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28 September, 2026
 

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21 rowers rescued after boat capsizes off Dasoudi

21 rowers rescued after boat capsizes off Dasoudi

Twenty-one people were rescued safely on Monday morning after a rowing boat overturned in the sea off Dasoudi in Limassol....

Two more bodies recovered from Kyrenia shipwreck site

Two more bodies recovered from Kyrenia shipwreck site

Two additional bodies have been recovered from the sea near the site of the shipwreck off Kyrenia, bringing the confirmed death toll to 17....

Low-flying aircraft set to cross Nicosia ahead of Independence Day parade

Low-flying aircraft set to cross Nicosia ahead of Independence Day parade

Low-flying aircraft will be seen over Nicosia on Tuesday, September 29, as the National Guard carries out rehearsals ahead of the Republic of Cyprus’ Independence Day military parade....

‘We can do this to any country we want’: US envoy’s alleged warning rocks Athens

‘We can do this to any country we want’: US envoy’s alleged warning rocks Athens

''We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here, too.'' Those are the explosive words reportedly used by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle during a private dinner in Athens, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal....

Filling the heating-oil tank could cost €650 more this winter

Filling the heating-oil tank could cost €650 more this winter

Winter has not properly arrived yet, but the bill is already beginning to take shape....

Holguin: ''The window of opportunity is gradually closing''

Holguin: ''The window of opportunity is gradually closing''

Cyprus may be watching another opportunity for progress slip away—not because the United Nations has stopped trying, but because the two sides are still unwilling to take the political decisions needed to move forward....

Alzheimer’s: The everyday herb that may support memory and brain health

Alzheimer’s: The everyday herb that may support memory and brain health

Rosemary contains more than 50 natural compounds that may offer various health benefits. These include supporting digestion, helping reduce stress and supporting the immune system. ...

Annita enters the race as DISY’s presidential contest bursts open

Annita enters the race as DISY’s presidential contest bursts open

DISY’s internal battle over the 2028 presidential election is officially underway....

PoliticsBlog: Averof, the prince and Churchill

PoliticsBlog: Averof, the prince and Churchill

Churchill described the modern Cypriot political scene rather vividly when he said, ''Political opponents are merely people with a different opinion. The real enemies sit on the back benches of your own party.''...

Cypriot tradition comes to life at Alphamega Hypermarkets’ “Authentically Cypriot Festival”

Cypriot tradition comes to life at Alphamega Hypermarkets’ “Authentically Cypriot Festival”

The 2nd Authentically Cypriot Festival took place on Sunday, 27 September, attracting a warm response from the public and creating an atmosphere filled with flavours, music, creativity and authentic Cypriot moments. The outdoor area of Alphamega Engomi was transformed into a large traditional Cypriot celebration, bringing people of all ages together to celebrate our island’s rich cultural identity. ...

Ukraine eyes porn decriminalisation as new source of war tax revenue

Ukraine eyes porn decriminalisation as new source of war tax revenue

Ukraine is considering a surprising way to bring more money into state coffers as it continues funding its war against Russia: decriminalising pornography and taxing the industry....

Foreign spouses could face shorter path to Cypriot citizenship

Foreign spouses could face shorter path to Cypriot citizenship

Foreign spouses of Cypriot citizens could become eligible for citizenship after spending as little as six months in Cyprus under proposed changes intended to make the system more flexible for mixed-nationality families....

C. L. Max Nikias presents his book 'American Trojan' in Nicosia

C. L. Max Nikias presents his book 'American Trojan' in Nicosia

The historic Pancyprian Gymnasium will host the presentation of the memoirs of an immigrant, tracing the rise of USC and the renewal of American higher education. ...

Averof Neofytou enters the 2028 presidential race

Averof Neofytou enters the 2028 presidential race

Former Democratic Rally leader Averof Neofytou has officially announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential election, confirming a political move he had strongly signaled in recent weeks....

Terror scare at UK air base puts Akrotiri’s growing military role in focus

Terror scare at UK air base puts Akrotiri’s growing military role in focus

British counterterrorism police arrested the five men after receiving information that three vans were travelling toward RAF Fairford, a U.S.-operated military base used in strikes against Iran....

