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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:41

Today’s weather: Increased dust levels and mild temperatures

The working week is coming to an end with slightly cloudy weather and temperatures remaining mild, reaching up to 21 degrees Celsius inland and on the coast and 11 degrees in the higher mountains. Meanwhile, a low-pressure area centred in Egypt is moving north and is expected to affect the island from tomorrow. Dust will […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:35

Two seriously injured in work accident in Paralimni

Two workers were seriously injured after they fell off a two-metre-high scaffolding in Paralimni, police said on Friday. “Two people aged 64 and 56, while they were on scaffolding approximately two metres high gave way, causing them to fall to the ground and be injured,” the police said. According to the police, the incident occurred […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:22

US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil at sea

The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. Oil prices eased on Friday morning in Asia after the U.S. waiver announcement. The […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:15

Trump: The US is the largest oil producer, when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States stood to make significant money from oil prices driven higher by the war with Iran, prompting criticism from some lawmakers who accused him of caring only about rich people. Oil prices jumped more than 9% to $100 a barrel, as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened. […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:00

Michigan synagogue, Virginia university targeted in unnerving day of US violence

A convicted Islamic State supporter opened fire in a Virginia university classroom, killing one person and injuring two others before he was killed, while in Michigan a Lebanon-born U.S. citizen crashed his truck into a synagogue and its preschool and was shot dead. The back-to-back outbursts of violence added to rising concerns about the possibility […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:00

UK interest rates could fall to 3.5 per cent by summer despite oil surge

The Bank of England will cut interest rates to 3.50 per cent either in April or June, according to economists polled by Reuters who have largely abandoned calls for a March 19 reduction as soaring energy prices driven by the Iran war ​raise inflation risks. Conviction on the outlook has faded, with several economists unwilling […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 08:00

Cyprus fuel stocks stable – but outlook ‘can change overnight’

For the moment, Cyprus does not face a problem in relation to its fuel stocks amid the Persian Gulf energy crunch, the Cyprus Mail has learned. “Right now we are fine, but it’s only a snapshot, things can change from one day to the next,” said George Papanastasiou, the former energy minister. About 20 per […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 07:51

Threats over Hormuz and escalating strikes raise fears of a wider war

The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial markets. New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first comments, read out […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 07:30

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, hospitality, fuel, TechIsland, WISTA

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Thursday said that Cyprus remains a safe and reliable destination for international investment, business activity and quality tourism, following a meeting of its executive committee to review regional developments. The federation stated that maintaining stability, security and the smooth functioning of the economy is a top priority and a collective […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 07:00

Plans for €10m Limassol aquarium move to preliminary inquiry stage

Limassol’s Kourion municipality is pushing for the creation of a marine aquarium and Mediterranean marine life research centre on the western side of the Akrotiri municipal district, a project with an estimated cost of €10 million. This development was reported by Entrepreneurial Limassol, a periodical published by the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel). […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 06:30

Cyprus marine institute calls for long-term EU coastal strategy

The European Union must adopt a long-term and targeted institutional framework for the resilience of coastal areas to replace the current approach of short-term project implementation, Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute Chief Executive Officer Zacharias Siokouros urged. According to Entrepreneurial Limassol, a periodical published by the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the demand was […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 06:00

Greek banks draw strong investor interest entering 2026

International banks signalled strong confidence in the Greek banking sector’s outlook for 2026, highlighting resilient credit expansion, solid asset quality and growing investor demand. This follows meetings with major lenders including Eurobank, Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece, Piraeus Bank and the Bank of Cyprus. According to Greek business outlet Newmoney, the above assessment was […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 04:24

Students learn traditional dry-stone craft in presidential palace gardens

Students from the technical school of Nicosia took part in a practical dry stone building workshop in the gardens of the presidential palace on Thursday, an initiative aimed at strengthening technical education and preserving traditional construction knowledge. The one-day workshop was organised by the environment commissioner, Antonia Theodosiou, and involved first-year students from the architectural […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 04:20

Our View: Outcry over public shelters will soon be forgotten

There was outrage when the government announced, shortly after the drone strike on Akrotiri base that civil defence shelters were enough for about 45 per cent of the population. The conclusion of the angry media commentators was that the state had failed the citizens yet again, leaving half of them to perish in the event […]

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Kıbrıs 13.03.2026 01:06

Netanyahu threatens Iran new leader, says government collapse uncertain

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel’s joint air war with the U.S. may not lead to a collapse of Tehran’s clerical government. Holding his first press conference since the start of the war, the Israeli leader said […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 23:19

Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

Israel’s military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war, in a case that exposed divisions within Israel over whether soldiers can abuse enemy prisoners with impunity. The military announced the decision at a time when much of the country’s attention is focused on the war […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 23:12

Hungary returns seized Ukrainian bank vehicles, withholds cash and gold

Hungary returned two seized armoured bank vehicles to Ukraine on Thursday but withheld cash and gold worth approximately $82 million, citing an investigation into alleged money laundering, a move Kyiv has denounced as theft. Relations between Hungary and Ukraine, already strained by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s close ties to Russia, reached a new low […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 22:34

New law seeks to outlaw ‘deepfakes’

The unauthorised publication of ‘deepfakes’ is now a criminal offence, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. A deepfake is synthetic media – images, video, or audio – created using advanced artificial intelligence to realistically replace one person’s likeness or voice with another’s. The bill criminalising deepfakes – via an amendment to the basic […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 22:04

Road tax payment extended to end of March

The House on Thursday passed a law extending to the end of March the deadline for payment of road tax, citing glitches with online payments on the website of the Road Transport Department. The deadline for paying road tax was midnight on March 11. It has now been pushed back to March 31. Dipa MP […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 21:28

‘Route of Love’ motorcycle ride supports children with cancer

The nationwide association for children with cancer and related conditions One Dream One Wish is organising its 26th annual “Route of Love” motorcycle ride from March 11 to 15, 2026, according to a press release issued on Thursday. The charity ride aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by children and young people with […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 20:59

Suspect dead in Detroit-area synagogue shooting, no other casualties reported

The suspect in an episode of gun violence on Thursday at a Detroit-area synagogue was shot dead, according to a law enforcement official, with no other casualties from the incident immediately reported. Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at about 12:30 p.m. local time (1730 GMT) at Temple Israel Synagogue in the Detroit suburb of […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 20:18

Government seeks faster deportations of irregular migrants

The justice ministry and the deputy ministry of migration on Thursday pledged to improve the efficiency of deportations of migrants residing illegally in Cyprus. In separate statements, the two ministries announced the creation of a working group to examine cases of irregular migrants who refuse to leave the country voluntarily. Reaffirming the government’s commitment to […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 20:11

Lack of protocols blamed for panic after Akrotiri drone strike

Officials on Thursday blamed the absence of emergency protocols for the confusion and panic caused among communities in close proximity to RAF Akrotiri following a drone strike there last Sunday. Pantelis Georgiou, the mayor of Kourion, remarked that “not even the British expected the attack”. He was speaking in parliament during a discussion of contingency […]

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Kıbrıs 12.03.2026 19:27

Bill to integrate counselling psychologists into Gesy heads to parliament

A bill seeking to integrate counselling psychologists into the national health system (Gesy) is expected to be brought before the parliamentary plenary session in the coming days, following discussions in the House health committee on Thursday. The proposed legislation, promoted by Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros and Dipa MP Alekos Tryfonidis, would amend the general health […]

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