ITV Studios has apologised to the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK after a Coronation Street episode broadcast on Thursday, August 6, referred to “Turkish” and “Greek” sides of Cyprus, following a letter of complaint sent to ITV CEO Dame Carolyn Julia McCall earlier this month. ITV Studios said it “apologises that the language […]

This news piece was first published on policypress.cy By Yiannos Stratis The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on 7 August between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, aimed at strengthening deterrence and security in the Middle East. Crucially, the agreement provisions a NATO-like mutual defence clause, whereby ‘any armed attack against any one of the three […]

By Elena Georgiou Strouthos* Mark Zuckerberg recently published a manifesto about the future of artificial intelligence. But as the mood around AI is shifting, with people in the US protesting data centres, everybody being worried about mass unemployment and doomsday scenarios floating around, his manifesto is surprisingly optimistic. He doesn’t talk about humans becoming obsolete […]

By Andreas C Chrysafis* The other day, I tried to get out of Latchi and found myself trapped in a traffic jam that, unfortunately, is becoming a regular occurrence in the area, especially during the summer. A hedgehog could move faster than the cars. Why? Because delivery vehicles were blocking the road; irresponsible idiots had […]

A third suspect, aged 34, has been arrested in connection with a robbery and assault case involving actual bodily harm committed in Paphos on August 18, after police obtained testimony leading to an arrest warrant against him. The 34-year-old was arrested yesterday and appeared today before the Paphos District Court, which issued a four-day detention […]

Europe is getting increasingly warmer: this summer, we’ve had five major heatwaves. Extreme heat killed at least 25,000 people in Western Europe alone, according to a recent Bloomberg analysis.  In Wallonia, Belgium, more deaths were recorded on June 28, the peak of June’s heatwave, than any given day at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Belgium was the country hardest […]

Syria and Israel held US-mediated talks in Jordan on Sunday aimed at easing tensions following recent Israeli strikes on Syrian territory, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a diplomatic source at the foreign ministry. The talks focused on practical mechanisms to halt Israeli strikes, arrests and targeted operations, and on reviving negotiations towards a […]

On Ukraine’s Independence Day, 24th August, the European Commission approved €6.1 billion in additional defence procurement to support Ukraine. The funding will be used to purchase air and missile defence systems, missiles, ammunition and radar equipment, reinforcing Europe’s continued commitment to helping Ukraine withstand Russia’s ongoing aggression. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said […]

Here’s a roundup of what’s on this week across Cyprus, from a saxophone orchestra concert in Paphos to gallery exhibitions in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, plus new releases in cinemas. Music Monday 24/8, Paphos District Archaeological Museum, 8pm. The concerts titled “Saxophone Festivities” are presented by the newly formed Cyprus Saxophone Orchestra of the […]

A 56-year-old scooter rider was seriously injured in a collision with a motorcycle on Chr. Hatzipavlou street in Limassol at around 6pm on Sunday, police said. The circumstances of the collision, which involved a 35-year-old motorcyclist, are under investigation, police said. The impact sent the motorcycle skidding along the road, where it came to rest […]

Cyprus will see mostly clear skies today, though localised increased cloud will develop over the mountains in the early afternoon. Winds will blow mainly southwest to northwest, initially light at force 3, gradually increasing to moderate at force 3 to 4, and reaching strong force 5 locally on the south coast in the afternoon. The […]

A scooter rider was seriously injured in a road collision in Limassol on Sunday afternoon, near the Salamis hotel. According to Limassol Traffic Police, the initial collision involved the scooter and a motorcycle under circumstances that are being investigated. Following the collision, the motorcycle ended up underneath a bus that was at the scene. The […]

Four people were injured in a two-car collision in Latchi early on Sunday afternoon. According to police, a total of four people were travelling in the two vehicles. All four were injured and taken by ambulance to hospital for medical treatment. Police said there was no information at this stage on the condition of those […]

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would “destroy” the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. His comments, released to reporters on Sunday, were Zelenskiy’s first on the subject since ousted former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a wartime poll in a bombshell address last week. Fedorov’s […]

A 47-year-old man has reported to police that his wife was arrested in the occupied areas on Saturday at the Turkish Cypriot checkpoint at the Ayios Dometios crossing. The woman, a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus, had been travelling from the occupied areas to the government-controlled areas. A spokesperson for the Cyprus Police Communication […]

