🗣️Cypriot MEPs react to Erhürman's 'election'
Most welcome Erhürman's emergence as an opening for renewed Cyprus talks, but stress everything depends on how Ankara will respond.
DISY’s Loukas Fourlas: a break from hardline Tatar, time to negotiate toward a viable solution.
AKEL’s Giorgos Georgiou: Turkish pressure failed; protests against the Turkish envoy noted.
DIKO, S&D: opportunity exists, but must factor geopolitics, energy and EU–Turkey ties.
ELAM’s Geadi: rejects recognition, accuses colleagues of legitimising the occupying entity.
Independent Panayiotou: outcome reflects shared hope for reunification.
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🚗Road Transport Department announces vehicle recalls
- Following Consumer Protection notice, Road Transport Department lists recalls of vans and cars from Peugeot, Opel, Citroën, Fiat, Volvo and DS.
- Affected models include Traveller/Expert, Zafira/Vivaro, Spacetourer/Jumpy, Scudo, EX90, Grandland/Grandland X/Mokka, C5 Aircross, DS7 Crossback; production years 2023–2025 with specific batches in 2024–2025.
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers must withdraw units. Owners should contact their manufacturer or dealer for instructions and stop using affected parts. Unresolved complaints must be submitted in writing to the Consumer Protection Service or the Road Transport Department.
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🗣️🩷Young woman describes attempted rape in Limassol; further attacks reported
Late night in Agios Tychonas–Amathounta a young woman and her friend were assaulted by two unknown men who tried to rape her. She says one man grabbed her by the stomach, pulled her by the hair and neck, tore at her clothes; her friend intervened. Two days later two other women in the same area reported similar attacks. Police say three incidents in six days, two suspects in two cases, one in the third; investigators have profiled suspects and work to identify them. Online warnings claim perpetrators are foreigners. Security measures increased locally.
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🔥Fire in Potamia — Fire Service mobilized
Fire broke out Tuesday night in the Potamia area. Strong firefighting forces were dispatched immediately and rushed to the site to combat the blaze. The incident falls within the jurisdiction of the Fire Service, which coordinates operations on the ground. Members of the volunteer team “Dias” also responded and provided assistance, and circulated footage shows crews working to contain the fire. Firefighting operations continue as teams work to control and extinguish the flames.
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🎟️Joker: Winning Numbers Announced
Draw held Tuesday, 21 October. Top prize in first category at least €1,000,000. Numbers drawn: 9, 12, 30, 8, 36. Joker number: 7. Draw conducted under supervision of authorised officials. Players asked to check tickets carefully and keep them safe. Small prizes payable at retail points; larger claims processed through official lottery offices and subject to statutory deadlines. Number of winners and full prize breakdown to be released by the lottery authority. Play responsibly.
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🤝Japan Appoints First Woman Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi takes office. Historic step in male-dominated Japan. Longtime conservative and self-styled Iron Lady. Record shows little break with traditional norms: she opposes same-sex marriage and female succession to the imperial throne. Her agenda centers on modest family incentives and childcare and remains aligned with the conservative party. Seen domestically as a tactical pick for the right. Symbolic for young women, but critics say substantive gender reforms are unlikely. She now faces economic, inflation and diplomatic tests.
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🫨Paphos school scuffle prompts call to end racist behaviour
Deputy Director of Secondary Education Giorgos Koutsidis urged an end to racist behaviours after a scuffle between two underage pupils, 15 and 13, during break at a public secondary school in Paphos. He described the episode as isolated, noted no other issues since the new term began, and said such incidents should stop while authorities remain ready to act swiftly. The central police station is investigating; the dispute had been noted about 1.5 months earlier. School received handling instructions; pupil safety remains top priority.
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⚡️Isolated Showers and Storms — Affected Areas
Today: Fair morning. From midday clouds will bring isolated showers and an isolated storm, mainly mountains, interior and southern coasts. Winds variable, weak to briefly moderate (3–4 Bft). Sea calm to slight. Highs: 30°C inland, ~28°C coasts, 23°C highlands.

