Cyprus’ focus should be on demilitarisation
Are Cypriots sleepwalking into another tragedy, one that could match or even exceed those of 1963–64 and 1974, which resulted in so many deaths, displacements and destitution?
In the south of the ...
Israeli government spokesperson rules out Turkish forces in Gaza
An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that Turkish soldiers would not be deployed to Gaza as part of a multinational force that is meant to take over from the ...
Israel receives remains of deceased hostage
Israel on Sunday received the remains of a deceased hostage held in Gaza that Palestinian militant group Hamas said were of an Israeli soldier killed in the territory more than ...
Christodoulides hopes to avoid repeat of Denia buffer zone incident
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said the government is undertaking the “necessary processes” so as to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s brief confrontation between Turkish military forces and Greek ...
Meet the speakers of Limassol International Book Fair
With preparations in full swing, the 4th Limassol International Book Fair is getting ready to lift the curtain later this month. A rich programme of talks, discussions, meetings with publishers, ...
Christodoulides renews call for MPs to pass tax reforms ‘as soon as possible’
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday renewed his call for members of parliament to pass into law his proposed reforms of Cyprus’ tax regime “as soon as possible” with a view ...
We do not need Turkey’s guarantees
I would like to respond to some points of the article ‘What do the Greek Cypriots do now?’ by Alper Ali Raza, CM regular columnist, dated 26.10.2025, which refer to Cyprus.
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Fraud and theft over title deeds
My wife bought a house in Avgorou in 2011. It was paid for in full; she has the receipts. The contract was deposited with the Land Registry, and in 2016 she applied ...
The golden age of equality, one traffic light at a time
By Flora Alexandrou
The Cypriot government continues to prioritise image over substance, relying on symbolic gestures to suggest progress while advancing at a crawl on real reform in gender equality. ...
US airlines brace for third day of government-mandated flight cuts
Major airlines in the United States braced for a third day of government-mandated flight cuts Sunday after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday.
The ...
UN committed, hoping for progress on Cyprus, Lacroix says
The United Nations is hopeful of progress and committed to efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, its undersecretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Sunday.
“We certainly hope for ...
Woman found dead in block of flats in Limassol
A woman was found dead in a block of flats in Limassol on Sunday.
According to newspaper Phileleftheros, the woman had suffered “facial injuries”, which indicate that her death “may ...
Cyprus must seize the new chance for a solution
By Theo Theophanous and Takis Christodoulou
We write as two former politicians of the Cyprus diaspora, one from Australia, one from South Africa, because we passionately believe in a united ...
Russia’s Lavrov: I am ready to meet Rubio
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that he was ready to meet United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio but that Russia would not abandon its core conditions ...
Palmas slams UN for ‘keeping equal distances’ over Denia buffer zone incident
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Sunday demanded that the United Nations bring an end to what he described as a policy of “keeping equal distances” between the island’s two ...
3+1 discussions ‘centred on US interest in zero supply of Russian gas to Europe’
Discussions during Friday’s ‘3+1’ meeting of the energy ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Israel, and the United States “concerned the United States’ interest in zero supply of Russian gas to Europe”, ...
Learning Greek, speaking Cypriot: what’s wrong with a classroom in dialect?
The Cypriot dialect has travelled a long way from the margins. Once confined to casual conversations and jokes among friends, it is now breaking into public life, heard in radio ...
Cyprus: wasteful and irresponsible use of financial resources
The Cyprus government is generating large surpluses and accumulating deposits at banks reaching €6.8 billion at the end of September 2025.
And Cyprus banks held cash and cash balances totaling €19.6 billion or ...
Star-eating black hole unleashes record-setting energetic flare
Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when this celestial beast shredded and swallowed a huge star that strayed too ...
‘What is needed is not more armaments, but dialogue and compromise’
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Sunday reacted to Norway’s decision to lift its arms embargo on Cyprus by saying that “what is needed in this period is not ...
Fire breaks out in Nicosia old town flat
A fire broke out in a first-floor flat in Nicosia’s old town on Saturday evening, with the fire brigade intervening to rescue three people and a dog.
Three fire ...
Man arrested in Larnaca for ‘interference with judicial proceedings’
A 48-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on suspicion of “interference with judicial proceedings” and issuing threats, among other alleged offences, the police said on Sunday.
The man was arrested ...
Today’s weather: Still warm, mostly clear
Sunday will see a continuation of the ongoing unseasonably warm weather, with the skies expected to be mostly clear across most of the island for most of the day, though ...
EU presidency to benefit all Cypriots
Cyprus’ stint at the helm of the rotating presidency a lesson in political equality
“The Cypriots know they cannot become a world power; but they have succeeded in becoming a ...