Archive February 2025

The European Union must “do more” in defence if it wishes to play a geostrategic role and enhance its geostrategic autonomy, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday. “Defence in the ...

The transport ministry issued two decrees on Monday regulating over 80,000 recalls, mostly for potentially fatal Takata airbags over an ambitious period of up to eight months, with the priority being ...

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded an “alarming rise” in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces during the war in recent months, it said ...

The crypto market is a frenzy of speculation where fortunes are lost in the blink of an eye or made. Although well-known companies like Solana (SOL) usually take the stage, ...

The Cyprus Architects Association on Monday slammed the recent demolition of an iconic Nicosia 1930s home, calling for an improved mechanism to evaluate and list historic buildings, including modernist ones. ...

In January last year, the company that owns the rights to WWE professional wrestling (TKO) announced a surprise mega-deal with Netflix: WWE’s flagship weekly show, Raw along with other ...

The government on Monday announced the launch of a fast-track process for the issuance of building licences for certain types of residential units, saying the step would also go some ...

Once, Kyrenia and Famagusta were the shining stars of Cyprus’ tourism industry. But, post-1974, the island’s map was dramatically redrawn. And with the loss of these jewels, other towns ...

The protection of borrowers hinges not only on legal compliance but also on the social responsibility of banks and credit acquisition companies (CACs), according to Costas Melas, president of the ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition party CTP ‘MP’ Sami Ozuslu on Monday decried a lack of progress on the issue of Turkish Cypriots being refused entry to Turkey. At present, it is ...

Deputy Minister of Innovation Nicodemos Damianou will meet with the Greek Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou in Athens this week, according to an announcement released on Monday. The two ...

Cyprus’ cruise sector is set for a significant upturn, expecting a 30 per cent surge in ship arrivals this year, according to Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis. In addition, 139 vessels are ...

A man was saved by a resident of his apartment building from a fire that broke out in his flat. “A resident noticed the fire, breached the entrance of the ...

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as possible venues for a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources ...

Consulco, a leading specialist investment manager with a distinguished 30-year history, proudly announces the launch of Compartment C of the LC London Credit AIF V.C.I.C. Public Ltd (“...

Spanish women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso confronted former football federation boss Luis Rubiales at his trial on Monday, saying she did not agree to the kiss that triggered ...

The National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) recently presented its activities in the Cypriot business environment during a conference held in Athens. In a speech delivered at the event, Marilena Sevastidou, ...

 Schools remained shut and additional flights were scheduled to help people leave the Greek island of Santorini on Monday as dozens of tremors shook the popular holiday destination for a ...

Stories of little investments turning into huge fortunes define the crypto market. Although Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum ( ETH) have shown amazing returns in the past, their high prices make them ...

A planned crossing point linking the Nicosia district village of Lympia and the adjacent Turkish Cypriot village of Louroujina could be opened as quickly as 10 days after being given the ...

A firecracker was thrown at the parking lot of a home in Aradippou on Monday, police said. Police received a report of an explosion at around 1am in an area ...

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan, both Premier League clubs announced on Sunday, bringing to an end a difficult few weeks for the England striker ...

It was just after midnight Sunday in the Eastern time zone when the social media post from ESPN nearly broke the internet. “The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi ...

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has won more than two dozen times on the PGA Tour, but it seemed different Sunday. McIlroy shot a 6-under-par 66 in the final round on ...