Archive 2026

Mohamed Arrachedi has spent years dealing with seafarers abandoned far from home, chasing unpaid wages, pressing shipowners and managers, and working with port states, embassies and maritime authorities to get ...

Weak high pressure is affecting the area, bringing mostly clear conditions today, with light winds and a gradual rise in temperatures expected over the coming days. Today, the weather will ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to “deliver change” after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections that deepened doubts over his ...

US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on Friday in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire ...

ASBISc Enterprises Plc has reported a record net profit of $36.3 million and revenue of $1.27 billion in Q1 2026, significantly outpacing the broader eurozone ICT distribution trend as demand for AI infrastructure ...

Cyprus recorded a monthly increase in retail trade volume in March 2026, according to Eurostat, outperforming the euro area, where retail sales declined during the same period. According to the statistical ...

Cyprus continued to record some of the lowest deposit interest rates in the eurozone in March 2026, even as lending rates remained broadly aligned with euro area averages, according to figures ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced market status changes across listed companies after multiple issuers failed to submit and publish their annual financial reports for the year ended December 31, 2025, ...

PwC Cyprus announced this week that it supported the Junior Achievement Cyprus Company Programme for the 12th consecutive year, continuing its investment in the development of young entrepreneurs and financial ...

KEO plc issued an official announcement on Thursday informing the investment community that its annual general meeting has been rescheduled following a specific board of directors decision. The company stated ...

Kemal Ataturk Street in Paphos’ Moutallos neighbourhood will be renamed “Nikos Kapetanidis Street” after the town’s council voted to approve the change, Disy councillor Nina Gkaraklidou said on Thursday. ...

President Nikos Christodoulides, in a speech he made at Greece’s defence exhibition DEFEA 2026, said that the EU could advance on defence and security without the United States. Can it ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “great call” with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday and would give the EU until July 4 to fulfill ...

Livestock farmers late on Thursday called off a protest planned for Friday, after authorities said they’d take a firm hand in dealing with the demonstrators, which might have possibly ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted attorney Nikos Clerides permission to apply for the annulment of a search warrant on his premises, in connection with the ‘Sandy affair’. The petition, ...

The implementation of a major flood protection project in Paralimni is expected to provide a long-term solution to chronic stormwater management problems affecting residents and businesses in the area, president ...

The picturesque village of Vavla is set to fill with music, art and culture once more as the Musical Promenade in Vavla event returns for the fourth consecutive year. On ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) said on Thursday that though it can’t entirely rule out the possibility of power outages, it has taken all necessary steps to prevent such an ...

I was 22 years old, driving through Detroit, when I saw a group of kids playing basketball with a deflated ball and two construction barrels for hoops. They lived in a ...

The visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed and further strengthened strategic ties between the two countries, the government said on Thursday. Government spokesman Konstantinos ...

A Limassol court on Thursday adjourned proceedings in the case of a private criminal prosecution concerning the death of Thanasis Nicolaou, a national guardsman found dead under the Alassa bridge ...

The labour ministry’s inspectors identified four undeclared employees in the education sector and nine in retail businesses, imposing fines totalling €25,000. In the education sector, inspectors carried out checks at 63 ...

In a judgment on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found in favour of a Cypriot judge who had complained he had been arbitrarily refused promotion to the ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Thursday published its report on 2025 corporate reporting enforcement and regulatory activities, outlining how national regulators and ESMA supervised corporate reporting practices across ...