‘Stop the violence’, Animal Party says ahead of Tsiknopempti
Normalising violence in the name of tradition must stop, the Animal Party said on Wednesday ahead of Tsiknopempti – the second to last Thursday before Lent – when meats are consumed in ...
Safe Bulkers tops global rankings for port state control excellence
Safe Bulkers companies were ranked among the world’s leading port state control (PSC) performers in the latest assessment by RISK4SEA, reinforcing the Cypriot-linked group’s safety record in ...
Two arrested in overnight police operations
Two people were arrested in police islandwide operations overnight, one a “suspicious” person in Limassol to determine his details and a driver for refusing a drug test.
Police pulled over 241 ...
Mass shooting
Ten dead after shooter opens fire at high school in Canada
Ten people including the shooter are dead after an assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one of the country’s deadliest mass casualty ...
Car fires in Tseri, Larnaca cause extensive damage
A fire broke out at 1am on Wednesday in a car parked outside the house of the 60-year-old owner in Tseri, Nicosia.
The police said the fire caused extensive damage ...
Freedom Holding revenue reaches $1.7bn, expands customer base to 7.2m
Freedom Holding Corp. this week reported resilient financial performance for the third quarter and nine months of fiscal year 2026, as the diversified financial services group continued to expand its global ...
Two found in stolen car arrested
Two people aged 34 and 32 were arrested in Nicosia on Tuesday in connection with car theft.
According to the police, the two men were found in a car that had been ...
Cyprus banks see continued improvement in loan quality
The Cypriot banking sector experienced a further improvement in terms of the volume of non-performing loans across the system, according to a report from the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) ...
Bikers hospitalised after accidents in Paphos
A 33-year-old motorcyclist was injured in an accident on Tuesday evening in Paphos.
The accident, according to the police, happened at 9.30pm on Anexartisias street, when a car driven by ...
Cyprus Business Now: CBC, Keve, CySEC, retail, shipping, vessel transparency
Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Tuesday argued that productivity must be placed at the heart of every reform as Cyprus and Europe confront slowing growth and ...
Rain and snow till the weekend, fine dust in the air
Local showers and isolated thunderstorms can be expected on Wednesday, with snow or sleet on Troodos. On Thursday and Friday fine dust will linger in the atmosphere.
Winds on Wednesday ...
Industrial prices in Cyprus defy euro area drop with December increase
Industrial producer prices in Cyprus bucked the wider European trend by rising in December 2025, even as the broader euro area experienced a cooling of factory-gate inflation.
According to first estimates ...
Village action offers grassroots response to climate change
By Martin Clark
Despite the troubled world we live in and the dominance of the politics of oil, there is now little doubt that climate change is happening. In Cyprus, ...
Our View: Dangerous to quickly leap to conclusion of a cover-up
While it is a positive development that society takes a critical approach to decisions by the executive, the legal authorities and legislature, and people are much less inclined to take ...
US congressman names Limassol port operator in Epstein ‘torture video’ email
An Emirati shipping magnate whose company operates the port of Limassol has been thrust back into the spotlight on Tuesday, after a senior US lawmaker publicly linked him to a ...
Trump hints at second carrier in Middle East as Iran and US near talks
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, even as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume negotiations aimed at ...
Alexui calls on justice minister over police ‘rotten apples’ allegations
Social media personality Annie Alexui on Tuesday publicly called on justice minister Costas Fitiris to contact her, claiming she holds video recordings and other material alleging corruption and misconduct within ...
Democrats press Trump officials on immigration enforcement tactics in tense hearing
Democrats in the US Congress pressed President Donald Trump’s top immigration officials on Tuesday over the Republican president’s crackdown, the first such hearing since two US citizens were ...
Eurostat ranks Cyprus third in EU for Ukrainians under temporary protection
Cyprus ranked third in the European Union in the proportion of Ukrainians granted temporary protection, with 25.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 inhabitants, more than double the EU average of 9.7, according to figures published ...
Kombos and Greek foreign minister focus on Cyprus problem in phone call
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, with the Cyprus problem and regional developments at the centre of the discussion, a ...
After bruising day, Starmer pledges to never walk away from his job
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to never walk away from his job to change Britain, brushing off a challenge to his authority by the Labour leader in Scotland ...
Cypriot MEP accuses Turkey of ‘purge’ of Syria’s Kurds, Christians
Cypriot member of the European Parliament Loucas Fourlas on Tuesday accused the Turkish government of partaking in a “purge” of Kurds and Christians in Syria.
“A purge is taking place ...
Supreme court orders release of Kurd held for deportation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of a Turkish national of Kurdish origin who had been held in detention since March of last year for deportation purposes, ...
Christodoulides and Macron reaffirm ‘strategic alignment’
President Nikos Christodoulides held a private meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday, reaffirming close bilateral ties and alignment on regional cooperation and the Cyprus problem.
The ...