A 16-year-old of Russian origin who was reported missing in Avakas Gorge was found safe and uninjured following a late-night search operation. Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis said the operation began at 10.40 pm on Saturday at the request of police. At 10 pm, a 36-year-old man reported to Peyia Police Station that he had […]

Astronomy enthusiasts will once again turn their eyes to the sky ahead of a partial lunar eclipse on 28 August. Following the historic total solar eclipse on 12 August, a partial lunar eclipse with a magnitude of 0.93 will take place and will be visible across Spain. According to Euronews, citing data from Spain’s National […]

Cyprus’s Labour Ministry is seeking to head off criticism of proposed legislation that would wipe out about €58 million in debts, penalties and surcharges accumulated over nine years in connection with administrative fines for undeclared work, saying it is open to changes. The bill has been before parliament since June and, although debate has not […]

Serious questions over safety on Cyprus beaches have resurfaced after a marine accident in the Pernera area, where a jet ski driven by a 17-year-old collided with a towable inflatable water ride, seriously injuring two people, while a series of drownings has again highlighted shortages in lifeguard tower staffing. The two issues are not directly […]

In the mountain village of Kambi in the Nicosia district, with water from nearby springs audible throughout each meal, Potamos tis Militsas serves traditional Cypriot cuisine. The family-run taverna, owned by Militsa Constantinou, received the Cypriot Cuisine Award at the “Golden Toques Cyprus” gastronomic awards in both 2024 and 2025. It has a rustic dining […]

Second-year architecture students at the University of Nicosia won most of the prizes and honourable mentions in the global “Community Urban Farm” architecture competition, with their studio project set in Gaza. The students competed against architects, designers, planners and students from all five years of study at leading universities around the world, according to the […]

It Is Time to Hold the Mirror to History, Not to the Kurds By Aslan Muhsin For years, whenever the Kurdish question is discussed in Turkey, the same accusation has been repeated in different forms: “Kurdistan is an Israeli project.”“The Kurds are Israel’s proxies.”“Kurdistan will be a second Israel.” These statements have been repeated so […]

Twenty-six people have died on Cyprus roads since the start of 2026, with more than half of them motorcyclists, as police step up efforts to prevent fatal collisions. The toll rose to 26 after a fatal crash on Sunday involving a 30-year-old motorcyclist, prompting police spokesman Vyron Vyronos to renew his appeal to drivers to […]

The National Guard has gained the capability to design, develop and produce small unmanned aircraft (sUAV/FPV), through a newly established lab operating at the 12th Engineering Battalion, according to information obtained by Phileleftheros. National Guard Chief Lieutenant General Emmanouil Theodorou ordered the lab’s creation, marking the first time such a facility has been set up, […]

These are the pharmacies that will operate during the night across Cyprus on Monday, August 24:  NICOSIA Konstantina Perdiki, 34E Metochiou. Near the Ministry of Health (former Giorkio hotel), next to Afroditi sandwich shop, Nicosia. Tel: 22770009, 22770030. Georgios Chatziapοstolou, 75D Larnakos Avenue. Near Oriental patisserie, Nicosia. Tel: 22100029, 22105263. Sofia Koliantri, 375 Archbishop Makarios […]

Police carried out more than 300 checks nationwide on the first day of hunting season yesterday, issuing 12 on-the-spot fines for offences including carrying an assembled hunting weapon inside a vehicle, pursuing game in a prohibited area, and carrying a hunting weapon in a prohibited area. Separately, Stroumbi Police Station is investigating a case against […]

The United States is set to roll out new economic sanctions on Monday targeting Iran’s trade partners, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called “the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” against the country. Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf “if the economic war continues.” U.S. Treasury Secretary […]

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 24: 1922 – Arab states meeting at Nablus rejected the British mandate for Palestine given by the League of Nations. 1995 – Microsoft releases Windows 95 operating system. 1997 – Kenyan-born Wilson Kipketer of Denmark breaks men’s 800m world record. 1999 – Australia’s […]

Cyprus has around 30,000 buildings that are effectively uninhabited yet could be repaired and brought back into use to boost housing supply, particularly for those who can only rent rather than buy, according to estimates by the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK). Former parliamentary Environment Committee chairman Charalambos Theopemptou examined how other EU member […]

