Filenews 11 January 2026
The dynamic and targeted preventive operations of the Police continued during last night, with an enhanced presence in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, protecting citizens and ensuring public order.
As part of these operations, the Police proceeded to arrest a total of eight persons on a nationwide basis.
MAJOR ROAD WORKS
Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway
On the Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway, during the period 03/12/2025-30/01/2026, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, the Department of Forestry will carry out pruning and shredding of branches on the slopes of the motorway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout and the Larnaca-Kofinou motorway, from the Kalo Chorio roundabout to Kofinou.
During the period from 22 December 2025 to 29 January 2026, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 in the morning of the following day, weekdays except Fridays, weekends and holidays, on sections of the Larnaca Airport - Paralimni motorway, emergency door installation works will be carried out on the central island. During the execution of the works, a section of the motorway lane adjacent to the central island, from the Pyla area to the Rizoelia roundabout, will be closed, successively for a length of 100m. each time, simultaneously from both directions, at eight different points.
The Department of Meteorology has issued a yellow warning for rains and isolated strong storms, valid from 21:00 on Sunday night until 21:00 on Monday, according to an announcement.
According to the warning, the island is expected to be affected from time to time by a combination of rains and locally strong storms, mainly in the coastal areas. In a storm, hail is not excluded, while in the higher mountains snowfall is expected, which locally may be temporarily dense.
Cyprus Mail 11 January 2026 - by Alper Ali Riza
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| Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro going to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan on Monday |
Does international law matter to the US? That is the question in the time of Trump’s America.
Did the US violate international law by removing the president of Venezuela to the US by force to face criminal drugs charges there? Can the US take over the Danish colony of Greenland lawfully? Was the arrest of a Russian ship by the US coast guard on the high seas lawful?
Cyprus Mail 11 January 2026 - by Kerim M Munir
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| In an informal economy, such as labourers in construction, wage increases further struggle to keep pace with inflation (Deposit photos) |
A comment often quoted by the late Stephen Hawking, Lucasian professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, captures a risk that extends well beyond physics and into public policy: “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” This observation resonates because it speaks to moments when figures appear authoritative, yet obscure deeper realities.
Cyprus Mail 11 January 2026 - by Flora Alexandrou
Cyprus has taken over the EU Council presidency. It promises to take the bull by the horns and deliver tangible results, including on issues that affect the daily lives of citizens, its own included. But what issues? That depends on whom you ask.
At the official ceremony marking the start of the presidency, the focus also returned to the Cyprus issue. It is a familiar refrain in Cyprus, a stock phrase repeated so often its meaning has worn thin. “The heart of Europe beats at the southeasternmost tip of the union, in its last occupied member state,” still divided.
Cyprus Mail 11 January 2026 - by Peter Michael
Cyprus has requested assistance from abroad in relation to a controversial video that emerged on Thursday, which contains references to alleged suspicious funding and investment activities.
According to information obtained by the Cyprus News Agency, authorities in Nicosia sought support on Thursday and Friday from specialised teams in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom and France, as investigations already under way continue to intensify.