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Weather Temperature for Cyprus
Today’s weather and temperatures for Cyprus according to the Department of Meteorology
Date 05/07/2026
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)
36
23
45
Larnaka Airport
32
23
69
Limassol (New Port)
31
23
67
Pafos Airport
31
24
72
Frenaros
31
24
69
Prodromos
27
19
67
Polis Pafos
31
22
59
Cyprus’ Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Maria Panayiotou, said the government was implementing a pound 168 million package to address the water crisis, and was promoting measures to the tune of pound 454 million under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Addressing an event on Saturday evening organised by the Fikardou Community Council, the Minister said that supporting rural communities was a matter of development, social cohesion and the country’s future. She stressed that the Government’s objective is to ensure that villages have prospects, that young people remain in and invest in their local communities, and that those working in the agricultural sector feel that the State stands alongside them.
Referring to the challenges facing the primary sector, she referred to water scarcity, climate change and rising production costs, noting that water management remains one of the most significant challenges for agriculture.
She explained that the pound 168 million package focuses on new infrastructure, reducing water losses and increasing water production through three main pillars: strengthening water supply through desalination so that greater quantities of dam water can be reserved for irrigation, maximising the use of reclaimed water, and modernising irrigation networks.
Panayiotou noted that Cyprus currently reuses 90% of its reclaimed water, a figure well above the European Union average, covering 37% of the country’s irrigation needs.
She added that the strategic objective is to meet all potable water supply needs through desalination plants, allowing water stored in dams to be used exclusively for irrigation.
The Minister also referred to the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan, with a total budget of pound 454 million, which, she said, includes targeted measures to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the primary sector.
She also said that preparations have already begun for the new, CAP Strategic Plan post-2027, adding that significant progress was made in the relevant discussions during the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, that concluded at the end of June.
According to the Minister, the aim is to develop a new strategic plan to be implemented from the beginning of 2028, tailored to the needs of rural Cyprus and the primary agricultural sector.
Concluding her remarks, Panayiotou reaffirmed that the Ministry would continue supporting rural communities, stressing that strengthening Cypriot agriculture is an investment in food security, regional development and the country’s future.
Cyprus’ air connectivity remains secure despite the ongoing revision of the European Union’s state aid rules for aviation, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works said in a statement on Sunday.
In light of discussions currently under way on the revision of the European Commission’s State Aid Aviation Guidelines, the Ministry clarified that the Republic of Cyprus is actively participating in the process and has submitted ‘a well-substantiated’ position paper containing six specific proposals.
‘Cyprus’ air connectivity remains strong and the Republic of Cyprus is working proactively and on the basis of evidence to ensure that the new European framework continues to support the needs of an island Member State such as Cyprus’, the Ministry said.
It stressed that the incentives provided by the Republic of Cyprus, in cooperation with the operator of the island’s airports, to airlines, ‘do not constitute state aid’. It said the incentives are granted on market terms and generate additional revenue for both the State and the airport operator, representing an investment that a private investor would also make under the same conditions.
As a result, the Ministry said, these incentives, ‘which have supported the steady growth and improvement of the country’s air connectivity, will not be affected by the revision of the European state aid framework, and there is no risk to the existing mechanisms that have helped strengthen Cyprus’ air links in recent years’.
According to the Ministry, the revision of the current EU state aid framework for aviation forms part of the European Commission’s efforts to update the relevant rules in light of developments in the aviation sector over recent years, including new environmental requirements and changes in the European aviation market.
The consultation concerns the conditions under which Member States may, in certain circumstances, provide support to airports and new air routes. The Ministry noted that the issue is particularly important for Cyprus, noting that air connectivity is the country’s principal means of linking with the rest of Europe and that the Republic of Cyprus seeks to ensure that the new European framework reflects the genuine needs of island Member States and preserves the necessary tools for supporting connectivity.
The Ministry said Cyprus has submitted six proposals. The first seeks to ensure that the country’s airports are recognised as infrastructure serving territorial cohesion. While the European Commission already explicitly recognises Cyprus as a ‘remote region’, the Government is calling for this to be reflected even more clearly by recognising the island’s airports as national cohesion infrastructure, comparable to motorways in other countries, it said. The expected benefit, the Ministry said, would be greater certainty that Larnaca and Paphos airports could continue to receive state support where there is a genuine need.
Cyprus is also proposing that incentives for new air routes to island Member States should be maintained in a targeted manner, particularly for winter services and routes serving new tourism markets. According to the Ministry, this would encourage more off-season flights, diversify tourist arrivals and reduce dependence on a limited number of source markets.
The third proposal concerns what the Ministry described as ‘fair treatment for the size of our country’. It argues that an airport handling nine million passengers in a country of 900,000 people should not be assessed in the same way as an airport serving a major European city. The Government is therefore proposing the inclusion of a new criterion based on ‘passengers per capita’.
Cyprus is also seeking an extension of the transitional period for state aid until 2035 for island Member States, allowing airports more time to adapt to new environmental requirements, including the use of sustainable aviation fuels and electrification.
