Cyprus News
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EconomyCyprus taxi drivers launch 24-hour strike over regulations and airport pickup apps
Nicosia, Cyprus. Taxi drivers began a 24-hour strike at 6am on Tuesday, calling for the strict implementation of taxi regulations and a ban on the use of apps for airport pickups. Strike action and…
SocietyCold weather persists with snow on Troodos and showers forecast from Thursday
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cold weather continued on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 12C inland, 14C along the coast and 0C…
TourismCyprus tourist arrivals rise in December 2025; Sodap approves long-term lease for Kato Paphos hotel project
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus reported an 18.0 per cent rise in tourist arrivals in December 2025, according to data…
EconomyMyStudentFlat scales Cyprus student housing operations and plans Greek market entry
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus-based PropTech startup MyStudentFlat said it is scaling its student housing operations locally while preparing to…
EconomyToxotis Investments board to meet on Feb. 13 to approve fiscal 2023 annual financial report
Nicosia, Cyprus. Toxotis Investments Public Ltd said its board of directors will meet on February 13, 2026 to…
EconomyCyprus posts 0.1% annual inflation in December 2025, among lowest in EU
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded one of the European Union’s lowest inflation rates in December 2025 as price pressures…
EconomyXylofagou businesses protest British Bases firing range over quarry expansion delays
Xylofagou, Cyprus. Businesses and fishermen in Xylofagou staged protests on Monday against the British Bases’ firing range in…
PoliticsDisy to exclude MP Nikos Sykas from election ballot after domestic violence allegation
Nicosia, Cyprus. Disy said it will exclude MP Nikos Sykas from its ballot for the upcoming parliamentary elections…
IncidentsFive arrested after Larnaca brawl as mayor warns of organised crime influence
Larnaca, Cyprus. Police on Monday evening arrested five of eight men wanted in connection with a brawl that…
SocietyChristodoulides inaugurates new water tanks in Nicosia to boost storage capacity
Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides inaugurated two glass-lined-steel water tanks with a capacity of 17,200 cubic metres at…
IncidentsJewellery worth over €1 million stolen in under three minutes from Ayia Napa shop
Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Jewellery including valuable diamond pieces worth more than €1 million was stolen from a jewellery…