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Nicosia district awaits €2m fund as hundreds of dangerous buildings remain

The Nicosia district government is awaiting access to a €2 million fund which was approved to help deal with dangerous buildings, with the matter of dangerous buildings having become a point of focus in recent months following collapses elsewhere on the island. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said the organisation was waiting […]

18.08.2026 11:39

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Eurobank named leading bank for both private, business customers

Accolades recently awarded to Eurobank by the international organisation Euromoney as the country’s leading bank for retail and corporate clients confirm its leading role in the domestic banking system, as well as the Group’s dynamic growth trajectory in Cyprus. Eurobank was named the Best Bank in Cyprus in 2026 and the Best Bank for Large […]

18.08.2026 11:31

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Six arrests made in overnight police operations

A total of six people were arrested during the police’s regular overnight operations, the force said on Tuesday. The police said they had carried out “organised patrols” in “key points of urban areas”, with 655 drivers and 207 passengers being stopped and checked on the roads, and 53 buildings being inspected. During the inspections of […]

18.08.2026 11:27

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DP World Limassol turns port internships into maritime careers

DP World Limassol completed its annual two-month internship programme, giving four undergraduate students hands-on experience in port operations and the wider maritime sector. Now in its sixth consecutive year, the programme allows students pursuing maritime and related studies to work alongside the company’s teams and contribute to projects while developing their practical and technical skills. […]

18.08.2026 11:19

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Oil prices hit three-week highs as Iran peace hopes fade

Oil prices rose for a third session on Tuesday as prospects receded for a deal to end the Middle East war, with Iran saying it would adopt a more offensive stance and the U.S. ruling out extending a ceasefire deal, heightening worries about energy supply. Iran will shift to a “fully offensive” military posture as […]

18.08.2026 11:10

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Negotiators to meet on Thursday ahead of leaders’ meeting

Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana are to meet on Thursday, according to reports on Tuesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the meeting will take place at 11am, and will be convened with the aim of preparing for next week’s meeting of Erhurman and President […]

18.08.2026 11:04

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Licence, logo or lookalike? Cyprus crypto changes under MiCA

Crypto users in Cyprus are being urged to check exactly which company holds their assets after the end of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, known as MiCA, transition forced unauthorised providers to withdraw and gave fraudsters a convincing new way to target investors. Since July 1, 2026, companies may provide crypto-asset services in Cyprus […]

18.08.2026 11:00

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A climate grand jeté

The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece. ‘Heat domes’ one after another for months on end in Europe and North America. Thousands of excess deaths. A record ‘El Niño’ piled on top of an average global temperature up from +1.2°C five years ago. Predicted high […]

18.08.2026 11:00

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Aglandjia car fire believed to be arson, police say

A fire which broke out in a car in the Nicosia suburb of Aglandjia is believed to have been started deliberately, the police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the fire brigade was alerted to the fire at around 12.25pm on Monday, and the fire was brought under control within 25 minutes of the […]

18.08.2026 10:55

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Ukraine launches 620 drones at Moscow region in major attack, mayor says

Ukraine launched 620 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the capital’s mayor said, in one of Kyiv’s biggest air assaults on the region, while Russian-annexed Crimea said it suffered power outages after strikes. Russian forces downed 180 of the drones over the Moscow region and emergency services were […]

18.08.2026 10:36

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‘At least 30’ children conceived using wrong donors at north’s IVF clinics

At least 30 children have been conceived through in vitro fertilisation using the wrong sperm or egg donors at clinics in northern Cyprus, according to reports on Tuesday. The BBC reported that most of the affected children are British nationals, and that “in each case, the parents suspect they did not get the donors they […]

18.08.2026 10:09

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Cyprus enters Europe’s gaming big league with €3.2 billion industry

Cyprus has broken into Europe’s ten largest video game industries by revenue, with more than 400 companies on the island generating an estimated €3.2 billion from games in 2025. The finding comes from the first industry report published by the Cyprus Game Makers Association (CYGMA), which attempts to measure a sector that has expanded rapidly […]