In addition, the Government is requesting ‘explicit exemption’ from the concept of ‘proximity’ to airports in other countries. Under the proposed rules, the Commission considers whether neighbouring airports compete with one another. The Ministry argues that this criterion is not relevant for Cyprus, which has no road or rail connection with any other Member State. It said such an exemption would reduce bureaucracy and speed up the assessment of state aid applications at European level.
The Government is also calling for greater flexibility as regards subsidising air fares for students, employees and professionals travelling to and from Europe.
‘Air connectivity is not a luxury for Cyprus. It is the functional equivalent of the road and rail networks that connect other Member States with the rest of Europe’, the Ministry said.
It added that the Republic of Cyprus submitted its evidence-based position, including clear and practical proposals, before the deadline for the European Commission’s public consultation on 11 June 2026.
The aim, the Ministry concluded, is to establish a modern, fair and proportionate European framework that safeguards the country’s connectivity while recognising the specific needs of island Member States.
A serious, multi-level effort is currently under way, both publicly and behind the scenes, based on a specific plan by the United Nations Secretary-General, for a new meeting on the Cyprus issue during the summer, with the aim of restarting negotiations and creating the prospect of a settlement, Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic, Victoras Papadopoulos, said on Sunday.
Speaking at a memorial service for those who fell during the 1974 Turkish invasion from Bellapais, as well as the officers and soldiers of the 33rd Commando Squadron, held at Saint Eleftherios Church in Mouttagiaka, in the Limassol Distinct, Papadopoulos said that ‘these are critical and decisive moments’ as regards the Cyprus issue.
‘A serious, multi-level effort is under way, both in the public eye and behind the scenes, based on a specific plan by the UN Secretary-General, to convene a new meeting in a border format on the Cyprus issue during the summer, which would lead to the resumption of negotiations in a manner that creates the prospect of a settlement’, he said.
Referring to the ‘prolonged deadlock’ of recent years and the ‘uncompromising stance of the Turkish side’ for a two-state solution, which he noted, is outside the agreed United Nations framework, Papadopoulos said that, despite the difficulties, ‘which no one underestimates, Cyprus is now faced with a renewed initiative by the Secretary-General’. He said this had been made possible through the Government’s efforts to break the impasse and restart negotiations in a way that offers a credible prospect of resolving the Cyprus issue through a solution that is, above all, functional and sustainable, in line with United Nations resolutions, the EU acquis, and European principles and values.
‘The President of the Republic, with demonstrated political will, is doing everything possible to ensure the success of the new initiative by Mr António Guterres and his Personal Envoy, Ms María Ángela Holguín’, he said.
Papadopoulos also stressed that unity on the domestic front was ‘an essential prerequisite’ for the success of the effort.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
After informal meetings in 2025, followed by a hiatus of several months, deliberations are underway for a new meeting in broader format to be held, as the term of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears its end. María Angela Holguín, Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties.
Cyprus’ bid to join the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves has entered a substantial implementation phase, with the proposed area covering the communities in the valleys of the Xeros and Diarizos rivers in Paphos District, comprising a total of 32 villages, Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare, Antonia Theodosiou says according to a statement issued on Sunday.
In her address at the official ceremony marking the inclusion of the Mount Parnon – Cape Maleas region in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, held on Saturday in Greece, the Commissioner congratulated everyone who had worked ‘with perseverance, scientific rigour, cooperation and vision’ to secure the region’s inscription on the Network.
She noted that she had visited the area around 10 years ago, as Director of the Akamas Project Management Plan, as part of cooperation with the then Management Agency for Mount Parnon and the Moustos Wetland. ‘Having come to know and greatly appreciate your region, as well as the richness of its human, cultural and natural heritage, I am sincerely delighted by its recognition and inclusion in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves,’ she said.
Theodosiou added that Cyprus embarked on the same ‘demanding and lengthy journey’ around a year and a half ago, drawing on the experience of Greece’s Biosphere Reserves, particularly Mount Parnon-Cape Maleas and the Asterousia Mountains in Crete.
She explained that her Office, as the Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare, had taken the initiative and was coordinating the preparation of the Republic of Cyprus’ first nomination for inclusion in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The proposed site encompasses the communities in the valleys of the Xeros and Diarizos rivers in Paphos District, covering 32 villages.
‘The centuries-long human presence in this part of Cyprus has shaped a unique mosaic of landscapes, culture, archaeological wealth, traditions and productive activities, while at the same time preserving exceptionally rich biodiversity. These are the very elements that reflect the philosophy of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme,’ she added.
According to the Commissioner, the Cypriot nomination ‘has now entered a substantive phase of implementation’. Preparation of the nomination dossier began in January 2026, while a comprehensive consultation and participation process is under way in close collaboration with local authorities, government departments, producers, academic institutions, non-governmental organisations, local residents and other stakeholders across the region, she said.
