Archive 2026

Cyprus held the lowest share of female representatives in the European Union in 2025, with women occupying only 14.3 per cent of seats in the national parliament, according to Eurostat. This figure ...

A number of “top experts” from the United Kingdom arrived in Cyprus on Friday with the aim of coordinating the air defences of the British bases on the island, British ...

Boardwalk Empire was not only one of the most visually assured series of the past two decades, but in its range and sheer quality, perhaps one of the most ambitious. ...

Beer deliveries in Cyprus were broadly flat in February 2026, according to figures released by the statistical service (Cystat). Domestic deliveries edged up by 0.5 per cent to 2.45 million litres, from 2.43m ...

Cyprus has emerged as one of the top economic performers in the European Union during the final months of last year, according to the latest data from the bloc’s ...

The case file concerning suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has been sent back to the police from the attorney-general’s office for further investigation into the alleged rape of a ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) on Friday announced the launch of a public consultation on proposed amendments to its directive governing the register of beneficial owners of express ...

Total employment in Cyprus increased by 2 per cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching an estimated 519,116 people, according to provisional national accounts data from the state statistical service (Cystat). ...

The Cyprus Federation of Employers and Industrialists (Oev) said this week that a revised decree on the employment of foreign students from third countries had been published in the Official ...

Turkey’s intelligence agency asked its British counterpart MI6 last month to take a larger role in protecting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after recent assassination plots, according to five people ...

About 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon and the number of displaced is expected to rapidly increase following “unprecedented” Israeli warnings ordering people out of large parts of the ...

The government is standing by all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and “together we will find the best solutions for those people and our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Russia said on Friday it would respond if Finland placed nuclear weapons on its territory, saying such a move would make the Nordic country more vulnerable. The Kremlin reacted sharply ...

A new wave of test emergency text messages are expected to be sent to mobile phones across Cyprus on Friday afternoon, the interior ministry said. The messages will be sent ...

Cypriot shipping companies with vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman due to Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz have so far reported no direct ...

The primary school in the village of Akrotiri, as well as the village’s nursery school and environmental education centre, will remain closed on Monday next week, the education ministry ...

Nestled in the picturesque coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus, the American Academy stands as a beacon of educational excellence, known for providing a holistic and world-class educational experience for students ...

Emirati airlines resumed some flights to key global cities from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, but tensions remained high after a government-chartered Air France repatriation flight was forced to ...

A global energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran appears increasingly likely in the short term, although a prolonged and catastrophic disruption remains less probable due to market resilience ...

Cyprus remained in positive territory for Jumbo Group at the start of 2026, with the retailer reporting a 3 per cent rise in February sales and a 6 per cent increase over the ...

Nothing has been ruled out regarding the future of the United Kingdom’s bases in Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. He was asked about the matter upon his ...

The Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) has established a new committee on education, training and the attraction of young talent as part of its broader strategy to strengthen workforce ...

A district meeting on shelters and civil protection was held on Friday in Paphos, where authorities identified gaps in preparedness that they pledged to address immediately. President of the Paphos ...

The congested nature of airspace above and around Cyprus is the cause of the repeated “security threat” messages which are sent to personnel on the British Akrotiri air force base ...