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06 March, 2026
 

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€276 million in electricity never billed to occupied north, audit finds

€276 million in electricity never billed to occupied north, audit finds

Here’s a number that makes you blink: €276.1 million. That’s the value of electricity supplied over the years to the occupied areas of Cyprus and never billed or collected, according to a new report by the Audit Office....

Half a million a month…for a boat that doesn’t move

Half a million a month…for a boat that doesn’t move

Half a million a month. That’s what the Cypriot taxpayer is shelling out for the floating platform Prometheus, currently anchored, or, if you ask the cynical, stranded, somewhere off the coast of Malaysia....

Seven arrested in overnight police sweep across Cyprus

Seven arrested in overnight police sweep across Cyprus

A large-scale police operation carried out across Cyprus overnight led to seven arrests, dozens of traffic fines, and hundreds of spot checks as authorities stepped up efforts to curb crime and reassure the public....

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm topics

Instagram to alert parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm topics

Instagram will soon notify parents if their teenage child repeatedly searches for content linked to suicide or self-harm, the company announced, in its latest move to address growing concerns over teen mental health online....

Can Cyprus future-proof its healthcare system?  Experts gather to rethink the rules

Can Cyprus future-proof its healthcare system? Experts gather to rethink the rules

The big question on the table Thursday afternoon was simple but urgent: how does Cyprus build a healthcare system that can survive the next decade, financially, technologically and humanly?...

EAC workers stage warning strike this morning, offices closed until 10 a.m.

EAC workers stage warning strike this morning, offices closed until 10 a.m.

Workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus are currently on strike, with a two-hour work stoppage underway from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday....

Friday forecast: The sun is out, but the thermometer is still shivering

Friday forecast: The sun is out, but the thermometer is still shivering

Today is going to look gorgeous and mostly clear, right up until the afternoon, when the clouds decide to gather for a quick meeting. ...

Cattle vaccinations completed in 3-kilometer zone as foot-and-mouth response ramps up

Cattle vaccinations completed in 3-kilometer zone as foot-and-mouth response ramps up

Authorities have completed the vaccination of cattle within a three-kilometer radius of infected farms as Cyprus moves swiftly to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday....

Disciplinary action looms for military personnel over missing explosives

Disciplinary action looms for military personnel over missing explosives

Cyprus’ Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said authorities are still waiting for police findings in the case of missing explosives from a National Guard training exercise, expressing hope that investigators will soon determine their whereabouts....

EU opens door to using funds for cross-border abortions

EU opens door to using funds for cross-border abortions

A group of more than one hundred Members of the European Parliament is urging the European Commission to step in on abortion access, intensifying pressure just as Brussels prepares to respond to a major citizen campaign on the issue....

The lessons of crisis

The lessons of crisis

One could reasonably say the ink has already dried on the Covid-19 crisis. Yet the lessons from it should by now have become second nature to us....

€10 million NICU project at Makarios Hospital back on track for 2027 completion

€10 million NICU project at Makarios Hospital back on track for 2027 completion

Makarios Hospital is set to gain a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) after the contract for the project was officially awarded....

More than 360,000 surgeries since GeSY launched

More than 360,000 surgeries since GeSY launched

With the participation of policymakers, academics, experts from Cyprus and abroad, healthcare professionals and service providers, a major health conference organized by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) kicked off Thursday afternoon in Nicosia....

75-year-old arrested in Dali possible source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

75-year-old arrested in Dali possible source of foot-and-mouth outbreak

A 75-year-old man arrested in Dali is now being investigated as a possible suspect in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Larnaca, in what officials describe as a serious and fast-developing case....

Cyprus pays hundreds of thousands monthly as FSRU Prometheus sits idle in Malaysia

Cyprus pays hundreds of thousands monthly as FSRU Prometheus sits idle in Malaysia

Cyprus is continuing to incur substantial monthly costs while the floating natural gas storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Prometheus remains idle in Malaysia....

UNIC recognized among the PRME Champions Cohort for 2026-2027

UNIC recognized among the PRME Champions Cohort for 2026-2027

The University of Nicosia is proud to announce its selection as a PRME Champion for the 2026-2027 cohort, joining a distinguished global group of 50 PRME Signatory Members recognized for exemplary commitment to advancing responsible management education and accelerating institutional transformation aligned with the Seven Principles of PRME....

Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee) certified as a Great Place To Work®

Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee) certified as a Great Place To Work®

Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee), a leader in the energy and fuel sector in Cyprus, is proud to announce its official certification as a Great Place To Work®. This distinction marks a significant milestone, confirming the company’s steadfast commitment to fostering a people-centric, supportive, and fair working environment....

ChatGPT now in the business of saving souls?

ChatGPT now in the business of saving souls?

It seems even priests are getting on the ChatGPT bandwagon, leaving the saving of souls to algorithms; at least that’s the concern of Pope Leo XIV....

Cyprus police help FBI in online child exploitation case involving local teen

Cyprus police help FBI in online child exploitation case involving local teen

A U.S. man who groomed and coerced a 15-year-old girl living in Cyprus into sending sexually explicit images has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, authorities said Thursday....

Bank of Cyprus Man of the Year Awards – 24th Ceremony

Bank of Cyprus Man of the Year Awards – 24th Ceremony

On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, The Royal Hall in Nicosia will host one of the most anticipated nights on Cyprus’ social calendar: the 24th Bank of Cyprus Man of the Year Awards, honoring the “Best of the Year” for 2025....

Foot-and-mouth crisis deepens as questions mount over early response

Foot-and-mouth crisis deepens as questions mount over early response

A week into Cyprus’ foot-and-mouth disease crisis, frustration is rising, and so are the questions....

Police probe blessing of livestock units amid foot-and-mouth fears

Police probe blessing of livestock units amid foot-and-mouth fears

Authorities are investigating after a religious blessing was carried out at livestock units in Aradippou as farmers grapple with fears over foot-and-mouth disease....

Erhurman visits Greek Cypriot school in Rizokarpaso

Erhurman visits Greek Cypriot school in Rizokarpaso

While President Nikos Christodoulides says he is open to opening a new crossing at Kaimakli, signs of goodwill between the island’s two leaders appear to be gathering pace....

Christodoulides ready to open Kaimakli crossing, if it works for both sides

Christodoulides ready to open Kaimakli crossing, if it works for both sides

President Nikos Christodoulides said Thursday he is ready to open a new crossing point in Kaimakli, but only as part of a broader package that benefits both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots....

Thursday forecast: The North Wind is moving in (and has brought ice)

Thursday forecast: The North Wind is moving in (and has brought ice)

A cold air mass has officially checked in, and it brought its grumpy cousin, the North Wind, along for the ride. ...

Cyprus joins major Europol crackdown as €33 million in illegal medicines seized across Europe

Cyprus joins major Europol crackdown as €33 million in illegal medicines seized across Europe

A coordinated Europe-wide crackdown led by Europol, with Cyprus among the participating countries, has resulted in thousands of prosecutions and the seizure of illegal pharmaceuticals valued at more than €33 million....

Cyprus inflation drops by more than half to 1.2% in January

Cyprus inflation drops by more than half to 1.2% in January

Cyprus recorded a notable easing of inflation at the start of 2026, placing it among the European Union’s lowest-inflation economies, according to newly released figures from Eurostat....

U.S.-Europe: Trapped in a ''loveless marriage''

U.S.-Europe: Trapped in a ''loveless marriage''

After 13 months of Trump 2.0, after Greenland, the suffocating pressure on Kyiv and the flirtations with Putin, the tariffs and sanctions against Europeans defending the EU’s digital sovereignty, the verdict could be even harsher....

EAC workers warn of deepening power crisis and mounting pressure on energy system

EAC workers warn of deepening power crisis and mounting pressure on energy system

Employees of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will stage a two-hour warning work stoppage on Friday morning, unions announced, escalating pressure on authorities over what they describe as mounting failures in the country’s energy strategy....

26 foreign nationals rescued in suspected labour exploitation case

26 foreign nationals rescued in suspected labour exploitation case

Authorities in Cyprus have intervened to protect 26 foreign workers believed to be victims of labour exploitation, after an investigation by the Police Office for Combating Trafficking in Persons began to expose the conditions they were allegedly facing....

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