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01 September, 2026
 

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September traffic is back, and the school run hasn’t even started

September traffic is back, and the school run hasn’t even started

Students may not yet be back in the classroom, but teachers returned to work Tuesday, Sept. 1, marking the beginning of the return to normal daily life. It was not only thousands of teachers who went back to school, but also many people across Cyprus returning to work after their August holidays....

Car catches fire on highway near Larnaca airport (video)

Car catches fire on highway near Larnaca airport (video)

A car caught fire on the side of the highway near Larnaca airport on Tuesday, sending thick black smoke into the air and slowing traffic in the area....

Foreign buyers now behind two in five Cyprus property deals

Foreign buyers now behind two in five Cyprus property deals

Foreign buyers signed more than 41% of all property sale contracts in Cyprus during the first seven months of 2026, meaning two out of every five deals now carry a foreign name....

Fuel tax cut set to stay, saving drivers 8.33 cents a litre until November

Fuel tax cut set to stay, saving drivers 8.33 cents a litre until November

Cyprus drivers are set to keep saving 8.33 cents on every litre of fuel until the end of November, after the Finance Ministry confirmed plans to extend the current reduction in fuel tax....

DISY will not back Christodoulides in 2028 presidential elections

DISY will not back Christodoulides in 2028 presidential elections

DISY will not support President Nikos Christodoulides in the 2028 presidential election and intends to present its own alternative to voters, party leader Annita Demetriou said Tuesday....

Turkish drones disrupting flight paths near Larnaca and Paphos

Turkish drones disrupting flight paths near Larnaca and Paphos

As Cyprus’ two community leaders discuss the future of the island, air traffic controllers are warning of a very different kind of tension in the skies: Turkish drones flying close to Larnaca and Paphos airports and along important civilian flight routes....

Ferry operator suspended as deep sea search begins

Ferry operator suspended as deep sea search begins

A specialist deep-sea vessel is joining efforts to locate the ferry’s voyage-data recorder, which could provide crucial evidence about its final moments. ...

Seasonal low pressure has a tight grip on the island while heat hits 37°C inland

Seasonal low pressure has a tight grip on the island while heat hits 37°C inland

Seasonal low pressure is sitting right on top of us. You know what that means? It means the heat is coming to collect its money, man!...

Cyprus adds five medals as Kesidis and Fotopoulou win gold at Taranto Games

Cyprus adds five medals as Kesidis and Fotopoulou win gold at Taranto Games

Cyprus collected five medals on Monday at the 20th Mediterranean Games in Taranto, including gold for hammer thrower Iosif Kesidis and long jumper Filippa Fotopoulou....

Greek wildfire team arrives in Cyprus for September standby

Greek wildfire team arrives in Cyprus for September standby

Cyprus has received a 21-member Greek forest firefighting team as part of the European Prepositioning 2026 programme, with the unit set to remain on operational standby from September 1 to 15....

Buckle up, we’re gaining momentum!

Buckle up, we’re gaining momentum!

Last May, the news was cause for celebration. So much so that, for a moment, you could almost believe that somewhere, in some corner of the planet, far from the spotlight, things (and miracles) had happened that we simply knew nothing about. The President of the Republic had not merely told us there was movement....

Financial assistance applications open for storm damage

Financial assistance applications open for storm damage

Residents whose homes, commercial premises or vehicles were damaged by the severe weather that hit Cyprus on August 29 are being asked to submit their details as part of the process for receiving financial assistance....

Cyprus records €770.6 million fiscal surplus in first seven months

Cyprus records €770.6 million fiscal surplus in first seven months

Cyprus recorded a General Government fiscal surplus of €770.6 million in the first seven months of 2026, equivalent to 2.0% of GDP, according to preliminary figures released by the Statistical Service on Monday....

Autopsy confirms drowning as cause of death in Cape Greco boat accident

Autopsy confirms drowning as cause of death in Cape Greco boat accident

Forensic examinations have confirmed that Dimis Mavropoulos died by drowning following multiple injuries sustained in a maritime accident off Cape Greco....

Greece signs historic €3 billion ‘Achilles Shield’ defence deal with Israel

Greece signs historic €3 billion ‘Achilles Shield’ defence deal with Israel

Greece and Israel signed a defence agreement worth about €3 billion on Monday, the largest ever between the two countries and one of the biggest military deals in Greek and Israeli history....

