Cyprus to create organised crime police unit with Greek support
Cyprus plans to set up an organised crime division within the police, the justice minister revealed on Thursday, but would not give a timeframe for the operation of the new ...
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Christmas market with eco focus on its way to Limassol
Poseidonia Beach Hotel welcomes back its annual festive market with an even bigger sustainability focus this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the 3rd RE-Merry Christmas – The Other Market will take ...
Keravnos urges MPs to approve 2026 budget as “investment in the future”
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday called on MPs to pass the 2026 state budget, describing it as “an investment in the future of our country”.
In a speech at the ...
€20,000 fine for undeclared luxury goods at Larnaca airport
A 57-year-old Cypriot man was fined €20,000 for attempting to evade taxes on luxury goods brought from Switzerland, the customs department said on Thursday.
Customs officials told the Cyprus Mail that ...
Top 3 cheap cryptos under $0.05, one is 98% sold at $0.035
Cheap cryptocurrencies often become the most talked-about assets during market resets, especially when investors start scanning for low-priced tokens with the potential to move fast. As Q1 2026 approaches, three sub-$0.05 ...
‘Cyprus stands by the side of Ukraine’
Peace efforts to end the 3.5-year Russian invasion of Ukraine must be advanced with the active participation of Ukraine and the European Union, as the conflict concerns the defence of ...
Norris won’t ask Piastri to gift him F1 title in Abu Dhabi
Lando Norris will not ask McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to gift him the Formula One title even if that is the only way he can beat Max Verstappen in Sunday’...
Plenary backs president on vehicle inspection fees
The plenary assembly has voted in favour by 30 votes to accept the president’s referral to reassess vehicle inspection fees.
The referral concerns a provision added to article 2 of the ...
Holguin arrives for key meetings with Christodoulides, Erhurman
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, arrives in Cyprus tonight ahead of a fresh round of contacts.
She will meet the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhurman, on ...
November 2025: alarming evidence of Cyprus’ warming future
With temperatures 3.8°C above the 1991-2020 average, November 2025 ranks as Cyprus’s second warmest on record, confirming projections by the Cyprus Institute.
Alongside rising temperatures, drought persists, with dam inflows ...
Minimum wage rise to reflect real needs, minister says
The rise in Cyprus’ minimum wage will not be “symbolic” but will reflect the economy’s positive growth and address real needs, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Thursday.
Addressing ...
Polis Chrysochous hits back over claims new hospital unnecessary
The Polis Chrysochous municipality issued a strong response on Thursday to claims that the area does not need a new hospital.
Mayor Yiotis Papachristofi said recent comments by Osak honorary ...
Zero-alcohol rule proposed for new drivers
Many of the 14,000 drivers arrested for drunk driving in the past three years were inexperienced, the House transport committee said on Thursday as it proposed a new law introducing a ...
Britain fines porn website £1 million over age checks failure
Britain fined online porn company AVS Group £1 million on Thursday for not having robust age checks in place to protect children, the biggest penalty imposed to date under its new ...
Israel says it killed around 40 Hamas militants trapped in Gaza tunnels
The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces have killed around 40 Hamas militants who had been trapped in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under ...
Expansion of Ayios Dometios crossing point underway
Works to create a third lane at the Ayios Dometios crossing point began on Thursday, in an EU-funded expansion project aimed at easing heavy congestion at one of the island’...
Cyprus champion: ‘I do it because I love it’
By Christina Michailidis
Cyprus has a new world champion. He’s a 51-year-old powerlifter who trains after work in a Limassol gym. Ireneusz ‘Eric’ Aletorowicz, a Polish-born athlete who has ...
How payday loan app alternatives changed the world
For many years payday loans dominated the short term lending world. They offered quick cash to people who needed emergency money but at a very high cost. Traditional payday loans ...
Historic Strovolos reservoir threatened by planned motorway
The historic reservoir in Strovolos, built around 1817 under Archbishop Kyprianos, is at risk of being destroyed by a proposed motorway connecting Strovolos avenue with Archangel Michael avenue.
The issue was ...
Cyprus to drive EU transport agenda, says Vafeades
Cyprus is ready to steer the European transport agenda in the coming months, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday.
Arriving in Brussels, Vafeades underlined that Cyprus is assuming the ...
Cyprus consumer inflation turns negative in November
Inflation in Cyprus turned negative in November, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling by 0.5 per cent year on year, according to the state statistical service (Cystat).
The index decreased ...
Putin authorised 2018 Novichok poisoning of ex-Russian spy Skripal, UK inquiry says
Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in a “reckless” display of power that led to the death ...
England’s Root lights up Gabba with first Ashes century in Australia
England’s Joe Root conquered his final frontier with a first Ashes century in Australia as the tourists pushed past 300 on day one of the second test in Brisbane on ...
Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens
Australia’s internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta’s Instagram, ...