Archive 2026

Israel has seized planning and construction powers at a Jewish and Muslim shrine in the occupied West Bank from Palestinian authorities, scrapping parts of an agreement in place since the 1990...

Sailors on board a Russian frigate fired warning shots at a civilian yacht that had come near to it in the Channel,close to British territorial waters, a source familiar ...

Cypriot members of the European parliament on Tuesday took to the floor of the Strasbourg chamber to call for the European Union to treat Turkey as a threat and not ...

A Cypriot neurologist based in the United States has secured $9 million in international funding for a major research initiative aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of a brain disease ...

Coastal Urban Futures, running between Friday and Sunday, is a three-day exhibition and public programme taking place on the coast of Larnaca. It brings together collaborative urban design practice, marine ...

Cyprus once again ranked among the EU’s top performers for bathing water quality, with all 123 monitored bathing sites across the island receiving the highest possible rating of “excellent” in 2025 ...

The Central bank of Cyprus (CBC) has released a new set of Cyprus euro coins featuring paintings by well-known local artist George Pol Georgiou. The set features four of Georgiou’...

Independent member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou was the only Cypriot dissenter on Tuesday as the parliament green-lit two pieces of legislation which aim to ease trade between the ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas inaugurated the Cypriot pavilion at the Eurosatory 2026 international defence and security exhibition in Paris on Tuesday, with Cyprus seeking to strengthen the international presence of its ...

The trial of the two monks from the Osiou Avakoum monastery continued on Tuesday, with their lawyers objecting to a number of evidentiary items presented by prosecutors, arguing that this ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday called for “results” to be achieved at the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, after he convened a meeting of Turkish Cypriot ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine, and that he would try to help, after Group of Seven leaders met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, ...

Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East with warnings that shipping and energy exports could take weeks to recover, although ...

Lawyer Leto Kariolou, who represents Makarios Drousiotis, on Tuesday called for the removal of the attorney-general Giorgos Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides from their posts if there was to ...

Demetra Holdings Plc conducted a significant share buyback on June 15, 2026, marking the latest development in the company’s financial strategy. The firm on Tuesday confirmed that it purchased a total ...

Sports professionals stressed the need for substantive reforms, effective control mechanisms and the full implementation of the law on Tuesday, following a special report issued last week by the Audit ...

A burst main pipeline has disrupted water supply to a large area of Limassol municipality, with repairs expected to be completed later on Tuesday. According to the Limassol district government ...

England winger Bukayo Saka said he was willing to risk his fitness and play through the pain for Thomas Tuchel’s team at the World Cup, insisting he was fit ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades claimed on Tuesday the findings of the Anti-Corruption Authority shattered the allegations made against him in the Makarios Drousiotis book Mafia State. He promised to give ...

Coordination between Greece and Cyprus is more necessary than ever amid growing geopolitical instability, former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday after meeting President Nikos Christodoulides at the ...

Cyprus recorded a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase in hourly labour costs during the first quarter of 2026, exceeding the euro area average, according to figures released by Eurostat. The increase in ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday promised that the government will, if required, take action regarding allegations of abuse of power made against former president Nicos Anastasiades in a report ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) announced the suspension of trading for shares in The Reputation Exchange Plc on Tuesday, due to a failure to meet regulatory obligations. The decision was ...

Greenhouse gas emissions in Cyprus have increased by 10.7 per cent over the past decade, placing the nation among a small group of European Union countries that have seen their output ...