Archive August 2025

Absolute power, especially held over long periods, can corrupt absolutely. Not always in evil ways, but in how the powerful can feel no compunction, once in office, to serve as ...

A sex toy was tossed onto the floor of a WNBA game on Tuesday night, continuing an unwanted trend around the league. The latest incident occurred in the second quarter ...

Instagram seems to be the place where everyone is “trying to grow” nowadays. It may seem like gaining more followers is a big deal when you are a small business ...

Despite the government’s reassurances, there was no coordinated response to the fire which swept Limassol in July, the chairman of the House interior committee, Aristos Damianou said on Wednesday. ...

Sometimes, even if that “sometimes” is peak summer, you just get a craving for classic bar and grill – the deliberate duality of an establishment focused on serving alcohol (that’s ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal for the authorities to use specialised software to identify the IP addresses of people who distribute images of child sexual abuse ...

As Cyprus positions itself as a rising fintech hub in Europe, few companies embody this transformation as vividly as Freedom24. A subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., Freedom24 has quickly emerged ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it has already granted almost €3 million worth of financial assistance to farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the wildfire which tore through ...

A sense of very cautious optimism is returning to Cyprus as authorities move swiftly to strengthen the island’s wildfire response mechanisms. Following a deadly blaze that swept through a ...

Turkey has arrested an LGBTQ+ youth activist over criticism he made abroad at Europe’s main rights body about the repression of opponents by President Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Enes ...

Greek retail group Jumbo reported a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in sales in July 2025 across all markets, with Cyprus and Greece driving growth. Over the first seven months of the ...

Public bus services in Larnaca remained at a standstill for an eighth consecutive day on Wednesday, as drivers employed by Larnaca Public Transport continue their strike during the peak of ...

Italy’s government was set on Wednesday to give the final approval to the multi-billion-euro project to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, paving the way for works ...

Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city’s mayor warned ...

The response so far to the affordable housing schemes has been encouraging, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. He also said that the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) is planning ...

The cabinet has approved a new bill that sets strict rules for how scanning centres operate in Cyprus. The new draft law aims to ensure that all imaging services, including ...

STAROIL is ushering in a new standard for diesel with the launch of Powerstar Double Filtered Diesel – a fuel engineered to deliver maximum performance, enhanced engine protection and improved efficiency, ...

Cyprus remains dangerously unprepared for wildfires, Charalambos Theopemptou, chair of the House environment committee warned on Wednesday. Speaking after Tuesday’s high-level parliamentary session, Theopemptou said the country had failed ...

Two atmospheric concerts – one at the Medieval Castle of Paphos and another in Eleftheria Square, Nicosia – will bring together composer, pianist and performer Stefanos Korkolis with the remarkable vocalist Sofia ...

Aristo Developers, one of Cyprus’ leading real-estate development companies, is pleased to announce the official launch of Blocks 2, 9, 10, and 11 at the acclaimed Pearl Park Residences in Paphos. This launch follows ...

Telethon Cyprus is amplifying its wave of support with a new and dynamic partnership with the Cyprus Basketball Federation (CBF). This collaboration aims to strengthen TELETHON’s charitable mission further ...

With a construction cost of approximately €6 million, one of the most iconic buildings within the walled city of Nicosia – the Old Municipal Market – has entered a new era. Now repurposed ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application by Monk Nectarios to cancel a court order that allowed authorities to seize evidence from the Monastery of Saint Abvakoum. The order, ...

Limassol continued to dominate Cyprus’ high-end property market in the first half of 2025, accounting for six of the ten most expensive transactions nationwide, with a combined value of €105.7 million, according ...