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CYPRUS PM RECEIVES CREDENTIALS FROM AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER

  • March 27, 2026
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Emily Louise Pugin, the new Australian High Commissioner in Cyprus, has presented President Nikos Christodoulides with her letters of credence. She described the event as an honor, and expressed her pride at serving in a country that has a long-standing, deep friendship with her native Australia. Australia is the biggest center of the Cyprus diaspora […]

TIGHTER RULES & REGULATIONS OVER BONFIRES ON EASTER

  • March 24, 2026
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Andreas Vyras, the chairman of the Union of Municipalities, has said that Easter celebrations will be celebrated with full pomp and fervor, but will also be fully adherent to rules and regulations, especially those surrounding safety. Vyras said that there will be tighter controls on lambradjies, i.e. the tradition of lighting Easter bonfires. This especially […]

CYPRIOT AUTHORITIES WARN AGAINST ?SMART METER? SCAMMERS

  • March 21, 2026
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Cyprus? Electricity Authority (EAC) has warned its customers regarding a scam which has been fooling tenants in apartments to part with their hard-earned money. According to them, the scammers make fake requests for them to make large sums of money as payment to get smart meters installed by private electricians. To this point, the EAC […]

TEN ARRESTED IN NIGHT-TIME PATROLS

  • March 18, 2026
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Several people were arrested on a variety of offences on an overnight patrol orchestrated by the Cyprus Police. The police checked over eight-hundred-and-ninety-two individuals, including passengers and drivers, and checked thirty-nine properties. Checking the passengers and drivers led to over one-hundred and twenty reports for traffic violations and found seventeen old violation cases under investigation. […]

APARTMENT FIRE IN ENGOMI; NO DEATHS REPORTED

  • March 15, 2026
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An apartment fire occurred on the third-floor of an apartment in Engomi after an oil heater caught on fire on its terrace. It started with the Cyprus Fire Department receiving a report in the morning about the fire in the residential building in Nicosia. All residents were evacuated to ensure safety. Immediately, a hydraulic telescopic […]

CAR CRASH LEAVES ONE DEAD AND A SECOND IN CRITICAL DANGER

  • March 12, 2026
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Cyprus Police has confirmed the death of a woman and three others critically injured after an early morning car crash in Sotira, Limassol. The crash happened at approximately 1:30 AM on Sotira?s Ayia Thekla, with the vehicle being driven by a man, aged 19. There was another man, aged 20, on the passenger?s seat and […]

WORKER WHO FELL DURING CONSTRUCTION IS CRITICAL, BUT STABLE

  • March 9, 2026
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A construction worker fell from a great height while at work, which has rendered him gravely injured. The worker, aged 24, was admitted to the General Hospital in Paphos after having fallen from an astounding eleven meters high. He has sustained grievous and extensive injuries in multiple places, including his pelvic area, head, neck and […]

SENIOR CITIZEN DEAD AFTER BEING RUN OVER ON HIGHWAY

  • March 6, 2026
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A senior citizen died after being run over by another vehicle on the Nicosia-Limassol highway. The mishap took place at around 7:30 pm in the evening, when a vehicle struck and killed the man, aged 70. The man has been identified as Paphos resident Savvas Ioannou, who was a crew member placing traffic cones on […]

MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING POLICE AND MUGGING A TEENAGER

  • March 3, 2026
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Cyprus Police have arrested a man for assaulting two police personnel and allegedly mugging a teenager at knifepoint. The Police said that they were tipped off about the robbery at the Limassol kiosk at a little under 3 pm in the afternoon. This was when they saw the man attack the teenager. The officers took […]

POLICE OFFICER IN TROUBLE FOR ALLEGEDLY GIVING HIS PHONE TO LARNACA SHOOTING SUSPECT

  • February 28, 2026
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A Larnaca CID police officer shall be produced in Larnaca?s district court for giving his cellphone to a suspect involved in the Larnaca shooting. The officer was arrested by the police?s Internal Affairs, who levied several charges against him, including abusing trust and power, bribery, neglecting duty, letting a cellphone into a police cell, fraud, […]

