Archive February 2025

The digital platform e-kalathi (e-basket) will operate on Monday for a 10-day pilot phase with real prices for 478 essential products to begin with, the energy ministry said on Sunday. In ...

A captivating solo exhibition by renowned British contemporary artist Alec Cumming opens in Limassol this week at The Edit Gallery. The artist, known for his vibrant, multifaceted painting style, continues ...

Chief of the National Guard General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas, has said that a fundamental reorganisation has been planned to address modern challenges, while 2025 has been designated as “Year ...

Our president presented his promises for the remainder of his presidency on January 29. Of course I should say he re-presented his promises, since many of them were presented in his 100...

I’m very cross with myself. My last two articles were about Trump saying he might invade Greenland, and then about Trump declaring that he would annex Canada (but no ...

Polls opened in Kosovo on Sunday after a combative election campaign in which opposition candidates clashed with Prime Minister Albin Kurti over the economy, corruption and relations with the country’...

By Dannagal G Young It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced in his second inaugural address. And so it is. The latest installment of that assertion ...

The roads leading to Troodos closed on Sunday, police said in a post on X. Specifically, the roads Karvouna-Troodos, Platres-Troodos and Prodromos-Troodos have been closed to traffic, both due to ...

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos congratulated newly appointed Foreign Minister of Lebanon Youssef Rajji on Sunday. “Heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed Foreign Minister of Lebanon Youssef Rajji. I am looking ...

A pregnant 23-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli security forces on Sunday in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Sundos Jamal ...

A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in a kitchen of a two-storey house in Lakatamia, with two fire trucks deployed to the site. Fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis, said ...

United Nations Under Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, was arriving to Cyprus on Sunday. According to CNA sources, DiCarlo will be briefed by UN SG’s Special ...

As the dust is still settling over the rubble of the latest modernist building to be razed in the name of development, owners are urged to feel proud that their ...

A 38-year-old Nicosia resident was arrested for 17 cases of car theft and damage carried out in the capital and Larnaca, police said on Sunday. The suspect was spotted driving in ...

By Dee Ninis Greece’s government has just declared a state of emergency on the island of Santorini, as earthquakes shake the island multiple times a day and sometimes only ...

Galatariotis Motors LTD, importer of Honda cars in Cyprus, is able to issue the certificate for pending recalls for all Honda vehicles in Cyprus, it said in a statement published ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first known ...

EU-funded researchers are investigating the link between mindfulness and health, offering potential new options for the treatment and early detection of cancer. By Jessica Berthereau Meditation and mindfulness are not ...

A total of 17,000 Russian nationals have applied for consular services at the office in northern Nicosia which provides those services, the country’s ambassador in Nicosia Murat Zyazikov said on ...

Indonesia’s recent accession to the Brics coalition highlights the ongoing and ambitious efforts of its member countries to create a rival to the G7, the alliance of the world’...

A 15-year-old was arrested at Limassol’s marina area on Saturday night after he was spotted boasting a gun to his friends, police said on Sunday. An off-duty police officer ...

Walking back statements the Trump makes as president is keeping the White House busy How to judge US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle the Palestinians of Gaza and ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 3: Non-profit social venture and think tank CyprusInno, powered by SocialTech Lab, has successfully concluded the 2024 Academy for ...