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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 12:07

Cyprus to ‘place emphasis on protection of workers’ during Council of EU presidency

Cyprus will “place particular emphasis on the protection of workers” during its six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said. He made the comments during a visit to Brussels, and stressed that the Cypriot government “remains committed to strengthening the social pillar of the […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 11:28

Small earthquake felt in Paphos district

An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt in the Paphos district in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The earthquake hit at 3.28am, with its epicentre located around 80 kilometres northwest of Polis Chrysochous. No damage was reported.

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 11:25

Social support body implores first lady to reconsider resignation

The social support body’s management committee on Tuesday implored First Lady Philippa Karsera Christodoulides to reconsider her resignation from her role as the body’s chairwoman. She had resigned from the body, which was initially set up to offer financial assistance to disadvantaged students, after a video widely shared on social media last week linking it […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 11:05

Prominent MEP contacts European Commission over Cyprus corruption video

Sandro Gozi, the secretary-general of the EDP, one of the centrist groups in the European parliament, on Tuesday said that he had penned a letter to the European Commission over a video which was widely shared on social media last week which alleged campaign finance violations on the part of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 11:04

What makes Hytale Communities different from other gaming servers

Hytale launched in early access this January. Within hours, servers started appearing everywhere. Some were small private worlds. Others were ambitious public hubs with custom features. Something about these early communities feels genuinely different from typical gaming servers. The distinction goes beyond game mechanics. Players interact differently. Server owners build differently. Infrastructure needs are different. […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 11:00

Pretending to help Donald Trump

The alarming events of the past couple of weeks have made it clear that not one but several crises are likely to occur in the relatively near future. It’s hard to predict how they will interact, and we cannot arrange them in any particular sequence. However, they certainly would interact – and they would all […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:55

Drivers urged to exercise caution in view of poor weather conditions

Police on Tuesday called on drivers to be particularly careful on the roads due to the overall adverse weather conditions in the inland areas and in the higher mountains. “Due to heavy rainfall on the Limassol – Paphos motorway and the Pissouri – Avdimou – Paramali area, drivers are urged to be particularly careful, drive […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:50

Ice closes Vienna airport, disrupts flights in Prague

Icy conditions have forced staff to close Vienna International Airport until at least 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) on Tuesday and limit fights at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport, both hubs said. A thick layer of ice had formed on runways in Vienna and kept freezing up again after efforts to clear it, a spokesperson said. Flights […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:40

Man City’s Guardiola wary of Newcastle’s late goal threat

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would have preferred the League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United to be a single-leg tie due to the holders’ habit of scoring late goals. Anthony Gordon’s added-time spot-kick took Newcastle’s FA Cup clash with Bournemouth to extra time on Saturday, before Newcastle won on penalties. Two stoppage-time strikes helped Newcastle […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:36

Swindon captain was banned for ‘highly violating’ fouls, FA reveals

Swindon Town captain Ollie Clarke was banned for seven matches in December for committing fouls on the “private body parts” of two opponents, the Football Association revealed on Monday. An independent FA regulatory commission said in partly redacted written reasons that it considered the midfielder’s actions to have been “highly violating and intentional foul play”. […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:34

MHV Group named official partner and Parklane Resort & Spa hospitality sponsor of the inaugural Cyprus EMEA Healthspan Summit

Limassol, Cyprus – 12 January 2026  MHV Group proudly announces its role as official partner and Parklane Resort & Spa hospitality sponsor of the inaugural Cyprus EMEA Healthspan Summit, organised by the St. Moritz Longevity Forum. The landmark Summit will take place on 27–28 April 2026 at Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol, setting a new […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:26

Macclesfield draw Brentford after FA Cup heroics

New Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior was handed a trip back to his old club Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round draw on Monday while non-league giant-slayers Macclesfield will welcome top-flight Brentford. Sixth-tier Macclesfield, coached by Wayne Rooney’s younger brother John, delivered one of the biggest upset in FA Cup history when they stunned […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:00