Tonight: Mainly fair, periods of cloud. Winds N‑NW to N‑NE light (3 Bft). Lows: 14°C inland, 17°C coasts, 11°C highlands.

Thu: Mid/high clouds; afternoon clouds may give isolated mountain showers. Fri–Sat: Local cloud increases, midday/early‑afternoon isolated showers mainly mountains and interior. Small gradual temp drop to near seasonal averages.
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🗣️US bill seeks five-year extension of arms-embargo lift for Cyprus
Senators Cory Booker and Jerry Moran filed a bill in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Committee set to review and vote today. Bill amends export restrictions and exceptions for defense articles and updates conditions for US defense assistance and sales to the Republic of Cyprus. It replaces the phrase 'one fiscal year' with 'five fiscal years' in Article 205 of the 2019 East Med Act and in section 1250A of the 2020 NDAA. Change extends the embargo-lift period from one year to five years.
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🚓Paphos: man steals alcohol again, wounds supermarket worker
Yesterday about 17:30 a private security guard at a Paphos supermarket recognised a 46-year-old inside and suspected he had earlier stolen alcoholic drinks. The guard and a 24-year-old employee stopped him at the exit after he allegedly took a bottle. The suspect drew a knife and injured the 24-year-old in the leg. Paphos CID officers located him driving nearby, found a knife and arrested him under court warrant. He is under investigation for causing serious bodily harm, injury, stabbing and robbery.
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🚗Cyprus roads: Increased traffic
Increased traffic across key urban arteries causes delays for hundreds of drivers.
Nicosia — delays mainly at centre entrances and exits, slow-moving stretches reported.
Limassol — steady high vehicle flow on main approaches and ring roads.
Larnaca — congestion at access points to downtown, queues extending onto arterials.
Paphos — elevated traffic on primary routes, drivers advised to expect delays.
Traffic maps show heavier volumes on major motorways; allow extra time for journeys.
Expect longer travel times during peak hours; consider alternate routes where possible.
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🚨Nicosia raid in Demosthenous killing
Police raided a Nicosia home linked to the Oct 17 shooting in Limassol that killed 49‑year‑old businessman and agent Stavros Demosthenous while he drove with his 18‑year‑old son.
A 30‑year‑old inmate suspected of ordering the hit was arrested earlier; he allegedly told another 30‑year‑old to buy the getaway motorcycle — that suspect was arrested and remanded eight days.
Four more men were detained within days (three Greek Cypriots, one Greek national).
Investigators say mistakes — a police helicopter, CCTV, an abandoned motorcycle in Agios Tychonas, a jockey hat by a burnt van in Germasogeia and a bright yellow shirt — produced key leads. Probe continues.
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😳Paphos airport — 65 cartons of illicit cigarettes seized
Customs at Paphos Airport intercepted 65 cartons of cigarettes, 200 sticks each, in the luggage of a 58‑year‑old passenger bound for the United Kingdom. Products lacked Greek and Turkish health warnings, the security feature and the unique traceability code, signs they were untaxed. The passenger was arrested on the spot, luggage and contents confiscated. He was taken to police custody and is to be presented to Paphos District Court for a remand hearing.
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🚨🚓Paphos supermarket stabbing — suspect caught with stolen goods and drugs
Police arrested a 46-year-old after a knife attack and theft at a Paphos supermarket. A guard recognized him as a shoplifter and saw a hidden item. Stopped by staff, he drew a knife and wounded a 24-year-old employee in the right leg. Officers later found him leaving a nearby parking area, seized a knife and arrested him. A car search found supermarket goods, a paper with white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia. A drug check was positive. A warrant led to his detention. The injured worker was treated at hospital and released the same night. Investigations continue.