Cyprus records one of the lowest housing cost burden rates in Europe, though saving a deposit for a home still requires close to two years of a worker’s gross income, according to a report by bestbrokers.com titled “From 9 Months to 216 Years: How Long It Takes to Save for a Home Deposit Around the […]

Kingfisher in Paphos is a small, family-run restaurant led by chef-owner Lefteris Saparillas. It has ranked among Cyprus’s top restaurants and received the Top Notch distinction at the “Golden Toques Cyprus” gastronomic awards. The restaurant does not overlook the sea. Reviewers from Athinorama wrote that the sea is present throughout the space. Its display case […]

Cyprus Police will launch a nationwide road safety campaign on Monday targeting motorists who use mobile phones or hold other objects while driving, an offence authorities say contributes significantly to fatal and serious road collisions. The campaign will run from Monday, 24 August, until Sunday, 30 August 2026. Traffic police will carry out roadside checks […]

Two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least two people, including a 4-year-old boy, and wounded seven others, Palestinian health officials said. One of the strikes hit a building in Zawayda town in the centre of the enclave and followed a warning by the Israeli army for the owners of the […]

A woman suspected of killing her husband while he slept was ordered to be held for three days on Sunday in the occupied areas after surrendering to “police”. The case has attracted widespread attention, with a “police investigator” telling the “Nicosia district court” that the killing took place at around 10.30 pm on Saturday in […]

A serious jet ski crash in Pernera on 15 August, which left a 48-year-old father and his seven-year-old daughter badly injured, has renewed scrutiny of accidents involving recreational craft and personal watercraft in Cyprus waters. The figures underline the need for continued prevention efforts. Between 2008 and 2025, the available figures cited by Phileleftheros record […]

A child’s bedroom in a two-storey home in Deryneia suffered extensive damage after a fire caused by a mobile phone and its charger, according to the Fire Service. Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis said the call was received at 3.40 am. The child said the phone had been left on the bed while connected to […]

Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with the deadly virus found in a long-nosed fur seal in South Australia state. Australia has been grappling with rising cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza after it landed in the country in June. The country’s first mass seabird deaths […]

Fifty-two years on, Cyprus is still searching for answers about the causes, the mistakes and the omissions that led to the Turkish invasion of 1974. Questions that remain open and keep resurfacing, insistently, in public debate: Could the coup and the invasion have been avoided? Was the seizure of Famagusta part of Turkey’s plans all […]

Police arrested seven people during overnight operations across Cyprus, as officers stepped up patrols and checks in key urban areas. The arrests were made for offences involving illegal residence in the Republic and driving under the influence of alcohol. Police stopped 825 vehicles and checked 1,166 people travelling in them during the operations. Officers also […]

The Rousia family runs three Stou Rousia restaurants, in Larnaca, Nicosia and Kato Drys. The business receives the Cypriot Cuisine Award each year at the “Golden Toques Cyprus” awards. Each restaurant differs in character but uses the same format: Cypriot food, quality ingredients, large portions and traditional recipes. The business started in Larnaca, where the […]

A 21-year-old man from Afghanistan has died while swimming at Limassol’s old port, police said. The 21-year-old was in the area with a person known to him, police said. He is believed to have dived into the water from a pier and was then seen calling for help. Despite his companion’s efforts, he could not […]

This news piece was first published on policypress.cy By Nectaria Georgiadou, Frixos Stephanides Cyprus’ parliamentary parties received €11,387,906 in public money in 2025. The amount was distributed through five separate funding categories: the general state grant, salaries for parliamentary aides, funding for party youth organisations, contributions to European political parties, and €100,000 for outreach and information […]

DLGO Larnaca is mourning the death of 30-year-old employee Georgios Georgiou, who died after the motorcycle he was riding collided head-on with a car. Georgiou, a father of a seven-year-old boy and an infant, worked as a labourer at DLGO Larnaca. In a post on social media, DLGO Larnaca president Angelos Hadjicharalambous said “the DLGO […]

The Flight Safety Foundation Southeast Europe-Cyprus (FSF-SE-Europe-Cyprus) has voiced strong concern and condemned repeated incursions by Turkish military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the Nicosia FIR, carried out without the required coordination with air traffic control authorities. The statement follows recent press reports, a statement from the Cyprus Air Traffic Controllers’ Union, and […]

