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EXXONMOBILE & QATARENERGY DISCOVER NEW DEPOSIT OF NATURAL GAS

  • August 14, 2025
  • Current Events
The ExxonMobil-and-QatarEnergy-led consortium has discovered yet another deposit of natural gas. This will mark their second discovery since their first one on Block Ten in 2019. It was also made in Block 10, but this time it was in the “Pegasus-1” area of the larger Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Specifically, the site is […]

MINIBUS CARRYING SOLDIERS CATCHES FIRE, ZERO INJURIES REPORTED

  • August 12, 2025
  • Current Events
The Cyprus Police is actively looking for cars and other vehicles experiencing overheating – something that has been common lately thanks to the elevated temperatures. In the latest incident, the Police responded to a call made at the Limassol-Nicosia highway, where a mini-bus caught fire for this very reason. Local news sources said the mini-bus’s […]

ALPHAMEGA HYPERMARKET ACQUIRES ‘FOODY’ TO CASH IN ON QUICK COMMERCE

  • August 9, 2025
  • Current Events
Cypriot hypermarket giant Alphamega is all set to acquire online quick commerce service Foody Market. While Alphamega has completed the paperwork, including signing the agreements – the actual transaction process remains subject to the approval of the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC). Acquiring Foody Market does not give Alphamega access to other dimensions […]

UNITED NATIONS HELD A FIVE-PARTY MEETING ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE IN NEW YORK

  • August 6, 2025
  • Current Events
The UN held a five-party meeting regarding the Cyprus reunification issue at their NY headquarters. The event was originally announced by Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General at the press conference. The convening of the Secretary-General happened after the first of such meetings in 2025 in the month of March. Here, the […]

EXCLUSIVE CHANGE CAPITAL HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH CySEC

  • August 3, 2025
  • Current Events
The Cyprus-based investment firm Exclusive Change Capital has reached a settlement with Forty Thousand Euros with the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The reached settlement is about the potential violation of 2017’s Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law – in the way it has been amended. In specific terms, an investigation was […]

OUTCRY OVER LARGE-SCALE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY ISRAELI NATIONALS

  • August 1, 2025
  • Current Events
Cyprus’ AKEL party has expressed its objection over the rising number of properties being purchased by Israeli nationals. Stefanos Stefanou, the leader of the party, spoke about the matter at a congress meeting, explaining how this “looks a lot like” the “tactics” used in the former Palestinian areas, and if left unchecked might cause demographic […]

WATER SHORTAGE REPORTED IN PAPHOS

  • July 28, 2025
  • Current Events
Many areas in Paphos reported shortage of water on account of the damage caused to the main pipeline supplying water to Paphos and its suburbs, The pipeline, which is situated upwards of Yeroskipou, attracted a team from the Water Development Department to mitigate the situation. Harris Kasioulis, Paphos Water Development Department’s District Engineer explained to […]

FATHER DIES ON THE OCCASION OF HIS OWN SON’S WEDDING

  • July 24, 2025
  • Current Events
A father died while attending his own son’s destination wedding in Cyprus’ Paphos district. The man’s family has set up a page on fundraising platform GoFundMe to raise money to be able to bring his body to the United Kingdom. His family has described him as a “very loved & missed” man who was a […]

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO RAISE HYPERTENSION AWARENESS

  • July 20, 2025
  • Current Events
Cypriot authorities have launched a national campaign on the occasion of World Hypertension Day to help people gain better awareness of the disease. The Cyprus Society of Internal Medicine & the Cyprus Society of Cardiology, in collaboration with pharma company Medochemie and backed by the Cyprus Medical Association launched the initiative to show people how […]

BRITISH NATIONAL ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TERRORISM ACTIVITY

  • July 17, 2025
  • Current Events
The Cyprus Police has arrested a British national for allegedly committing espionage as well as terrorism-related activity. The individual was produced before court, where an eight-day-long detention was ordered, pending inquiry. The police has refused to divulge any further details on grounds of national security. A British Foreign Office spokesman has confirmed that the arrested […]

FLIGHT DISRUPTION ON ACCOUNT OF MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS

  • July 14, 2025
  • Current Events
Airliners in Cyprus have cancelled several flights in response to the airstrikes in Iran. Ten flights have been confirmed to be canceled – all of which go from Cyprus’ Larnaca International Airport to Israel. While airports remain open, several other flights have also been affected due to growing tensions in the Middle East region. According […]

CYPRUS ENTERING ITS FIRST DEFLATION IN YEARS

  • July 10, 2025
  • Current Events
For the first time since 2021, Cyprus has entered into deflation. The Statistical Service of Cyprus has revealed that the island nation’s yearly rate of inflation has gone down to the negatives up to -0.2%, This previously happened in 2021, when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) went on a year-on-year decrease to stand at -0.72% […]

