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12 September, 2025
 

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Cypriot Marios Georgiou wins gold in men's horizontal bar

Cypriot Marios Georgiou wins gold in men's horizontal bar

Cyprus is reeling from the success of its champion, Marios Georgiou, who won Cyprus’ first gold medal at the European Gymnastics Championships in Munich....

Showers on and off this week in Cyprus

Showers on and off this week in Cyprus

A low pressure is moving over Cyprus on Monday brining chances of showers and thunderstorms in the interior along with powerful winds on the southern coast...

Turkey's stance undermines prospects for peace in Cyprus and the wider region

Turkey's stance undermines prospects for peace in Cyprus and the wider region

Turkey's stance creates deadlock which undermines prospects for peace in Cyprus and in the wider region, said on Sunday the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, Costas Constantinou....

Cyprus goes light on Israel's Iron Dome

Cyprus goes light on Israel's Iron Dome

Foreign media are tracking a story on the Cypriot government’s aspirations to obtain Iron Dome, Israel’s field-tested defense system, but news and sources piling up over the weekend suggest the island’s neighbor warming up to Turkey and the war in Ukraine could tell a more complicated story...

Tatar gets icy reception at Buyuk Han

Tatar gets icy reception at Buyuk Han

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar got the cold shoulder as he was out and about in north Nicosia on Saturday, when a mixed group of peace activists on the island refused to be cordial with the man they view as 'Ankara's puppet'...

Sleepy Greek port becomes US arms hub

Sleepy Greek port becomes US arms hub

But the sleepy port of Alexandroupoli in northeastern Greece has taken on a central role in increasing the US military presence in Eastern Europe to contain Russian aggression. That flow has angered not only Russia but also neighboring Turkey, underlining how war in Ukraine is reshaping Europe’s economic and diplomatic relationships....

Cyprus unemployment rate at 6.8% in 2nd quarter of 2022

Cyprus unemployment rate at 6.8% in 2nd quarter of 2022

The unemployment rate in Cyprus was 6.8% of the labor force in the 2nd quarter of 2022, recording a decrease of 1.6% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2021....

The coasts of Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria recorded the greatest increase in temperature in the Mediterranean

The coasts of Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria recorded the greatest increase in temperature in the Mediterranean

Rising temperatures in the Mediterranean are negatively affecting marine life, according to scientists who studied seawater in the region and reported that water temperatures are 3 to 5 degrees above normal for the season, which will have many negative consequences....

Finland's PM partying video causes backlash

Finland's PM partying video causes backlash

The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, is facing a backlash after being seen partying in a leaked video....

Fair State. Five proposals to fight corruption

Fair State. Five proposals to fight corruption

In the Cyprus of 2022, corruption has permeated all levels of our society. The extent of the problem needs to be ascertained first. Then, the diagnosis of its causes. Finally, but most importantly, the specific proposals to combat it....

Covid plan for the fall still being hammered out

Covid plan for the fall still being hammered out

The meeting between the Minister of Health, Michael Hadjipantela, and members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, during which a COVID pre-emptive plan for the fall was discussed, ended earlier today resulting in the following statement from the Minister on the issues that will be addressed for the fall season and beyond....

Cyprus produces more honey for export outside the EU

Cyprus produces more honey for export outside the EU

Honey imports into Cyprus from countries outside the European Union decreased in the period 2016 - 2021, while honey exports to countries outside the EU increased in the same period, according to data published by Eurostat on the occasion of World Bee Day United Nations on August 20....

Russian ‘memorial collage’ in Limassol still vague

Russian ‘memorial collage’ in Limassol still vague

Reuters has picked up a story in Cyprus where a 'memorial collage' posted in public view in Limassol depicted nine Russian antiwar activists, with Cypriot police saying none of them wished to give a deposition except the person who filed the original complaint in late July...

After the 'Great Resignation' comes the 'Silent Resignation'

After the 'Great Resignation' comes the 'Silent Resignation'

After the Great Resignation, a new trend is emerging in the workplace. They call it "silent resignation" and it's already a big trend on TikTok, with millions of views among younger professionals....

