Archive January 2025

British health authorities said on Monday they had detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in a person in central England but added that the risk to the ...

Lebanese Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that the group would not accept any justifications to extend the period for Israeli troops’ withdrawal from southern Lebanon. “What comes after ...

Paphos district court issued three-day remand orders against two people, aged 37 and 34, to facilitate investigations into a burglary. Police said the suspects were found in possession of property stolen from ...

A third person was arrested after 9pm on Monday in Larnaca to facilitate investigations into the January 9 attempted murder of a 30-year-old in Kornos. The man, aged 24, is a foreigner ...

January 2025 is the second worst regarding rainfall for the month, the Meteorological Department said on Monday. On Monday morning, rainfall for the month had just touched 17 per cent. The dryest ...

Efforts are underway to determine the source of a sewerage spill in Vati, Limassol, near the biological sewage treatment plant, with the Water Development Department assuring the leak was not ...

A doctor at a state hospital accused of trying to skim a patient’s relatives out of money has been sacked, booted out of the state health services organisation (Okypy) ...

There is no proper record of bullying incidents from previous years, as things were “less formal” and cases were “concealed” for fear of giving schools a bad name, Education Minister ...

With the annual Poetry Slam Cyprus competition coming up in early March, two national winners team up to teach aspiring poets and writers all they know about slam poetry and ...

Balancing wages and the cost of life was the focus of a meeting on Monday that gathered trade unions from across Cyprus, with trade unionists calling for a meeting with ...

Exciting events are coming up in Paphos this week, from acclaimed theatrical performances to trail-running events and wine-tasting gatherings. First up is the 2025 Portfolio Tasting by Two Wine Merchants on ...

Lawmakers on Monday began discussing two government bills aimed at boosting the stock of residential units and providing affordable housing, but not all were convinced this was enough to drive ...

Children born in Cyprus to one Cypriot parent and the other from a third country are being denied Cypriot citizenship and complaints have spurred the House human rights committee to ...

AEGEAN announces the launch of the new cycle of its Aircraft Engineer Training Scholarship Programme, offering young individuals the chance to pursue a career in civil aviation. Since 2018 for pilots, ...

The environment and animal welfare commissioner has expressed her concern over the recent increase in animal abuse cases in Cyprus. “There was an unfortunate increase of serious animal abuse incidents, ...

Large sums of money and luxury cars have been confiscated, while €24 million worth of cryptocurrencies have been frozen, in the framework of a Europol and Eurojust joint operation to clamp ...

Novak Djokovic rounded on his critics after retiring injured in his Australian Open semi-final after the first set against Alexander Zverev to boos from the crowd at the tournament he ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said his ‘government’ is to begin “serious work” to allow Turkish Cypriots abroad to vote in the north’s elections. Speaking during ...

The cryptocurrency world is hype; investors always look for tokens that can yield great returns. In 2025, some coins under $2 will draw attention because they look promising. Among the most compelling ...

Bitcoin fell below $100,000 on Monday, hitting its lowest in 11 days, in a move analysts attributed to a wave of caution after the surging popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence model ...

Criteria set in 2023 for hospitals in the national health system (Gesy) have produced their first results, with a 92 per cent improvement of the quality of services provided, health insurance organisation (...

Investors hammered technology stocks on Monday, sending the likes of Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Oracle (ORCL.N) plummeting, as the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model cast doubts ...

The north’s ‘finance minister’ Ozdemir Berova on Monday defended his ‘ministry’s’ use of stolen vehicles for official purposes. Speaking in ‘parliament’, he said that while 61 vehicles imported from ...

A man was injured after being attacked with a sharp object, possibly a knife, in the Ledra area of old Nicosia on Monday morning. Police are looking for the suspect. ...