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20 December, 2025
 

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EU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia’s war

EU leaders tackle inflation, energy shocks from Russia’s war

A day after endorsing Ukraine’s candidacy to join the European Union, the bloc’s leaders turned their attention Friday to the severe economic turbulence looming over the coming months as the full impact of Russia’s war sinks in and the threat of recession rises....

Minister thanks Israel for assisting in occupied Kantara fire

Minister thanks Israel for assisting in occupied Kantara fire

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis went to the airport of Larnaka Friday to thank the teams of the firefighting aircraft that arrived from Israel and helped put out the large fire in the Turkish-occupied area of Kantara....

Tourism stages comeback despite losses from Russian market

Tourism stages comeback despite losses from Russian market

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus during May increased significantly compared to the same month of 2021, however, they were still lower compared to May 2019 and with obvious losses from the Russian and Ukrainian markets....

No plan to bring back covid restrictions just yet

No plan to bring back covid restrictions just yet

There are no thoughts for the time being to bring back restrictions for COVID, Press Advisor of the Ηealth Μinistry, Constantinos Athanasiou, told the Cyprus News Agency, following a hike in positivity rate and cases on Friday....

Deputy Ministry of Climate being mulled over

Deputy Ministry of Climate being mulled over

The Cyprus Economy and Competitiveness Council is proposing the creation of a Deputy Ministry for Climate, as part of its suggestions for Green Development – Energy....

More than 7,000 new covid cases, 2 deaths recorded

More than 7,000 new covid cases, 2 deaths recorded

COVID positivity rate hiked to 9.77% in Cyprus the period between 17-23 June, the Ministry of Health announced Friday. The figures showed 2 more deaths from COVID and 7,263 new cases while 47 patients are getting treatment in hospitals across the island....

Another horse dies in agony at Nicosia track

Another horse dies in agony at Nicosia track

The Animal Party Cyprus is calling out the state’s veterinary department after a horse that was bleeding from the nose was left to die at Nicosia’s race track...

Lawmakers approve private 'green line' armed cops

Lawmakers approve private 'green line' armed cops

The parliament in the Republic of Cyprus has approved legislation allowing the hiring and training of 300 private armed police officers tasked with combating illegal migration along the UN buffer zone, but regulations were still unclear...

Petrides: A new era of uncertainty

Petrides: A new era of uncertainty

Uncertainty is the only certain thing in the new era we are entering, said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides addressing the 14th Congress of the Free Trade Unions of Semi-Governmental Organizations (OHO-SEK)....

Concerns over increasing drugs trafficked through occupied side

Concerns over increasing drugs trafficked through occupied side

Cyprus Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) on Thursday expressed concerns that drug dealers may be using Turkey to transport illegal substances to the occupied areas and then to the Cyprus Republic. This comes after drug traffickers needed to find other distribution channels following the start of the war in Ukraine....

Turkey to blame for increasing number of migrants in Cyprus

Turkey to blame for increasing number of migrants in Cyprus

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Thursday that Turkey is the main culprit for the increasing number of migrants to Cyprus....

Swiss hotel offers sleepless nights to ponder the world's problems

Swiss hotel offers sleepless nights to ponder the world's problems

"I couldn't sleep," and "my room was too noisy," may be complaints hoteliers dread from guests, but for the Riklin brothers, that is the entire point of their latest 'zero-star hotel' art installation....

Why the spike in covid cases now?

Why the spike in covid cases now?

For the third consecutive week, there has been a recorded spike in the number of positive covid cases in Cyprus. Last Friday's weekly report showed a 50% increase followed by an additional 3,500 positive cases which were reportedly detected from Saturday to noon on Tuesday....

Drug squad chief suspended after warden complaint

Drug squad chief suspended after warden complaint

Lack of clarity continued to rule the day in the Republic of Cyprus following allegations against the drug squad chief, who was suspended from duties on Wednesday after the prison warden accused him of illegal activities...

