Man guilty of attempted murder and rape over hotel attack
A 20-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday by the Famagusta criminal court of attempted murder and rape of a 26-year-old woman at a hotel in the district in August 2024.
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Apoel motorcade causes major traffic disruption in Nicosia
A motorcade organised by Apoel supporters to mark the club’s 100th anniversary caused significant traffic disruption across parts of Nicosia on Thursday, with police temporarily closing key roads to ...
Union condemns prison guard dismissal as ‘illegal’
The Isotita (Equality) trade union on Friday described the dismissal of prison guard and union official Giorgos Maltezos as “manifestly illegal”, announcing legal action after the justice ministry terminated his ...
Raouna bows out of government after deputy ministerial term ends
Marilena Raouna officially left her post as deputy European affairs minister on Friday, marking the end of her term after parliament rejected government legislation which would have extended her appointment ...
TUI and Jet2 to expand Larnaca programmes for 2027 season
TUI and Jet2 will expand their presence in Larnaca for the next tourist season, with the two major British tour operators adding the district to their programmes.
The Larnaca tourism ...
Larnaca festival celebrates Cypriot folk heritage
Larnaca welcomes back the Th-Eros Tradition Festival this summer which returns for its second edition. Th-Eros, a play on words on ‘love’ and ‘summer’, is a festival that cherishes tradition ...
Palmas ‘did not care about the truth’ of Kalo Chorio fire, Akel says
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas “did not care about the truth” of the fire which broke out at a firing range near the Larnaca district village of Kalo Chorio on Monday, ...
Parents’ names to become optional on biometric ID cards
Parents’ names will return to Cyprus’ new biometric identity cards, while members of the public will also be given the option of obtaining a version omitting them.
The interior ministry ...
Christodoulides reportedly preparing centre-right cabinet reshuffle
President Nikos Christodoulides is preparing the cabinet reshuffle, with changes expected to include both internal transfers and the appointment of new figures from the centre right, according to information emerging ...
Five hectares of vegetation burnt in Arsos fire
A total of five hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation, waste materials and large piles of rubbish were burned in the fire that broke out in Arsos on Thursday.
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Fitiris dismisses union prison guard on ‘dereliction of duty’
The justice ministry confirmed on Friday A prison guard employed on an indefinite contract has been dismissed for dereliction of duty, after an investigation found repeated failures to comply.
The ...
Red alert issued for forest fire risk tomorrow
The forestry department warned that the risk of forest fires will reach Red Alert level tomorrow, urging the public to exercise extreme caution to prevent fires.
The department appealed to ...
Fitto ‘here to listen’ in first Cyprus visit as envoy
The European Commission’s Cyprus envoy Raffaele Fitto on Friday said he is “here, above all, to listen” as he concluded his first visit to the island since being appointed ...
Cyprus ‘will have had a say’ in BG Group sale
The Cypriot government “will have had a say” in the sale of the BG Group’s Cyprus unit from British multinational corporation Royal Dutch Shell to Hungarian oil and gas ...
Infantino’s adviser quits as FIFA’s World Cup plan triggers further backlash
A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino resigned in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup on Friday, as European football threatened a boycott and ...
Irregular migration to Cyprus ‘down 92 per cent since 2022’
Irregular arrivals to Cyprus fell by 92 per cent and new asylum applications dropped by 93 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2022, Deputy Migration Minister ...
A letter to the children from Limassol who inspired us
By Konstantina Logotheti
There are moments that stay with us forever. Moments when a single sound, a single word, or a single smile is enough to make time stand still. ...
‘If I was wrong, hang me’ says Paschalides on Videogate probe
Questions over the handling of the Videogate investigation intensified on Friday after independent criminal investigator Andreas Paschalides admitted he “may have made a mistake in the wording” of statements issued ...
Turkish Cypriot ‘FM’ rejects EU envoy
Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Friday sharply criticised President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with newly appointed EU envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto.
Referring to what he described ...
Banking
Eurobank posts €738m profit in first half of 2026— Cyprus contributes €231m
Eurobank on Friday reported €738 million in net profit for the first half of 2026, with its Cyprus operations contributing €231 million as the group raised its full-year outlook following stronger-than-expected performance.
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ECB urges banks to improve geopolitical risk assessments
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Friday highlighted the results of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) thematic reverse stress test on geopolitical risks, which assessed how 110 euro area ...
Power crisis looms as Cyprus faces loss of half its conventional electricity
Cyprus could lose up to half of its conventional electricity generation capacity by 2030 unless critical energy projects are completed, officials and industry representatives warned the House energy committee on Friday.
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Erhurman stresses need for confidence-building measures at Fitto meeting
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday stressed the need for the implementation of confidence building measures, both between the island’s two sides, and between the Turkish Cypriot community ...
Cyprus’ best beachfront dining spot?
It is hard to believe that Sense by the Sea has just celebrated its first anniversary, as it seems like it was only just built. There was much discussion as ...