Cyprus Mail 7 February 2026 - by Tom Cleaver
The Paphos town council will hold an extraordinary session on Monday to decide on its next steps, with the post of municipal secretary remaining vacant.
Paphos has been without a municipal secretary since the retirement of 72-year-old Themis Philippides, but local news website PafosNet reported on Friday that the interior ministry is “concerned” that Philippides continued to perform his duties after being placed on pre-retirement leave.
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The “Board of Peace”, unveiled by Trump on his second day at the Davos conference last month – ironically after spending the first day trying to walk back his threats to take over Greenland by force – is another example of the tectonic shift in international relations and the growing break between the US and the traditional West.
8/2/26
The Police are asking for information that can help locate Costas Fysounis, 75 years old from Limassol.
Anyone who knows anything that can help locate him, is requested to contact the Limassol Police Department at the phone number 25-805057 or the nearest Police Station, or the Citizen's Line at the telephone number 1460.
Cyprus Mail 7 February 2026 - by Eleni Philippou
SHREK THE MUSICAL by Heritage Private School - in English
Heritage Private School, Limassol
27 & 28 February - 7.30pm
Free admission. Registrations necessary. www.heritageschool.ac.cy/shrek
Green ogres, princesses and faraway kingdoms are coming to life at The Heritage Private School as its drama and music departments present Shrek the Musical. The production on February 27 and 28, with over 30 students, is a charming, comic fairy tale sharing messages on misfits, identity and self-worth.
Cyprus Mail 8 February 2026
Bees navigate their surroundings with astonishing precision. Their brains are now inspiring the design of tiny, low-power chips that could one day guide miniature robots and sensors.
By Tom Cassauwers
When a bee leaves the nest, it already has its own version of a GPS in its head. By analysing patterns in the sky and its flying speed, a bee can keep track of its location and safely return home. Researchers are now taking their cue from this in the hope of transforming how computers find their way around.
“A bee finds its way back without a smartphone or satellite navigation,” said Anders Mikkelsen, professor at Lund University in Sweden. “They do this by looking at the polarisation of the sky, and their speed. Based on that, they don’t get lost.”
in-cyprus 8 February 2026 - by Frixos Dalitis
The result of the parliamentary elections due in May is likely to push the country towards a political crisis and state instability. All signals from polls so far point to a parliament without a stable majority: dysfunctional, and in many cases forced into a de facto governing role, creating political chaos.
Government bills would land before a legislature lacking real balance. Dialogue and cooperation through consultation would prove difficult, while attempts at final compromise on major issues, as has happened until now, would end in confusion. Such a situation could even lead to the forced dissolution of parliament and fresh parliamentary elections, as the state would struggle to function. In a more extreme scenario, the country could be dragged into early presidential elections if political fluidity turns into outright instability, as reflected at the ballot box.
Filenews 8 February 2026
New batches of baby products are added to the list of foods, recalled from the Cypriot market, due to the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin of the microorganism Bacillus cereus, the Health Services of the Ministry of Health say in a statement.
Specifically, the batches Aptamil 1 (400g) Batch: 101480258 with a durability date of 20/11/2026 and Almiron Pronutra 2 (400g) Batch: 101464043 with a durability date of 12/08/2026 are added to the list of products that have already been recalled.