Archive 2026

Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for their refusal to sing the national anthem at ...

British trainers Dan Skelton and Nicky Henderson will take on the might of the Irish at jump racing’s showcase event with the likes of The New Lion and Lulamba ...

Cyprus welcomes several new exhibitions this week, taking place in Nicosia, Paphos and Limassol. First up, and with a special heart-warming message and purpose is the experiential exhibition Behind Her ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that discussion over the future of the British bases is premature, arguing that any reassessment should come only after a settlement of the ...

Australia’s Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Tuesday they are hiking fares due to the Middle East conflict, underscoring how global airlines are struggling to cope with ...

Cyprus itself was not the target of recent threats in the region, defence minister Vasilis Palmas said on Tuesday, clarifying that warnings instead related solely to the British bases. Speaking ...

A leading American Jewish organisation has called for the United States to permanently lift its arms embargo on Cyprus, arguing that the island’s security is now central to stability ...

Pelagic Partners has announced the successful listing, and first day of trading, of its new investment platform, Pelagic Credit, on the Oslo Stock Exchange, marking a significant expansion of its ...

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The government said on Tuesday that there had been no attacks against the republic, clarifying comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron following his visit to the island a day ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Cyprus on Tuesday, telling President Nikos Christodoulides that the nation “can count on France and our friendship” following last week’s ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said that his country is “committed to peace and to a strong Europe”, as he visited Cyprus amid a deepening conflict in the ...

A total of 44 flights were cancelled on Tuesday to and from both Larnaca and Paphos airport as regional tensions due to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continued to disrupt air ...

President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the war in Iran and prospects for peace in Ukraine, just hours after the Kremlin chief warned that a ...

Greek shipowner George Prokopiou’s first tanker appears to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz after loading crude in the Gulf, in one of the earliest such passages by a ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not allow “one litre of oil” to be shipped from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue, prompting ...

Eurobank has reported strong profitability and expanding operations in Cyprus, among other core markets, in its annual financial report for 2025, published after the end of the financial year on December 31, 2025. ...

Association of Cyprus Travel and Tourism Agents (ACTTA) president Charis Papacharalambous on Monday said that the island’s air connectivity is returning to normal following the resumption of key flights ...

A surge in ​energy prices since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran piles further pressure on the retail sector ‌in Europe, already struggling with weak consumer demand and ...

Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at the slowest pace ​since October, according to a survey that also showed the downturn in the number of new ...

The escalating war in the Middle East has investors questioning some of 2026’s most popular trades and themes, with global equities slumping, the dollar jumping and traders scaling back their ...

Dams across Cyprus are currently 21 per cent full, the Water Development Department (WDD) said on Monday, although they reiterated that reserves remain low despite recent rainfall. Senior WDD technical engineer ...

After the drone strike on the British base in Akrotiri it was inevitable that the public debate about the presence of the sovereign bases would commence. This debate has become ...

Manchester City will welcome Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to second-tier side Southampton following Monday’s draw. Pep Guardiola’s City secured their ...