AMAZON EYEING CYPRUS AS POTENTIAL NEW TECH ZONE

  • February 26, 2026
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A team of specialists from tech giant Amazon is going to Cyprus to launch a test program for satellite internet, amid speculation that the island nation is being considered as a potential location. This was announced in the Deputy Ministers? press release, where Nicodemos Damianou and Irene Piki shared the outcome of the Cypriot President?s […]

HEART DISEASE IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF DEATHS IN CYPRUS, SAYS HEALTH MINISTER

  • February 23, 2026
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Neophytos Charalambides, the Health Minister of Cyprus, said that heart diseases are the main cause of death in people in Cyprus. Charalambides spoke on the topic at the conference, where he stated that while instances of heart diseases have reduced a lot, they still make up the largest percentage of causes of death. According to […]

CYPRUS URGES DE-ESCALATING THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA

  • February 20, 2026
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Constantinos Kombos, Cyprus?s Foreign Minister, said that the island nation supports de-escalating the situation there by exercising restraint and finding a resolution that respects both people?s sentiments and international law. The urging comes weeks after US military forces conducted airstrikes and arrested its now-former President Nicolas Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores. He further […]

GREEK AIRSPACE CLOSURE AFFECTS CYPRUS FLIGHTS

  • February 17, 2026
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Greek authorities temporarily closed their airspace due to radio-frequency issues, which in turn disrupted Cypriot aviation operations. According to Cyprus?s Ministry of Transport, closing the airspace impacted flights running between the two Mediterranean nations, as well as flights departing from Cyprus that were to fly over Greece. As a first response, Cypriot authorities advised both […]

POLICE DISCOVER UNIDENTIFIED BODY IN AVIDMOU

  • February 15, 2026
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The police found the body of an unidentified person in coastal Avdimou, which they suspect might be that of a Russian man, aged 56, who has been at large for over 3 weeks. The police said that the body was found highly decomposed, making it difficult to find any solid identifiable markers. A coroner from […]

FORMER CYPRIOT PRESIDENT GEORGE VASSILIOU HAS PASSED AWAY

  • February 12, 2026
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Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou has died, aged 94, at Nicosia General Hospital. The sad news was announced by his wife, ex-Commissioner of the EU, Androulla Vassiliou, on the social media platform X (formerly, Twitter). She said that after two difficult years health-wise, her husband of fifty-nine years has passed away in peace. She said […]

UPTICK IN PETROL SALES IN CYPRUS IN DECEMBER

  • February 9, 2026
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Sales of petrol and petrol-related products in the island nation of Cyprus has seen an uptick of around 4.9% in December 2025, in comparison to sales in the same month in 2024. According to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat), an increase in sales of aviation and marine fuels led to the sale of over 123,274 […]

MAN IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR STEALING A MOTORBIKE AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER

  • February 6, 2026
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Cyprus Police have arrested a man for stealing a motorcycle and several assault-related offences, including assaulting an officer of the law. The matter started with the police getting a tip on an unidentified individual using a motorbike that has been reported as stolen days prior. The individual who made the tip at first tried to […]

CYPRUS RANKS FIRST IN GLOBAL INNOVATION IN SOUTHERN EUROPE

  • February 4, 2026
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StartupBlink?s Innovators Business Environment Index 2026 has ranked the island nation of Cyprus 15th worldwide and first in all of Southern Europe in the field of global business innovation. Said ranking indicates that the island nation performs strongly in the areas of taxation and incentives to businesses and has an overall attractive market. The Index […]

PRISON KILLING SUSPECT REMANDED FOR 8 DAYS

  • January 31, 2026
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A court in Nicosia has ordered an 8-day remand for the inmate accused of killing their fellow prisoner in Central Prisons. The inmate was produced before the court, where he was told about his charges and the remand, as the investigation is underway. After consulting with his advocate, the inmate decided not to contest. Gennadios […]
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