Kıbrıs Famagusta Gazette

Cyprus Elects Six Parties to New Parliament, Turnout Nears 67%

Six parties won seats in Cyprus’ new House of Representatives in Sunday’s election, according to official results. DISY took 27.1% of the vote and kept its 17 seats, while AKEL received 23.9%, retaining 15 seats. ELAM won 10.9% and will hold eight seats, the same number secured by DIKO, which finished with 10%. Alma entered […]

25.05.2026 04:56

5 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus better equipped than ever for summer fire season

The Fire Service determined there will be no repeat of recent fire tragedies As Cyprus heads towards another long, dry summer, authorities say preparations for the 2026 fire season are ready, with new technology, expanded coordination and stronger prevention measures being introduced across the island. Following years of destructive wildfires in Cyprus and across southern […]

25.05.2026 04:24

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Three reinforcing forces why nobody stopped the Iran war

Thursday, February 26. Around 5pm, the final Situation Room meeting got underway. The positions of everyone in the room were already known before they sat down. Trump went around the table. General Daniel Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, outlined the risks meticulously – munitions depletion, the difficulty of securing the Strait of Hormuz, […]

25.05.2026 04:20

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Fidias undecided as to whether to sit as MP or MEP

Social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou on Sunday night said he remains undecided over whether he will continue to sit as a member of the European Parliament or take a seat in Cyprus’ national parliament, after having won a seat in the latter chamber at the day’s election. “I still have some time to think about […]

25.05.2026 00:59

9 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Michaelides promises Alma will be ‘source of stability’

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides promised that his party will be a “source of stability” in politics after it won four seats in parliament at its first electoral test on Sunday, having been formed last year. “The risk analysts and those who believed and claimed that Alma would be the one to cause chaos will realise […]

25.05.2026 00:41

10 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Papadopoulos promises to ‘unite the centre-right’

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Sunday night promised to “unite the centre-right” after his party stemmed its losses at the election to a single parliamentary seat, having been forecast a much worse result in pre-election opinion polls. The party retained eight of its nine pre-election seats, and Papadopoulos declared of this result that “what Diko […]

25.05.2026 00:25

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Christou: A greater responsibility falls on us for the future of Cypriot Hellenism

Elam leader Christos Christou on Sunday night said that a “greater responsibility” has now been placed on him and his party “for the future of Cypriot Hellenism” after doubling its number of seats in parliament from four to eight at the day’s parliamentary election. “We are addressing the public so that they know that serious […]

25.05.2026 00:11

11 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Stefanou declares beginning of ‘new upward trajectory’

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou declared Sunday’s election to constitute the beginning of a “new upward trajectory” for his party, as it defied opinion polls retained the 15 seats in the House it won at the last election. “Tonight, a new upward trajectory begins, marking not only the recovery of our percentages and our votes, but […]

25.05.2026 00:02

9 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Annita: People chose security and stability

Disy leader Annita Demetriou said the electorate “chose security and stability” as she hailed her party’s amassing of 17 seats at Sunday’s parliamentary election. The party had been forecast to lose both votes and seats ahead of the election, but instead maintained the count it had won five years ago. “We fought an electoral battle […]

24.05.2026 23:52

5 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Christodoulides: Dipa and Edek deserved to be elected

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday evening lamented the electoral wipeout faced by Dipa and Edek, two of the three parties which support his government, saying that both parties deserved to win seats. “Dipa and Edek deserved to be in the new House, and have proven it, and we see that they did not make it […]

24.05.2026 23:21

5 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Disy and Akel retain all seats, Elam rises to third

Disy and Akel retained all the seats they had held in the last parliament at Sunday’s election, defying pre-election polls which had predicted losses for both parties to win 17 and 15 seats respectively, as they had five years ago, while Elam rose to third place, doubling its tally of seats in the House from […]

24.05.2026 22:54

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Nacouzi elected as Maronite parliament representative

Petros Nacouzi was on Sunday elected as the Maronite Cypriot non-voting representative in parliament, winning 51 per cent of the vote to take the seat. He won 1,606 of the votes cast, with his only opponent Marios Mavrides, who had been a voting MP for Disy since 2011, winning 1,519 votes. Nacouzi, 56, is an […]

24.05.2026 20:55

12 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Sunderland secure European spot after beating Chelsea

Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in their first season following promotion after beating Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday. A 25th-minute volley from Trai Hume and a second-half own goal from Malo Gusto lifted Sunderland into seventh place in the table. Cole Palmer pulled one back for a […]

24.05.2026 20:37

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Anastasiou resigns as Edek leader

Nikos Anastasiou on Sunday evening resigned as Edek leader, with the party looking likely to lose all its seats in parliament after the day’s election. He had taken over the party’s leadership in June last year following the surprise resignation of Marinos Sizopoulos, who had led the party for 11 years after facing criticism in […]

24.05.2026 20:32

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Tottenham survive as Palhinha seals victory over Everton

Tottenham Hotspur salvaged their Premier League status in the nick of time as Joao Palhinha’s first-half goal earned a priceless 1-0 home victory against Everton on Sunday. Only an 11th home league defeat of a miserable season could have sent Tottenham down for the first time since 1977, but Palhinha’s 43rd-minute effort erased that nightmare […]

24.05.2026 20:24

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Last year’s tax returns shift to TAXISnet as TFA rollout pushed to 2027

Taxpayers in Cyprus will submit their 2025 income tax returns through the existing TAXISnet system following a decision by the Tax Department in April to delay full implementation of the Tax For All (TFA) platform. The Tax Department confirmed that employees and self-employed individuals without audited accounts will continue using TAXISnet for the current filing […]

24.05.2026 20:20

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Guardiola farewell takes centre stage as Villa spoil City finale

Manchester City lost 2-1 to Aston Villa on Sunday but their fans were less focused on the scoreboard then in an emotional farewell to Pep Guardiola after a decade in charge. There was little riding on the outcome of their final game of the Premier League season, with City already assured of second, seven points […]

24.05.2026 20:11

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Champions Arsenal finish Premier League season on high with win at Palace

Arsenal celebrated their coronation as Premier League champions with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday at a sun-drenched Selhurst Park, capping a remarkable season that saw them finish with 85 points. Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Noni Madueke gave Arsenal their 26th win of the season while Jean-Philippe Mateta headed home for Palace […]

24.05.2026 20:07

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Brilliant Barcelona finally dethrone Lyon as queens of Europe

Barcelona’s blistering second-half display in their 4-0 win over OL Lyonnes in the women’s Champions League final was arguably the moment the Spaniards finally wrested the title of Europe’s most dominant force in the women’s game. Appearing in their sixth final in a row, Barca have been knocking on the door for a long time, […]

24.05.2026 18:59

9 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Exit poll: Disy largest party, Elam rise to third

Disy will be the largest party in the new parliament, according to the exit poll, while Elam, as pre-election polls predicted, will rise to third place, displacing Diko, which had finished in third place in every parliamentary election since it came second in 1985. Akel have been forecast to place in second for the fourth […]

24.05.2026 18:14

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Zverev in cruise control as French Open starts under blazing sun

French Open dark horse Alexander Zverev started his Roland Garros campaign with a meticulous 6-3 6-4 6-2 first-round demolition of France’s Benjamin Bonzi in searing heat on Sunday. The 2024 runner-up and three-time semi-finalist, who is chasing his maiden Grand Slam title, never allowed the world number 95 into the contest on court Philippe Chatrier […]

24.05.2026 17:54

8 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Tooth from Siberian cave reveals Neanderthal dental surgery

About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That ​tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, bearing signs of dental surgery apparently performed with a small stone tool to remove decay and relieve ‌pain. Researchers said […]

24.05.2026 17:30

6 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

A push to protect Cyprus maritime life

World’s largest marine protection NGO urges ban on destructive bottom trawlers The relationship between Cyprus and the sea is as deep as the ocean itself, but as deep as that connection runs, so do the threats facing Cyprus’ sea. The climate crisis and rising temperatures, overfishing, pollution and a range of other environmental pressures are […]

24.05.2026 17:15

7 0

Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Kedara keeps its election tradition alive as elderly voters return to the polls

Voters across the Paphos district have been arriving steadily at polling stations since early morning on Sunday, with some of the strongest participation recorded among elderly residents in rural communities. In Kedara – one of the smallest polling stations in Cyprus with just 66 registered voters – residents gathered at the community hall where the […]

24.05.2026 17:13

6 0