Archive 2026

Paraguay stunned four-time world champions Germany 4-3 on penalties on Monday to advance to the World Cup round of 16 in one of the biggest upsets in the competition’s history, ...

Takeaway coffee shops and food outlets will be required to accept customers’ reusable cups from next February under new European Union packaging rules which will bring wide-ranging operational changes for ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council comes to an end today and will be taken over by Ireland from tomorrow. In the six months from January 1, the Cyprus presidency held ...

A block of flats in Limassol was evacuated on Monday evening after two balconies collapsed, falling onto a parked car on the street below. No injuries were reported as a ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Monday excoriated the State of Israel for its decision to recognise the mass displacement and death of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Monday called for “substantive progress” to be made in efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem after she ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday told members of his ruling AK Party that Nicosia is “looking to you”, as he addressed a policy retreat in the lakeside town ...

Brazil survived a World Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot at the far post deep in stoppage time ...

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was rediscovering the mindset that once fuelled his best Grand Slam runs after drawing on his past experiences at Wimbledon to seal a 6-1 6-4 6-2 ...

The retrial of Giorgos Zavrantonas Christodoulou got into the substance of the case on Monday with his lawyers lodging several objections to the evidence submitted by prosecutors. In the trial ...

Budget airline Wizz Air on Monday highlighted the key findings of its financial year 2026 sustainability report, saying its efficiency-driven operating model enabled the airline to achieve its lowest-ever carbon emissions ...

Efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem have not been “frozen”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, with United Nations envoy Maria Angela ...

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra organises a highly prestigious International Masterclass and Competition for opera singers, from September 20 to 25. The event offers prestigious prizes and scholarships (€8,000 and €3,000), as well as opportunities ...

Men’s defending champion Jannik Sinner flirted with a first-round exit before passing a stern physical test on the opening day of Wimbledon but several seeds departed on a day ...

Fresh fighting in the Middle East has slowed the return of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to normal levels, keeping war-risk premiums elevated and delaying the full recovery of ...

MPs and trade unions on Monday generally expressed satisfaction at government legislation that would factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. ...

Strong tourism performance of 2025 makes for difficult comparisons, says government Cyprus’ tourism revenue fell significantly in April 2026, when compared to the year before, according to figures released by the statistical ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met students of Cypriot and Greek descent from the United States to discuss the Cyprus problem, Cyprus-US relations, and the island’s strategic role in the Eastern ...

Progress in efforts aimed at bringing about a solution to the Cyprus problem could aid efforts towards solving other geopolitical issues, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas ...

Britain’s former world number four Jack Draper withdrew from Wimbledon due to an arm injury on Monday in a second big blow for the home crowd after Emma Raducanu ...

In the age of artificial intelligence and algorithms, Cyprus needs a ‘digital rights charter’, an MP said on Monday. Christos Christofides (Akel) was speaking at the House human rights committee, ...

Scotland captain Andy Robertson paid tribute to departing manager Steve Clarke on Sunday, thanking him for transforming the team’s fortunes a day after the 62-year-old stepped down following the ...

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Paphos criminal court on Monday after being found guilty of possessing cannabis with intent to supply. The court also ...

Cyprus possesses strong legal arguments which could form the basis for revisiting the issue of the British bases within the framework of modern international law, participants at a discussion organised ...