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27 August, 2026
 

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Two women arrested after police find cash in apartment used as brothel

Two women arrested after police find cash in apartment used as brothel

Two women aged 25 and 26 were arrested on Wednesday following a police investigation into the handling of stolen money and the operation of a brothel. Officers from Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department acted after a 23-year-old man reported the theft of €6,700 in cash....

Electricity prices: Are solar producers really buying low and selling high?

Electricity prices: Are solar producers really buying low and selling high?

The debate over the cost of electricity in Cyprus has focused attention on the price at which renewable energy is generated and sold, with claims that photovoltaic producers can generate electricity for as little as 7 or 8 cents per kilowatt-hour before selling it to the market for 25 or 30 cents....

Cyprus to crack down on illegal scooter use with fines and up to 90-day seizures

Cyprus to crack down on illegal scooter use with fines and up to 90-day seizures

Electric scooter users in Cyprus will face stricter enforcement under a new regulatory framework that could see scooters seized for up to 90 days following certain offences....

A little silence

A little silence

How mature and sensible is it to take a position and form an opinion, sometimes a strong and forceful one, against the attitude and behavior of someone who became a public figure because of a personal tragedy?...

Kalia Antoniou makes it a golden double

Kalia Antoniou makes it a golden double

Two races. Two gold medals. Kalia Antoniou is leaving the Taranto Mediterranean Games with twice the reason to smile, and Cyprus with another sporting moment to celebrate....

Barcelona FC cancels football camp in occupied Cyprus

Barcelona FC cancels football camp in occupied Cyprus

The final whistle has sounded, for now, on Barcelona’s controversial football camp in the occupied north....

Back to school: Parents cheer, children groan and wallets brace for impact

Back to school: Parents cheer, children groan and wallets brace for impact

Back to school! Three little words that have parents clapping, cheering and quietly counting the days, while children contemplate the horror of alarm clocks, homework and getting out of bed before the sun has properly introduced itself....

Cyprus unemployment falls to 3.6% as more people find work

Cyprus unemployment falls to 3.6% as more people find work

Finding a job in Cyprus appears to be getting easier, at least on paper....

Forced to retire, then charged for it? Cyprus workers challenge 12% pension cut

Forced to retire, then charged for it? Cyprus workers challenge 12% pension cut

Imagine being told by law that you must retire, and then having your pension reduced because you retired ''early.''...

Cyprus keeps Gaza aid moving with another 900 tons

Cyprus keeps Gaza aid moving with another 900 tons

Cyprus is continuing to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, with another 900 tons moving through the Amalthea maritime corridor as civilians face an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation....

Limassol beaches have a pollution problem, but who's responsible?

Limassol beaches have a pollution problem, but who's responsible?

Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....

Firefighters battling Agia Anna blaze stumble across live mortar round

Firefighters battling Agia Anna blaze stumble across live mortar round

As if battling a wildfire in August was not dangerous enough, emergency crews responding to a blaze near Agia Anna discovered an unexploded military mortar round in their path....

Sixteen prison guards suspended as Cyprus finally turns the spotlight inward

Sixteen prison guards suspended as Cyprus finally turns the spotlight inward

For Cypriots who have spent years hearing about mobile phones, drugs and criminal activity inside the Central Prisons, the latest figures may prompt one immediate reaction: it is about time....

Take 1: Cyprus leaders will keep talking - about how to start talks

Take 1: Cyprus leaders will keep talking - about how to start talks

The meeting between Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman was never expected to produce dramatic news. ...

Thursday hits a burning 40°C inland as the Met Office puts out a 3-hour Yellow Alert

Thursday hits a burning 40°C inland as the Met Office puts out a 3-hour Yellow Alert

We are talking 40°C inland today. The weather people had to put out an official Yellow Warning from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM....

