Archive 2026

The Limassol district court has banned the “Round of Death” attraction on the Limassol seafront on Friday following a request from the municipality. The carnival stunt involves motorcyclists performing loops ...

The ports authority on Friday announced a tender for consulting services related to the planned €350 million expansion of the Vasiliko port in Mari. “The announcement constitutes an essential step for ...

Eleven children have been killed or injured on average every 24 hours in Lebanon over the last week, the UN’s children’s agency said on Friday, as Israel has expanded ...

Four-times champion Iga Swiatek eased into the French Open fourth round with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Magda Linette in an all-Polish clash on Friday. Former world number one recovered ...

Doers Summit Limassol 2026 officially concluded this week following two days held at the Kolla Factory in Limassol on May 21st and 22nd. Now in its ninth consecutive year, the summit ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday condemned as “reckless” the collision of a Russian drone into a block of flats in the Romanian city of Galati, adding that the presence of ...

Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls’ boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on Friday. The fire at the Utumishi ...

Iran said on Friday it was looking for actions, not words from the United States after sources said President Donald Trump was weighing an initial US-Iranian agreement to extend a ...

Nato accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to “defend every inch of Allied territory” after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment block in ...

The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (Pasykaf) issued a message on Friday urging for better protection of young people from nicotine addiction and more support for smokers wishing ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday said his ministry has an “essential role” to play in improving the lives of people with multiple sclerosis, in his address at an event ...

Limassol is set to host a landmark international forum this June, as Cyprus continues to strengthen its position as an emerging centre for global capital, financial services and digital innovation. ...

The World Health Organisation said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated. An outbreak of ...

Poland’s president said on Friday he wanted a state body to discuss stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland’s top honour, after Ukraine renamed an army unit after ...

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday hailed Cyprus’ strengthening relations with the United States at the confirmation ceremony of Leonidas Pheraiou, the first Cypriot national to enrol at the United ...

Hungary’s progress in reforms under its new government will allow the European Commission to unlock €16.4 billion of previously frozen EU recovery and cohesion funds for the country, European Commission ...

Trade unions Pasydy, Sek, Peo, Deok, Pasyki and Pasyno on Friday expressed “deep concern” over the lack of progress in renewing the collective bargaining agreement with state health services provider ...

The Index of Industrial Output Prices for April 2026 reached 121.7 units, marking an annual decrease of 0.2 per cent compared to the same month in the previous year. According to a report ...

Pizzerias, unlike traditional eateries, live and die by table turnover. That’s the nature of the business when you sell a high-margin, low-cost product. Simple economics. And pizza itself is ...

Limassol is one of the busiest cities in Cyprus, with a mix of residential, rental, and commercial properties that all need regular care. From apartments and villas to offices and ...

The Cyprus Cricket Federation successfully hosted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier A in Limassol from May 16 to 23, showcasing Cyprus as an emerging destination for international cricket. ...

Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez tripped over an advertising sign and crashed into a wall while chasing the ball in her doubles match at the French Open on Friday, with the ...

A livestock farmer who said he lost 2,300 sheep and goats to compulsory culling measures told protesters outside the presidential palace on Friday that “the only thing left for us is ...

Ask Wire CEO Pavlos Loizou has warned that Cyprus’ housing problem is not being driven by a lack of land, but by the failure to use existing land effectively, arguing ...