Greek minister vows to extend Evros wall by 80 kilometers

Greek minister vows to extend Evros wall by 80 kilometers

Greece’s border fence on the northeastern border with Turkey will be extended by approximately 80 kilometers, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis reiterated on Friday, saying Greece cannot be a free-for-all and that Turkey is not a country at war....

Eurocontrol approved flight plan of Turkish spy plane

Eurocontrol approved flight plan of Turkish spy plane

A Turkish spy plane that flew on Thursday within the Nicosia FIR (Flight Information Region) claims to have submitted its flight plan to Eurocontrol, which it followed, and, consequently, did not violate the 5 nautical miles and 3 thousand meters height required by NOTAM issued by the Republic of Cyprus, a well-informed source has stated....

Dad’s hurried deportation stirs debate in Cyprus

Dad’s hurried deportation stirs debate in Cyprus

The hasty deportation of a detained man, whose wife and teenage son remain in Cyprus, has stirred up debate this week, bringing the child commissioner head to head with the state’s law enforcement authorities and even the interior minister himself...

EAC: This is how corrections will be made on erroneous accounts

EAC: This is how corrections will be made on erroneous accounts

Since errors in electricity bills were discovered, the Electricity authority has received thousands of Viber and WhatsApp messages and emails with photos and meter numbers from panicked consumers trying to report the problem on their own bills....

Unprecedented rise in dog abandonments this year

Unprecedented rise in dog abandonments this year

Dog shelters in Cyprus are "filled to the brim", volunteers say, as they are daily called to take in abandoned dogs, while adoptions from the UK – where the majority of dogs go to – have plunged due to Brexit, the pandemic and the economic crisis....

US ambassador’s murder in Cyprus still unresolved

US ambassador’s murder in Cyprus still unresolved

The killing of the American Ambassador in Cyprus in August 1974 made headlines on Friday, as it happens every year on the island on the anniversary of his death, with convoluted information emerging in the public domain through the years and no convictions half a century later...

Menendez responds to Turkey's S-400 purchase rumors

Menendez responds to Turkey's S-400 purchase rumors

A new statement about Turkey's possible purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia was once again expressed in a statement issued by US Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....

Russia says 'No' to demilitarize Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

Russia says 'No' to demilitarize Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

The Russian Foreign Ministry today rejected the proposal made by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to demilitarize the area around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine which is under Russian control....

17.3% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021

17.3% of the population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021

Slightly more than 17% of the population in Cyprus were in 2021 at risk of poverty or social exclusion....

Scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up

Scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up

While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves....

Prices of consumer goods and services recorded a 10% annual increase

Prices of consumer goods and services recorded a 10% annual increase

The harmonized consumer price index recorded in July an annual increase of 10.6%....

Cyprus takes it easy as Turkey, Israel relight fire

Cyprus takes it easy as Turkey, Israel relight fire

The Cypriot government says Israel has vowed to be transparent in its relationship with Turkey, as a thawing period officially came to an end this week with the two countries announcing full normalization...

Now is a good time to follow the simple rule of 28/36

Now is a good time to follow the simple rule of 28/36

Rising prices have been a major topic of discussion over the past few weeks. In essence, however, little can be done by individuals to mitigate the effects of rising fuel and commodity prices on a global scale....

Compensation to be doled out to Akamas property owners

Compensation to be doled out to Akamas property owners

Minister of Agriculture, Costas Kadis, said on Wednesday that the government will announce compensatory measures for property owners in the Akamas peninsula, who will be affected by a local plan to protect the environment....

Cyprus' Air Force 1 ready for delivery (correction)

Cyprus' Air Force 1 ready for delivery (correction)

The EMB-135LR, touted as Cyprus' Air Force 1, is ready for delivery. The presidential aircraft was gifted to Cyprus by the Hellenic Republic as a token of appreciation for Cyprus' help in fighting the devastating fires in Mati in 2018....

Bomb squad blows fanny pack to smithereens

Bomb squad blows fanny pack to smithereens

Law enforcement authorities in Paralimni went on high alert Wednesday over a suspicious item, with a controlled explosion later revealing it was a just fanny pack with fishing sinkers inside...

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