Archive 2026

Taxi drivers staged protests in Nicosia on Tuesday morning, before driving in convoy to key government buildings to demand action over what they describe as illegal competition and worsening conditions ...

Cyprus has hosted 24,230 displaced Ukrainians under temporary protection as of January 31, Eurostat data released on Tuesday show, placing the island fourth among EU member states in terms of the number ...

The military support offered by four European Union member states to Cyprus after the island was hit by an Iranian-made drone last week is “a powerful example of European autonomy”, ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not let any oil out of the Middle East until U.S. and Israeli attacks cease, prompting U.S. President Donald ...

Greece will set up a ministerial committee that will look into the development of small nuclear reactors to contribute to the country’s energy mix, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...

The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy is to send the RFA Lyme Bay, a dock landing ship, to Cyprus, the country’s defence ministry confirmed, having earlier placed its crew ...

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who disclosed Richard Nixon’s secret audio taping system, providing the “smoking gun” of the Watergate scandal that brought down the president, has died ...

If you love Italy, an evening at Sera by Ettore Botrini will remind you of the way Italians enjoy their dinner… with good company, music and beautiful moments shared around ...

The Association of Cyprus Banks has expressed strong disagreement with proposed legislative amendments affecting payment account access, warning that the changes could create legal, practical and competitive problems for the ...

Alpha Bank Cyprus was fined €160,000 by the consumer protection service over abusive terms in mortgage loan agreements, in the latest enforcement action arising from a broader investigation into banks’ standard ...

The establishment of a maritime traffic monitoring network and the expansion of air defence systems in the north was announced by Ankara on Tuesday, heightening regional security concerns. Turkish Transport ...

An undersea trial of the type of cable to be used to form the Great Sea Interconnector, to connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel, was completed successfully, ...

A charity neighbourhood event all about turning Pedieos River into a fun playground for all is coming up this month. Organised by Protovoulia Drasis Archangelou, the Afternoon Project and the ...

A 25-year-old Lebanese national who was arrested last Friday on terrorism charges, subject to a European arrest warrant issued by the German authorities, remains in Cypriot custody, with a German ...

International market turbulence is keeping pressure on fuel prices in Cyprus, even as oil eased on Tuesday after surging to its highest level in more than three years a day ...

Cypriot member of the European Parliament Costas Mavrides, of Diko, late on Monday night hailed the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the ...

The water development department (WDD) reported on Tuesday that desalinated water now covers roughly 80 per cent of Cyprus’ total water needs, with daily production from all units reaching around 245,000 cubic ...

The European Conference on Sustainable Tourism, held in Nicosia, marked the 20th anniversary of the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative (CSTI), bringing together more than 300 participants from across Europe and beyond, ...

Former central prison director Anna Aristotelous and seven other defendants all pleaded not guilty at the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday to the charges they face regarding the alleged leaking ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry is watching the fallout from the Middle East crisis with growing unease, as concern over the island’s association with the conflict begins to weigh on bookings, ...

Three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in Dromolaxia on Monday afternoon, the agriculture ministry reported on Tuesday. The cases were detected through laboratory testing and are located within ...

Serious irregularities in sick leave, overtime payments and operational procedures within the prison system were highlighted on Tuesday in a report by the audit office covering the last two years. ...

Adequate staffing levels are a necessity for there to be an improved quality of care at the Famagusta general hospital in Paralimni, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides said on Tuesday. “Within ...

The president of the Association of Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI) participated in a panel discussion on corporate governance during the official launch event of the Cyprus Institute of ...