Cyprus fuel stocks stable – but outlook ‘can change overnight’
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus fuel stocks stable – but outlook ‘can change overnight’

For the moment, Cyprus does not face a problem in relation to its fuel stocks amid the Persian Gulf energy crunch, the Cyprus Mail has learned. “Right now we are fine, but it’s only a snapshot, things can change from one day to the next,” said George Papanastasiou, the former energy minister. About 20 per […]

13.03.2026 08:00
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Threats over Hormuz and escalating strikes raise fears of a wider war
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Threats over Hormuz and escalating strikes raise fears of a wider war

The leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States all voiced defiance and vowed to fight on as the Middle East war approached the two-week mark on Friday, killing thousands of people, disrupting the lives of millions of others and shaking financial markets. New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first comments, read out […]

13.03.2026 07:51
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Ziya Öztürkler: KKTC’nin güvenliği Türkiye’nin güvenliğidir

Ziya Öztürkler: KKTC’nin güvenliği Türkiye’nin güvenliğidir

Cumhuriyet Meclisi Başkanı Ziya Öztürkler, Uluslararası Demokratlar Birliği tarafından düzenlenen iftar programında yaptığı konuşmada Ramazan ayının birlik ve dayanışmayı güçlendiren manevi atmosferine dikkat çekerek, Türkiye’nin KKTC için önemine vurgu yaptı; "KKTC’nin güvenliği Türkiye’nin güvenliğidir" dedi.

13.03.2026 07:50
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Cyprus Business Now: tourism, hospitality, fuel, TechIsland, WISTA
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, hospitality, fuel, TechIsland, WISTA

The Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) on Thursday said that Cyprus remains a safe and reliable destination for international investment, business activity and quality tourism, following a meeting of its executive committee to review regional developments. The federation stated that maintaining stability, security and the smooth functioning of the economy is a top priority and a collective […]

13.03.2026 07:30
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Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta sığınaklar nüfusun “yüzde 80’ini karşılarken”, Güney’de yarısına bile yetmiyor

Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta sığınaklar nüfusun “yüzde 80’ini karşılarken”, Güney’de yarısına bile yetmiyor

Orta Doğu’daki gerilim sonrası Kıbrıs’ta sivil savunma altyapısı tartışılmaya başlandı. Resmi açıklamalara göre Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta 268 sığınak yaklaşık 200 bin kişilik kapasiteye sahipken, Güney Kıbrıs’ta yaklaşık 2 bin 500 sığınak bulunmasına rağmen kapasitenin nüfusun yalnızca yüzde 40–45’ine yettiği belirtiliyor.

13.03.2026 07:30
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Aντιδράσεις στο ΣΑ του ΟΗΕ για τον μηχανισμό snapback και τη νομιμότητα των κυρώσεων κατά του Ιράν
Kıbrıs Politis

Aντιδράσεις στο ΣΑ του ΟΗΕ για τον μηχανισμό snapback και τη νομιμότητα των κυρώσεων κατά του Ιράν

Η Κίνα κια η Ρωσία αμφισβήτησαν τη νομική και διαδικαστική βάση αυτής της ενέργειας, υποστηρίζοντας ότι όλες οι κυρώσεις έπαψαν οριστικά να ισχύουν στις 18 Οκτωβρίου 2025, ημερομηνία λήξης του πλαισίου της JCPOA και του Ψηφίσματος 2231.

13.03.2026 07:19
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Plans for €10m Limassol aquarium move to preliminary inquiry stage
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Plans for €10m Limassol aquarium move to preliminary inquiry stage

Limassol’s Kourion municipality is pushing for the creation of a marine aquarium and Mediterranean marine life research centre on the western side of the Akrotiri municipal district, a project with an estimated cost of €10 million. This development was reported by Entrepreneurial Limassol, a periodical published by the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evel). […]

13.03.2026 07:00
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Cyprus marine institute calls for long-term EU coastal strategy
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Cyprus marine institute calls for long-term EU coastal strategy

The European Union must adopt a long-term and targeted institutional framework for the resilience of coastal areas to replace the current approach of short-term project implementation, Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute Chief Executive Officer Zacharias Siokouros urged. According to Entrepreneurial Limassol, a periodical published by the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the demand was […]

13.03.2026 06:30
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Cyprus Extends Deadline for Road Tax Payments to March 31

Cyprus Extends Deadline for Road Tax Payments to March 31

Parliament approved an urgent measure extending the deadline for paying vehicle circulation fees until March 31, following technical problems that disrupted online renewals on Thursday. Lawmakers also backed the refund of penalties imposed on motorists who paid after the original deadline because of the system failure.

13.03.2026 06:20
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Cyprus Government Signals Readiness to Act on Fuel, Consumer Price Hikes

Cyprus Government Signals Readiness to Act on Fuel, Consumer Price Hikes

The government is prepared to intervene if it detects unjustified increases in fuel or consumer product prices attributed to rising global oil costs, its spokesman said. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis was asked whether authorities are considering imposing a cap on gasoline prices, as some other EU member states have done. He said the relevant government […]

13.03.2026 06:15
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Greek banks draw strong investor interest entering 2026
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Greek banks draw strong investor interest entering 2026

International banks signalled strong confidence in the Greek banking sector’s outlook for 2026, highlighting resilient credit expansion, solid asset quality and growing investor demand. This follows meetings with major lenders including Eurobank, Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece, Piraeus Bank and the Bank of Cyprus. According to Greek business outlet Newmoney, the above assessment was […]

13.03.2026 06:00
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Friday Weather – more clouds across Cyprus

Friday Weather – more clouds across Cyprus

On Friday morning, skies will be mostly clear, but clouds will increase through the day. A brief, isolated shower is possible in the afternoon over the mountains and the southwest. Winds will be northeast, moderate to strong at 4 to 5 Beaufort and briefly very strong at 5 to 6 Beaufort in windward areas. In […]

13.03.2026 05:42
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Students learn traditional dry-stone craft in presidential palace gardens
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Students learn traditional dry-stone craft in presidential palace gardens

Students from the technical school of Nicosia took part in a practical dry stone building workshop in the gardens of the presidential palace on Thursday, an initiative aimed at strengthening technical education and preserving traditional construction knowledge. The one-day workshop was organised by the environment commissioner, Antonia Theodosiou, and involved first-year students from the architectural […]

13.03.2026 04:24
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Our View: Outcry over public shelters will soon be forgotten
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Our View: Outcry over public shelters will soon be forgotten

There was outrage when the government announced, shortly after the drone strike on Akrotiri base that civil defence shelters were enough for about 45 per cent of the population. The conclusion of the angry media commentators was that the state had failed the citizens yet again, leaving half of them to perish in the event […]

13.03.2026 04:20
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