Archive 2026

Cyprus recorded a general government surplus of €653.6 million in the third quarter of 2025, according to preliminary fiscal results released by the state statistical service (Cystat) on Thursday. The results cover ...

Deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides on Thursday opened the first informal meeting of EU justice ministers in Nicosia by urging European partners to act as a ‘united front’. Addressing his ...

Cyprus’ Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis was in London this week for meetings linked to Cyprus’ role at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), while also setting the groundwork for the ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will meet both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman next Tuesday, UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique confirmed ...

A fire broke out around 3am on Thursday on the wooden roof of a two-storey house in Konya; all residents escaped safely. According to a post on platform X by ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Thursday announced the launch of a consultation process, regarding new rules for participation in its funding programmes. The foundation confirmed that these new ...

Complaints made by MPs, police officers and members of the public have led to the issuance of 13 arrest warrants against social media personality Ioanna Fotiou, known online as ‘Annie Alexui’, ...

Sophoces Vlassides is a prominent winemaker in Cyprus and owner of Vlassides Winery in Limassol’s Koilani. He is known for his innovative approach to winemaking, using both indigenous and ...

The Cypriot government is waiting for the European Union to formulate a common position before deciding whether it will join United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, ...

The department of public administration and personnel has issued a circular detailing the conditions, procedures and responsibilities governing hybrid working across the public sector, which will come into effect from ...

Greek lender Alpha Bank on Thursday announced its financial calendar for 2026 outlining key dates for results announcements, dividend distributions, share buybacks and workforce restructuring initiatives. The bank said it will ...

In a few days, Cyprus will host a particularly important institutional event for the future of democracy and civil society in Europe. CARDET, in collaboration with the Commissioner for Citizens, ...

A solution resembling that of the United Kingdom’s sovereign base areas on Cyprus has been suggested as a potential way to resolve an ongoing dispute between United States President ...

Searching for property in Cyprus has gone fully digital—and new research confirms that Bazaraki is where everything happens. According to the latest research conducted by Pulse Market Research in ...

Mazotos community council on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the installation of a desalination plant in the area on Thursday, warning that the project threatens protected marine habitats ...

Cyprus-based Columbia Group, a leading integrated maritime, logistics and offshore services company, has announced a strategic expansion into India with the opening of a new office in Mumbai, reinforcing the ...

Sallaum Lines, a major international shipping company specialising in Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) transport, moving vehicles and project cargo, has announced the relocation of its headquarters from Switzerland to Limassol, Cyprus. ...

Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped ...

The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organization today Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both US health and global health and also in ...

The Paphos district government organisation (EOA) is on alert, with four crews on standby as extreme weather is expected to strike the region, EOA president Charalambos Pittokopitis said on Thursday. “...

A 24-year-old man was arrested after police found more than 800 grams of crystal meth, 193 grams of cocaine, 144 grams of cannabis and 11 ecstasy pills in his possession. The man was apprehended ...

On Thursday, the weather will be mainly cloudy with local rains that may turn into thunder in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise to around 15 degrees Celsius along the coast to 12 ...

Novak Djokovic brushed aside Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to reach the Australian Open third round, as women’s champion Madison Keys overcame a second-set wobble ...