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Trial of British father continues in Paphos
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Trial of British father continues in Paphos

The trial of the 37-year-old British father who was charged with causing death by recklessness continues before the Paphos district court on Friday morning. The defendant had been released on strict conditions pending the start of the trial. These included paying €20,000 bail, handing over his travel documents, and signing in at Paphos central police […]

31.07.2026 09:00
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President meets with Fitto at the presidential palace
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President meets with Fitto at the presidential palace

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet with newly appointed EU envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Friday. Fitto had arrived in Cyprus on Thursday and is expected to meet with the Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman later in the day. More to follow.

31.07.2026 08:52
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Yellow weather warning for high temperatures issued for Friday
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Yellow weather warning for high temperatures issued for Friday

The met department on Friday issued a new yellow weather warning for extreme temperatures, as temperatures are expected to reach up to 40 degrees inland. The warning is in effect from 2pm to 4.30pm. Meanwhile, the forestry department warned of an increased risk of forest fires, issuing a red alert following a week of extreme […]

31.07.2026 08:42
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Today’s weather: Sunny at up to 40 degrees
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Today’s weather: Sunny at up to 40 degrees

On Friday, the weather will be mostly clear with temperatures ranging from up to 40 degrees Celsius inland, to around 33 degrees on the west and southwest coasts, around 36 degrees in the remaining coastal areas and 31 degrees in the higher mountains. Winds will blow from the southwest to the northwest, initially variable and […]

31.07.2026 08:29
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Paphos records Cyprus’ highest prices for new houses
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Paphos records Cyprus’ highest prices for new houses

Cyprus new-build property sales hit €1.15 billion in first half of 2026 Cyprus’ new-build residential property market recorded 3,594 sales worth €1.149 billion during the first half of 2026, according to an analysis by Landbank Analytics, with Limassol leading in total value, Nicosia recording the highest transaction volume and Paphos maintaining the most expensive house […]

31.07.2026 08:20
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Alpha Bank opens innovation challenge to European startups
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Alpha Bank opens innovation challenge to European startups

Alpha Bank has kept applications open until September 20 for its FinQuest 2026 innovation competition, inviting startups, fintech companies and scale-ups from across Europe to submit solutions aimed at transforming the banking sector. This year’s competition has been given a stronger European focus, with the bank issuing an open invitation to startups operating in different […]

31.07.2026 08:12
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Cyprus growth forecast cut as euro area economy picks up in second quarter
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Cyprus growth forecast cut as euro area economy picks up in second quarter

Cyprus’ economic growth is expected to slow in 2026 despite a modest improvement in the wider European economy, according to updated projections published by the Economics Research Centre of the University of Cyprus (CypERC) and preliminary figures from Eurostat. The CypERC now forecasts Cyprus’ real gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 2.7 per cent in […]

31.07.2026 07:40
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Cyprus Business Now: Cyta, tourism, CBC, unemployment, BoC, pensions, energy
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Cyprus Business Now: Cyta, tourism, CBC, unemployment, BoC, pensions, energy

The Cyta board of directors on Thursday presented its report covering its February 2024 to July 2026 term, describing the period as one marked by major transformation, strategic reforms and significant investments aimed at strengthening the organisation’s role in Cyprus’ digital future. The board reported that its work focused on reinforcing Cyta’s position as a […]

31.07.2026 07:30
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Cyprus industrial production edges up 0.5 per cent in May
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Cyprus industrial production edges up 0.5 per cent in May

Cyprus recorded a modest annual increase of 0.5 per cent in its industrial production index during May 2026, according to figures released by the state statistical service (Cystat). The overall index reached 116.7 units against a base rate of 100 units established in 2021, reflecting a small expansion when compared to May 2025. Across the […]

31.07.2026 06:30
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CySEC launches autumn seminar programme for certified professionals
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CySEC launches autumn seminar programme for certified professionals

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced a programme of 14 one-day online professional training seminars to be held between September and December 2026 for individuals registered in its certification registers. The five-hour seminars, which will all be conducted in English, are primarily intended for certified persons seeking to comply with paragraph 17(2) […]

31.07.2026 06:00
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Why do we need to start talking about the commons?
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Why do we need to start talking about the commons?

The sea off Dasoudi keeps turning brown, and no one in charge can agree on why. That should worry us more than it does By Penelope Vasquez Hadjilyra The sea off Dasoudi has turned brown again. Swimmers are filming it, not as an eyesore, but as evidence of a gamble people are asked to take […]

31.07.2026 04:24
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Our View: How much development is too much?
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Our View: How much development is too much?

Huge development projects – both public and private – are being planned all across Cyprus. In the Polis area, the Cyprus Ports Authority is proposing the expansion of Latchi port, which environmental group Opok has called “the beginning of the end for Chrysochou Bay”. In Moni, just outside Limassol, a record land deal worth €55 […]

31.07.2026 04:20
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Kombos speaks with Iran’s Araghchi
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Kombos speaks with Iran’s Araghchi

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday spoke on the phone with his Iranian counterpart about the current crisis in the Persian Gulf. Cyprus’ chief diplomat later posted on X: “Held a telephone discussion with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi with a focus on regional developments. Diplomacy remains imperative for sustained de-escalation.” According to both The […]

30.07.2026 23:54
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Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies
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Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies

When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World some five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack dogs as they set about colonizing the Americas. But the biggest blow they delivered came from something else entirely — smallpox and other infectious diseases that ravaged indigenous populations. Researchers now have obtained the first […]

30.07.2026 23:11
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Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations
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Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. During a phone call with his Bulgarian counterpart, Velislava Petrova-Chamova, Araqchi said Sofia’s approval of a U.S. request to station military aircraft at the […]

30.07.2026 22:33
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Migrants break through border into Spain’s Ceuta, military called in
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Migrants break through border into Spain’s Ceuta, military called in

The Spanish government said it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants broke through the fences into the city from Morocco on Thursday, overwhelming the Guardia Civil police force. Video footage showed hundreds of migrants swimming over from the Moroccan side using inflatable inner tubes and […]

30.07.2026 22:21
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Nursing union welcomes student grant scheme
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Nursing union welcomes student grant scheme

The Cyprus Union of Nursing Staff (Oyyk-Sek) on Thursday welcomed Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides’ initiative and the cabinet’s decision to approve an additional grant scheme for nursing and midwifery students, saying it had been advocating for such a measure for the past two years. In a statement, the union said the provision of an additional […]

30.07.2026 21:44
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Trafficking figures understate true scale, says commissioner
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Trafficking figures understate true scale, says commissioner

Recorded cases of human trafficking “do not reflect the true extent of the problem”, Human Rights Commissioner Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Thursday, revealing that 30 victims were identified in Cyprus last year. Lottides said the victims comprised 16 women and 14 men, while five people were convicted of human trafficking-related offences during the year. Despite […]

30.07.2026 21:41
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Phone evidence dispute in cocaine trial
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Phone evidence dispute in cocaine trial

The prosecution and the defence squabbled on Thursday on the admissibility of phone communications as evidence in the ongoing trial of Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou. Christodoulou is on trial before Nicosia criminal court, facing charges of importing 15kg of cocaine with intent to sell. In 2022 he had been found guilty of possession with intent to […]

30.07.2026 21:28
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