3 h. ago Cyprus Business Now: economy forecast, BoC, AstroBank, shipping, tourism revenue

The Finance Ministry on Friday published its strategic fiscal policy framework for the period 2026 to 2028, forecasting stable economic growth and a steady decline in public debt over the next four years. Growth is expected to range between 2.9 per cent and 3.1 per cent during the period, with the public debt projected to […]

Economics

20 h. ago Cyprus backs international coordination at Athens shipping summit

Over 350 senior delegates from more than 30 countries gathered in Athens this week for the high-level ‘Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit’. The event was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of Greece, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS). The summit brought […]

Politics

20 h. ago Greens submit 33 new cases of property usurpation in north to police

The Green Party on Friday said it had delivered to police 33 new cases involving the usurpation of Greek Cypriot properties in the north. The data was delivered to CID in Nicosia by a delegation of party members. The Greens said the information concerned cases of illegal exploitation, advertising, buying and selling. It said the […]

Events

20 h. ago Cyprus expects public debt to drop to 43 per cent of GDP by 2028

The Finance Ministry on Friday published its strategic fiscal policy framework for the period 2026 to 2028, forecasting stable economic growth and a steady decline in public debt over the next four years. Growth is expected to range between 2.9 per cent and 3.1 per cent during the period, with the public debt projected to […]

Politics

20 h. ago Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on Iran

Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on Iran  North Wales Live

Politics

26 h. ago After years of waiting, Israel’s Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran

Iran once ridiculed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the boy who cried wolf for his constant public warnings about Tehran’s nuclear programme, and his repeated threats to shut it down, one way or another. “You can only fool some of the people so many times,” Iran’s then-foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said in 2018 […]

Politics

41 h. ago MPs sound alarm over water waste, ageing networks, and policy failures

A host of problems, such as large water losses, ageing networks, a failure to utilise recycled water, unequal pricing policies and the energy dependence of desalination plants, were raised at Thursday’s session of the House audit committee. Discussions focused on an audit office report on the adaptation of water resources management in relation to climate […]

Events

47 h. ago Man ‘faces five years in jail’ for calling Tatar a circus monkey

A man is facing up to five years in jail in the north for “insulting the president” after referring to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as a “circus monkey” in a social media post, according to reports on Thursday. Newspaper Yeniduzen wrote that 57-year-old Erol Baycan will appear in court on Friday over the post, […]

Events

48 h. ago Warning shots fired after migrant boat attempts to ram police vessel

The police fired warning shots on Thursday morning after an inflatable boat carrying around 20 people towards Cyprus’ east coast attempted to ram a police vessel after they attempted to intercept it. According to the police, the boat was initially spotted at around 4.50am heading towards the north before changing course and heading towards the […]

Events

50 h. ago North ‘education minister’ furious at Michaelidou’s praise for Eoka

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Wednesday night reacted with fury to the Republic’s Education Minister Athena Michaelidou’s praise of Eoka, the paramilitary group formed with the aim of uniting Cyprus with Greece. “I read with sorrow the statements of Athena Michaelidou in which she stated that they teach children the ‘heroism and […]

Politics

61 h. ago Trump is receptive to contacts with North Korean leader, White House says

President Donald Trump would welcome communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after having had friendly relations with Kim during his first term, the White House said on Wednesday. “The president remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Trump and Kim held three summits during […]

Politics

2 d. ago Case against teachers accused of ‘battering’ north’s police adjourned until October

The case against 22 Turkish Cypriot teachers who stand accused of “battering” police officers during a protest in 2022 was on Wednesday adjourned until October 1. Wednesday’s hearing was the 12th thus far in the case, with it set to resume after the summer holidays. After the hearing, teachers’ trade union leaders spoke outside court. “We […]

Sport

3 d. ago World scholars converge on Tochni for franchise research conference

The 38th Annual International Society of Franchising (ISoF) Conference, hosted in Cyprus by Frederick University’s School of Business and Law, concluded on May 24, 2025, following four days of academic exchange and professional networking. Held in the scenic village of Tochni, the conference brought together franchise academics and researchers from Universities across Europe, North America […]

Politics

3 d. ago Larnaca leads property value growth in Cyprus in first quarter

Larnaca continues to strengthen its position in the real estate market, registering the highest increases in property values during the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest RICS Cyprus Property Price Index with KPMG in Cyprus. Christophoros Anayiotos, managing director and head of real estate and land development at KPMG Cyprus, said that Larnaca […]

Politics

3 d. ago Available Turkish Cypriot property to be announced every quarter

Turkish Cypriot properties available for use by Greek Cypriot refugees will be made public every three months on the website of the service that manages them, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday. MPs continued discussions on the regulations for allocating Turkish Cypriot property to eligible refugees with a view to enhancing the transparency and […]

Politics

3 d. ago Europe court says Turkey must expedite Cyprus property claims

Europe court says Turkey must expedite Cyprus property claims  Neos Kosmos

Events

3 d. ago Our View: Modi’s visit to Cyprus unlikely a ‘message to Turkey’

Ever since its independence, Cyprus has enjoyed relations with India. There was probably solidarity as both had been British colonies that fought for their freedom, and both suffered the consequences of the Colonial Office’s divide and rule policy. After independence, Cyprus became a member of the Soviet-backed Non-Aligned Movement, in which India played a leading […]

Politics

3 d. ago UK financial watchdog names deputy CEO to reflect growing remit

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Tuesday it had appointed Sarah Pritchard as its deputy chief executive, a new role created to reflect the watchdog’s expanding remit, including the regulation of stablecoin and crypto firms. “Since joining us, Sarah helped bring together our supervision, policy and competition functions and has led some of our […]

Politics

3 d. ago Christodoulides’ intervention over electricity bills ‘illegal’

House energy committee chairman and Disy MP Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis on Tuesday lambasted President Nikos Christodoulides’ “highly illegal” intervention over the matter of forthcoming rises in electricity bills, describing it as a “great political blunder”. “The electricity authority [EAC] told us that it requested an increase of 7.5 per cent plus value added tax, which comes […]

Events

3 d. ago Greek Cypriot arrested in north for stealing a bike, trading it with phone

A Greek Cypriot man has been arrested in the north after allegedly having stolen a bicycle in the Republic, taken it to the north, and then traded it for a mobile phone. The man appeared in court on Tuesday, with police officer Suleyman Gurcak saying that the bicycle was valued at around 3,800TL (€85) and […]

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