointment over the lack of progress achieved at Wednesday’s tripartite meeting on the Cyprus problem, while the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin ...

By Lili Bayer and John Irish BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc’s list of terrorist ...

European Union agri-food trade experienced a slight slowdown during November 2025 following the historic highs recorded in October, according to the latest European Commission report. The total EU agri-food trade surplus ...

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had reiterated its invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Moscow for peace talks,as U.S.-led efforts to reach ...

By Tom Cleaver United Nations representative Khassim Diagne on Thursday hailed works to widen the Ayios Dometios crossing point, which links Cyprus’ two sides on Nicosia’s western edge. Flanked ...

Where do you live?I live on my own, in Nicosia, next to my family. What did you have for breakfast?It’s a bad habit, but I don’t ...

The annual growth rate of deposits reached 6.50 per cent and that of loans rose to 10.70 per cent in December 2025, according to data released on Thursday by the Central Bank of ...

The new Polis Chrysochous hospital will be completed and ready to operate by September 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Thursday, following a meeting at the presidential palace with the Polis ...

Pafos FC chairman Roman Dubov on Thursday promised that his team will “come back stronger” after they were eliminated from the Champions League on goal difference on Wednesday night. “Our ...

By Lauren Ball and Emily Burch If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling ...

Come and join us for a family-friendly morning of birdwatching and nature exploration at the beautiful Paralimni Lake, say BirdLife. Admire the impressive sight of flamingos wintering in their natural ...

The Trump administration is hosting senior defense and intelligence officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran this week as U.S. President Donald Trump considers military strikes, ...

Members of the Kurdish community in Cyprus marched through central Nicosia on Thursday, protesting the situation in Syria’s Kurdish-held Rojava region, as parliament passed a resolution calling on the ...

Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday that Ankara has issued a maritime notice pushing Greece to coordinate with Ankara on all research activities in parts of the Aegean Sea ...

Cypriot driver Tio Ellinas will return to action at Portugal’s Estoril circuit this weekend after starting the season with a podium finish in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe ...

Aryna Sabalenka swept to her fourth successive Australian Open final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a semi-final overshadowed by geopolitical tension and will ...

The leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow should fight on. “...

Eurobank solidified its role as a primary financial architect between India and Europe by spearheading discussions at the Cyprus-India Business and Investment Summit 2026 held in Mumbai on January 28. “The summit ...

Tourism revenue in Cyprus rose sharply in November 2025, with total receipts reaching €168 million, according to a report released on Thursday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The increase represents a 21.1 ...