In today’s episode, the 'pre-election restrictions' came into effect in the north on Sunday, officially marking the beginning of the process ahead of the upcoming 'elections', scheduled to take place on October 19.

Elsewhere, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna will pay working visits to Moldova and Hungary from August 25 to 27, as part of preparations for Cyprus's upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2026.

Also, a 28-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca on Saturday afternoon in connection with a drug possession investigation, police said.  

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.