Health authorities are carrying out a precautionary check on a specific batch of the anticoagulant Warfant 3mg after reports that some packages may contain 1mg tablets instead of 3mg. According to a statement from the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), the issue concerns exclusively batch 25002 of Warfant Tablet 3mg. The HIO was informed of the […]

A coach carrying more than 50 German high-school students crashed into a delivery van in the eastern Netherlands early on Monday, injuring eight people, Dutch police said. “Some of the victims taken to the hospital are seriously injured,” the police department of Gelderland province said in a post on X. Other people suffered minor injuries […]

The United States has formally raised the need for a new road to Paphos International Airport on national security grounds, marking the first time such grounds have been invoked to try to overcome environmental objections that have repeatedly blocked the project, according to information obtained by Phileleftheros. The proposal, put forward by the US Air […]

A natural monument over 500 years old, the ancient oak tree in the community of Fyti, has had a smart QR-code sign in place for almost two years, one of the most notable examples of a wider smart signage programme across the Paphos district. Visitors to the site can scan the code and select their […]

The Inia local authority’s longstanding push for an organised tourist beach at Lara conflicts with existing legislation protecting the site, a dispute reignited after visitors and environmental organisations found umbrellas, sunbeds and tents illegally placed on the protected beach, one of the Mediterranean’s most important nesting sites for Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas sea turtles. […]

A 30-year-old motorcyclist from Larnaca has died following a head-on collision with a car on the Kellia-Troulloi road. Georgios Georgiou was riding a high-powered motorcycle belonging to another person when the crash occurred at around 7:30pm, police said. Preliminary examinations indicate Georgiou entered a bend and crossed into the oncoming lane, where his motorcycle collided […]

A 30-year-old motorcyclist from Larnaca died on Sunday evening following a head-on collision on the Kelli–Troulloi road, police confirmed. The victim was identified as Georgios Georgiou. According to preliminary findings, Georgiou was riding a high-powered motorcycle belonging to another individual at around 19:30 when he entered a bend and veered into the oncoming traffic lane. […]

Iran has discovered over 7.5 trillion cubic feet (212.4 billion cubic metres) of gas in a field in the south of its Fars Province, according to Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, quoted by state media on Sunday. Given an estimated recovery ratio, Paknejad said it was possible to extract about 5,700 billion cubic feet of gas […]

A fire that broke out on Sunday afternoon in Klirou, Nicosia district, was brought fully under control within about 30 minutes, according to the Forestry Department. The fire started at 3.11 pm and, following the immediate response of forest firefighting teams, was brought under full control at 3.40 pm. A small area of dry grass […]

Police arrested a 28-year-old man on Saturday as part of an investigation into an online fraud case in which a 49-year-old lost more than €6,800. The 49-year-old reported to Paphos CID in February that he had received a call on his mobile phone which appeared to display the name of an online bank where he […]

ELAM is calling for the cancellation of the Zamna music festival and a training camp organised by a Spanish Barcelona football academy, both planned in occupied Nicosia. According to a party statement, the Zamna festival is scheduled for 10 October 2026, while a football training camp is also being planned in the occupied areas. ELAM […]

Two vehicles belonging to a 49-year-old woman were deliberately set on fire while parked outside her home in Limassol. Police received information about the fire at around 2.20 am on Sunday. Police officers and firefighters went to the scene and extinguished the blaze, while the area was placed under guard. Investigations found that the fire […]

US President Donald Trump has again claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is now American territory, reposting an image on his Truth Social account showing a map of the region with the waterway circled and the caption “NEW US territory”. It is the second time in a week that Trump has posted the image. At […]

India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying 24 crew sank, with two Chinese nationals rescued, a senior official said. The two rescued Chinese seafarers said the vessel developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes, forcing crew to abandon ship, […]

Seasonal low pressure is affecting the region, with mostly clear weather expected across Cyprus on Sunday and temperatures reaching 39C inland. Cloud cover will increase locally at times during the day. Winds will blow mainly from the south-west to north-west at 3 to 4 Beaufort, becoming locally stronger at 4 to 5 Beaufort for periods […]

The weather on Sunday is expected to be mostly clear, with increased local cloudiness to develop at times, mainly after midday, according to the department of meteorology. Winds will blow light at 3 Beaufort initially, gradually becoming mainly southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate at 3 to 4 Beaufort, and temporarily reaching moderate to strong, […]