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03 April, 2026
 

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Tatar: Moving towards recognition

Tatar: Moving towards recognition

The pseudo-state (TRNC) will attend the historic Turkic States Summit in Uzbekistan on November 11 as an observing member, Ersin Tatar claimed in a meeting with a delegation of the AKP's Foreign Relations Committee in the occupied territories led by former MP Mehmet Jeyhan....

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Cyprus ranks high in childhood obesity

Cyprus ranks high in childhood obesity

Cyprus is one of the top countries with a very high rate of childhood obesity, according to a report presented to the Parliamentary Health Committee on Thursday....

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'Weeks of the German Language' is back after a 2 year hiatus

'Weeks of the German Language' is back after a 2 year hiatus

The Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe-Institut Cyprus have the pleasure to announce that the 'Weeks of the German Language', which strives to promote multilingualism in Cyprus and contributes to the cultural exchange between Cyprus, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, will take place all over Cyprus for the 6th consecutive year....

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Average employee gross earnings up 3.2% in 2021

Average employee gross earnings up 3.2% in 2021

The average gross monthly earnings of employees for 2021 increased by 3.2% compared to 2020 to €2,067, reaching a decade high....

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Tax returns from prior years being cleared quickly

Tax returns from prior years being cleared quickly

The Tax Department is proceeding rapidly with the clearing of the Tax Declarations of companies and individuals from previous years with the aim of having all the declarations cleared by the summer of 2023, Tax Commissioner, Sotiris Markides, told CNA....

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IMF predicts a return to fiscal surpluses for Cyprus following the pandemic

IMF predicts a return to fiscal surpluses for Cyprus following the pandemic

Cyprus’ public finances will return to surpluses in 2023 which will continue until 2027, the IMF said in its Fiscal Monitor 2022 issued on Wednesday....

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Cyprus is bursting, like a fat guy out of his leotard

Cyprus is bursting, like a fat guy out of his leotard

Cyprus’ changing demographics are causing havoc to the real estate market, accentuating socio-economic imbalances and creating polarised communities. A bit dramatic? Let’s see....

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Another body found near Limassol General's helipad

Another body found near Limassol General's helipad

A work crew at the Limassol General Hospital found a decomposed body on Thursday near the helipad, where another body of an elderly woman had been found a few years back...

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Police probe discovery of body in rural dam

Police probe discovery of body in rural dam

Police say they are investigating a case of sudden death after the body belonging to an unidentified person was discovered in a reservoir in rural Nicosia...

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Plea bargain ongoing in Cyprus’ mercy killing case

Plea bargain ongoing in Cyprus’ mercy killing case

Another delay in the trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his sick wife in Cyprus has prompted local media to speculate a deal may have been reached as prosecutors may seek a manslaughter conviction while a possible prison sentence remains elusive...

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Cyprus seen as ‘special window’ to arming Ukraine

Cyprus seen as ‘special window’ to arming Ukraine

Rumors continue to grow regarding Cyprus potentially supplying Russian-made weapons to Ukraine, with The New York Times this week suggesting Nicosia has been actively discussing better replacements from Washington in recent meetings where Kiev also came up as a topic of discussion...

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Banking sector to cut 600 more employees

Banking sector to cut 600 more employees

The number of employees in the Cypriot banking sector will have been reduced further by the end of 2022. By the end of this year, 600 bank employees will have left the company, while about 50 will have been transferred to a similar but non-banking sector....

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Fall weather makes a move but still shy

Fall weather makes a move but still shy

Alternating weather systems are affecting Cyprus following last week’s transitional weather, with suspicious clouds sticking around until Friday while full-fledged unsettled conditions are expected through the weekend...

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Bolton: If Putin presses the button, the US will assassinate him

Bolton: If Putin presses the button, the US will assassinate him

Former White House security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the US may assassinate him....

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Cabinet approves all-day high school in all provinces

Cabinet approves all-day high school in all provinces

All-day high schools will be introduced in all provinces of Cyprus beginning with the 2023/24 school year....

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Apple, Facebook and NFT's at this year's Digital Agenda summit

Apple, Facebook and NFT's at this year's Digital Agenda summit

The Digital Agenda Summit 2022 will be held on October 17th. This annual event, now in its third year, features renowned speakers from all over the world who will discuss topics ranging from technology, innovation, climate change, politics and current events....

