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Private hospitals have called for fair and adequate compensation under the national health scheme (Gesy) and urgent measures to address the continuing shortage of nursing staff, warning that both issues are affecting their financial sustainability and ability to provide services. The concerns were raised during the…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of Britain’s King Charles, has benefited from £302,000 in compensation after he was forced to end his mansion lease early over revelations about his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last year, Charles stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his title of prince and…
A former minister in President Nikos Christodoulides’ government could face criminal prosecution after allegedly failing to declare €2.4 million in assets in declarations submitted to parliament in 2023 and 2026, according to a report by Politis. The case concerns approximately €2 million held in foreign bank…
The deadline for expressions of interest in taking on the stalled construction project of a natural gas liquefaction terminal at Vasiliko passed on Friday, with Energy Minister Michael Damianos saying that the number of companies interested in the project will be clear on Monday. “On Monday, we will know the number…
Two men accused of being tasked by Iran to carry out hostile surveillance on the Israeli Embassy in London, Britain’s oldest synagogue and other Israeli or Jewish targets pleaded not guilty on Friday. Nematollah Shahsavani, a 41-year-old dual Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, a 22-year-old Iranian…
The Great Sea Interconnector project is “no longer merely a Greek and Cypriot project” but a “European project”, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, of the cable which, if completed, will link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel. “It was European from the very start, as I would remind…
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday called for greater flexibility in EU fiscal rules to allow member states to increase spending and support households and businesses struggling with inflation and the energy crisis. Speaking ahead of the Ecofin meeting in Luxembourg, Keravnos expressed confidence that the…
Cyta showcased its business technology solutions and took part in discussions on leadership, youth development and innovation at INSPIRE 2026, an entrepreneurship festival, held in Nicosia on October 7-8. The telecommunications provider participated as a strategic partner of the festival, which brought together…
Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize underlined the importance of maintaining an organised international order, the…
Cyprus police chief Themistos Arnaoutis on Friday presented a new modernisation programme aimed at transforming the force into a more efficient, technologically advanced and responsive organisation by 2030. The programme, titled ‘Police 2030’, was presented to police directors and commanders following a period of…
Fuel costs continue to weigh on Cypriot motorists, with diesel prices reaching €2.126 per litre at the most expensive pump in the country and petrol prices remaining on an upward trend that has persisted since August, according to the Consumer Protection Service. The service’s latest price observatory puts the…
Cyprus’ property valuation professionals have called for faster building permit approvals, formal access to reliable property data and regular safety inspections of buildings, as the sector seeks to improve housing supply and strengthen confidence in the real estate market. The Cyprus Association of Real Estate…
Cyprus residents’ trips increase for fourth consecutive year Trips lasting at least one night by Cyprus residents rose by 13.3 per cent in 2025, reaching 3.82 million in total, as travel continued to increase across the European Union, according to figures published by Eurostat. The number of trips made by Cyprus…
The Cyprus Cement Public Company Ltd repurchased 2,170 of its own shares on October 8, 2026, through brokerage firm ProChoice Chrimatistiriaki Ltd as part of its ongoing capital management programme. The company issued a regulatory disclosure on Friday informing the investing public of the transaction in accordance…
Novak Djokovic has backed Jannik Sinner’s decision to shut down his 2026 season as the world number one continues his recovery from a knee injury, saying the Italian was right to prioritise his long-term future over a rushed return. Sinner has not played since beating Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final on July…
A third person, aged 25, was arrested on Thursday for extracting and illegally using credit card details. The man was arrested on a pending warrant after he was seen driving his car on the motorway linking Limassol and Nicosia on Thursday morning. He was pulled over by traffic police officers and arrested to…
Continued growth in research excellence reinforces the University’s position in global academia The University of Nicosia is proud to announce that twenty-five of its academics have been included in the world’s most influential scientists ranking, as published in the latest Stanford University compilation of…
French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring their first win in a campaign that is increasingly supported by Paris’s elite universities, with 141 schools still shut around the country, according to the education ministry. The protests, now in their third week, have snowballed into a wider…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland urged the embattled club’s supporters to stick together in his first public comments since City were found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial rules. City have appealed against the independent commission’s verdict, insisting the…
A 47-year-old man wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Limassol surrendered the police on Friday morning and was arrested. The man was taken into custody in connection with an alleged attempted murder at a building site, which was carried out on Thursday. According to the police, the suspect and a…
US immigration agents shot and wounded a man in New York City while a five-year-old child was in his car, prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to demand an end to ICE operations in the city. US immigration agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York…
Five people were arrested overnight during the police’s regular overnight operations, the force said on Friday. Officers stopped and checked 282 drivers and 68 passengers, while also inspecting 43 premises, resulting in one citation being issued. Traffic checks led to 260 citations being issued for various offences.…
The National Bank of Greece has bought back 715,447 of its own shares for a total of €12.29 million between September 30 and October 8, 2026, as part of a share repurchase programme approved by shareholders earlier this year. The shares were purchased on Euronext Athens at a weighted average price of €17.1813 per…
On the final competition day of the World Apnea 2026 Depth World Championships in Limassol, Alexey Molchanov descended to 137 metres, setting a new AIDA World Record and becoming the first human to reach this depth in the waters of Limassol. For Molchanov, the dive marks the seventh time he has broken the world…
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