Cyprus unveils extra-floor and cheap-plot housing plans
Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou outlined new housing schemes, including extra floors up to 150 sqm on family homes and 570 state plots at 25% of market value.
Cyprus pushes ahead with 460 affordable homes on state land
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the €70 million plan to build 460 affordable rental units on state land is now moving into implementation.
Over 570 state plots to be offered to families at 25% of market value
Cyprus's Interior Ministry is launching a housing scheme that will release more than 570 state plots in communities islandwide to eligible families at a quarter of their market value.
S&P upgrades Cyprus to A as Finance Ministry hails vote of confidence
Standard & Poor's raised Cyprus's credit rating from A- to A and kept a positive outlook, a move the Finance Ministry says reflects confidence in the island's economy.
Fuel tax cut extended until 30 November 2026
Parliament voted unanimously to keep the reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel, saving drivers 8.33 cents per litre from 18 September.
Christodoulides to Address UN General Assembly in New York
President Nikos Christodoulides travels to New York for the 81st UN General Assembly, with the Cyprus issue at the centre of his meetings with the UN chief and his personal envoy.
ELAM accuses AKEL of objecting to Greek fighter jets at Paphos base
ELAM says AKEL lawmakers raised the issue of Greek F-16s stationed at the Andreas Papandreou air base during a parliamentary committee session on Turkish airspace violations.
Cyprus approves €162m interim waste plans, long-term decisions due 2028
Cyprus is pushing €162 million in stopgap waste infrastructure for Kotsiatis and Pentakomo while permanent decisions are postponed to 2028, as landfilling still stands at 65%.
Deputies demand urgent fixes on Paphos-Polis road over delays and defects
Parliament's transport committee heard that the upgraded Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road suffers from surface defects and serious delays, with the ministry unable to say when work will finish or what it will cost.
Cyprus FM Kompos heads to New York with 35 bilateral meetings lined up
Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kompos will hold 35 confirmed bilateral talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, alongside at least five meetings with the President.
President Christodoulides to attend Cyprus shipowners' event in Athens
The President travels to Athens on Tuesday evening for a Cyprus Shipowners' Union event, where Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas will also attend, before continuing to New York.
AKEL and DISY clash over spy van inquiry findings
AKEL has accused DISY of deflecting from the spy van scandal after DISY alleged political interference, renewing calls to publish the long-withheld Stefanou report.