Archive 2026

Cyprus’ tourism industry is watching the fallout from the Middle East crisis with growing unease, as concern over the island’s association with the conflict begins to weigh on bookings, ...

Three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in Dromolaxia on Monday afternoon, the agriculture ministry reported on Tuesday. The cases were detected through laboratory testing and are located within ...

Serious irregularities in sick leave, overtime payments and operational procedures within the prison system were highlighted on Tuesday in a report by the audit office covering the last two years. ...

Adequate staffing levels are a necessity for there to be an improved quality of care at the Famagusta general hospital in Paralimni, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Tuesday. “Within ...

The president of the Association of Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI) participated in a panel discussion on corporate governance during the official launch event of the Cyprus Institute of ...

When a reviewer’s oldest friend publishes their first novel, it puts said reviewer in a potentially sticky spot from which there is only one satisfactory release: you need to ...

Paphos tourism officials are hopeful that any losses caused by regional instability will be recovered in the coming months, with rebookings already under way, according to Michalis Mitas, president of ...

Eighteen Cypriot antiquities have been handed over to the embassy of the Republic of Cyprus Embassy in Washington after being identified in an online auction by officials monitoring the illegal ...

Europe’s grandest club competition returns this week as the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League begins tonight, bringing with it the familiar mix of tension, glamour and the promise ...

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at ...

British trainers Dan Skelton and Nicky Henderson will take on the might of the Irish at jump racing’s showcase event with the likes of The New Lion and Lulamba ...

Cyprus welcomes several new exhibitions this week, taking place in Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol. First up, and with a special heart-warming message and purpose is the experiential exhibition Behind Her ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that discussion over the future of the British bases is premature, arguing that any reassessment should come only after a settlement of the ...

Australia’s Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Tuesday they are hiking fares due to the Middle East conflict, underscoring how global airlines are struggling to cope with ...

Cyprus itself was not the target of recent threats in the region, defence minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, clarifying that warnings instead related solely to the British bases. Speaking ...

A leading American Jewish organisation has called for the United States to permanently lift its arms embargo on Cyprus, arguing that the island’s security is now central to stability ...

Pelagic Partners has announced the successful listing, and first day of trading, of its new investment platform, Pelagic Credit, on the Oslo Stock Exchange, marking a significant expansion of its ...

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The government said on Tuesday that there had been no attacks against the republic, clarifying comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron following his visit to the island a day ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Cyprus on Tuesday, telling President Nikos Christodoulides that the nation “can count on France and our friendship” following last week’s ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said that his country is “committed to peace and to a strong Europe”, as he visited Cyprus amid a deepening conflict in the ...

A total of 44 flights were cancelled on Tuesday to and from both Larnaca and Paphos airport as regional tensions due to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continued to disrupt air ...

President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the war in Iran and prospects for peace in Ukraine, just hours after the Kremlin chief warned that a ...

Greek shipowner George Prokopiou’s first tanker appears to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz after loading crude in the Gulf, in one of the earliest such passages by a ...