Divided Cyprus scrambles as fire rages in the north

Divided Cyprus scrambles as fire rages in the north

Planes over divided Cyprus were fighting another day to put out the Kantara wildfire previously thought to have been under control, with reports overnight saying Turkish Cypriot authorities were evacuating local communities as the flames were spreading westwards...

Russia accuses West of spreading lies about cause of world's food crisis

Russia accuses West of spreading lies about cause of world's food crisis

Russia on Wednesday said the West was spreading lies about the causes of the global food crisis which Moscow said was being stoked by the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and European Union due to the invasion of Ukraine....

Earl of Wessex pays a visit to the English School in Nicosia

Earl of Wessex pays a visit to the English School in Nicosia

The English School students and faculty warmly welcomed HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, to their premises on Tuesday, 21 June 2022, as part of the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee across the Commonwealth of Nations. The Earl was received by Headmaster David Lambon and the Board of Management....

Over 2 million euros earmarked to develop Cyprus' countryside

Over 2 million euros earmarked to develop Cyprus' countryside

The Deputy Ministry of Tourism has announced funding of over €2 million for projects that create “authentic experiences” in the countryside and are calling on interested parties to apply for the subsidy....

Cyprus Republic sends firefighting planes to occupied Kantara

Cyprus Republic sends firefighting planes to occupied Kantara

The Republic of Cyprus has sent firefighting aircraft to help fight the fire in Turkish-occupied Kantara, Deputy Government Spokesperson Niovi Parisinou told CNA....

Moscow and NATO could clash over Kaliningrad

Moscow and NATO could clash over Kaliningrad

The United States today said its support for Lithuania is 'ironclad' and that any attack on the country would 'constitute an attack on all NATO members'....

Europe must be prepared for total Russian gas cut-off this winter

Europe must be prepared for total Russian gas cut-off this winter

The International Energy Agency has warned that Europe must prepare immediately for the complete severance of Russian gas exports this winter, urging governments to take measures to cut demand and keep aging nuclear power stations open....

Only half of Cypriots agree with EU sanctions against Russia

Only half of Cypriots agree with EU sanctions against Russia

Only 54% of respondents in Cyprus, compared to an average of 80% in the European Union, agree with EU financial sanctions against Russia, according to the European Parliament's spring Eurobarometer findings....

Cyprus ready to implement new measures as covid cases rise

Cyprus ready to implement new measures as covid cases rise

"There is no complacency, and if we need to take new measures to contain the new spread of COVID, we will do so," Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela assured on Wednesday....

Rats trained to carry tiny backpacks to survivors under earthquake rubble

Rats trained to carry tiny backpacks to survivors under earthquake rubble

Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks, so rescue teams can talk to survivors....

Von der Leyen: Turkey ‘further away’ from EU

Von der Leyen: Turkey ‘further away’ from EU

Turkey is now further away from the EU compared to what was happening a quarter of a century ago, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in an interview given to a small number of European newspapers, including Kathimerini....

Cypriots to get state app to report bad roads

Cypriots to get state app to report bad roads

Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos has confirmed plans for the general public eventually getting access to a pothole mobile application to report all sorts of problems within the Cypriot road network...

Cabinet approves creation of facilities on Cyprus motorways

Cabinet approves creation of facilities on Cyprus motorways

The Cabinet approved on Tuesday a plan to create public sanitary spaces and recharge stations on Cyprus motorways, according to a written statement by Deputy Government Spokesperson, Niovi Parisinou....

Father in despair after son’s mystery accident

Father in despair after son’s mystery accident

The father of a British visitor, who went on life support in Cyprus following an unexplained road incident, is raising questions over a police investigation into his son’s motorcycle accident last week...

Russia vows retaliation over Lithuanian blockade of goods

Russia vows retaliation over Lithuanian blockade of goods

Russia warned NATO member Lithuania on Monday that unless the transit of goods to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea was swiftly restored then Moscow would take undisclosed measures to defend its national interests....

Pesticide reduction key to sustainable agriculture

Pesticide reduction key to sustainable agriculture

Reducing the use of pesticides is key to sustainable agriculture, Commissioner Kyriakides tells CNA, and underlines that producers will be supported...

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