New Nicosia exhibition explores memory

What’s in a memory? Two artists seek to find out as they present a new Nicosia exhibition exploring memory as a living, fragile, and constantly shifting experience. Stephanos Philippou and Anastasia Sivkova are currently showing their Anamnesis exhibition (Greek for ‘memories’) at Gloria Gallery, inviting viewers to discover fragments of their memories, traces of the […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 10:00

CSC meeting with Hadjimanolis on shipping priorities

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) met this week with Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis in the context of close contacts aimed at coordinating issues that will concern the Cyprus shipping industry in the new year. The meeting focused on a substantive and constructive discussion, while the chamber also expressed its appreciation for the Deputy Minister’s […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 09:57

Papadopoulos warns Christodoulides over ‘unfortunate’ statement on video

Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Tuesday warned President Nikos Christodoulides over what he described as “unfortunate” references to Cyprus’ political parties in statements he made after his chief of staff resigned following the publication of a video which alleged campaign finance lawbreaking on the partof him and his close associates. “If the president’s comments also concerned Diko, […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 09:45

Cyprus tax reform brings revised income tax withholding from January

Cyprus’ tax reform, which took effect on January 1, 2026, is expected to deliver direct financial benefits to taxpayers through revised tax scales, according to the audit office. The office said the changes will be applied automatically through income tax withholding, starting with the January 2026 payroll, covering state officials and employees, pensioners, as well […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 09:05

Larnaca taxi drivers strike over ‘uncontrolled’ transport applications

Taxi drivers in Larnaca went on strike for four hours on Tuesday morning in protest at what they described as “uncontrolled action by passenger transport applications” in the town, and particularly in and around its airport, arguing that drivers registered further afield are infringing on their custom through those applications. The Pancyprian federation of urban […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 09:00

French farmers stage new Paris protest in bid to halt Mercosur deal

French farmers drove tractors into Paris on Tuesday for the second time in a week to protest against an EU-Mercosur trade deal they say threatens local agriculture by creating unfair competition with cheaper South American imports. Farmers in France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, and other member states have been protesting for months over […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 09:00

Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025, says Counterpoint

Global smartphone shipments rose 2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said on Monday. Apple led the market with a 20 per cent share, the largest among the top five brands, supported by solid demand in emerging and mid-sized markets and strong sales of […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 08:37

Four arrested in Paphos over turtle-throwing video

The police on Tuesday announced that they have made four arrests after a video emerged of four men appearing to kick and throw a turtle. They said they had received a complaint at around 1.30pm on Monday and that they attended the scene of the video, a beach near the Paphos district village of Chlorakas, […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 08:30

Qatar and UAE to join U.S.-led effort to bolster technology supply chain

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a U.S.-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told Reuters in an interview. The addition of those two countries is notable given the Middle East’s history of political divisions and reflects a U.S.-led effort to bring […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 08:26

Diagne to brief Unficyp contributing countries in New York

United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne is late on Tuesday expected to brief representatives of countries which contribute personnel to the UN’s peacekeeping force on the island (Unficyp) in a series of behind-closed-doors meetings in New York. The meetings will mark his first engagements held in New York ahead of a planned vote […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 08:03

Trump piles on the pressure with 25% tariff threat on countries trading with Iran

President Donald Trump said on Monday any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on any trade with the U.S., as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic […]

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Kıbrıs 13.01.2026 07:30

Cyprus Business Now: shipping, banking, CFA, tourism, government employment

Cyprus’ tourism strategy for the new year, the challenges facing the sector and Paphos’ decisive contribution to overall performance were discussed on Monday during a meeting between Deputy Tourism Minister Kostas Koumis and local bodies in the Paphos district. Addressing stakeholders, Koumis described 2025 as the best tourism year in Cyprus’ history, stressing that the Deputy […]

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