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Cyprus produced a remarkable late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw and a valuable point against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their 2026 World Cup qualifying match.

In last night’s game at AEK Arena, Cyprus found themselves trailing 2-0 but fought back to level the match in stoppage time.

Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the scoring in the 10th minute whith Katic. Despite the early setback, the Cypriot team responded positively and pushed for an equaliser. However, in the 36th minute, Bosnia doubled their lead after an own goal by Michail.

Cyprus managed make the 2-1 just before the break, with Laifis scoring in first-half stoppage time (45+1).

The dramatic equaliser came deep into extra time, in the 90+6 minute, when Kakoullis was brought down in the box and Ioannis Pittas converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.

The draw was a fair reward for Cyprus’ determined performance and marked the team’s second consecutive comeback from two goals down, following a similar 2-2 result against Romania at GSP Stadium.

Cyprus (A. Mantzios): Michail, Siikkis, St. Andreou, Charalambous (72′ Kakoullis), Correia (65′ Pileas), Pittas, Loizou (80′ Koutsakos), Artymatas (80′ Charalambos Kyriakou), Laifis, Kastanos, Tzionis (80′ Evangelos Andreou).

Weather Temperature for Cyprus

Today’s weather and temperatures for Cyprus according to the Department of Meteorology

Date 10/10/2025

Station

TEMPERATURE (C) (FROM 20:00 PC of the previous one until the time of the show)

Humidity at

1200 UTC

Highest

Lowest

Nicosia (Athalassa)

28 (27.7)

12 (11.9)

35

Larnaka Airport

27 (27.2)

15 (15.1)

48

Limassol (New Port)

26 (25.7)

14 (13.8)

47

Limassol (Municipal Garden)

27.6

16.6

Pafos Airport

26 (25.6)

17 (17.2)

56

Frenaros

28 (27.6)

17 (16.6)

49

Prodromos

24 (24.4)

7 (7)

82

Polis Pafos

26 (25.5)

17 (16.5)

52

The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) of the Ministry of Finance will hold an auction of 13-week Treasury Bills worth pound 25 million on October 20, 2025, between 08:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

According to a notice published in the Official Gazette of the Republic on October 10, the issue date for the Treasury Bills (10th Series 2025), which carry no interest, is set for October 24, 2025, with a maturity date of January 23, 2026.

The PDMO stated that offers submitted before or after the above auction timeframe will be considered invalid and rejected.

It added that the Treasury Bills to be issued through the auction will be listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange for trading on October 24, 2025.

Transport Ministers of Cyprus and Qatar held recently a meeting during which they discussed issues related to the port system and airport connectivity, investments in infrastructure projects and digital transformation.

According to a press release issued on Friday by the Cyprus Ministry, on the sidelines of the Maritime Cyprus 2025 international conference, that took place recently in Limassol, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafeades had a meeting with Minister of Transport of the State of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani on October 06, 2025.

During the meeting, it adds, they referred to the upcoming official visit of the President of the Republic to Qatar in the coming months, which will constitute an important step for the further deepening of relations between the two countries.

The Minister also met with European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, on the sidelines of the Maritime Cyprus 2025 international conference.

The two sides, the press release says, exchanged views on the priorities of the European Union and the issues that the upcoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU will have to address.

After the meeting, they visited the Nicosia Peripheral Motorway, an emblematic infrastructure project financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), it concludes.

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously ruled that in the case of Georgios Papadopoulos v. Cyprus that there had been a violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (right to free elections) to the European Convention on Human Rights.

The case, a Courts press release says, concerned the fact that Cypriot law did not provide for the possibility to fill a parliamentary seat that had become vacant before the start of the parliamentary term. The applicant in the case was a runner-up candidate in the 2016 parliamentary elections, but was appointed when a member of the European Parliament decided not to take up her seat before the start of the parliamentary term. The applicant’s appointment was however annulled in 2017, 2018 and 2020 because the Electoral Court considered that there was no legal or permissible constitutional framework for such substitution.

The applicant, Georgios Papadopoulos, is a Cypriot national who was born in 1965 and lives in Limassol (Cyprus). He was a runner-up candidate in the 2016 parliamentary elections for the Solidarity Movement.

A Member of the European Parliament – and president of the Solidarity Movement – was elected but she decided not to take the seat prior to the start of the parliamentary term because she wished to remain an MEP.

The Cypriot legal system did not, however, expressly regulate this contingency, that is to say when an elected candidate renounced their seat prior to taking office.

Papadopoulos complained that despite being appointed three times, the Electoral Court had annulled his mandate each time, in breach of his right to stand for election and the electorate’s right to choose the legislature.

The application was lodged with the European Court of Human Rights on 21 April 2021. Judgment was given by a Chamber of seven judges.

