President hails GDP growth as result of responsible policy
The GDP growth rate is “a vote of confidence for the Cyprus economy and a result of our responsible economic policy”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday in a post ...
EU ministers discuss fair employment in Nicosia
Fair employment for social justice is not a slogan but a concrete policy framework, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday during the informal employment council in Nicosia.
The EU ...
Man wanted for trafficking ecstasy last year arrested
A 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the illegal possession and trafficking of ecstasy in Limassol was arrested on Friday.
The police said the crimes were committed between July and ...
Supreme Court declines CPA police reform challenge
The Cyprus Police Association (CPA) on Friday confirmed it had filed a request with the Supreme Court seeking a review of the new police reform, but the court ruled the ...
Cypriots show strong trust in EU security framework
Almost two thirds of Cypriots believe that European security is strengthened through the institutional mechanisms of the European Union, according to a Eurobarometer survey published on Friday.
“The most notable ...
Cyprus records highest rate of food waste in EU
Cyprus records the highest rate of food waste in the EU, with significant environmental and social consequences, environment commissioner Antonia Theodosiou said on Friday.
Addressing the award ceremony for the ...
Cyprus among fastest-ageing EU populations
The median age in Cyprus has reached 41, placing the country among those in the European Union that have recorded the largest increases in population age, alongside Slovakia, Eurostat said on ...
Cyprus third in EU for reduction of greenhouse emissions
Cyprus ranked third among EU member states regarding the reduction of greenhouse emissions during the third quarter of 2025, with an estimated reduction of 5.2 per cent compared with the second quarter, ...
Larnaca man jailed for two years over €10,000 email fraud
The Larnaca district court on Friday sentenced a 27-year-old man to two years in prison following a trial for internet fraud and the embezzlement of €10,000.
The case, which was investigated ...
Commission sends half a million foot-and-mouth vaccines for north
The veterinary services received half a million vaccines against foot and mouth disease SAT1, provided by the European Commission to help tackle the virus in the north, it was made ...
Limassol port operator ousted as chairman as Epstein files fuel fallout
Dubai-based logistics group DP World, which operates the port of Limassol, replaced its chairman and chief executive on Friday, following leaked disclosures in the recently released Epstein files.
Dubai authorities ...
Ioannou flags housing crisis as EU priority after Greece talks
The scarcity of affordable housing across Europe is impacting social cohesion and competitiveness, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday, following a meeting in Nicosia with Greek Social Cohesion and ...
Sykas takes Disy ballot row to court, seeks temporary injunction
Limassol MP Nikos Sykas filed a civil lawsuit challenging his exclusion from the party’s ballot for the May parliamentary elections and sought a temporary injunction to suspend the decision ...
Phedonos under scrutiny over alleged embezzlement and illegal appointments
Attorney-general George Savvides is reportedly examining a police file concerning suspended Paphos mayor, Phedonas Phedonos, after a four-year investigation into allegations of embezzlement, unlawful recruitment practices, and illegal handling of ...
EU-funded improvements at Ayios Dhometios crossing point completed
Upgrades aimed at improving safety and easing traffic have been completed at Nicosia’s Ayios Dhometios crossing point, the European Commission said on Friday.
The Commission described the project as ...
New queen crowned as Famagusta carnival spirit comes alive
The new queen of the Famagusta carnival 2026, Adamantini Kosmas, was crowned on Thursday night during a festive ceremony held at Ayios Georgios square in Paralimni. Music, laughter and carnival colour ...
North’s Pepsi strike now ‘indefinite’ after reps refused to meet unions
Workers at Ektam, the north’s producer of Pepsi and other soft drinks, on Friday announced that their strike is now “indefinite” after representatives of both Ektam and PepsiCo’s ...
Mother investigated for attempted murder in Limassol poisoning
Police on Friday launched an attempted murder investigation into the alleged poisoning of a seven-year-old boy in Limassol, with the mother suspected of knowingly administering a dangerous dose of sedatives ...
Fitiris offers olive branch to Annie Alexui: ‘There are ways to get around the warrants’
Justice Minister Costas Fitiris on Friday extended an olive branch to social media personality Ioanna Photiou, who is better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, saying that there are “ways ...
Kiosk owners lambast proposed tobacco tax hike
Kiosk owners have warned the finance ministry that proposed increases in EU tobacco taxes could dramatically raise cigarette prices in Cyprus and boost smuggling from the north.
In a meeting ...
President keeps chief of staff’s position vacant following Videogate scandal
One month after Charalambos Charalambous stepped down as President Nikos Christodoulides’ chief of staff, the government has yet to name a successor, with senior officials temporarily assuming responsibility for the ...
Cabinet approves phone-tapping bill
The cabinet approved legislation on Friday allowing the monitoring of telephone conversations, under strict oversight, to enable the police and intelligence services to employ phone tapping in their arsenal against ...
Annie Alexui threatens to take govt to European court
Social media personality Ioanna Photiou, better known by her alias ‘Annie Alexui’, on Friday threatened to take the Cypriot government to a European court, arguing that her human rights are ...
Iranian community to hold solidarity gathering outside Presidential Palace
Members of Cyprus’ Iranian community will hold a public gathering outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on Saturday afternoon, organisers have announced.
The event, scheduled to take place between 3pm ...
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