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 0600 05/07/2026 UNTIL 0600 06/07/2026
Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1004hPa (hectopascal)
Seasonal low pressure is affecting the area. The weather will be mainly fine, but locally increased low cloud coverage with local mist and/or fog patches is expected, overnight and during the morning.
Visibility: Good, but moderate to poor in mist and very poor in fog
Sea surface temperature: 26°C
Warnings: NIL
AREA
PERIOD
WIND
STATE OF SEA
West Coast
Morning
Southeast 3
Slight
Afternoon
Southwest to West 3 to 4
Slight
Night
Northwest to Northeast 3
Slight, gradually Smooth to Slight
South Coast
Morning
Southeast 3
Smooth to Slight
Afternoon
Southwest 4, at times locally 4 to 5
Smooth to Slight, at times locally Slight
Night
Southwest to Northwest 3
Smooth to Slight
East Coast
Morning
Southeast 3
Smooth to Slight
Afternoon
South to Southwest 3 to 4, locally 4
Smooth to Slight, locally Slight
Night
Southwest to Northwest 3
Smooth to Slight
North Coast
Morning
Variable 3
Smooth to Slight
Afternoon
Southwest to Northwest 3 to 4
Slight
Night
Southeast to Southwest 3
Smooth to Slight
Nicosia on Saturday extended ‘warm wishes’ to the people of the USA on 4th of July and US Independence Day.
In a post on X, Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry extends ‘warm wishes’ to the State Department and the people of the USA on the occasion of 4th of July and US Independence Day.
‘On the landmark occasion of Freedom250, we celebrate our strategic partnership and common democratic values’, it said.
‘This historic day stands as a testament to the enduring values of freedom and democracy that our nations proudly uphold’, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said in his own post, while also congratulating his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, on the occasion.
Cyprus, he said, ‘stands as a reliable partner to the US, actively contributing to peace, security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond’.
‘We are firmly committed to further deepening the Cyprus-US cooperation across all areas’, Kombos said.
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We do not compromise with the fait accompli of the occupation, nor do we accept partition as a solution, the Minister of Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou, said on Saturday, on the sidelines of an event of remembrance and honour for the fallen of 1974, held in Serres, Greece.
The Ministry of Interior said in a press release that during the event those who gave their lives defending the Republic of Cyprus, from Serres, Greece and Cyprus, were honoured.
Ioannou stressed that ‘fifty-two years later, the Greek Cypriot community continues to experience the tragic consequences of the barbaric Turkish invasion. Fifty-two years later, the refugees cannot return to their ancestral homes. Relatives continue to worry and await the determination of the fate of their missing persons. It is an open wound for the Cyprus issue. Fundamental human rights are being violated.’
‘Despite the obstacles, despite all the difficulties, despite all the disappointment, Greek Cypriots continue to fight for liberation. We do not compromise with the fait accompli of the occupation, nor do we accept partition as a solution. Our position is firm and unchangeable. Our goal is the liberation, the reunification of Cyprus, the liberation from the occupation troops and the anachronistic guarantees,’ the Minister underlined.
In this process, he said, ‘beyond the support from our European partners and the international community, above all we have the timeless, undivided, unwavering support of Greece and the Greek people, who for 52 years have been by the side of Cyprus.’
Asked to comment on the significance of the Greek frigate’s mission to Cyprus last March, Ioannou noted that in addition to the sense of pride that we experienced as Greek Cypriots, this act had an essential goal and mission to defend Cypriot Hellenism against possible attacks. ‘So, in addition to the symbolic value, it also had a practical contribution to the defence and defensive armouring of Cyprus,’ the Minister of Interior said.
The Minister of Interior represents the Government at the events organised on the occasion of the anniversaries of the 1974 coup and the Turkish invasion by the Consulate General of the Republic, the organised groups of Cypriots abroad and local authorities. Tomorrow, Ioannou will be the keynote speaker at the annual national memorial service for those who fell during the coup and the invasion organised in Thessaloniki.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
After informal meetings in 2025, followed by a hiatus of several months, deliberations are underway for a new meeting in broader format to be held, as the term of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears its end. María Angela Holguín, Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties.
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Cyprus ‘strongly condemns’ the bombing attacks in the Al-Hijaz area of Damascus which claimed the lives of civilians and left many others injured, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
In a post on X, Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry said Nicosia ‘strongly condemns’ the bombing attacks in the Al-Hijaz area of Damascus which claimed the lives of civilians and left many others injured.
‘We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to all those injured’, it said, adding that the perpetrators ‘must be held swiftly accountable’.
Cyprus reaffirms its support to Syria’s stability as essential for regional security, it said.
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Weather Temperature for Cyprus
Today’s weather and temperatures for Cyprus according to the Department of Meteorology
Date 04/07/2026
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)
38
21
28
Larnaka Airport
32
23
62
Limassol (New Port)
31
21
66
Pafos Airport
29
23
75
Frenaros
32
24
66
Prodromos
28
17
59
Polis Pafos
31
22
67
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