14 h. ago Cyprus renews pledge to cut road deaths in line with EU goals

Cyprus reaffirmed its commitment to aligning with the EU’s goal of reducing road fatalities to zero by 2050 during a meeting in Nicosia on Friday, organised by the Cyprus Automobile Association. In an address read out at the conference on the European Road Safety Charter (ERSC), Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades reiterated Cyprus’ commitment to Vision […]

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23 h. ago Vafeades urges UN to use ‘all tools available’ to protect civilians in war

Protecting civilians in times of war is a moral imperative, Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades said, while representing Cyprus at a UN Security Council working debate on the matter. The minister called on the UN to use every available tool to take concrete action and said Cyprus understood the urgency of the issue very well from […]

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8 d. ago ‘Cyprus did not break EU law over Takata airbags, as EU law has gaps’

Cyprus did not break European Union law over its regulation of the import of vehicles with potentially faulty airbags manufactured by Japanese company Takata, at least in part because there are also “gaps” in the EU’s legislation on the matter, the transport ministry’s permanent secretary Marina Ioannou Hasapi said on Thursday. Speaking in front of […]

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8 d. ago Arikli calls for revenge on Greek Cypriots over property arrests

The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Thursday called for revenge to be taken on the Greek Cypriot side on the matter of property, in light of recent arrests, trials, and sentencings in the Republic over the buying and selling of Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north. He focused his attention on the matter of […]

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8 d. ago Parents furious after school bus overturns in Yialousa – 29 hospitalised

Parents reacted with fury on Wednesday night after a school bus overturned in the Karpas peninsula village of Yialousa and 28 children and the bus driver were hospitalised. The bus had, according to the north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli, overturned due to a brake failure. Family members gathered outside northern Nicosia’s Dr Burhan Nalbantoglu hospital […]

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9 d. ago Transport Minister confirms progress on Larnaca marina and port redevelopment

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Wednesday said that the evaluation of bids for the deepening of the Larnaca marina is currently under way, with work expected to begin soon. He also announced that the agreement for the port and marina masterplan study will be signed within May with Greece’s Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF). […]

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1 week ago Apostolos Andreas road to reopen in afternoons from Saturday

The road between Rizokarpaso and the Apostolos Andreas monastery on Cyprus’ northeastern tip will reopen in afternoon from Saturday, the north’s ‘transport ministry’ said on Monday. In a statement to the Cyprus Mail, the ‘ministry’ said the road will remain open “until further notice” from Saturday onwards. Until then, the road will remain closed every […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus car importers urge action on stalled electric vehicle subsidies

The Motor Vehicle Importers and Electric Vehicle Association (Semio) this week issued an urgent appeal to the Transport Ministry, requesting immediate action to resolve the ongoing problems surrounding electric vehicle (EV) subsidies. In an official statement, Semio warned that any further delay in addressing the issue would worsen the financial situation of its members and […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus passenger traffic surpasses 1 million in April, marking record high

Cyprus recorded over 1.15 million passengers at its two airports in April 2025, crossing the one million threshold for the first time in a single month, the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday. Traffic at Larnaca and Paphos airports rose by 20.66 per cent compared to the same month last year. Additionally, total passenger numbers for […]

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