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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 15:46

Sydney brings in New Year with nod to victims of Bondi attack

Australia’s Sydney began 2026 with a fireworks display held under an enhanced police presence, weeks after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish event in the city. Sydney’s annual New Year’s Eve celebrations are known globally for their spectacular fireworks, with 40,000 pyrotechnic effects stretching seven km (four miles) across buildings and barges along its […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 15:30

ESMA highlights drive for deeper EU capital market integration

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently published the latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets newsletter, outlining key regulatory developments across the European Union aimed at strengthening market integration, transparency and supervisory oversight. The newsletter opened with ESMA welcoming the European Commission’s ambitious proposal on market integration, stressing the importance of deeper, more […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 15:27

Private schools move ahead with development plans under new urban incentives

Twenty-eight private schools in Cyprus have applied to expand or develop their campuses, using incentives provided by a new urban planning scheme.  Ten applications have already been approved, three rejected and 15 remain pending, according to local media.  The scheme, approved by the cabinet in March and introduced by the Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou, offers […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 14:40

Russia’s claim of Ukrainian attacks is ‘distraction’, EU’s Kallas says

Russia’s claim that Ukraine recently attacked key governmental sites in Russia is a “deliberate distraction”, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday. “Moscow aims to derail real progress towards peace by Ukraine and its Western partners,” Kallas wrote on social media platform X. “No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 14:34

Cypriot antiquity repatriated from France after online auction discovery

An ancient Cypriot antiquity dating back nearly three millennia has been returned after being identified for sale in an online auction, according to an antiquities department press release issued on Wednesday. The antiquity, a stemmed bowl or ‘kylix’ dated between 900 and 750 BCE, was handed over on December 19 to the Cypriot embassy in […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:46

Gaza humanitarian deterioration of serious concern

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened again and is of serious concern, Britain, Canada, France and others said in a joint statement on Tuesday that also called on Israel to take urgent action. The statement, published online by the British Foreign Office, said Israel should allow non-governmental organisations to work in Israel in a […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:41

Queen Camilla describes being assaulted by man as a teenager

Britain’s Queen Camilla has described for the first time fighting off an attack by a man on a train when she was a teenager, speaking in an interview with the BBC in which she recounted how furious the assault had left her. “When I was a teenager, I was attacked on a train … I […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:25

Cyprus will not ‘get in the way’ of EU-Turkey relations, Kombos says

Cyprus will not “get in the way” of relations between the European Union and Turkey when it undertakes the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency on Thursday, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Wednesday. “The president has said very publicly that he would like to see president [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan attend the informal council […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:10

Cyprus lights up with sharp rise in fireworks imports

Cyprus sharply increased its fireworks imports in 2024, according to Eurostat, with overall EU purchases from non-EU countries rising in both volume and value during this time, highlighting growing demand across the bloc. Specifically, Eurostat reported that the EU imported approximately 120,000 tonnes of fireworks worth €406.7 million from countries outside the EU during 2024. […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:08

Stand-up comedy in English coming to two cities

Travelling comedy nomad Victor Pãtrãşcan brings his European tour to Cyprus once again, sharing laughs and real stories. Two shows are planned for January in Cyprus as the comedian presents his Stand-up Comedy in Broken English show. After travelling to 60 countries and millions of screens, Pãtrãşcan returns to the island in early 2026 for […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:02

Public opinion: Cyprus’ EU presidency

Two days before Cyprus takes over the rotating six-month presidency of the EU Council, we asked various people on the streets of Nicosia how they feel about it.

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 13:00

Bulgaria prepares to join the euro on New Year’s Day

Bulgarian banks, businesses and shoppers were preparing this week to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on January 1, a long-awaited milestone met with excitement, scepticism and, in some corners, anger. Bulgaria, a Black Sea country on the European Union’s southeast frontier, will be the 21st country […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 12:56

British Cypriot education leader Dr Nikos Savvas awarded OBE

British Cypriot education leader Dr Nikos Savvas DL has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours List 2025 for services to education. Dr Savvas, chief executive of Eastern Education Group, was recognised for his more than 25 years of leadership in the sector and his role in driving educational innovation in Suffolk. […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 12:02

Lidl Cyprus cuts prices by 15% on over 60 fresh fruits

True to its commitment to offering quality and value for money to every household, Lidl Cyprus is launching a new initiative that makes everyday enjoyment more accessible than ever. From December 31, 2025 December to January 14, 2026, consumers will find over 60 fresh fruits with a 15-per cent discount. The daily supply of fresh […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 11:57

Palmas: Turkish army does not respect human rights

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday said the Turkish army “does not respect human rights”, in response to an incident in the buffer zone earlier in the week in which Greek Cypriot farmers claimed they were attacked by Turkish soldiers, and the Turkish Cypriots claimed the farmers had illegally entered the north. He said the […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 11:26

Pasyno puts fresh pressure on health ministry over nursing crisis

As Cyprus prepares to enter 2026, nursing unions are intensifying pressure on the health ministry, warning that unresolved staffing and planning failures are pushing the health system towards a breaking point. In a new year press release issued on Wednesday, the nurses’ union (Pasyno) described 2026 as “a year of demands and unity”, warning that […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 11:19

Central bank to exchange Levs for Euros as Bulgaria joins Eurozone

The Central bank of Cyprus on Wednesday said it will offer to exchange Bulgarian Levs for Euros free of charge during the first part of 2026, with Bulgaria set to join the Eurozone on Thursday. The bank will accept the exchange of Bulgarian Levs between January 2 and March 2 based on an exchange rate […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:55

Bank of Cyprus warns public over fake CEO profiles on social media

The Bank of Cyprus on Wednesday warned the public about scammers potentially trying to defraud its clients, after detecting multiple fake social media profiles impersonating its chief executive officer. The bank said the warning aimed to prevent fraud and protect customers from misleading investment claims. Specifically, the bank said that in recent weeks several fake […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:46

Record tourism year fails to ease housing pressures in Paphos, says Evep

Strong growth figures in Cyprus are not filtering through to lower income groups, largely because of structural shortcomings that have yet to be properly addressed, according to Paphos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Evep) president George Mais. In comments to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), Mais said “headline performance can give a misleading picture, as […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:30

British tour operator puts Cyprus in top wedding, party and hotel rankings

TUI UK has highlighted Cyprus across three of its latest travel rankings, placing a Cypriot hotel among the best swim-up room resorts, naming the island as a top destination for weddings abroad, and ranking Ayia Napa among the best party destinations, underlining the country’s broad appeal to holidaymakers. In its latest round-ups aimed at UK […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:24

Eurostar says train services resume, but warns of delays and cancellations

Eurostar said it would resume all of its cross-Channel services on Wednesday but warned there could still be some delays and last-minute cancellations after a power supply failure suspended train trips for much of Tuesday. The disruption, caused by a fault in the system’s overhead power supply, on Tuesday upended plans for thousands of passengers […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:17

Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Kyiv was discussing with Washington a possible presence of U.S. troops in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, and also raised what he called a faked attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence. Zelenskiy told the media in a WhatsApp chat that Kyiv was committed to continuing talks […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:08

Arsenal thrash Villa, while Chelsea and Man Utd both held

Arsenal closed out 2025 in emphatic fashion, smashing third-placed Aston Villa 4-1 on Tuesday to surge five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers, who collected their third point of the season, while Bournemouth grabbed a point at stuttering Chelsea, […]

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Kıbrıs 31.12.2025 10:00

Film nights in Nicosia on memory and what it is good for

A series of film screenings by STYX Film Encounters investigates the ways memory is shaped so it can sustain, explain and protect people, but also the moments when memory stops serving people, and the roles are reversed. In a new series titled Memory: What is it Good for?, cinema evenings at Pantheon Cinema continue this […]

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