Christodoulides condemns German Christmas market attack
President Nikos Christodoulides condemned the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday evening.
In a post on X on Saturday, the president wrote that he is “deeply ...
Cyprus Business Now: GDP forecast, bank measures, CBC restructure, EIB
Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank on Friday announced a new raft of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable borrowers.
The developments come after meetings at the presidential palace earlier in ...
Cyprus may lose its citrus trees after alien bug found
Cyprus’ citrus trees may be wiped out if a sap-sucking bug thought to have found its way to the island last year through compost in travellers’ luggage, becomes infected with ...
Cypriot sides Omonia and Pafos FC to face each other in Conference League
Cypriot football clubs Omonia and Pafos FC are to face each other in the knockout phase playoffs of the Uefa Europa Conference League as a result of Friday’s draw.
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North’s ‘state’ budget passes through ‘parliament’
The north’s ‘parliament’ on Friday night passed its ‘state’ budget for 2025, with 29 votes in favour and nine votes against.
The budget foresees a total of 136.28 billion TL (€3.75bn) worth ...
Radar system at north’s airport broken
The radar system at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport was broken on Friday night.
The north’s civil aviation department’s director Mustafa Soli confirmed that the system was ...
EU’s reflexes ‘are not what we would expect’, Letymbiotis says
The European Union’s “reflexes” on geopolitical issues in the eastern Mediterranean are “not what we would expect”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday night.
He was speaking to ...
Yellow weather warning for storms announced for weekend
The met office on Friday night put in place a yellow weather warning for storms over the weekend.
The warning will be in place between 11am on Saturday and 4am ...
Cyprus hands out €2bn in agricultural subsidies since joining EU
The Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation (CAPO) has disbursed over €2 billion in subsidies since Cyprus joined the European Union, the Commissioner of Agricultural Payments Andreas Kyprianou, said on Friday.
Speaking at ...
Cyprus government posts €867.5 million surplus
Cyprus’ general government recorded a surplus of €867.5 million during the third quarter of 2024, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the state’s statistical service.
This figure remains close ...
CBC eyes higher capital requirements for Cypriot banks
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday said that it is assessing the capital needs of banks in light of escalating macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.
Speaking during a briefing ...
Court throws out Aykut’s objections, plea set for January 13
The Nicosia criminal court on Friday rejected Israeli property developer Simon Mistriel Aykut’s objections to his trial, and set his next hearing for January 13, when he is set to ...
Two in court accused of making over $30k from human trafficking
Two men appeared in court in northern Nicosia on Friday, accused of making exactly $30,400 (€29,243) by trafficking people into the north from Sri Lanka.
Police officer Yaren Yemenicioglu told the court ...
Ten-year prison sentence for rape and kidnapping case
A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a woman in 2022 in Famagusta.
The man was found guilty by the Famagusta ...
Cyprus Leads in poisoned bait incidents
Cyprus leads in the use of poisoned baits compared to other countries, with alarming incidents recorded throughout 2023, according to a BirdLife Cyprus and game and fauna service announcement. During the ...
Govt sets out rules for employment of third-country nationals
The labour ministry on Friday set out the government’s new rules regarding the employment of third-country nationals in Cyprus who are either students or high earners.
For high earners, ...
Education ministry approves school air-conditioning funding
The second wave of air-conditioning for schools has been approved by the education ministry, as well as the landscaping of two adjoining schools, with a budget of €1.5 million, chairwoman of ...
Paphos mayor reports €30m health sector scandal
A new health scandal surfaced on Friday regarding the embezzlement of more than €30 million for neurolysis over a period of two years, with treatments allegedly skyrocketing from 100 per year before ...
EU fisheries chief highlights Cyprus’ challenges
Plastic pollution and invasive species are among key issues fishers are facing in Cyprus, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis said on Friday.
Kadis was speaking from the ...
Unficyp peacekeepers injured after clash with farmers
The United Nations filed a formal police report on Friday after two peacekeepers were injured and three UN vehicles were damaged during a confrontation with Greek Cypriot farmers in the ...
Banks slash interest rates for vulnerable borrowers
Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank on Friday announced a new raft of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable borrowers.
The developments come after meetings at the presidential palace earlier in ...
Buffer zone fence to go on January 9
Efforts to remove the fence across the Green Line will begin on January 9, it was reported on Friday.
Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides informed cabinet on Wednesday that the contentious ...
Restoration work planned for many heritage sites next year
Numerous restoration projects at Greek and Turkish Cypriot heritage sites are planned for 2025, the bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage said on Friday.
Greek Cypriot co-chair of the committee Sotos ...
Registration for school moves online
Parents of next year’s first year primary school students can now register their children online, the education ministry announced on Friday as part of efforts to modernise the registration ...