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👮32-Year-Old Sought in Famagusta District
Police seek Jean-Claude Liyambi Magneli, 32, Congolese, resident of Famagusta district, to assist enquiries into serious offences in January 2025 and incidents on 25/09/2025 and 08/10/2025 in Ayia Napa. Anyone with information that may help locate him is asked to contact TAE Famagusta at 23-803040, the nearest police station or the Citizen Line at 1460. Authorities request any relevant tips; no further details released.
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🚗Cyprus emerges as hub in international luxury vehicle theft network
Thatcham Research and NaVCIS data for 2021–2024 list top destinations for UK‑stolen cars: DR Congo 38.5%, UAE 20.1%, Cyprus 6.7%, Jamaica 5.7%, Georgia 5.1%. Cyprus acts as transit and parts hub for right‑hand‑drive luxury SUVs and pick‑ups, gateway to Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. Organized gangs use advanced electronics and transport networks; over 50% of seized cars are premium, 79% are SUVs. Drivers include parts shortages, delivery delays, extreme weather and geopolitical shifts. UK insurers paid £640m in 2024; experts urge closer cooperation, remote disable and tighter controls on spare parts reuse.
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🚓PEO march to Labour Ministry in Nicosia
PEO stages protest today on "Safety and Health at Work". March begins 17:00 from PEO building on Archermou and will end at the Labour Ministry on Spyrou Kyprianou. Police present to ensure orderly progress and assist the public. Participants must follow police instructions. Under Public Gatherings and Parades Law 151(I)/2025 organisers must ensure peaceful conduct and cooperate with local authorities and police. Police may impose restrictions or order dispersal if gatherings cease to be peaceful, breach limits, endanger people or property, and may order removal of items that conceal identity.
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📱NBA plans European league with 10–12 cities; Greece possible
- Aim to launch within two years; franchise fees $500M–$1B.
- Awaiting NBA and FIBA board approval; investor talks imminent.
- Targets: UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany; Turkey and Greece possible.
- Mix of existing and new clubs; football clubs may add teams.
- NBA to run top tier; FIBA Champions League as second tier; qualification by merit or play‑ins.
- Long term: European teams in NBA Cup and possible division as travel improves.
- Europe events continue: London game Jan 18, 2026; more UK, Paris and Berlin fixtures planned.
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👮😱23-year-old detained at Larnaca Airport over concealed cocaine
Police and Customs seized more than half a kilo of cocaine after stopping a woman arriving from abroad at Larnaca arrivals. Nine egg-shaped nylon packets with a total gross weight of 88 g were found inside her bra, and one package of 452 g inside her underwear. She was arrested and taken to hospital. Radiological checks revealed additional packages inside her body; she remains under medical supervision and is being given treatment to expel them. The narcotics unit continues investigations.
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🪪Population Registry System Restored
Technical problem in the Population Registry system has been fully resolved. System operations have returned to normal. Issuance of passports and identity cards, including the expedited procedure for travel documents, is conducted normally as of today. The Ministry of Interior thanks the public for understanding and cooperation and apologizes for the temporary inconvenience caused. Citizens may proceed with scheduled appointments and standard application steps at municipal and registry offices.
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🏛Athens opens first smart hospital
Greece opens Onassis smart hospital in Athens. Four‑storey, fully digital complex with advanced ORs for real‑time imaging and minimally invasive surgery. Cost €82m. Hosts Onassis Transplant Center and Onassis Children’s Hospital; project began in 2019 as a public‑private partnership. Teams performed kidney transplants on underweight children; pediatric liver transplants planned. Onassis Foundation president highlights high staff ratios, art installations and a "room of strength". PM Mitsotakis says unit will expand to all organ transplants and become a research hub for congenital heart disease. New laws and a campaign added 50,000 registered donors in 20 days. Reform continues.
