The House Price Index recorded an annual increase of 6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a preliminary estimate by the Statistical Service.
As reported, the index stood at 152.91 points during the period October – December 2025.
MESS IN PARLIAMENT - THEY FINALLY VOTED TO SUSPEND FORECLOSURES UNTIL THE END OF 2026 - Filenews 7/4
The many law proposals that were submitted as well as the intense discussions that took place caused a mess and confusion as to what was finally voted yesterday in the Plenary Session of the Parliament regarding the foreclosures.
On Cyprus' roads, alcohol and drugs are responsible for about 24% of fatal collisions, while the use of a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of a road collision, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafeadis said on Tuesday, adding that "within the coming months a new legislative framework for professional motorcyclists will be implemented that responds to a specific safety need".
The amount of rainfall that fell only during the first seven days of the month of April exceeded the normal for the month of April, reaching 111% of normal.
According to the preliminary data of the Department of Meteorology, the average total amount of rainfall from April 1 to 9 in the morning of April 7 amounted to 33,2 mm, compared to 29,9 mm which is the normal rainfall for the whole month.
Things and miracles are recorded in a report by the Audit Office for the Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare and the benefits it distributed. Over a period of 14 years, a third-country national received €231,907 while he had expired residence permits and had not joined the labour market. The applicant received €19,391 (out of a total of €229,216) over a period of 20 years as an allowance for a child who had died. A European woman was paid €63,281 in seven years, without providing proof of residence. €780,000 per year in allowances are paid to 83 former recipients of public assistance, 10 years after the introduction of the GMI, without being re-evaluated.
Weak low pressure and unstable air mass affect the area.
Initially today, there will be increased local clouds, while on the coast there may be isolated rains or even an isolated storm. During the midday hours and after, clouds that will develop are expected to give local rains and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains, south, east and inland. Hail is expected to fall in a storm. Winds will be mainly southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort, to strengthen in the afternoon on the coast and blow up to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea will initially be calm to a little rough, however by the afternoon it will generally become a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 22 degrees inland, around 21 on the coast and around 11 degrees in the higher mountains.
The increase in chronic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, an ageing population and gaps in long-term home care services are the main health challenges in Cyprus, despite the high life expectancy and improved access to care services in recent years.
At the same time, at the international level, the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are putting a significant burden on the health systems and mental health of millions of people at a time when, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost half of the world's population still does not have full access to basic health services.