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ISRAELI YACHT FOUND OFF CYPRIOT COAST

  • January 19, 2026
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The Israeli yacht that had gone missing due to stormy weather has been found off the Cypriot coast after a nationwide search. According to CyBC, its crew were four in total – all of them male. They were all sound and did not need any further assistance. The yacht in question had engine issues while […]

FOUR NEW MINISTERS INTRODUCED AS CABINET IS RESHUFFLED

  • January 15, 2026
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Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has announced a cabinet reshuffle. One minister has been shuffled to a new post, while four new ministers have been introduced. According to the statement by the Presidency, George Papanastasiou has left the post of Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister, and has been replaced by Michalis Damianou, who was previously the […]

MAJOR DESTRUCTION AS TORNADO HITS TALA

  • January 12, 2026
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The village of Tala in Cyprus saw major destruction as it was hit by a tornado, including at least 10 uprooted trees and widespread damage to a car parking area as well as the area near Vrasidas Folk Art Museum. Tala Community Council President Ioannis Konnikos revealed that he was informed of the cables in […]

EARLY DECEMBER SALARIES AND PENSIONS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

  • January 9, 2026
  • Current Events
Government employees, both active and retired, have a reason celebrate as the Cypriot Treasury has announced that salaries as well as pensions for the month of December shall be released early. Payments were personally approved by the Minister of Finance and will include government officers and civil servants, as well as staff paid on an […]

MARIUPOL-BASED GREEK VILLAGES RESETTLED IN CYPRUS

  • January 6, 2026
  • Current Events
Greek villages like Sartana, based in Mariupol, Ukraine, have been resettled in Cyprus. Residents of the village are well on their way to finding suitable work and integrating themselves into the larger community. Ukrinform says that the initiative was made by Serhiy Nizhynskyi, the ambassador of Ukraine in Cyprus. Cyprus’ Interior Ministry has revealed that […]

TURKEY’S FOREIGN MINISTER ACCUSING CYPRUS OF BLOCKING THEIR RAPPORT WITH EU

  • January 3, 2026
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Hakan Fidan, the Foreign Minister of Turkey, has accused Cyprus of blocking the growing rapport between the European Union and Turkey. While speaking in Brussels, Belgium, at NATO, Fidan said that Cyprus and Greece together were blocking the progression of relations between the Middle Eastern nation and the EU. He further explained how the two […]

LEBANON-CYPRUS MARITIME BORDER FINALISED

  • December 29, 2025
  • Current Events
The nations of Lebanon & Cyprus have finally signed the long-awaited maritime border agreement, putting an end to over two decades of impasse, which had put a pause on oil & gas exploration initiatives in the Mediterranean Sea. This is an extremely crucial time for this development, since Europe is already seeking suitable alternatives to […]

FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS OVER SIXTY CALLS AS FLOODING INTENSIFIES IN NICOSIA

  • December 26, 2025
  • Current Events
Cyprus? Fire Department received over sixty calls from all over Nicosia, which was badly affected by large-scale floods caused by torrential rains. One of the more severe incidents in the line was that of students getting trapped in a school bus with the water rising rapidly. According to Fire Department spokesman Andreas Kettis?s post on […]

PEOPLE?S SATISFACTION WITH THEIR INTERNET CONNECTION IS RISING, SAYS SURVEY

  • December 23, 2025
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The results of a government survey has revealed that people?s satisfaction with their internet services is steadily and surely rising. Conducted by the Commissioner of Communications, the survey was carried out via a series of questions prepared by the market observation team. Over 1200 people participated in the survey in the span of approximately a […]

POLICE REMAND MAN FOR ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE

  • December 20, 2025
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Cyprus Police has remanded a man they had arrested for carrying out the attempted homicide of a businessman back in July. The man, aged 22, is a prime suspect of six crimes, which include felony conspiracy, stealing and receiving goods that were stolen, illegally possessing and transporting explosives and a firearm, and, of course, attempted […]

