Archive July 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continued to pound the Palestinian territory ...

Cyprus’ innovation ecosystem gathered momentum this week as ‘The Bash 2025’ brought together 185 participants for the country’s flagship startup and networking event. Now in its fifth year, the gathering has ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has surged past $110,000, driven by strong institutional demand through spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded $3 billion in inflows over 13 consecutive days. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led with ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday visited a section of Cyprus’ buffer zone near the village of Lefka, in the west of the island. She was accompanied by ...

The House will vote on three bills during a plenary session on Thursday, that include, among other provisions, the establishment of a national sanctions implementation unit. Some of the bills ...

A government in a precarious world economy fights for its survival by implementing cuts, as the Cyprus government has done, seeking out welfare/benefit malingerers. However, careful scrutiny should ensure ...

The police on Wednesday issued an announcement warning of a new scam which is falsely promising tax refunds via text messages. “If you receive a similar message, ignore it and ...

A retired couple was sentenced to four years in prison at Larnaca district court on Wednesday for scamming three elderly women out of over €100,000 by pretending to be medical professionals ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, amid a surge in migrant arrivals. The announcement came a day ...

While vacationing in Protaras, my faithful dining companion and I both immediately knew we were going to try for a reservation at Il Boccon Divino, a place that caught our ...

The observatory in the case of Kenan Ayaz, who was convicted last year of being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation after being extradited from Cyprus to Germany, has ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday extolled the “excellent relations” between Cyprus and Lebanon upon the arrival of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Nicosia. “We have ...

The meme coin arena is shifting rapidly. As older tokens like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu lose momentum, newer ones like Bonk and the rapidly developing Little Pepe (LILPEPE) are gaining ...

It is an exciting summer for one of Cyprus’ most renowned music festivals as it relocates to a new space in nature. This year, Fengaros Festival travels to Kornos, preparing ...

One hundred new safe boxes have been installed on Mackenzie beach by the Larnaca municipality “as part of an ongoing effort to upgrade beach infrastructure and enhance bathers’ sense of ...

Rubik’s Cube owner Spin Master Toys UK on Wednesday lost its battle against a Greek rival as Europe’s second-highest court annulled trademarks related to the shape of the ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday announced that it is holding monetary amounts on behalf of individuals who were shareholders in listed companies that were subject to public takeover ...

A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, modern ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday announced the suspension of trading for the thirteen-week Treasury Bills of the Republic of Cyprus, under the code TB13D25. According to the ...

The Limassol criminal court on Wednesday sentenced a former Pattichion theatre director to five-and-a-half years in prison for theft and money laundering, between 2017 and 2020. The former director Vasos Argyrides, 65, was ...

Traffic on the Nicosia-Limassol highway will be interrupted at night by asphalt paving works on July 14 and 15, the department of public works has announced. The roadworks are scheduled to take ...

An 80-year-old man was murdered in his home in Limassol in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with his 47-year-old son verbally admitted to the crime and he has now ...

The deputy shipping ministry, although aware of reports that regular passenger ferry cruises linking Cyprus and Lebanon were about to be launched, said it could not comment on their veracity ...

Red Bull sacked long-serving Formula One principal Christian Horner and promoted Laurent Mekies from sister team Racing Bulls in the role of chief executive on Wednesday. Horner, 51, had been in ...