Üstel urges German lawmaker on official visit to support end of Turkish Cypriot isolation

Üstel urges German lawmaker on official visit to support end of Turkish Cypriot isolation

Turkish Cypriot representative Ünal Üstel has called on German Bundestag member Maximilian Krah to support efforts to end the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community during a meeting in the occupied areas on Wednesday....

The four-legged heroes helping Cyprus firefighters save lives

The four-legged heroes helping Cyprus firefighters save lives

The Cyprus Fire Service has paid tribute to the dogs serving with its K9 team, recognising their contribution to search and rescue operations carried out by the Special Disaster Response Unit (EMAK)....

Christodoulides and Erhürman agree to step up Cyprus talks

Christodoulides and Erhürman agree to step up Cyprus talks

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman agreed on Wednesday to increase the frequency of their meetings as efforts to advance the Cyprus settlement process continue....

Childcare and tuition support applications expected to open in September

Childcare and tuition support applications expected to open in September

The government is preparing to open applications for two schemes that provide financial support for families paying kindergarten and childcare costs during the 2026-2027 school year....

CBC to decide on ECM Partners’ €100m-plus payabl. deal in October

CBC to decide on ECM Partners’ €100m-plus payabl. deal in October

The paperwork for ECM Partners’ planned purchase of half of payabl. has reached the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), which must approve the deal before it can go ahead. ECM Partners reached an agreement with payabl.’s shareholders last week....

Meta agrees to pay up to $16.7bn over alleged harm to children on Facebook and Instagram

Meta agrees to pay up to $16.7bn over alleged harm to children on Facebook and Instagram

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a major US legal case over allegations that Facebook and Instagram contributed to harm to children and teenagers, including damage to their mental and physical wellbeing....

Cyprus awaits its September report card, but will households feel it?

Cyprus awaits its September report card, but will households feel it?

Cyprus will receive a series of important financial report cards in September, when three international rating agencies take a fresh look at the country’s economy....

Erhürman: Children should not pay the price for the Cyprus problem

Erhürman: Children should not pay the price for the Cyprus problem

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman has stepped into the row over FC Barcelona’s planned youth football camp in the occupied north, saying children should not be denied opportunities because of the island’s political division....

Damascus adds European flights as Syria comes off US terror list

Damascus adds European flights as Syria comes off US terror list

Syria is getting two new direct links to Europe, just as one of the biggest restrictions hanging over the country has been removed....

Mortgage relief may have to wait as ECB official calls for higher rates

Mortgage relief may have to wait as ECB official calls for higher rates

Anyone in Cyprus waiting for mortgage payments to come down may have to wait a little longer....

Chloraka restaurant fire was deliberately set, investigators find

Chloraka restaurant fire was deliberately set, investigators find

A fire that tore through a ground-floor restaurant in Chloraka before dawn Wednesday was no accident, investigators have found....

Artemion, the Holocaust and the Israelis' title deeds

Artemion, the Holocaust and the Israelis' title deeds

Any Jew who set foot in Cyprus was subject to immediate execution. No questions asked. The law was clear and absolute, and it included stranded sailors and shipwreck survivors, cast ashore by ''the wind of the sea.''...

Prison sick notes move from audit report to criminal investigation

Prison sick notes move from audit report to criminal investigation

The numbers were already difficult to explain. One prison officer was absent for 205 days in 2023 and another 202 days the following year. Across those two years, the officer submitted 111 medical certificates....

Marking a new chapter: EY Cyprus moves to Landmark Office Tower

Marking a new chapter: EY Cyprus moves to Landmark Office Tower

EY Cyprus has relocated its offices to the Landmark Office Tower in Nicosia, marking a new chapter in the firm's journey. More than a change of address, the move reflects EY's ongoing commitment to investing in its people and providing a workplace that supports collaboration, innovation, and professional growth....

Cameras in the toilets? Cyprus privacy watchdog says she has seen them herself

Cameras in the toilets? Cyprus privacy watchdog says she has seen them herself

Most of us barely look twice at security cameras anymore. They are above shop doors, beside cash registers, in parking areas and outside apartment buildings....

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