18.08.2026 09:52

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Paphos village gets ready for Jazz Festival

This week, music lovers and festival seekers can head to the normally quiet village of Gialia in Paphos for two evenings of jazz, art and dance. This August 21 and 22, musicians and fans can enjoy the Paradise Jazz Festival as its 26th edition unfolds. Beneath mesmerising sunsets and star-filled skies, one of the island’s […]

18.08.2026 09:51

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Foreign ministry tells embassies to stay away from Dana Cyprus problem briefing

The foreign ministry has in recent days been telephoning diplomatic missions in Nicosia, urging them not to attend a briefing on the Cyprus problem which is due to be given to diplomats by Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana on Wednesday, the Cyprus Mail has learned. Diplomatic sources informed the newspaper that missions […]

18.08.2026 09:03

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Yellow weather warning issued for thunderstorms

A yellow weather warning has been issued for expected thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon, the met office said. The warning will be in effect between 1pm and 6pm, with the storms expected to impact inland areas, the mountains, and possibly the east coast as well. Hailstones will be possible, while the intensity of rainfall is expected […]

18.08.2026 08:39

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Today’s weather: Clear morning, wet afternoon

Tuesday is set to begin with clear skies across most of the island, though clouds are expected to gather inland and in the mountains after midday and produce rain and storms. Temperatures will rise to 34 degrees Celsius inland, 30 degrees Celsius on the west and southwest coasts, 32 degrees Celsius on the rest of […]

18.08.2026 08:35

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Going once, going twice, going broke – Cyprus enters age of shop, spin and regret

Cyprus has already embraced mystery boxes, spinning wheels and online auctions. Live-shopping platforms are taking those familiar retail tricks and turning them into a nightly show. At the Mall of Cyprus this year, Ivan was handed the keys to a new electric Renault 5.  His route to the car had not begun in a showroom. It began […]

18.08.2026 08:30

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Energy price shock curbed bank lending, ECB study finds

The surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine significantly reduced bank lending to energy-intensive companies, according to an ECB working paper, with the study concluding that firms most exposed to higher energy costs borrowed less while banks also imposed stricter lending conditions. The paper, authored by Niels Framroze Moller and Johannes Poeschl, examines […]

18.08.2026 08:00

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FIFA in turmoil as COO Kevin Lamour leaves amid growing Infantino backlash

FIFA said that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments. Lamour joined the senior leadership group of soccer’s global governing body in November 2024, having previously been part of the […]

18.08.2026 07:54

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Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman

Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such incident in the country in less than two months. The shooting took place at a school attached to the privately-run […]

18.08.2026 07:48

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Greece leads monthly EU services output growth with 4.5 per cent rise

Seasonally adjusted services production in both the euro area and the European Union increased by 0.8 per cent in May 2026 compared with the previous month, according to a report from Eurostat. The official statistical office of the European Union reported that the positive monthly performance followed growth recorded in April 2026, when services output […]

18.08.2026 07:30

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Cyprus Business Now: shipping, Revolut, CySEC, bankruptcy, funding

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has warned investors against nine entities that are not authorised to provide investment services or carry out investment activities. In a notice issued on August 14, the regulator said the websites linked to the entities do not belong to firms licensed under article 5 of the Investment Services and Activities […]

18.08.2026 07:30

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Larnaca’s upgraded Pattichio Park opens to the public

Larnaca’s upgraded Pattichio Municipal Park has opened to the public after an eight-month delay, with new walking and cycling paths, viewing points, a playground and a botanical garden. The park, the largest in area in Larnaca, was handed over to the public a few days ago after construction began in October 2023. The project had […]

18.08.2026 04:24

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Our View: Why are authorities doing nothing about sewerage in the sea?

It is astonishing that the Cyprus authorities are all turning a blind eye to the systematic dumping of sewerage in the sea off Moni. Even more astonishing is that the sewerage is reportedly being dumped just 120 metres from the shore, ending back at the beach, instead of 530m from the shoreline, a point which […]

18.08.2026 04:20

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