“The authorities’ failure to effectively resolve this gap or to provide a lawful alternative, whether through legislative or judicial intervention, had ultimately frustrated the choice of the people as expressed in May 2016” the decision says.

The Court found that there had been an interference with the applicant’s rights that had not been ‘lawful’, in violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.

The Court held that Cyprus was to pay the applicant 8,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage.

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Index closed at today`s stock exchange meeting as follows:

MEETING DATE: 09/10/2025

INDICES BASE VALUES: FTSEMed=5000, OTH

President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, received on Thursday Cypriot EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, with whom he discussed issues related to his portfolio.

According to a statement by the Presidency, Kadis, who was accompanied by his team said that their visit to Cyprus is taking place within the framework of a process of strengthening their collective work and exchanging ideas regarding the progress of the Commission’s work.

He informed the President about the various activities that took place within the framework of their visit, in areas related to fisheries in the Republic of Cyprus. He added that a team of distinguished professionals has been formed, stating that ‘we examine issues that concern all EU Member States with great care, with the remaining members of the team being particularly sensitive and aware of issues that concern Cyprus.’

The next steps for the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity link, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), have been agreed during a meeting in Athens between Cyprus Energy Minister George Papanastasiou and his Greek counterpart, Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou.

Speaking to CNA following a statement from the Greek Energy Ministry, Papanastasiou said the meeting was ‘very constructive and held in an excellent atmosphere,’ adding that both sides agreed on the next phase of work ‘in the direction set by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides.’

According to the Cypriot Minister, the two sides decided that all outstanding regulatory issues must be resolved, some of which may stem from the project’s transition from the EuroAsia Interconnector to the Great Sea Interconnector.

‘As we are not fully aware of all the pending matters, it was deemed appropriate to arrange a meeting as soon as possible-possibly next week-between the two regulators and the project developer,’ he said, adding that an independent observer may also participate ‘to help ensure a productive outcome.’

Papanastasiou noted that EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen has asked to take part in a videoconference on the project, which was initially scheduled for Thursday but postponed to next week.

‘I believe the Commissioner will want to understand precisely what issues are causing the current delays, which the European Commission is certainly following closely,’ he said.

The Minister underlined that the Athens meeting ‘took place in a very positive climate and confirms the positions expressed by the Greek Prime Minister and the President of Cyprus. It follows the direction they have set, and we are simply moving ahead with its implementation.’

Asked whether the project’s financial aspects were discussed, Papanastasiou said these will be addressed once the regulatory issues are resolved. ‘The matter of the pound 25 million is part of that process,’ he added, stressing that ‘it’s time to start working rather than making statements.’

In its statement, the Greek Energy Ministry described the meeting as constructive and said it was attended by Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos and Cyprus Ambassador to Greece Stavros Avgoustidis. It confirmed that both sides agreed on the next steps for the GSI ‘in line with the direction set by Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Christodoulides.’

CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

FORECAST FOR THE SEA AREA OF CYPRUS (A)

FOR THE PERIOD FROM 0600 09/10/2025 UNTIL 0600 10/10/2025

Area covered is 8 kilometers seawards.

Winds are in BEAUFORT scale. Times are local times.

Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1013hPa (hectopascal)

Low pressure is affecting the area. The weather will be partly cloudy and at times mainly cloudy with local showers, while isolated thunderstorms are also expected mainly over the western and northern coasts and later over the eastern/southeastern coastal areas. IN STORM THE WIND MAY BE VARIABLE STRENGTHENING. All phenomena are ceasing, since late afternoon.

Visibility: Good, but moderate to poor in showers

Sea surface temperature: 26°C

Warnings: NIL

New Chief of National Guard Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou pledged to command with meritocracy, impartiality and honesty and assured that he will work having as main goal to further strengthen its combat power.

The New Chief made statements during the handover ceremony of the leadership of the National Guard Thursday, at “Stelios Mavrommatis Camp” in Stavrovouni.

Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas said that the new Chief has a heavy duty to safeguard that the National Guard will remain a pillar of security and stability.

Palmas praised the service of the outgoing Chief and spoke of their constructive cooperation. He said that “today’s ceremony shows our unwavering trust in the new Chief”.

He noted that our primary goal is to defend Cyprus’ independence, national sovereignty and territorial integrity and this is achieved by strengthening our deterrent power and upgrading our defensive armor.

Palmas spoke of the challenges before us, in a period in which international security is being tested by new threats. He also called on the new Chief to have in mind the safety and well-being of the members of the National Guard which are the cornerstone of the successful execution of their mission.

The new National Guard Chief in his remarks said that the geopolitical conditions are changing rapidly and the circumstances require vigilance, adding that the National Guard must constantly adapt so that it is in a position, at all times, to ensure the protection of the people of Cyprus against any threat and to defend the independence and integrity of the Republic.