Archive 2026

By Asbel Bohigues As governments around the world tighten migration controls, Spain has taken a strikingly different path. In January 2026, the Spanish cabinet approved a decree opening a pathway to ...

Cyprus’ startup ecosystem continues to develop its own place within Europe’s innovation landscape, according to EU-Startups’ Olga Codina, who highlighted ten companies founded since 2021 as a reflection of the ...

 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrat Union is considering limiting access to social media platforms for children under the age of 16, senior party members said, as a global movement ...

Japan’s government has announced that it successfully retrieved rare-earth-rich seabed mud for the first time from depths of around 6 km (4 miles) during a test mission. A Japanese scientific drill ...

Anta Sports, China’s top sportswear company, has leaped onto the international stage with an acquisition-driven global portfolio, including last week’s $1.8 billion deal for a 29 per cent stake in ...

Columbia Plaza in Limassol served as the backdrop for the debate “Shipping through times of turbulence and innovation”, organised by Cyprus Shipping News (CSN). According to its announcement, the event ...

Global markets retreated on Friday as a stock rout on Wall Street went global, with volatility gripping precious metals and cryptocurrencies while AI fears weighed on equities. The MSCI All-Country ...

The University of Cyprus library will now be housing the archives of the Women Return movement, as part of an agreement for the donation, digitisation and uploading to an online ...

The party scene appears to be radically changing ahead of May’s parliamentary elections, according to the opinion poll published by the CyBC on Thursday. While Disy and Akel remain ...

Iran’s top diplomat said on Friday that nuclear talks with the US mediated by Oman were off to a “good start” and set to continue, in remarks that could ...

US pop diva Mariah Carey helped to get the party started on Friday as the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics staged a unique opening ceremony combining elements from the co-hosts, seeking to ...

Emails released in the latest tranche of the Jeffrey Epstein files suggest Emirati businessman Sultan bin Sulayem recommending a young Cypriot woman to Epstein in a private exchange in 2015, according ...

A top Russian military intelligence official was shot in his Moscow apartment building and rushed to hospital on Friday, investigators said, the latest in a series of assassination attempts Russia ...

Opposition party Disy have presented a proposed law aimed at relieving thousands of guarantors who remain financially liable for loans without having received any benefit. Speaking at a press conference ...

Highways will face lane closures from Monday onwards throughout the night as scheduled maintenance and safety works get under way, according to an announcement by the department of public works ...

President Donald Trump condemned but did not apologize for a video on his social media account depicting Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, a ...

Labour union Peo’s medical worker’s branch criticised Okypy’s reorganisation plan for Athalassa hospital, warning that overcrowding and staffing gaps endanger patient care and staff safety. The union ...

A refined evening of live jazz music is coming up in Paphos this weekend. On Sunday night, Technopolis 20 will welcome Katherine Petrou, guitarist Alexis Kasinos and bass player Rodrigo Caceres ...

British police searched two addresses linked to Peter Mandelson intheirprobe into misconduct in public office, they said on Friday, following reports about the close ties between the former ambassador and ...

A 63-year-old Cypriot lifer was found dead in his cell at the central prisons, authorities confirmed on Friday. Prison staff discovered the inmate at around 4.00pm in ward 10, which houses ...

The district self-government organisations (EOA) of Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos have expressed serious concerns over possible water cuts to households, with the available supply for the summer estimated at 10 ...

A 48-year-old Greek Cypriot already held on remand over January’s violent brawl and shooting in central Larnaca has been placed back into custody on Friday in connection with a ...

A Cypriot couple died in a house fire in north London, after a memorial candle ignited nearby materials in their home during the early hours of January 16. As reported in ...

The recent crypto market volatility has left many investors searching for reliable recovery opportunities. While assets like Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin (DOGE) face significant downward pressure and uncertain fundamentals, a ...