Archive December 2024

An unaccompanied minors facility in Larnaca was evacuated early on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out and the building filled with smoke. Fire Department spokesman Andreas Kettis said the ...

On the very last day of the year, a popular and award-winning performance returns to the capital to enchant audiences of all ages, backgrounds and countries. STILL! A Statue That ...

A fire on Tuesday morning caused damage to a bakery in Athienou. Fire Department spokesman Andreas Kettis said the fire started at around 8.30am in a gas oven and three ...

A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring four, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that an investigation had been launched. CNN ...

Britain’s economy failed to grow during the first three months of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government, official figures showed, adding to signs of a slowdown that has ...

A 43-year-old, who had been wanted for questioning regarding the theft of a lorry, malicious damage to property and conspiracy to commit a crime, was arrested on Monday and placed ...

Low barometric ‘Elena’, centred in the south Adriatic Sea, is moving in a southeast direction and is beginning to affect the island. Tuesday will be mainly cloudy in the morning ...

The Cypriot real estate market is expected to face a turning point in 2025, with growth slowing after years of post-pandemic expansion, according to according to property firm Danos International. The ...

Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex that were violations of a series of House rules and included obstruction of ...

The value of wholesale trade activities in Cyprus saw an increase in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the state’s statistical service. ...

Fire at Limassol house, residents in hospital At least five people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at 7am in their first-floor house in Apostolos Andreas neighbourhood ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) disseminated this week an announcement from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), emphasising the ongoing risks associated with crypto-assets despite a surge ...

Cyprus’ Fiscal Council released its final 2024 report on Monday, delivering a comprehensive analysis of the nation’s economic trajectory. While acknowledging the country’s robust growth and fiscal prudence, the ...

Apple (AAPL.O) is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales. ...

The family of a British Cypriot teen is looking for a stem cell donor on the island in the hope of finding a match. “It would mean the absolute world ...

The agreement for the expansion of Larnaca and Paphos airports was signed on Monday at the presidential palace. Under the agreement, Hermes Airport will commence work by March next year ...

France unveiled a new government on Monday composed of former ministers and senior civil servants that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hope can oversee the passage of a 2025 budget and ...

Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu’s new coalition government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday and it now faces the difficult task of steering the country out of ...

Medical staff on Monday urged the public to go easy on their food and drink over the holidays and drive carefully so they don’t end up in emergency rooms, ...

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday completed a two-day visit to Israel and the West Bank, where he held meetings with various officials. During the visit Kombos discussed “the current ...

Cyprus on Monday shipped 1,200 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza, including food and clothing. A total of 1,191 pallets were shipped from Limassol port, which will head to Gaza via Ashdod ...

A production by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation which has been running since mid-November is about to embark on an island tour. The Word Progress on My Mother’s Lips Doesn’...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday appointed a special representative for religious freedoms and protection of minorities in the Middle East.  Thessalia Salina Shambos is taking the role and will “work ...