Archive 2026

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week announced the merger of three state-owned Islamic banks, unveiling a restructuring plan aimed at expanding the role of participation banking within the country’...

Social welfare services should have taken custody, at least temporarily, of a teenager who ended up taking his own life in 2019, a witness told Nicosia district court on Monday. Independent ...

Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent protests over its environmental impact, ...

The leaders of Germany and France have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and build a new-generation fighter jet, two German officials said on Monday, bowing to industrial ...

Fidias Panayiotou, leader of Direct Democracy, explained in his own straightforward way over the weekend why his party backed Disy’s Annita Demetriou for House president, arguing that Demetriou would ...

Wine, music, food and fresh mountain air. That is what is coming up as the terrace of Tsiakkas Winery in the countryside of Pitsilia, invites the public to two special ...

Disy leader and newly re-elected House president Annita Demetriou said on Monday she feels “safe” amid ongoing police investigations into death threats sent by email. “Yes of course I feel ...

In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating ...

Roof insulation works at the Saint Varnavas monastery in the Famagusta district village of Engomi are nearing completion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Monday. “A recent monitoring ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday received House speaker Annita Demetriou at the presidential palace to congratulate her on her recent re-election. “The challenges and problems are shared. Therefore, cooperation will ...

IATA director general Willie Walsh has warned that global airlines are facing another difficult year, as higher fuel prices, geopolitical instability and aircraft supply chain failures are expected to cut ...

Regional developments were on the agenda as President Nikos Christodoulides met Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias at the presidential palace on Monday to brief him on Cyprus problem updates. “Today ...

A 28-year-old man sentenced to three years in prison for stealing €20, which he later returned, is being set free 11 months into his term. The appeals court on Monday overruled the ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has called on its 176 member states and the global shipping industry to strengthen efforts to protect the marine environment, as World Oceans Day was marked ...

Shareholders of Lanitis Golf Public Co Limited gathered in Limassol on June 4, for the company’s annual general meeting to approve key financial and governance resolutions. According to an announcement ...

The next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem will take place in either July or August, United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin said on Monday after holding a meeting with ...

Cyprus’ Scientific and Technical Chamber (Etek) on Monday presented a new roadmap to upgrade the centre of Nicosia. “The aim of the report is to formulate a realistic and implementable ...

Cyprus and France took another step towards closer defence cooperation on Monday, signing an agreement aimed at making it easier for their armed forces to operate together and French troops ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has reported that the transmission of European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate changes remains weaker in the Cypriot banking sector compared with most euro ...

Cyprus’ total beer deliveries fell by 2.4 per cent year-on-year in May, driven by a steep contraction in exports, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). According to the data, total ...

A strong warning against the illegal use of the title psychologist was issued by the Cyprus Psychologists Registration Council on Monday. It has adopted a zero-tolerance policy following a recent ...

The Minthis Music Festival 2026 continues on July 11, 2026 with a distinguished lyrical evening, featuring internationally celebrated Austrian bass Günther Groissböck, in collaboration with renowned La Scala pianist Nelson Calzi. ...

The European Council on Monday approved a European Union law to “reinforce” the rights of victims of crime to receive information, support and protection via a new EU-hotline available via 116 006, ...

A conference on mosquito-borne diseases will take place in Nicosia on Wednesday during a “critical juncture for public health in Europe,” the health ministry said on Monday. The conference is ...