12 h. ago British bases ‘will be targeted’ by Iran if used to defend Israel

Iran on Saturday warned the United Kingdom, the United States and France that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help to stop its missile strikes on Israel, according to reports. News agency Reuters cited Iranian state media as the source of the reports, which were widely picked up by […]

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12 h. ago Israeli fire kills 35 people in Gaza, many at aid site, medics say

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said. Medics at Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa Hospitals in central Gaza areas, where most of the casualties were moved to, said at least 15 people […]

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15 h. ago Man fined for making rooster smoke a cigarette and drink raki

The Turkish Cypriot police fined a man 173,876TL (€3,818) after he posted a video to his social media of himself making a rooster smoke a cigarette and drink a glass of raki. The man lives in the northern Nicosia district village of Palaikythro. That incident came just days after another man was fined after feeding […]

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20 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 […]

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36 h. ago Mayor “totally against” shelter for unaccompanied minors on Koag land

The mayor of Dromolaxia-Meneou is “totally against” the creation of a shelter for unaccompanied minors on Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) land, warning that the municipality will take strong measures if authorities proceed with their plans. “Last year, the deputy ministry of social welfare requested the municipality’s opinion on the use of a plot of land […]

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36 h. ago Cyprus’ national security council underway, Estia plan activated, police on alert

Cyprus’ national security council underway, Estia plan activated, police on alert  Cyprus Mail

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37 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 […]

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37 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 […]

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37 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 […]

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41 h. ago Air India crash survivor says he escaped through broken emergency exit

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash that killed more than 240 people said he walked out of a broken emergency exit after the aircraft hit a medical college hostel in the city of Ahmedabad. Ramesh Viswashkumar, who police said was on seat 11A near the emergency exit and managed to escape through […]

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41 h. ago Spaun tames Oakmont for US Open lead while big names struggle

Unheralded J.J. Spaun outshined the game’s top players and led the U.S. Open by one shot after the first round on Thursday at steamy Oakmont Country Club where the big names like Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy all struggled. Much of the talk this week has been how the notoriously challenging course would […]

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43 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 […]

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44 h. ago Cyprus’ national security council convened, Estia plan activated, police on alert

President Nikos Christodoulides has convened a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday following developments in the region after Israel launched a major attack on Iran. According to a tweet from government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the meeting will take place at the presidential palace at 5pm. In his post on X, Letymbiotis said: “Taking […]

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45 h. ago Former supermarket worker arrested over €180,000 in missing items  

Police on Thursday arrested a 44-year-old man as part of an investigation into a case involving theft by an employee. According to a complaint made to police by a supermarket manager in the Larnaca district, between 2020 and 2021, various products worth a total of €181,000 were stolen from the shop in question. During the investigation, […]

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48 h. ago EU trust at risk over Makarios Avenue reopening, greens warn

In taking a decision to re-open Nicosia’s Makarios Avenue to traffic, Cyprus has risked its credibility with the EU, Greens MP Charalambos Theopemptou said on Thursday. Theopemptou, the chairman of the House environment committee, was speaking at the transport committee in parliament, which was discussing the issue along with micromobility in the capital. Recently, Nicosia […]

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54 h. ago Democratic US Senator Padilla forced to ground, handcuffed by security agents

Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a Thursday press conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “I am Senator Alex Padilla, I have questions for the secretary,” Padilla said during the press conference where Noem […]

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58 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 […]

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63 h. ago ‘Many killed’ as Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport

An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that “many people” were killed. The plane was headed to Britain’s Gatwick Airport, Air India said, while police officers […]

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65 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 […]

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65 h. ago Financial stability in Cyprus not to be taken for granted, warns CBC chief

Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) governor Christodoulos Patsalides on Thursday urged Cypriot banks to remain “vigilant and adaptive” in the face of mounting global uncertainty, stressing their role as “pillars of trust and economic stability”. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB), held at the Hilton Nicosia, Patsalides outlined […]

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