Archive 2026

Captain Iro Gidakou’s story begins, as many maritime stories do, with the sea. What sets it apart is everything that came after.  From Limassol to the bridge of an ...

In Cyprus, things weather. Walls crack. Paint peels. Balconies rust. Concrete fades under years of sun, salt, wind and rain. And slowly, almost imperceptibly, what once felt solid begins to ...

Friday’s weather is expected to be mostly clear across most of the island, with locally increased cloudiness expected at various times during the day, and a light layer of ...

An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain ...

Cyprus is the only EU country where girls aged 16 to 19 outperform boys in coding, according to a report from Eurostat, highlighting a noteworthy exception in digital skills trends across Europe. ...

Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible for the task ...

Cyprus’ coastal policy in Limassol has entered a new phase, as local authorities and the national operator CYMEPA agreed not to submit applications for Blue Flag awards for beaches in ...

Eurobank will open its representation office in Mumbai next month, according to chief executive Fokion Karavias, who spoke at a Delphi Forum panel on building geopolitical resilience. The announcement comes ...

Cyprus is already above the EU average in the use of digital tools to support environmental sustainability among businesses, according to 2025 data cited in Eurostat’s latest edition of ‘Digitalisation ...

Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a meeting at the White House brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he was prepared to wait ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has published the notice of its annual general meeting (AGM), outlining key details on its financial position, governance and proposed shareholder returns. The notice confirmed ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Thursday held its Private Clients in the Changing World Where East Meets West conference, bringing together leading professionals and experts in ...

Cyprus will host the executive committee meeting of the European Transport Workers’ Federation on April 27-28, marking the first time the country welcomes this high-level gathering. The meeting will take ...

Cyprus produced 9,053.9 tonnes of farmed aquatic organisms in 2024, as overall aquaculture output across the European Union declined in both volume and value. According to a report from Eurostat, total EU ...

A recent survey by primary school teachers’ union Poed, published on Thursday, found that 95 per cent of the 1,017 teachers who participated reported an increase in incidents of school violence and ...

One of the oft-repeated concerns voiced in relation to the ‘Sandy’ allegations is that the police could not be trusted to carry out an impartial and competent investigation. It was ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran. “Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We’ve ...

Italian UN peacekeepers have replaced the statue of Jesus Christ vandalised by Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. A photo showing the desecration of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will greet Lebanese and Israeli envoys at the White House on Thursday as they meet for a second round of U.S.-facilitated talks, with ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday predicted stronger bilateral ties between Kiev and Nicosia, adding that Cyprus has stood by Ukraine’s side since the start of Cyprus’ presidency of ...

Attaining ‘strategic and energy autonomy’ for the European Union headlined the agenda of the talks during the informal EU Council that got underway in Cyprus on Thursday. “Now is the ...

Did you notice the shift recently? Bars still fill up, but conversations feel harder to come by. To the naked eye, the traditional night out in Nicosia, Limassol, or Larnaca ...

A new group exhibition in Paphos brings together 22 artists of 14 nationalities. Beyond the Surface opens at Ibrahim’s Khan Art Gallery on Friday for three days only, featuring a collection ...

The House plenum on Thursday accepted four referrals made by the president, and rejected one, relating to laws passed previously concerning property foreclosures and the rights of debtors. The plenary ...