Gesy adds one-time password check for calls involving personal data
From Wednesday, the Health Insurance Organisation will send a one-time code by SMS before its call centre shares any personal information with a beneficiary.
Cyprus weather service issues yellow storm alert for Tuesday afternoon
The Meteorological Department has flagged isolated severe thunderstorms between 1pm and 6pm, with the mountains, inland districts and the northwest most at risk.
Cyprus extends student grant deadline to October 20
The finance ministry's grants service has pushed back the cut-off for state student support applications for 2025-2026, warning this will be the last extension.
Cyprus to reopen bail-in payout platform, plans new 2027 scheme
Depositors and bondholders who lost savings in the 2013 haircut but were never paid will get another chance to apply, as the finance ministry prepares a fresh reimbursement round for 2027.
Major repairs start on Nicosia culvert beneath Digenis Akritas Avenue
Work has begun on a half-century-old storm-water culvert under one of the capital’s busiest roads, with officials warning that sections could give way.
Cyprus police hand out 99 helmet fines in one-day road safety push
A Sunday enforcement campaign across the island targeted riders of motorbikes, mopeds, bicycles and personal mobility devices, with hundreds of other offences also recorded.
Larnaca complex residents say rental ring still tapping water after deadly raid
A committee at the Filanta complex in Larnaca says a network renting out roughly 30 flats illegally reconnected stolen utilities this week, and that threats followed when residents intervened.
Cyprus overhauls evacuation plans after deadly Limassol mountain fire
Civil Defence has updated its Polyvios evacuation schemes, handed out radios and begun live drills in communities, the interior minister says, nearly a year after the July 2025 blaze that killed two people.
Cyprus unveils monthly payout and rural transport for breast cancer patients
President Nikos Christodoulides announced a monthly allowance for vulnerable breast cancer patients and free rides from rural areas to oncology centres, following Europa Donna Cyprus proposals.
Fire Service handles 14 storm-related calls across Cyprus
Heavy rain kept crews busy from Paphos to Famagusta, with flooded basements, stranded cars and fallen trees among the problems reported since yesterday.
Cyprus under yellow weather warning as storms sweep the island
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert until 6pm Sunday, with heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast across Cyprus and the southwest expected to take the worst of it.
Cyprus braces for strong isolated storms through Wednesday
Meteorological officer Panayiotis Lingis says heavy but scattered storms will roll across the island in the coming days, with Limassol and Paphos districts in line for weekend rain.