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19 October, 2026
 

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Aphrodite gas agreements expected to be signed in Egypt this week

Aphrodite gas agreements expected to be signed in Egypt this week

Getting Cyprus’ offshore gas out of the seabed and onto the market takes more than a pipeline. It also means agreeing who buys it, how it gets there and what financial rules apply....

Nicosia’s emergency department gets a €4.1 million makeover

Nicosia’s emergency department gets a €4.1 million makeover

A more comfortable place to wait, a private room to be examined and somewhere to speak to a doctor about a loved one: Nicosia General Hospital’s emergency department has undergone a €4.1 million upgrade aimed at making a stressful visit a little easier....

Fear keeps trafficking victims from seeking help

Fear keeps trafficking victims from seeking help

A conviction can put a trafficker behind bars. It cannot tell us how many other victims are still waiting to be found....

Egypt says it is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia

Egypt says it is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia

Egypt says it is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks, but what that help would involve, and whether Egyptian forces will be sent, remains undecided....

Want more babies? Make family life easier

Want more babies? Make family life easier

Before parents can think about having another child, there is a more immediate question: Who will look after the children while they work?...

Together in Pyla, divided over the road back to talks

Together in Pyla, divided over the road back to talks

They could sit together at a festival celebrating coexistence. Agreeing on how to restart Cyprus reunification talks is proving harder....

The illusion of ''cheap fuel''

The illusion of ''cheap fuel''

The political paradox is that the state funds a public transport system that has failed to become a sufficiently reliable alternative for much of the population....

The fuel market paradox: Why is Paphos the most expensive?

The fuel market paradox: Why is Paphos the most expensive?

The complexity and deep distortions of Cyprus’ fuel market become clearest when we shift our focus from the national picture to the differences between districts....

Macron refuses minister’s exit as France counts the cost of riots

Macron refuses minister’s exit as France counts the cost of riots

France’s interior minister offered to resign. President Emmanuel Macron told him to stay. After a weekend of burning buildings, looted shops and thousands of arrests, the government begins Monday under pressure to explain how protests turned into widespread violence, and what it will do next....

Sunny skies and rising temperatures set the tone for the week

Sunny skies and rising temperatures set the tone for the week

Weak high pressure is affecting the area. Not strong high pressure, mind you. Weak. Even the pressure can’t be bothered today. It’s Monday. Nobody’s at their best....

Cyprus gets its COP31 invitation, but on Turkey’s terms

Cyprus gets its COP31 invitation, but on Turkey’s terms

The participation of the president of the Republic of Cyprus in the COP31 UN climate conference, taking place on Turkish soil in Antalya on November 11–12, triggered a minor crisis in Brussels. ...

Which goods and services are eating into household incomes?

Which goods and services are eating into household incomes?

Prices across several essential categories of goods and services have risen over the past four years, eating further into household budgets. With the sharpest annual increases now seen in transport, housing, energy and fuel, inflation remains firmly in the picture, steadily eroding households’ purchasing power....

Bank staff offered bigger payouts to leave due to inflation

Bank staff offered bigger payouts to leave due to inflation

Inflation and the cost of living are undoubtedly on the rise, but payouts to bank employees taking voluntary retirement appear to be cushioning much of the impact....

''The greatest risk for Cyprus is remaining a passive consumer of artificial intelligence''

''The greatest risk for Cyprus is remaining a passive consumer of artificial intelligence''

With a career that has brought her close to the most influential centres of political and technological decision-making in the United States and Europe, Nina Schick is now ranked among the world’s top 20 speakers on artificial intelligence....

Turkish broadcaster warns of possible naval clash over Cyprus electricity link (video)

Turkish broadcaster warns of possible naval clash over Cyprus electricity link (video)

A Turkish state television news outlet has warned of a possible naval confrontation involving Greek and French vessels in the waters between Crete, Rhodes and Cyprus, linking the prospect to plans to resume work on the Great Sea Interconnector....

Newborn with Legionnaires’ disease in critical condition

Newborn with Legionnaires’ disease in critical condition

A newborn diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease remains in critical condition at Makarios Hospital, where the infant is receiving mechanical ventilation and all appropriate medical treatment, the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) said on Saturday....

