Archive 2026

A commuter train collided with a crane in southeastern Spain on Thursday, emergency services said, in the country’s fourth rail crash in less than a week. Several people suffered ...

Cypriot members of the European Parliament were evenly split as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived a vote of no confidence for the fourth time in the last ...

The House transport committee began discussion on Thursday of a proposed law aimed at tackling traffic congestion across Cyprus. The bill, submitted by Disy MP Fotini Tsiridou, seeks to create ...

US President Donald Trump said peace efforts on Ukraine were “getting close” ahead of a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Davos on Thursday, as US envoy Steve Witkoff said ...

The Greek Cypriot side rejected a proposal for a bicommunal children’s football match to be played, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said. “Our proposal for a match between two ...

Cyprus secured record-breaking investor demand when it issued a €1 billion 10-year government bond on January 21, according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and detailed data released by the Public Debt Management ...

A government “backtrack” on internship regulations risks entrenching the exploitation of students and young workers, Peo’s youth office warned on Thursday, urging the immediate submission of long-delayed legislation to ...

The EU’s free trade deal with South American countries will probably be applied on a provisional basis as soon as March, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Thursday, despite ...

Cyprus recorded a general government surplus of €653.6 million in the third quarter of 2025, according to preliminary fiscal results released by the state statistical service (Cystat) on Thursday. The results cover ...

Deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides on Thursday opened the first informal meeting of EU justice ministers in Nicosia by urging European partners to act as a ‘united front’. Addressing his ...

Cyprus’ Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis was in London this week for meetings linked to Cyprus’ role at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), while also setting the groundwork for the ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will meet both President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman next Tuesday, UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique confirmed ...

A fire broke out around 3am on Thursday on the wooden roof of a two-storey house in Konya; all residents escaped safely. According to a post on platform X by ...

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Thursday announced the launch of a consultation process, regarding new rules for participation in its funding programmes. The foundation confirmed that these new ...

Complaints made by MPs, police officers and members of the public have led to the issuance of 13 arrest warrants against social media personality Ioanna Fotiou, known online as ‘Annie Alexui’, ...

Sophoces Vlassides is a prominent winemaker in Cyprus and owner of Vlassides Winery in Limassol’s Koilani. He is known for his innovative approach to winemaking, using both indigenous and ...

The Cypriot government is waiting for the European Union to formulate a common position before deciding whether it will join United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, ...

The department of public administration and personnel has issued a circular detailing the conditions, procedures and responsibilities governing hybrid working across the public sector, which will come into effect from ...

Greek lender Alpha Bank on Thursday announced its financial calendar for 2026 outlining key dates for results announcements, dividend distributions, share buybacks and workforce restructuring initiatives. The bank said it will ...

In a few days, Cyprus will host a particularly important institutional event for the future of democracy and civil society in Europe. CARDET, in collaboration with the Commissioner for Citizens, ...

A solution resembling that of the United Kingdom’s sovereign base areas on Cyprus has been suggested as a potential way to resolve an ongoing dispute between United States President ...

Searching for property in Cyprus has gone fully digital—and new research confirms that Bazaraki is where everything happens. According to the latest research conducted by Pulse Market Research in ...

Mazotos community council on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the installation of a desalination plant in the area on Thursday, warning that the project threatens protected marine habitats ...