Archive August 2025

Forestry department director Savvas Iezekiel on Tuesday urged caution over demands for new firebreaks to be created with the aim of defending Cyprus’ countryside from wildfires. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

The village events just keep on coming. As we dive deeper into the calendar year and autumn makes its appearance, village festivals and cultural nights will enrich the local events’ ...

The Pavlakis family group has completed an extensive renovation programme at its three Ayia Napa hotels, Nissi Beach Resort, Nissi Park and Alion Beach, as part of a long-standing policy ...

Former president Nicos Anastasiades has been “politically lynched” by the Greek Cypriot political establishment over reports that he had offered Turkey a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem, former Turkish ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested in Larnaca in connection with a burglary which was staged in December last year, the police said on Tuesday. The burglary is said to have ...

Rain will be possible in the mountains on Tuesday afternoon, with the odd storm not ruled out. Elsewhere, the skies will be largely clear, with temperatures set to rise to ...

Greek shipowners control 21 per cent of the world’s merchant fleet with 5,520 vessels, maintaining their lead as the largest shipping power globally. Fleet capacity has grown by 50 per cent over ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday night promised that the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will connect the energy grids of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, will go ...

Cyprus’ accession to the Schengen Zone is of “key importance,” the association of large investment projects said, arguing that it could strengthen the country’s image as a safe and ...

Meta has signed a deal with generative AI lab Midjourney to license the startup’s “aesthetic technology” for the social media company’s future models and products. The technical collaboration ...

Spotify will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing the music streaming provider’s Co-President and Chief Business ...

Global central bankers gathered at a U.S. mountain resort over the weekend are starting to fear that the political storm surrounding the Federal Reserve may engulf them too. U....

Plans were unveiled on Sunday for artificial islands to be constructed off the coast of the Karpass peninsula and the Kyrenia district. The plans were presented by Emrullah Turanli, chairman ...

It’s getting hard to keep track of the litany of “environmental crimes” taking place in Cyprus many of which were laid out by the Sunday Mail at the weekend. ...

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and that he was open to further trade talks ...

Syria said on Monday that Israel had sent 60 soldiers to take control of an area inside the Syrian border around Mount Hermon in an operation that violated its sovereignty and ...

European affairs deputy minister Marilena Raouna on Monday offered Cyprus’ support for “Moldova’s European path” during a visit to the country. Speaking after a meeting with the country’s ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar “personally intervened” to stem the handing out of various permits by the north’s ruling coalition, allegedly largely to his supporters and allies, after large-scale ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Monday met Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha. The foreign ministry said that during that meeting, the pair discussed “...

Music, dance and traditional festivities return to Pervolia this August as the 23rd Pervolia Cultural Festival comes to life. Organised by the Dromolaxia-Meneou municipality, Pervolia council and the cultural group ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Monday penned a letter to European Parliament president Roberta Metsola expressing her “outrage and indignation” at the arrest and continued detention of five Greek Cypriots ...

Authorities on Monday moved to quash speculation that a planned fish farming port at Pentakomo has spun out of control and would threaten marine habitats or endangered species. In a ...

A 50-year-old man arrested in Nicosia on Sunday night after police discovered a pistol in his car and a bullet at a kiosk which he had visited shortly prior to ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has once again proven its unpredictable nature, slipping by 2.3% over the week and settling around $113,500. For many investors, watching the red lines on crypto charts raises concerns that ...