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UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, has “full confidence” in his personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, and shares her assessment that more progress is needed from the island’s leaders, his spokesman ...

Two separate avalanches in the French Alps killed three people and left four wounded, local authorities and French media said on Tuesday. Around midday, a large slide, about 300 metres wide, ...

Parts of the Strait of Hormuz will close for a few hours on Tuesday due to ‘security precautions’ for shipping safety, semi-official Fars news agency reported, as the Revolutionary Guards ...

Suspended Lefkoniko mayor, Pieris Gypsiotis, broke his silence on Tuesday after being placed on mandatory leave pending criminal investigations, alleging that his ousting was driven by political machinations. In a ...

Businesses and individuals alike have shown a great deal of interest in solar parks and electrical storage systems, according to data heard in parliament on Tuesday. The data was provided ...

A 49-year-old businessman arrested over the arson of a luxury car showroom in Limassol was released on Tuesday after a court ruled that the evidence did not justify continued detention, ...

Up next in the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra’s calendar is the Premiere 4 concert series, which will bring together musicians and audiences in Nicosia and Larnaca. The featured soloist this time ...

Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou remarked he would “probably be a billionaire” had he not entered politics, presenting himself as a reluctant public figure whose online success was derailed by holding ...

A 43-year-old foreign national died on Tuesday after falling while working on an apartment building under construction in the Lakatamia area of Nicosia. Colleagues reportedly attempted to take the man ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos responded on Tuesday to ongoing allegations concerning embezzlement and administrative malpractice, lambasting the accusations as part of an “organised smear campaign”. The mayor, who is ...

The legal service said on Tuesday it would decide within days how to proceed following the acquittal of former house president Demetris Syllouris and former MP Christakis Giovannis in the ...

The waiting time for a site or cadastral surveys from the land registry averages out at 17 months, and in some cases it can take 16 years, the auditor-general said in a ...

Across the crypto market, attention is slowly shifting away from assets that merely hold value toward those that actively generate it. While established tokens trade sideways, a growing number of ...

An initiative to assist hotels to install private desalination units, aiming to enhance water security as dam levels continue to decline, was announced by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday. Agriculture ...

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin), which convened under the Cyprus Presidency on Tuesday, has agreed on a €90 billion loan package for Ukraine to cover the country’s financing ...

Former House President Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis were found not guilty on Tuesday by the Nicosia criminal court regarding their alleged involvement in the ‘golden passports’ ...

A Greek Cypriot man detained in the north was released with conditions by the district court in northern Nicosia on Tuesday, the government confirmed, while he is due to appear ...

Transport minister Alexis Vafeades will brief Larnaca’s development committee on Friday regarding the findings of a study into the future of the city’s port and marina, authorities confirmed ...

The establishment of a branch of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Cyprus constitutes a milestone in the effort for the further internationalisation and upgrading of higher education ...

Iran and the United States reached an understanding on the main “guiding principles” in a second round of indirect talks over their nuclear dispute on Tuesday, but that does not ...

Demetra Holdings Plc has announced that on February 16, 2026, it repurchased 6,100 of its own shares through the Cyprus Investment & Securities Corporation Ltd (CISCO). The buyback follows the authorisation provided at ...

Five people – four of whom have been convicted for the murder of Demetris Andronikou, known as Demetroui – were referred to a direct trial before Larnaca criminal court on Tuesday, facing ...

A proposal to create a national fund to compensate owners for the loss of use of properties in the north was discussed by the House refugees committee on Tuesday. The ...

Cyprus has significantly increased the number of licensed hotels, with the share rising to around 45 per cent from just 5-6 per cent in 2023, Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis told ...