Cyprus News
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IncidentsDefence lawyer claims Avakoum monastery case was built to conceal bishop’s loan
A defence lawyer told the Nicosia criminal court that the Avakoum monastery affair was invented to hide a loan from the monastery that Tamasos Bishop Isaias only partly repaid.
PoliticsJustice Minister unaware of three-year street closure around Larnaca synagogue
Costas Fitiris told the House finance committee he had not been told about the security restrictions around the…
EconomyDemetra Holdings Plc buys back 4,410 own shares at €1.36 each
Demetra Holdings Plc bought back 4,410 of its own shares on October 23, 2026 on the Cyprus Stock…
WorldChris Brown given suspended sentence over 2023 London nightclub bottle attack
A London court gave US singer Chris Brown an eight-month suspended sentence for attacking music producer Abraham Diaw…
PoliticsNeophytou and Pamboridis file candidacies for Disy presidential nomination
Averof Neophytou and Giorgos Pamboridis registered on Monday for Disy's internal presidential nomination, opening a party contest ahead…
SocietyAgriculture Minister inspects Pissouri landslide damage as local bodies seek an immediate solution
Christos Senekis toured the landslide-hit community of Pissouri, where the Limassol EOA agreed to build a sewage and…
PoliticsCyprus Pledges Continued Backing for Moldova’s EU Accession Bid
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told his Moldovan counterpart Mihai Popsoi in Nicosia that Cyprus will keep supporting Moldova's…
IncidentsTrial opens in Limassol over murder of ex-Karmiotissa FC chairman Stavros Demosthenous
Three men are standing trial before the Limassol permanent criminal court over the October 2025 shooting of businessman…
SocietyJustice Minister Presents Draft Plans for New 1,500-Inmate Central Prison at Ayios Sozomenos
Costas Fitiris showed the House finance committee a design for a new central prison with four detention wings,…
EconomyCyprus average gross monthly earnings rise 3% to €2,548 in second quarter of 2026
Provisional Cystat data show average monthly pay up 3 per cent year-on-year, though the figures are averages, not…
SocietyWedding costs in Cyprus rise as one couple reports supplier prices up about 20 per cent in a year
A couple planning their wedding in Cyprus say quotes for comparable services rose by roughly 20 per cent…