Archive 2026

An investigation has been launched after a 39-year-old detainee allegedly set fire to a cell at Limassol police headquarters on Thursday, assistant police director Lefteris Kyriakou said on Friday. “We ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) announced on Friday that the €5 silver collector coin “Rigaina’s castles” has been fully sold out at its counters, reflecting strong demand from collectors ...

A martial arts instructor was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of a child. The Law Office will now be ...

A new incidence of foot and mouth disease was reported on Friday at a cattle farm in Yeri, within the Nicosia containment zone, while tracing and sampling continue. The Veterinary ...

The Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) is moving ahead with the “Adonis III” affordable housing project in Polemidia following the signing of contracts on Friday with construction firm A. Aristotelou ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas on Friday presented the government’s support plan for the hotel industry, following a morning meeting with hotel associations and trade unions, as authorities moved to ...

Arsenal will be without injured England attacker Noni Madueke when they face Southampton in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final, but Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber may return from injury, manager ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a circular requiring EU investment firm branches operating in Cyprus to submit their annual risk-based information for 2025. The circular introduces Version 3 ...

After more than a month of being stalked by targeted assassinations, Iran’s leadership has adopted a new tactic to show it is still in control – with senior officials walking ...

The Turkish government is to provide 25 billion TL (€486m) worth of funds to northern Cyprus as part of the latest annual financial protocol it is to sign with the Turkish ...

The Deputy Ministry of Shipping has announced the launch of this year’s Gender Equality in Cyprus Shipping Award 2026, marking the third edition of the initiative. The award was established ...

The Eratosthenes centre of excellence announced the completion of a mobile three-dimensional mapping project for the development of “digital twins”, which it says will improve digital public services. Named “3D-Twinmap: ...

The Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Friday reported that the price index of crop production recorded an annual increase of 3.24 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the ...

Officials signed an agreement on Thursday to construct a new building for the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) in Larnaca. The project will house the School of Marine Sciences, Technology ...

More electricity smart meters are being installed this month on a large scale, the electricity authority (EAC) announced on Friday, reminding consumers that power will be cut off for about 20 ...

Manchester City will look to secure a historic eighth straight semi-final appearance in the FA Cup when they face Liverpool on Saturday, manager Pep Guardiola said. City beat Arsenal to ...

At a time when the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East are experiencing profound instability and human suffering, the gravity of ongoing events cannot and must not be overlooked. At ...

Cyprus’ prison and other holding facilities are full, Justice Minister Costas Fitiris said on Friday, though he did stress that the government is “trying to find solutions”. “The prisons are ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI) recorded a marginal year-on-year decrease in March 2026, signalling a potential shift in economic momentum, according to the Economics Research Centre of the University ...

Energy Minister Michalis Damianos on Friday confirmed the commercial viability of the ‘Pegasus’ deposit in block 10, a newly discovered offshore gas field. Speaking at a press conference, Damianos said a ...

Sometimes you wonder if some restaurants are not meant to be in your life, and this was certainly the case with the new Artio Symposium at Elinn Traditional Suites. Over ...

Cyprus recorded a 4.1 per cent annual increase in its industrial turnover index in January 2026, according to figures released on Friday by the Cyprus statistical service (Cystat), with manufacturing, electricity and ...

The Famagusta district is opening the tourist season under clear pressure, with the flow of new hotel bookings down 40 per cent from the same period last year and occupancy at ...

A large-scale daytime Russian strike killed at least two people in Ukraine on Friday, officials said, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced as an “Easter escalation,” as Moscow shifts tactics ...