Gerapetritis on GSI: ''Turkey’s permission is not required, nor will it be requested''

Gerapetritis on GSI: ''Turkey’s permission is not required, nor will it be requested''

Greece will not seek Turkey’s approval before moving ahead with the electricity cable linking Cyprus and Greece, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said, sending a blunt message to Ankara over the long-delayed project....

Six-year-old boy among 18 still missing after Kyrenia ferry disaster

Six-year-old boy among 18 still missing after Kyrenia ferry disaster

Six-year-old Mehmet Asaf Bicer and his 14-year-old sister, Saliha Miray Bicer, are among the 18 people still missing after the FILOJET ferry sank off Kyrenia, leaving their parents waiting at the port for news no family should ever have to face....

Divers seen at wreckage that should have been secured

Divers seen at wreckage that should have been secured

Questions are being raised over whether the wreckage from Saturday’s deadly boating tragedy at Cape Greco was properly secured after boats and divers were reportedly seen in the area....

Futurist and AI expert Matthew Griffin joins Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026

Futurist and AI expert Matthew Griffin joins Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026

The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2026 has announced another major addition to this year’s speaker lineup: internationally recognised futurist, author and artificial intelligence expert Matthew Griffin....

Cyprus serves up history with first Mediterranean Games tennis medal

Cyprus serves up history with first Mediterranean Games tennis medal

Cyprus has won its first tennis medal in Mediterranean Games history, with Lefteris Neos and Melios Efstathiou claiming bronze in the men’s doubles at Taranto 2026....

919 dead, 4,793 missing as Nepal disaster becomes a race to reach trapped workers

919 dead, 4,793 missing as Nepal disaster becomes a race to reach trapped workers

At least 919 people are dead and 4,793 remain missing after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, turning Himalayan valleys into rivers of mud and leaving thousands of families without answers....

Eight dead, crew detained as questions mount over Kyrenia ferry disaster

Eight dead, crew detained as questions mount over Kyrenia ferry disaster

Eight people are now confirmed dead following the ferry disaster off Kyrenia, as the search continues for passengers still missing and uncomfortable questions begin to emerge about how the vessel was allowed to leave port....

Seasonal low pressure invades as Monday brings 35°C heat

Seasonal low pressure invades as Monday brings 35°C heat

A seasonal low-pressure system is currently affecting the area. It has not ceased to be, it is not resting, and it is most certainly not pining for the fjords. It is right here, sitting on the island, being thoroughly low-pressure-y....

Seven dead, 23 missing after ferry capsizes off Kyrenia

Seven dead, 23 missing after ferry capsizes off Kyrenia

At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Kyrenia on Sunday, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation in the waters north of Cyprus....

Limassol life: Sea views, city buzz—and ''Monaco'' prices, almost

Limassol life: Sea views, city buzz—and ''Monaco'' prices, almost

Life in Limassol is not just more expensive on paper—or in the minds of Cypriots. The figures now confirm that living in the coastal city costs more than living in the capital, with housing creating the biggest burden....

Cyprus leaders have until September 18 to show talks are going somewhere

Cyprus leaders have until September 18 to show talks are going somewhere

Last Wednesday afternoon’s meeting between the two leaders was their first since the UN secretary-general’s visit to Cyprus....

Long summers, short school days: Is Cyprus ready for an education shake-up?

Long summers, short school days: Is Cyprus ready for an education shake-up?

“We have an ambitious plan, but we are fully prepared to begin evaluating teachers as soon as schools reopen,” Education, Sports and Youth Minister Athina Michaelidou said in an interview with Kathimerini....

Is Cyprus backing away from the cable meant to cut electricity bills?

Is Cyprus backing away from the cable meant to cut electricity bills?

The agreement making French company Meridiam the majority shareholder in the company behind the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnector has done nothing to ease the Cypriot government’s reservations about the project....

Limassol loses one of its great characters: Dimis Mavropoulos dies at 76

Limassol loses one of its great characters: Dimis Mavropoulos dies at 76

An unimaginable tragedy unfolded at Konnos Bay on Saturday, where Dimis Mavropoulos, one of Limassol’s best-known and most colorful characters, died after trying to save the boat that had become such an important part of his summers....

Boats destroyed in wild weather off Cape Greco, people reported missing

Boats destroyed in wild weather off Cape Greco, people reported missing

A major search-and-rescue operation is underway in Konnos Bay after violent weather battered several boats anchored off Cape Greco, destroying at least two of them....

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