5.3 EARTHQUAKE HITS CYPRUS, TREMORS FELT AS FAR AS ISRAEL

  • December 17, 2025
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Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude around half an hour before noon, with its tremors felt as far as Israel and Lebanon. The Geological Surveys Department has confirmed that at around 11.32 AM in Cyprus, an earthquake originated 15 km below ground and approximately 20 km northeast of the district of Paphos. […]

TURKIYE PRESIDENT SAYS CYPRUS MUST STAY DIVIDED TO RUN

  • December 14, 2025
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Tayyip Erdo?an, the President of Trkiye, recently said that it was better for the island nation of Cyprus to stay divided into two states i.e. Greek and Turkish Cyprus. The news comes after the shock victory of the people of the ?rogue? Turkish Cyprus voting for Tufan Erhurman to be their next leader, as opposed […]

UNITED STATES & ISRAEL JOIN CYPRUS & GREECE IN FORUM TO COMBAT RUSSIAN INFLUENCE ON ENERGY

  • December 12, 2025
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The Energy Ministers of the United States, Israel, Cyprus, and Greece reached a commitment to make a bold move to replace Russia?s energy influence with that of the US. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen was joined by the co?chairpersons of the National Energy Dominance Council of the US, who together confirmed their commitment to providing […]

CYPRUS NATIONAL GUARD GETS FIRST WOMAN VOLUNTEER

  • December 8, 2025
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The Cyprus National Guard has enlisted its first female volunteer. Sotiroula Spanou, aged 22, became the first woman to volunteer and successfully enlist for the Cyprus National Guard. This became fully official once she reported for duty at the ?KEN? Recruit Training Center and formally completed her induction. Spanou was, in fact, one of two […]

CYPRUS STRENGTHENING ITS AVIATION TIES WITH THE UAE

  • December 6, 2025
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Cyprus and the UAE have been making efforts to strengthen their ties, and aviation is its latest initiative. The Intercontinental Aviation Academy?s (IAA Global) subsidiary, the Intercontinental Aviation Enterprise FZ-LLC (IAE), has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Cyprus Airways Flying Academy?s (CAFA) main operator MA Group. The MoU was signed at the 2025 […]

PROTECTED OLIVE TREES ?UPROOTED? BY BULLDOZER

  • December 3, 2025
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A bulldozer from the forest department in Turkish Cyprus has uprooted and badly damaged vegetation in the protected area of Afentrika in Karpasia. According to Yeni Dzen, a newspaper published in Turkish Cyprus, several locals witnessed the mishap and were angry at the fact that many juniper and olive trees were irreparably damaged. Ercan Poyraz, […]

TOURISM ONCE AGAIN ON THE RISE IN CYPRUS

  • November 30, 2025
  • Current Events
Cyprus is once again witnessing a boom in tourism, and its resulting revenue. The month of August saw over 581 million euros worth of revenue coming in – more than fourteen percent from August 2024. In the meantime, the island nation earned €2.47 billion revenue for travels between January to August 2025, which is more […]

TRAPPED WILD BIRDS FOUND DURING POLICE RAID IN LARNACA

  • November 27, 2025
  • Current Events
Poaching has served to become a crime of great concern in Larnaca and the latest findings only prove this to be true. Cyprus’s Special Anti-Terrorist Squad (MMAD) led a fresh anti-poaching operation in Larnaca district’s Agios Theodoros, where they made significant findings. The officers of the squad made a thorough search of the entire suspected […]

CYPRUS TO SUPPORT TRUMP’S PLANS FOR GAZA

  • November 24, 2025
  • Current Events
Cyprus has offered to operationally support the Gaza plans set forth by United States President Donald J. Trump. The island nation intends to avoid political involvement, and instead claims that it will contribute on the more practical aspects of the plan. The statement was given by Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides himself while he was attending […]

NEW CYPRUS MUSEUM’S LATEST DELAY ATTRACTS AUDIT OFFICE’S ATTENTION

  • November 20, 2025
  • Current Events
A contractor working on the New Cyprus Museum project asked for an extension of a whopping five hundred days along with a hefty financial claim, which has attracted the attention of the Audit Office. According to Transport House Committee members, the investigation is examining the timeline as well as procedures following within the project. This […]
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