Archive 2026

Poland’s president has decided to strip Volodymyr Zelenskiy of the country’s top honour after the Ukrainian president caused outrage by renaming an army unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday met three of his four living predecessors, Mehmet Ali Talat, Mustafa Akinci, and Ersin Tatar, as efforts continue both on the island and ...

More than six kilograms of opium poppies were seized after being found inside a package which had been sent to Larnaca airport, the customs department said on Friday. The department ...

Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union constituted an “extraordinary honour” and a “national mission”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, at the end ...

A retrospective exhibition continues in Nicosia as Gloria Gallery dedicates a showcase to the late painter and iconographer Paris Sivakas (1959-2018). The exhibition, running until July 2, aims to honour the ...

The question of if a dead witness can testify in court was the central subject of Friday’s hearing of the trial of 11 suspects into the circumstances surrounding the death ...

A 44-year-old coach was jailed for four years after admitting a series of sexual offences involving two minors aged 16 and 17, police said on Friday. The Limassol criminal court found him ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA), in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), hosted a football event for refugee children and unaccompanied minors ...

Human rights commissioner Maria Stylianou Lottides on Friday expressed concern that third country nationals who are detained in Cyprus due to not having the requisite residence documents are often subject ...

A faithful replica of the head of Aphrodite of Lefkolla, one of the most significant archaeological finds from the Famagusta district, arrived at the Paralimni-Deryneia town hall on Friday. The ...

The Athalassa psychiatric hospital is facing severe staff shortages and overcrowding, jeopardising the safety of both patients and employees, trade union Pasydy warned on Friday. “We are not talking about ...

The World Cup’s expanded 48-team format was widely criticised as a recipe for mismatches and meaningless group-stage games, but the opening round of fixtures has instead offered a compelling ...

Non-profit organisation Cyprus Seeds successfully concluded its participation in the Doers Summit 2026 in Limassol last month, where it reinforced its position as the island’s only scientific innovation catalyst by ...

More than 103 tonnes of invasive silver-cheeked toadfish have been removed from Cypriot waters under a government-backed eradication scheme, with fisheries officials warning on Friday that the species remains one of ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday he would not walk away, vowing to fight any challenge from his leading party rival Andy Burnham and potentially ushering in a ...

Police launched an investigation on Friday after two masked men attempted to enter a bank branch in Kiti but fled when they were unable to gain access to the building. ...

Two British nationals have been arrested in connection with a violent altercation in Ayia Napa, police said on Friday. The incident, which was captured on video and circulated on social ...

Taxi drivers have voiced concern over the impact of declining tourism on the sector, warning that support measures may be needed if current conditions persist, they reported on Friday. The ...

A monument is to be built in memorial of the victims of sexual violence during and after Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the non-profit organisation Zoe vs War Violence ...

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire beginning at 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Friday, a U.S. official said, after an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon sorely tested the ...

The office of the personal data protection commissioner said on Friday it is investigating 24 complaints lodged against political candidates and parties during the parliamentary elections in late May. Of the 24 ...

The road transport department has announced that changes to learner motorcycle licensing will take effect from the first of next month, introducing stricter rules requiring learner riders to be shadowed ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) released its consolidated banking data on Friday, revealing that total assets held by EU-headquartered credit institutions rose by 1.6 per cent to reach €33.50 trillion by the ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told an EU summit on Thursday the future of Europe was being shaped by the defence of Ukraine and the best security guarantee for the bloc’s ...