Drones Raise Security Concerns; Pension Boosts Detailed
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Security concerns have emerged following reports of Turkish drones operating near Larnaca and Paphos airports, failing to respond to air traffic control. This development coincides with the acceleration of a Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection project, undertaken amidst renewed tensions with Turkey.
Domestically, the government has unveiled further details of its pension reform proposal, which is set to increase payments for all 123,000 pensioners, with some potentially seeing increases of over €200 over five years. In Paphos, authorities have made an arrest in connection with the mass attack on food delivery drivers, an incident that left five injured.
Other local news includes traffic light outages in Limassol causing disruptions, an apartment fire in Nicosia caused by an electric scooter, and Nicosia shopkeepers demanding the reopening of Makarios Avenue to traffic due to financial hardship. Law enforcement also reported significant drug arrests, seizing 1kg of cannabis.