CYPRIOT’S BEACHES EARN GREAT LAURELS FOR THEIR QUALITY & CLEANLINESS

  • July 7, 2025
  • Current Events
Over sixty-four beaches and two different marinas in the island nation of Cyprus have collectively won sixty-six Blue Flags on account of their high-quality and clean atmosphere. The flags, awarded by Maria Panayiotou, Cyprus’ Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment – are a prestigious award for beaches that maintain a high order of cleanliness. […]

HELLENIC BANK OFFICIALLY CHANGES ITS NAME

  • July 6, 2025
  • Current Events
In light of its acquisition by Eurobank Cyprus, Hellenic Bank has officially changed its name to Hellenic Bank. The decision was made by the board of directors at the end of May 2025, and announced a few days later. It took a few weeks to make the actual change happen, due to securing the required […]

CYPRUS HELPING SYRIANS RESETTLE

  • July 4, 2025
  • Current Events
The island nation of Cyprus is making a bold, yet kind move by offering money and resources to Syrian families in order to help them re-settle in their country. To help ease the transition, they are allowing breadwinners of families on the island to stay, work and earn for up to three years, in order […]

INDIAN PM RECEIVED WARM WELCOME IN CYPRUS

  • July 2, 2025
  • Current Events
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India – received a warm welcome on his latest visit in Cyprus. In addition to a highly positive reception, he had his feet touched by one of the government officials. Specifically, Michaela Kythreoti Mhlapa, who works as a Member of Council of Nicosia, touched PM Modi’s feet to show […]

UNEMPLOYMENT AT FIFTEEN-YEAR LOW IN CYPRUS

  • June 30, 2025
  • Current Events
After a devastating financial and economic crisis, Cyprus is showing promise with the improvement of its labor market. According to Eurostat, the rate of unemployment has dropped to being the lowest in the last fifteen years. The rate fell to 4.9% from 2023’s 5.8% – making it the lowest ever since the levels of 2009. […]

EMPLOYERS FINED THOUSANDS FOR ILLEGALLY EMPLOYING PEOPLE

  • June 28, 2025
  • Current Events
The Cypriot government has fined at least twenty-four employers on grounds of illegally employing foreigners. As a part of its 7-day campaign for immigration enforcement, the Aliens and Immigration Service fined the businesses over €156,000 in total, along with legal charges. The investigation was done in Famagusta & Larnaca, where twenty separate counts of illegal […]

ARMENIA AND CYPRUS TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES

  • June 27, 2025
  • Current Events
Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament announced that Annita Demetriou, the President of the House of Representatives has agreed to work with him and the Armenian government to strengthen their bilateral ties through a series of partnerships. Speaker Simonyan made the announcement with Demetriou in a press conference in Yerevan. He mentioned their intention […]

E-KALATHI APP READY FOR LAUNCH

  • June 23, 2025
  • Current Events
After weeks and months of delays, the much-anticipated e-kalathi app is finally ready for launch. Cyprus’ consumer protection service explained that the delays were caused largely by the approval for iOS systems – which got stalled since April 2025. Now, the approval is finally complete. According to Aliki Iordanou, a spokesperson for the organization – […]
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  • MINIBUS CARRYING SOLDIERS CATCHES FIRE, ZERO INJURIES REPORTED
  • ALPHAMEGA HYPERMARKET ACQUIRES ‘FOODY’ TO CASH IN ON QUICK COMMERCE
  • UNITED NATIONS HELD A FIVE-PARTY MEETING ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE IN NEW YORK
  • EXCLUSIVE CHANGE CAPITAL HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH CySEC
  • OUTCRY OVER LARGE-SCALE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY ISRAELI NATIONALS
  • WATER SHORTAGE REPORTED IN PAPHOS
  • FATHER DIES ON THE OCCASION OF HIS OWN SON’S WEDDING
  • NATIONAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO RAISE HYPERTENSION AWARENESS
  • BRITISH NATIONAL ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TERRORISM ACTIVITY
  • FLIGHT DISRUPTION ON ACCOUNT OF MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
  • CYPRUS ENTERING ITS FIRST DEFLATION IN YEARS
  • CYPRIOT’S BEACHES EARN GREAT LAURELS FOR THEIR QUALITY & CLEANLINESS
  • HELLENIC BANK OFFICIALLY CHANGES ITS NAME
  • CYPRUS HELPING SYRIANS RESETTLE
  • INDIAN PM RECEIVED WARM WELCOME IN CYPRUS
  • UNEMPLOYMENT AT FIFTEEN-YEAR LOW IN CYPRUS
  • EMPLOYERS FINED THOUSANDS FOR ILLEGALLY EMPLOYING PEOPLE
  • ARMENIA AND CYPRUS TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES
  • E-KALATHI APP READY FOR LAUNCH
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