Christodoulides continues his state visit to India
President Nikos Christodoulides continued his state visit to India on Thursday, arriving in New Delhi in the afternoon after a stop in Mumbai. He is scheduled to hold further meetings…
Cyprus Weather – Friday 22 May
This morning will bring areas of low cloud, mainly along the coast, along with patches of light fog. Conditions will gradually turn partly cloudy. By midday and into the afternoon,…
Preparations for Sunday’s parliamentary elections are in full swing
Preparations for Sunday’s parliamentary elections are in full swing, the head of the Election Service, Menelaos Vassiliou, said. Speaking on state radio, Vassiliou said the first results from small polling…
Large‑scale wildfire response drill completed
Cyprus carried out its annual large‑scale wildfire response drill, “Hephaestus 2026,” southeast of the village of Kapedes in the Nicosia district, the Forest Department said. The exercise simulated a fire…
Election of the new Metropolitan of Paphos soon
The Holy Synod will meet on May 26 to elect the new Metropolitan of Paphos under the Church of Cyprus’ updated charter. Archbishop Georgios said candidates must formally submit their…
Cyprus: Half a million offences recorded by traffic cameras
Traffic violations detected by Cyprus’ camera network have surged, with more than half a million offences recorded by fixed cameras since the system went live, Fileleftheros reported. The paper says…
ExxonMobil is in talks with the Cypriot government over new block
ExxonMobil is in talks with the Cypriot government over acquiring rights to a new offshore block in the island’s claimed exclusive economic zone, according to Politis, citing a report in…
Holguín expected to return to the island on June 6
The U.N. secretary‑general’s personal envoy on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín, is expected to return to the island on June 6 after a four‑month absence, according to Politis. The paper, citing…
Cyprus makes significant progress toward joining Schengen
The European Commission says Cyprus has made significant progress toward joining the Schengen area, but the process remains in the “evaluation and monitoring” stage. According to Alithia, the Commission’s latest…
Asylum Applications in Cyprus Fall Sharply in January, Eurostat Data Show
Asylum applications in Cyprus have declined compared with previous years, with only 140 people filing claims in January. Ten of the applicants were unaccompanied minors, indicating the continued presence of…