E-scooter crackdown records 70 violations across Cyprus

E-scooter crackdown records 70 violations across Cyprus

Police recorded 70 violations during separate enforcement campaigns in Paphos and Nicosia targeting the use of e-scooters and other personal mobility devices, as authorities step up efforts to prevent serious and fatal road collisions....

Mohamed Rashid bin Taliah to speak at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026

Mohamed Rashid bin Taliah to speak at Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026

Another prominent speaker is joining the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026. H.E. Mohamed Rashid bin Taliah, the United Arab Emirates’ assistant minister of Cabinet affairs for Government Experience Exchange, will take part in this year’s event....

Tourism chief says Cyprus weathered the crisis, and is ready for a 2027 comeback

Tourism chief says Cyprus weathered the crisis, and is ready for a 2027 comeback

Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis spoke openly to Kathimerini about the state of tourism, the handling of the crisis, the external factors affecting the industry, and the outlook for 2027....

Four arrests expose security licence breach in Limassol

Four arrests expose security licence breach in Limassol

A police check at a premises in Limassol has resulted in four arrests after officers found three people working as private security guards without the required licences, while a fourth person was allegedly breaching the conditions of her existing licence....

Cooler skies, showers and a little autumn attitude in store for Monday

Cooler skies, showers and a little autumn attitude in store for Monday

After a relatively calm weekend, the weather is bringing back the clouds, showers and possible thunderstorms, while temperatures are finally looking a little more autumnal. In other words, the island is slowly getting with the September program....

The month that puts Athens, Paris and Ankara to the test

The month that puts Athens, Paris and Ankara to the test

October is shaping up to be a crucial month for the Cyprus-Europe electricity interconnection, with Greece and France preparing the framework for seabed surveys to resume from Kasos to Cyprus. As the project gathers momentum, Turkey remains the key uncertainty, while Nicosia faces its own political and financial decisions over the cable....

Hidden 4.1% rise in public-sector staff costs in 2027

Hidden 4.1% rise in public-sector staff costs in 2027

While the government is cutting civil service positions in an effort to contain the public-sector wage bill, the picture presented by staffing expenditure tells a different story....

Cost-of-living squeeze shows no sign of slowing

Cost-of-living squeeze shows no sign of slowing

Consumers will face a heavy burden in the coming months, as a new wave of price increases is expected to add to the already high cost of essential goods, putting even greater pressure on household budgets....

Two hurdles remain in Cyprus’ path to Schengen

Two hurdles remain in Cyprus’ path to Schengen

Two obstacles, linked to two of Cyprus’ ''political specificities,'' stand in the way of the island’s full accession to the Schengen area: the unresolved Cyprus problem and the presence of the British Bases....

Four American tourists and elderly couple found dead after Plaka explosion

Four American tourists and elderly couple found dead after Plaka explosion

The search for people trapped beneath a collapsed building in Athens’ historic Plaka district ended in tragedy on Saturday, with rescuers recovering the bodies of all six people believed to have been inside....

Cyprus airfares rise 5% while EU flight prices fall

Cyprus airfares rise 5% while EU flight prices fall

Airfares in Cyprus rose by 5% in August 2026 compared with the same month last year, while package holiday prices increased by 3.7%, according to the latest Eurostat figures....

When one Nicosia mayor walked out, the other followed

When one Nicosia mayor walked out, the other followed

Sometimes solidarity means showing up. This time, it meant walking out....

The next generation is benched: Cyprus gives home-grown players just 4.4% of playing time

The next generation is benched: Cyprus gives home-grown players just 4.4% of playing time

Cyprus is near the bottom of the European football development table when it comes to giving young academy players a real opportunity in senior football, according to new figures from the CIES Football Observatory....

Immigrant students outperform native peers in new Cyprus educational assessment

Immigrant students outperform native peers in new Cyprus educational assessment

A persistent public belief that foreign pupils drag down Cyprus's national academic standing was shattered by the latest PISA study, which reveals that children from migrant backgrounds outperform native Cypriot students across reading, mathematics, and science....

Erhurman declines trilateral meeting, Christodoulides returns to Cyprus

Erhurman declines trilateral meeting, Christodoulides returns to Cyprus

A planned trilateral meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and UN Secretary-General António Guterres did not take place in New York after Erhürman declined to participate....

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