Archive 2026

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Sunday said that the party will name its own candidate for the 2028 presidential elections, underlining that it would not support a potential bid by current ...

Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by ...

By Makini Brice France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the blistering heatwave sweeping Europe, the public health agency said on Sunday, warning that the true figure was likely to be ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides For decades, the trajectory of the global economy was built on the deepening of trade and other cross‑border linkages. Trade barriers were declining, ...

Additional traffic lights will be operational as of Tuesday at two junctions in Aradippou, mayor Christodoulos Partou said on Sunday. The work to install the lights on three parts of ...

With the arrival of higher temperatures, one of Cyprus’ more unusual natural phenomena has returned, Larnaca Salt Lake has turned pink. The increase in temperature sees an equivalent rise in ...

By Vivian Sequera The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and authorities pressed on with the ...

A forgotten saucepan on the hob caused a fire in Strovolos in the ground floor of a two-storey home, police said on Sunday. Extensive damages were caused to the kitchen, ...

A strong police presence around the island over Saturday night led to ten arrests as efforts continued to stamp out organized crime and other serious offences. The arrests were for ...

Businesses across Cyprus, as well as other regions across the world, are bracing for a sharp rise in software expenses as Microsoft prepares to implement significant price increases from July 1, 2026. ...

By Tala Ramadan, Eman Abouhassira and Phil Stewart Iran launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain early on Sunday, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened ...

Another warm and sunny day is forecast on Sunday with temperatures inland set to reach 38C. But with cloud developing in the Troodos mountains, there is a chance of rain ...

A man in distress after the craft he was sailing in was damaged was rescued by the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre (JRCC) on Sunday morning in the seas off ...

Police are investigating a case of attempted murder and other serious offences with two women, aged 38 and 58, the victims, it announced on Sunday. The women were found at 4.50 on Saturday ...

I wish to draw attention to what I consider to be an unnecessary flaw in Cyprus’ road tax renewal system, and I hope that Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades will take ...

There were two judgments of general interest from the English courts two weeks ago about Palestine Action, a direct-action protest group based in UK that campaigned against the UK government’...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting June 22: Cyprus’ hotel industry is looking to last-minute bookings to soften the impact of a difficult start to ...

NIK I was back in the spotlight on Tuesday reliving the good old days when he was Kyproulla’s ex officio centre of attention. The last time he had so ...

By Nick Valiotti A CFO at a growing company asks a straightforward question on Monday: “What is the customer churn rate?” One figure comes back. Great. But by Thursday the ...

CoLA demonstrations in Limassol

Energy consumption across the European Union services sector climbed to 4,971 petajoules in 2024, according to the latest data released by Eurostat. This figure marks a slight rise from the 4,886 petajoules recorded ...

South Korean content generated 12.1 billion hours of viewing on Netflix worldwide between April 2025 and March 2026, making it the most-watched content origin outside the United States, according to new analysis from ...

Barring this year’s heavy rainfall, coming in the nick of time as the reservoirs were about to empty out, droughts in Cyprus are becoming increasingly frequent, making reliance on ...

Music from the 50s and 60s, street food and summery cocktails are coming up, and all for a good cause. The Rocking Autism event is set to bring a vibrant ...