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Police gun drawn outside football stadium stirs debate

Police gun drawn outside football stadium stirs debate

A viral photo showing a police officer holding his firearm outside a football stadium in Cyprus has prompted the reaction of a law enforcement association that suggests proportional response to out-of-control football hooliganism could warrant the use of a lethal weapon...

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Cabinet revokes ten passports belonging to investors and their relatives

Cabinet revokes ten passports belonging to investors and their relatives

The Council of Ministers met this morning, led by President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, and decided to begin the process of revoking the citizenship of three investors and seven of their dependents based on an investigation by the Interior Ministry's services....

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A team of 'Forced Return Escorts' has been deployed to Cyprus

A team of 'Forced Return Escorts' has been deployed to Cyprus

A team of forced return escort and support officers has been deployed by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, at the Larnaca Branch of the Aliens and Immigration Unit in Cyprus....

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Ending Cyprus' energy isolation

Ending Cyprus' energy isolation

After the discovery of energy resources in the Cypriot EEZ, the start of construction of the Cyprus-Crete electricity cable can be considered a high point in Cyprus' energy affairs. For the first time in its history, the Republic of Cyprus will join Europe's energy system, with all that entails for the country's security....

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First Cypriot woman to secure a win at World Judo Championship

First Cypriot woman to secure a win at World Judo Championship

Janet Michaelidou, an eighteen-year-old Cypriot athlete, is the first Cypriot woman to win a match at the World Judo Championship....

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Israel clinches deal with Lebanon, Cyprus still at bay

Israel clinches deal with Lebanon, Cyprus still at bay

The eastern Mediterranean was on a roll this week after US mediation managed to get broad acceptance for an Israel-Lebanon maritime demarcation deal, but Tel Aviv still faces another challenge only weeks before elections as not everyone is at ease with similar arbitration efforts to resolve a dispute with Cyprus...

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'He must resign': Minister of Education slammed on chaperone issue

'He must resign': Minister of Education slammed on chaperone issue

Youla Pitsiali, President of the NGO "Embrace of Hope," has launched attacks on the Minister of Education....

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0.4% increase in employment In September 2022

0.4% increase in employment In September 2022

In September 2022 total government employment increased by 193 persons, or 0.4% in comparison to the corresponding month of 2021 and reached 52,601 persons, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus. ...

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Lavrov: Moscow 'is open to talks' with the West

Lavrov: Moscow 'is open to talks' with the West

Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, said his country is willing to hold discussions with the West about the conflict in Ukraine but has not yet received a serious proposal for talks....

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Freed Greek Cypriot vows to fight 'spite ban' in north

Freed Greek Cypriot vows to fight 'spite ban' in north

A Greek Cypriot influencer vows to get his name off a stop list in the Turkish Cypriot north, where he says his arrest and long detention was a political double whammy out of spite because of his pro-reunification views but also EOKA nostalgia...

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Two families sue Amazon for selling 'suicide kits' to teens

Two families sue Amazon for selling 'suicide kits' to teens

Amazon is facing a lawsuit accusing it of selling so-called suicide kits, brought by the families of two teenagers who bought a deadly chemical on the company's website and later used it to take their own lives....

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Exness supports Enalia Physis and its efforts to preserve the Mediterranean Monk Seal habitats

Exness supports Enalia Physis and its efforts to preserve the Mediterranean Monk Seal habitats

Exness supports the work of Enalia Physis Environmental Research and its efforts to protect the Mediterranean monk seals’ natural habitat in Cyprus. ...

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The EU's accession talks with Turkey are at a standstill

The EU's accession talks with Turkey are at a standstill

According to the European Commission's draft enlargement report, the EU has a strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as in developing cooperation and a mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey....

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Women account for nearly two-thirds of patients with long Covid-19

Women account for nearly two-thirds of patients with long Covid-19

According to the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, 63.2 percent of people with long-term Covid-19, or nearly two in three, are women. 6.2% of people with Covid-19 have infection symptoms that last at least three months. 15% of people with long-term Covid-19 have one or more persistent symptoms for at least a year....

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Agricultural prices surge while energy costs show mixed trends. Photo credit: Unsplash
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Inflation picks up in March as price pressures intensify

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Fire in Limassol Police station cells sends seven to hospital, one seriously burned

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