Cyprus news, crime and law for the people who live here.https://kypri.online/en-gbhttps://kypri.online/news/asia-europe-cable-surveys-eez/https://kypri.online/news/asia-europe-cable-surveys-eez/The notices cover geophysical work by the survey vessel Kobi Ruegg in the two countries' exclusive economic zones, with Cyprus's window running from 2 to 15 November.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:40:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/paphos-limassol-motorway-tunnel-closures/https://kypri.online/news/paphos-limassol-motorway-tunnel-closures/Police say the Limassol-bound tunnel closes daily from 8am to 7pm on 9-13 November, then the Paphos-bound tunnel on 16-20 November, with traffic running both ways through the open tunnel.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:40:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/paphos-attempted-murder-remand/https://kypri.online/crime/paphos-attempted-murder-remand/Paphos District Court ordered a 22-year-old and a 28-year-old held for six days. A 74-year-old man told police a driver tried to hit him with a car and that two people then threw chairs at him.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:10:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/cyprus-current-account-deficit-widens/https://kypri.online/news/cyprus-current-account-deficit-widens/Revised central bank figures put the 2025 deficit at 8.8 per cent of GDP, up from 6.4 per cent, and the gap widened again in the first half of 2026 as the services surplus fell.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:05:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/foreign-worker-permits-talks/https://kypri.online/news/foreign-worker-permits-talks/Unions say hotel and construction employers are breaching collective agreements. Employers say staff shortages are real and that any evidence should go to the authorities.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/stoma-patients-ten-days-without-bags/https://kypri.online/news/stoma-patients-ten-days-without-bags/The patients' federation says a delayed shipment left ileostomy patients without bags they change daily, and it wants emergency stocks kept in Cyprus.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:45:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/twelve-arrested-overnight-police-checks/https://kypri.online/crime/twelve-arrested-overnight-police-checks/Officers filed 261 reports, including 78 for speeding and two for drink driving, impounded six vehicles and searched 32 premises.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 06:45:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/education-support-staff-strike-march/https://kypri.online/news/education-support-staff-strike-march/Unions delivered a memorandum asking President Nikos Christodoulides to intervene, and say workers would consider suspending the indefinite strike if he agrees to meet them.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:40:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/migrant-detention-judicial-review-law/https://kypri.online/news/migrant-detention-judicial-review-law/The amendment covers non-EU nationals in administrative detention and was passed to bring Cypriot law into line with an EU directive and the European Commission's Schengen recommendations.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:50:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/limassol-police-cells-overcrowded/https://kypri.online/crime/limassol-police-cells-overcrowded/Holding cells nationwide are more than 100 people over capacity, with sentenced prisoners waiting for space in the Central Prisons and some detainees sleeping on the floor.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:45:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/akamas-works-restart-2027-audit-findings/https://kypri.online/news/akamas-works-restart-2027-audit-findings/The agriculture minister told a House committee that phase one should be finished by February 2028. The Audit Office says the project lacked oversight, and the attorney-general is examining possible criminal offences.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/limassol-marina-restaurant-arson-arrest/https://kypri.online/crime/limassol-marina-restaurant-arson-arrest/Limassol CID said the suspect admitted the offence under questioning. He is due in court on Friday for a remand hearing over the 31 October fire.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/cronos-gas-production-2028/https://kypri.online/news/cronos-gas-production-2028/President Christodoulides told AP that gas from Cyprus's first field should flow in the first half of 2028, with peak output of up to 500 million cubic feet a day piped to Egypt.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:35:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/four-crossing-points-before-monday-meeting/https://kypri.online/news/four-crossing-points-before-monday-meeting/Turkish Cypriot media say Holguin is trying to finalise a package of four crossing points and demining. President Christodoulides says announcements may come over the weekend, but no deal has been confirmed.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/un-confirms-holguin-meeting-9-november/https://kypri.online/news/un-confirms-holguin-meeting-9-november/The trilateral meeting is set for 11am on 9 November at the UN Protected Area. President Christodoulides says specific announcements could come over the weekend.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:30:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/ecb-december-rate-rise-cyprus/https://kypri.online/news/ecb-december-rate-rise-cyprus/Eurozone inflation reached 4% in October on energy costs. The ECB meets for the last time this year on 17 December, and Cypriot borrowers and savers will feel the result either way.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/operation-plegma-26-arrests/https://kypri.online/crime/operation-plegma-26-arrests/Operation Plegma followed a February seizure in Nicosia that led officers to 167kg of cannabis and 62kg of cocaine. Police also froze property and cash, later valued at around €750,000.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/cyprus-inflation-54-fuel-duty-extension/https://kypri.online/news/cyprus-inflation-54-fuel-duty-extension/Eurostat's flash estimate puts Cyprus 1.4 points above the euro area average. The finance minister wants the reduced duty on motor fuel kept until March.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/jet-fuel-prices-winter-tourism/https://kypri.online/news/jet-fuel-prices-winter-tourism/European aviation fuel has more than doubled since January. Airlines are warning of higher fares in 2027 just as Cyprus tries to sell the quieter months.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/law/coordinated-online-targeting-bill/https://kypri.online/law/coordinated-online-targeting-bill/The proposal creates two offences, organised online targeting and publishing someone's address or phone number to intimidate them. MPs examined it on Wednesday.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/crime/cyprus-israel-fraud-network-arrests/https://kypri.online/crime/cyprus-israel-fraud-network-arrests/Eurojust says a company in Cyprus and Israel supplied fake trading platforms to criminal groups. Police in Cyprus took part in the raids.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/news/cyprus-savers-09-percent/https://kypri.online/news/cyprus-savers-09-percent/The Central Bank's September figures show better rates on new deposits, but the stock of household savings still sits at the bottom of the eurozone.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/law/fuel-receipt-tax-bill/https://kypri.online/law/fuel-receipt-tax-bill/MPs discussed a plan to itemise tax and duty at the pump. Its sponsor says it would not lower prices, but it would show you where the money goes.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/practical/student-grants-november-30/https://kypri.online/practical/student-grants-november-30/The online window runs from 10am on 4 November to 2pm on 30 November. A CY Login account is needed before you start.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kypri.online/practical/tax-return-november-30/https://kypri.online/practical/tax-return-november-30/The 31 October deadline has passed, but the tax department is giving individuals until the end of the month. The compliance certificate is the catch.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT