Archive 2026

Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not ...

If there is one thing Agros village is well-known for, it is its pink, fragrant rose. Its cool climate and fertile land offer Cyprus the most aromatic rosewater, rose liquor ...

Social Welfare Deputy Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina on Thursday inaugurated the True Heart Cafe in Nicosia, describing it as a “historic moment for Cypriot society” and the country’s first social ...

Police investigations into the cases of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant and the Trimiklini fish farm are ongoing, attorney-general George Savvides said Thursday, declining to give a timeline for when ...

Two truck owners were fined €2,000 each after customs officers caught them using coloured heating oil to power their vehicles, the customs department said on Thursday. The violations were uncovered during ...

President challenges foreclosure amendment citing risks to financial stability — borrowers association rejects claims of unconstitutionality Serious constitutional and institutional concerns have been raised over a new foreclosure law, following a ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou, said on Thursday that the Cyprus issue remains of paramount importance to the party. Her intervention came after recent remarks by Nikos Christodoulides that developments on ...

Works on new water reservoirs in Limassol are progressing normally and are expected to strengthen the district’s water supply network and ensure the uninterrupted provision of drinking water, the ...

As of next year, the government plans to start paying back the some €12 billion it has borrowed from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) over the decades, the labour minister signaled ...

Ellinas Finance Public Company Limited on Thursday submitted its annual remuneration report for 2025, outlining total compensation for board members and senior executives. The report was prepared by the company’s ...

Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers had used widespread sexual ...

Cyprus has significantly strengthened surveillance along the Green Line with modern monitoring systems, while much of the barbed wire previously installed along the buffer zone has now been removed. Speaking ...

Proceedings against a 22-year-old contract soldier (Syop) defendant accused of the attempted murder of a 47-year-old man in 2025 were scheduled before the Larnaca permanent criminal court on Thursday, with the ...

The installation of smart parking systems began on Thursday in the municipality of Latsia-Yeri as part of the ‘Smart Cyprus’ project. The council will enable drivers to use a mobile ...

Sharp exchanges dominated a televised debate on Thursday between Nikolas Papadopoulos and Odysseas Michaelides, with the leaders of Diko and Alma confronting each other over corruption allegations, the Pentakomo case, ...

A 45-year-old police officer was among three people arrested on Thursday as part of two operations in Limassol targeting organised crime, with authorities freezing assets worth more than €420,000. Police said ...

By Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the United States, Italy has acted together with its European partners, the ...

A Green party candidate withdrew from the parliamentary elections on Thursday after reporting threats to the police and having been forced to leave his home following a dispute with his ...

Cyprus is intensifying efforts to reduce road deaths among young people, with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades warning on Thursday that fatalities involving inexperienced drivers and motorcyclists remain a major public ...

Proceedings in the private criminal prosecutions brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou against five defendants were postponed on Thursday after Limassol court suspended the hearing to examine an unrelated ...

Madonna and Shakira will line up with K-pop supergroup BTS to headline the first-ever World Cup final halftime show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA said on Thursday. ...

Lumio Private School is proud to announce it has been authorised as an IB World School, offering the International Baccalaureate® Diploma Programme (IBDP).  As the first school in Paphos to ...

Proceedings in the Pyla torture case were postponed on Thursday by the Larnaca criminal court, with two defendants now expected to enter pleas on May 25 in connection with allegations of ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday reported that interest rates on new housing loans declined in March, while borrowing costs for businesses remained above the euro area average. ...