Nicosia honours Cypriot-born former USC president Max Nikias

Nicosia honours Cypriot-born former USC president Max Nikias

A book presentation in Nicosia has celebrated the life and achievements of C. L. Max Nikias, the Cypriot academic who rose to lead the University of Southern California (USC), one of the leading universities in the United States....

European prosecutors freeze Greek assets in €115m Cyprus-linked VAT case

European prosecutors freeze Greek assets in €115m Cyprus-linked VAT case

European prosecutors have frozen property and vehicles in Greece belonging to five people linked to an alleged multi-million-euro VAT fraud built around iPhone trading. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office estimates the unpaid tax at €115.5 million, with the bulk arising in Sweden....

Denmark, Italy and Poland push EU for tougher irregular migration rules

Denmark, Italy and Poland push EU for tougher irregular migration rules

Denmark, Italy and Poland are pressing European Union leaders to adopt a tougher approach to irregular migration, according to a draft of summit conclusions circulated before a meeting of the bloc’s 27 member states....

Private clinic in Nicosia suspends work after legionella found in water

Private clinic in Nicosia suspends work after legionella found in water

A private clinic in Nicosia has suspended operations after health authorities detected Legionella bacteria in its water supply during checks linked to a case of Legionnaires’ disease in a newborn. ...

Max Nikias: ''Where you begin does not determine how far you can go''

Max Nikias: ''Where you begin does not determine how far you can go''

From a small village in Cyprus to the presidency of one of the leading universities in the United States, Chrysostomos Loizos Nikias, better known as C.L. Max Nikias, has followed a path connecting science with leadership and education with innovation....

Cyprus investment firm fined €100,000 over misleading information

Cyprus investment firm fined €100,000 over misleading information

When an investment company promotes its services online, customers should be able to understand the offer without being misled. And if it gives investment advice, it must have permission to do so....

Guilfoyle faces lawsuit as Trump donor threatens to release phone recording

Guilfoyle faces lawsuit as Trump donor threatens to release phone recording

Two days after the Trump administration asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece over allegations that she sought help paying a $100,000 credit card bill in exchange for political access, donor Eric Deters announced a defamation lawsuit against her, and threatened to release a phone recording he claims could shake the administration....

Averof keeps election plans unclear, puts fuel bills in the spotlight

Averof keeps election plans unclear, puts fuel bills in the spotlight

Averof Neofytou had plenty to say on Friday about what people are paying at the pump. On what he intends to do about the presidential election, the answer remained less clear....

EMGF Forum: Accelerating the Eastern Mediterranean’s Role as an Energy Corridor for Europe

EMGF Forum: Accelerating the Eastern Mediterranean’s Role as an Energy Corridor for Europe

The development of the Eastern Mediterranean into an interconnected energy corridor, capable of making a meaningful contribution to security of supply across the wider region, was at the heart of the high-level event co-hosted by HELLENiQ ENERGY and the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) on Wednesday, 7 October, in Athens. ...

Cyprus ship registry grows 27% as island courts Japanese shipping

Cyprus ship registry grows 27% as island courts Japanese shipping

A ship does not have to sail into Limassol to have a connection to Cyprus. By registering under the Cyprus flag, shipowners choose the island as their vessel’s legal home, bringing business to a maritime sector that extends well beyond the waterfront....

A different kind of Saturday traffic: 23 boats set sail for peace

A different kind of Saturday traffic: 23 boats set sail for peace

Anyone looking out to sea between Larnaca and Ayia Napa on Saturday may find a little more to watch than the usual horizon....

Energy bills, Schengen and the power cable: Cyprus’ priorities in Brussels

Energy bills, Schengen and the power cable: Cyprus’ priorities in Brussels

For households watching their energy bills and businesses struggling with running costs, President Nikos Christodoulides took a practical request to Brussels: Give governments more room to help....

Greece–Cyprus power cable moves toward fresh surveys as Turkey watches

Greece–Cyprus power cable moves toward fresh surveys as Turkey watches

Nexans, the French contractor responsible for the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection, known as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), has also asked the Republic of Cyprus authorities to issue the permits needed to conduct surveys....

Father fined €3,000 over son’s fatal fall at Paphos hotel

Father fined €3,000 over son’s fatal fall at Paphos hotel

A British father whose two-year-old son fell to his death from a fourth-floor hotel window in Chlorakas has been fined €3,000 by Paphos District Court....

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