Archive March 2025

Russia warned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday not to threaten it with nuclear rhetoric and, mocking his height by calling him ‘Micron’, ruled out European proposals to send peacekeeping ...

The house interior committee has given a 24-hour deadline for the full payment of outstanding compensation owed to a former employee of the Cyprus broadcasting corporation (CyBC). The issue was ...

Cyprus has been lobbying for stronger EU defence capabilities and President Nikos Christodoulides hopes that Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels will lead to concrete decisions. Speaking on arrival at ...

European leaders on Thursday said they would stand by Ukraine and spend more on defence in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of U.S. policies. “Europe must ...

The court proceedings for a 41-year-old civil servant accused of assaulting his supervisor in Paphos are set to begin on March 26, according to Paphos assistant police director, Michalis Nicolaou. Nicolaou ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu explored the possibility of direct flights between the two countries as part of efforts to ...

Elections for the position of Alassa community leader will be repeated on March 30, following legal challenges that led to the nullification of Savvas Savva’s election last year, the interior ...

As crypto investors seek high-growth opportunities, one altcoin is quickly gaining attention for its potential to surge by 2,600%. Mutuum Finance (MUTM), currently priced at just $0.015 in its presale, is shaping ...

Lyonnais coach Paulo Fonseca has been suspended for nine months by the French Professional Football League (LFP), following a confrontation with referee Benoit Millot during his team’s recent 2-1 ...

A Spanish prosecutor has asked for a retrial after the High Court sentence convicting the former head of the country’s football federation, Luis Rubiales, for kissing national team player ...

Ripple (XRP) is approaching a $200 billion market cap, signaling growing confidence in altcoins. Investors are diversifying portfolios with assets offering innovation and growth potential. Among thousands of options, Ethereum (ETH), ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday announced a 25 basis point cut to its three key interest rates, marking a shift in its monetary policy stance. The decision, taken by ...

Limassol’s strong ties with France were reaffirmed on Thursday during a visit by French Ambassador Clelia Chevrier Kolacko, who met with Limassol mayor Yiannis Armeftis. Following the meeting, the ...

The interior ministry will conduct a thorough review of the role of deputy mayors, who have voiced concerns over a lack of clear responsibilities and direction, permanent secretary Elikkos Elia ...

After a delay of two months due to UK passport issues, the British fathers left Cyprus on Thursday with their surrogate-born twins who were born in the north. Pasan and ...

The number of potential modern slavery victims in Britain rose to a record last year, official statistics showed on Thursday, highlighting a growing crime that experts say requires the government ...

Turkey’s armed forces have killed 26 Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria in the week since jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan’s disarmament call, the defence ministry said on Thursday. ...

South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force ...

Deputy Minister of Research Nicodemos Damianou has called for increased public funding and private investments in cybersecurity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), during an informal EU telecommunications ministers’ meeting. ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in the Cyprus banking system remained stable in November 2024, standing at €1.61 billion, according to data released by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) on Thursday. The total ...

The environmental programme ‘caravan of tiganokinisi’ is making a stop in Larnaca to educate students on the uses of used cooking oil. Tiganokinsi collects used cooking oil and converts it ...

Cyprus’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) saw an increase in February 2025, pushing the annual inflation rate to 1.9 per cent, according to the latest figures from the state statistical service. Specifically, the ...

A fishing training programme will be launched in March until April by the development company of Larnaca and Famagusta. The programme concerns holders of professional fishing licences A and B ...

Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (Admie), the project promoter for the Great Sea Interconnector, has suspended payments to French company Nexans responsible for manufacturing and installing the submarine cable ...