Archive 2026

The police reported 281 drivers for various traffic violations in overnight operations, including 128 for speeding. During the night, 458 vehicles were pulled over and 562 drivers and passengers checked. Three individuals were found ...

Shipping must be treated as one of the foundations of Europe’s resilience agenda, Safe Bulkers CEO Polys Hajioannou said during the EU Trade Policy Retreat in Geneva, held in ...

Friday starts off partly cloudy, with isolated showers expected in the mountains and to the southeast. Winds will be a southwest to northwest moderate to fresh breeze of 4 to 5 Beaufort, ...

Greek lender Alpha Bank this week announced that it will release its first quarter 2026 financial results on May 20, while also reporting major international distinctions for its economic research team. The ...

The redevelopment of Heroes Square and the surrounding streets is expected to be completed in June, around one month later than originally planned, according to Limassol Mayor Yiannis Armeftis.  Speaking ...

The European Commission recently proposed an update to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) benchmark values for the 2026–2030 period to determine future levels of free carbon allowances. This regulatory update ...

People in the European Union took 8.7 billion rail trips throughout the previous year, according to a report from Eurostat. This massive volume of travel amounted to a total of 444.5 billion ...

The balance of military forces in Cyprus remains clearly in Turkey’s favour, according to a report published on Thursday. The report, compiled by the Cyprus Centre for Strategic Studies, ...

It’s no surprise when listening to Archbishop Georgios’ public messages that the Church is heavily invested in the Cyprus issue and stopping the ‘turkification’ of the island at all ...

There are no confirmed cases in the United States of the Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed three people aboard a luxury cruise ship this month, U.S. health officials said ...

A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early release by Ratko Mladic, the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes ...

The 26-year-old man suspected of kidnapping his 23-month-old child from Limassol was on Thursday placed under arrest by authorities in the north. According to Turkish Cypriot media, the man is ...

Turkish Cypriot non-voting representative at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe Hasan Tacoy has called for designated seats to be allocated to the Turkish Cypriot community at the ...

Police on Thursday placed under arrest a 37-year-old driver after he ran over a 24-year-old man on the Paphos-Limassol highway. The incident happened around 9.40am. According to the police, the ...

Cyprus and Greece stand side by side amid contemporary challenges and the ongoing aggressive Turkish posture, President Nikos Christodoulides told the Greek political leadership on Thursday. “In this great effort ...

Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not ...

If there is one thing Agros village is well-known for, it is its pink, fragrant rose. Its cool climate and fertile land offer Cyprus the most aromatic rosewater, rose liquor ...

Social Welfare Deputy Minister Clea Hadjistefanou-Papaellina on Thursday inaugurated the True Heart Cafe in Nicosia, describing it as a “historic moment for Cypriot society” and the country’s first social ...

Police investigations into the cases of the Pentakomo waste treatment plant and the Trimiklini fish farm are ongoing, attorney-general George Savvides said Thursday, declining to give a timeline for when ...

Two truck owners were fined €2,000 each after customs officers caught them using coloured heating oil to power their vehicles, the customs department said on Thursday. The violations were uncovered during ...

President challenges foreclosure amendment citing risks to financial stability — borrowers association rejects claims of unconstitutionality Serious constitutional and institutional concerns have been raised over a new foreclosure law, following a ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou, said on Thursday that the Cyprus issue remains of paramount importance to the party. Her intervention came after recent remarks by Nikos Christodoulides that developments on ...

Works on new water reservoirs in Limassol are progressing normally and are expected to strengthen the district’s water supply network and ensure the uninterrupted provision of drinking water, the ...

As of next year, the government plans to start paying back the some €12 billion it has borrowed from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) over the decades, the labour minister signaled ...