Pressure on parties to agree on tax reform
The House finance committee met behind closed doors on Wednesday as parties are under continued pressure to finalise the government’s tax reform package.
On Tuesday, finance ministry officials and ...
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Yellow weather warning, storms and heavy rain continue
The meteorological department has issued a yellow warning, effective from 5am to 4pm on Wednesday as rain and storms continue to batter the island.
Several roads in the Troodos mountain ...
Family Guide: 10 unmissable experiences at Ayia Napa Marina’s Christmas Village
Christmas at Ayia Napa Marina is not just a stroll through a festive setup, but a complete, multi-layered experience designed to impress every member of the family, no matter their ...
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Limassol celebrates Christmas with a dazzling concert
Deep in the festive spirit, the Limassol Municipal Symphony Orchestra is gearing up for one of its most impressive performances of the year. The LiMSO Christmas Gala 2025 will bring together ...
Bomb explosion in Akrotiri vehicle
A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Akrotiri community in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the sovereign base areas (SBA) police.
Officers were called to the ...
Five missing after yacht loses contact near Cyprus
Cypriot maritime authorities are searching for a yacht that went missing while travelling from Ashdod to Cyprus.
Contact with the vessel was lost shortly before it was due to arrive ...
Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators meet ahead of UN-backed leaders’ talks
The Greek Cypriot negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, and the representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Dana are meeting on Wednesday, as preparations continue for talks between the two leaders in ...
Rain and storms
On Wednesday, the weather is mainly cloudy. Local rain is expected at times, with isolated thunderstorms. Hail may fall during some storms. Winds are mainly northerly to north-easterly.
They are ...
Akrotiri wetlands: The cost of neglect
An infrastructural ‘tsunami’ is creeping in across the northern part of the peninsula
By the BirdLife Cyprus team
There is something deeply troubling in watching one of our island’s ...
Box containing drugs found in courier company’s storage area
A box containing more than two kilograms of cocaine and more than nine kilograms of cannabis was found in the storage area of a courier company’s premises in Limassol, ...
Opposition perplexed as north ‘parliament’ convenes during flood
Opposition members of the north’s ‘parliament’ expressed their confusion on Tuesday after the Turkish Cypriot legislature convened despite residential neighbourhoods within a 15-minute walk of the ‘parliament’ in the ...
GPS devices ‘to be installed on commercial vehicles’ to prevent fly tipping
Efforts to get trucks transporting debris to install GPS – so that the vehicles can be tracked to ensure they don’t unload the rubble in illegal dumps – have come to ...
Fidan calls for end to ‘inhumane embargo’ on Turkish Cypriots
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday called for an end to the “inhumane embargo” placed on Turkish Cypriots as he addressed his country’s parliament during discussions over his ...
Police union threatens action over workload
The police branch of the union Isotita on Tuesday challenged a decision by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis to reduce police officers’ rest days, warning it is prepared to pursue legal ...
Excavations in search of missing ongoing at seven locations
Excavations are being carried out at seven locations across Cyprus in search of people who went missing during intercommunal conflicts between 1963 and 1974, House refugees committee chairman and Akel MP Nikos ...
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Tenders withdrawn as GSI faces reassessment
French telecoms company Nexans has reportedly withdrawn tenders linked to the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), informing interested companies that the project is not moving forward on its existing timetable.
Sources ...
Govt ‘willing to accept some increase’ in income tax-free threshold
The government is “willing to accept some increase” in the income tax-free threshold from its initially planned figure of €20,500 per year, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Tuesday.
Speaking after ...
Evidence mounts of Akrotiri wetland crisis
Alarm over serious ecological degradation at the Akrotiri wetlands was raised by BirdLife Cyprus on Tuesday, which urged an immediate official investigation into abnormal water inflows and pollution detected in ...
Audit report highlights poor bookkeeping at transport ministry
Poor bookkeeping and inadequate internal audits at the transport ministry and the Road Transport Department have led to a situation where the government doesn’t have a handle on what ...
Auditor-general boards bus wearing wig
Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou boarded a bus wearing a wig, with photographs of his escapade having been leaked into the public domain on Tuesday.
Later in the day, audit office spokeswoman ...
Cyprus one of Europe’s most xenophobic countries
Cyprus is experiencing a dramatic decline in trust in institutions, a deep gap between democratic values and their implementation in practice, as well as one of the highest levels of ...
University of Cyprus pioneers early literacy programme for infants
A pioneering early literacy initiative aimed at newborns to three-year-olds, has been launched by the University of Cyprus, it announced on Tuesday, positioning the institution at the forefront of childhood ...
Pack of dogs wanders onto highway
A pack of dogs was seen roaming on the Nicosia to Limassol highway, police said on Tuesday, urging the public to exercise caution when passing through the area.
The pack ...
Construction begins on new British High Commission in Nicosia
Construction has officially started on a new British High Commission in Nicosia, located on the site of the former central prisons compound, it announced on Tuesday.
The €40 million-plus project, the ...