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📊ECHR ruling on unfilled Solidarity seat from 2016 Cyprus vote
22 May 2016: Eleni Theocharous, elected in Limassol for Solidarity, declined the Cyprus parliamentary seat to remain MEP. Runner-up Georgios Papadopoulos was declared MP but his election was annulled after courts found a legal gap: the law allowed filling a vacancy only after the parliamentary term began. Amendments in 2017 and 2019 were disputed and the seat stayed vacant for long periods. ECHR found a breach of Article 3 of Protocol No.1, saying the State failed to provide a timely legal remedy and voters' choice was frustrated. Court awarded €8,000 for non-pecuniary damage.
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✏️Locked school toilets — Education Ministry orders them kept open
Education Ministry issues a formal circular instructing all school toilets to remain open during operating hours. Deputy Secondary Education Director Giorgos Koutsidis said he intervened after a parents' complaint at one school and urged dialogue with pupils. Toilets must not be locked; guidance will apply to lower and upper secondary schools. An official circular, to be sent immediately, states toilets will be open while schools operate, 07:30–13:35. Pupils must respect the facilities and cleaning staff. Authorities will examine reasons schools cited for closures to prevent hostile or fearful environments.
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📝Pancyprian Medical Association protests recognition of occupied-area groups by European medical body
Pancyprian Medical Association (PMA) protests what it calls the illegal recognition of trade unions from the occupied areas as Cyprus representatives by the Federation Européenne des Médecins Salariés. The body reportedly displayed the emblem of the self‑proclaimed entity. PMA says it abstains from participation as protest and to oppose distortion of international law. A recent questionnaire naming Cyprus “Kibris” prompted protests by PMA, the Panhellenic Medical Association and the Athens Medical Association. PMA lodged representations with European authorities and warns of systematic attempts by the self‑proclaimed entity to exploit international professional bodies. PMA thanks its Greek counterparts for steady support.
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🚨Father Demands Answers After School Attack on 13‑Year‑Old
13-year-old hospitalised at Makarios with multiple injuries after repeated assaults at his middle school. Father Panayiotis Chatzichristodoulou says bullying began on the second day of term; he first learned from the boy’s twin. Two weeks later classmates filmed another attack and a police complaint followed. On Tuesday at 09:05 the injured boy phoned: “Dad, come quickly. They’ve hit my brother.” Father found him bruised, escorted by a teacher. “Not a scuffle,” he says — kicked and punched. He met the Education Minister on Sept 12; she promised action and a call that never came. He demands answers and better protection for all pupils.
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🚓Amathus: Police Increase Patrols After Harassment Reports
Police launch regular patrols along the Amathus seafront after multiple complaints of harassment and assaults against women, officials say. Mayor Kyriakos Xydias reports coastal neglect — missing wiring and ironwork under the bridge, no lighting — and warns infrastructure work alone will not solve the problem. “We face a serious shortage of policing,” he told radio. Municipal offices receive daily reports of vandalism and antisocial behaviour. Xydias urges stronger law enforcement and better surveillance to restore safety.
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🚚Transporters A' start indefinite strike
Members of the Pan‑Cyprian Union of Transporters A', affiliated to G.S. POBEK, vote unanimously to begin an indefinite strike from 3 November after measures on 7 October. They demand legislative changes: review of rules banning auxiliary spotlights, adjustment of truck height limits, and reclassification of open‑top trailers so they are not automatically illegal when open and lacking side markers. They also protest illegal fuel supplies from occupied areas and use of heating oil creating unfair competition, slow port handling and non‑enforcement of rules on unregistered or improperly licensed vehicles. Union asks members to contact the Board or G.S. POBEK for coordination and next steps.
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🚨19-year-old Elena missing in Nicosia
19-year-old Elena from Nicosia has been missing since this morning. Described as stocky, about 1.60 m tall, with black hair and black eyes; wears prescription eyeglasses for myopia. Last seen wearing a grey short-sleeved shirt with white inscriptions and blue jeans. Family and police appeal to the public for any information. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact the Nicosia CID (TAE) at 22-802222, the nearest police station or the Citizen Line at 1460. Any tip, however small, may assist the search.
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