CYPRUS BREAKING NEWS

The European Central Bank (ECB) has found that synthetic securitisation provides only a marginal boost to corporate lending , raising questions about how far the growing market can contribute to European economic growth. An ECB blog analysis by Johanne Evrard, Wagner Eduardo Schuster, Fabian…

Few things please a Cyprus traveller quite like a €39 airfare. Unfortunately, we are also rather good at spending the saving before the airplane has left the ground. The first mistake is loyalty to one airport. Travellers in Nicosia and Limassol tend to search Larnaca automatically, while those in…

After all the pre-season optimism, Manchester United’s start to the Premier League season has been inconsistent but Sunday’s derby against visiting Manchester City offers Michael Carrick’s side an early chance to show they are genuine contenders. City, meanwhile, arrive at Old Trafford with a…

The ​European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the ‌coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite deployments, the agency’s chief has said. Director General Josef Aschbacher told reporters that a decision would be needed…

Tourism arrivals fell some 8 per cent in the first seven months of this year, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis announced on Friday. The year is expected to close with a decline of around 5 per cent, worse than 2024, despite what he called a ‘successful crisis response’. Koumis was speaking at…

The Transparency Commissioner, Haris Poyiadjis, who heads the anti-corruption authority, told the House institutions committee on Wednesday that an announcement about the ‘black van’ spying case would be issued on Monday. This was his response to a question by Alma deputy Irini Charalambides, who…

A fire that broke out in the basement of a hotel in the Pernara area of Protaras has prompted the precautionary evacuation of hotel guests on Friday night. According to fire service spokesperson Andreas Kettis, the Famagusta fire service responded to the fire with two fire engines. The source of…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Friday to deepen their countries’ longstanding ties, with Putin saying the BRICS grouping should build a new platform for global growth free from Western rules. Modi and Putin held talks in the Indian capital on the…

The former teacher of Stylianos Constantinou, the 14-year-old boy who died by suicide in 2019, told Nicosia district court on Friday that she had reported everything the child told her about alleged violence at home. “I reported everything that Stylianos told me about violence. I did not hide…

The transport ministry on Thursday announced a €68 million tender for the new Legal Service building, with construction scheduled to begin in April 2027. According to the ministry, the project covers the design, construction and maintenance of an 11-storey building with a total area of at least…

The European Union abandoned a proposal for an export duty on aluminium scrap over concerns it could complicate the final signature of a free trade deal with India, sources familiar with the discussions said. Instead of the duty, which aimed to preserve Europe’s smelting industry and support…

The German federal prosecutor’s office on Friday filed an indictment against a Lebanese man arrested at Larnaca airport in March over his alleged involvement in a Hamas arms-supply network. Kamel M. is among seven men of Lebanese, Danish, German and Bulgarian origin accused of membership in a…

The need for a comprehensive assessment of the national health scheme (Gesy) was among the main issues discussed during a meeting between Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides and Akel secretary-general Stefanos Stefanou on Friday. “Regardless of the problems that have arisen and continue to…

Outdoor cinema screenings continue in the old town of Nicosia as To Erma presents three more evenings of films in its courtyard. Amid its wooden chairs, colourful plant pots and trees, this bookstore brings back its summer cinema evenings to the heart of town. Three events have been added to…

Disy accused Akel of allowing ‘ideological entanglements’ to shape Cyprus foreign policy on Friday, after the party backed a protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Nicosia. The exchange followed Herzog’s meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday, which was…

EU countries issued 3.9 million first residence permits to non-EU citizens in 2025, an increase of 10.1 per cent from the previous year, as employment remained the main reason for people being granted permission to live in the bloc. The number of first residence permits issued rose by 355,350…

Nicosia municipality is intensifying mosquito spraying across the city, as more than 60 per cent of breeding sites are being found inside residential properties following recent rainfall. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, municipal health services chief Michalis Lagos said the rainfall, combined…

Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos on Friday called for greater public participation in consultations on the city’s new local plan, saying he particularly wanted to see more young people get involved. “Participation is a sign of a healthy society,” he said. Prountzos said important suggestions had…

Rising DRAM and NAND memory component costs helped drive a 12 per cent year-on-year decline in Latin America’s smartphone market in the second quarter of 2026, with cheaper devices bearing the brunt of higher retail prices, according to research firm Omdia. The region’s smartphone shipments fell to…

Three people were arrested in Paphos today over separate theft cases, police said on Friday. A 44-year-old man has been arrested under a court warrant for stealing goods worth €240 from a Paphos department store on September 1. A 26-year-old from Limassol was taken into custody for two thefts: a…