Archive August 2025

A 79-year-old woman is in hospital after falling from a moving golf buggy on a private road in Paphos on Monday evening. The incident happened at around 6pm, when a 20...

A spell of seasonal low pressure is affecting Cyprus this week, bringing clear skies and intense heat across the island. The weather on Tuesday will remain mostly sunny, though isolated ...

A nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New ...

Cyprus recorded a general government budget surplus of €557.6 million (1.6 per cent of GDP) in the period from January to June 2025, according to preliminary figures released by the state statistical service ...

Greece’s four systemic banks have posted strong profitability in the second quarter, with projections indicating that total earnings could reach €4.7 billion by the end of 2025. According to Greek news ...

The Bank of England is widely expected to reduce its benchmark interest rate from 4.25 per cent to 4 per cent on Thursday. A further rate cut is anticipated before the end ...

In 2024, European Union countries produced 32.7 billion litres of beer containing more than 0.5 per cent alcohol and an additional 2 billion litres of beer with less than 0.5 per cent alcohol or no ...

The House Education Committee on Monday issued a strong appeal to the Educational Service Commission (ESC) to address the growing hardship faced by teachers, particularly mothers, who are posted far ...

The arrest of the five Greek Cypriots by the occupation authorities last week has put the Cyprus government in a rather difficult position. Even more difficult after the military court ...

Despite being called off, more than 200 people turned up outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on Monday evening, giving speeches and holding banners demanding accountability over the Limassol wildfire. The ...

A former Turkish Cypriot unionist on Monday rejected claims linking him to the controversial sale of Greek Cypriot land in the north, describing the reports as “false, insulting and defamatory”. ...

The House education committee on Monday backed President Nikos Christodoulides’ veto on a proposed law that would have made it mandatory for schools to notify parents or guardians of a ...

A senior lawmaker in German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition on Monday said Berlin should consider sanctions on Israel including a partial suspension of weapons exports or the suspension of ...

A Russian drone attack on Monday killed two people on a moped in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region near the border, regional police said. A police report on the Telegram ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has asked the American government for help to investigate and evaluate the management of the recent fires, he said on Monday evening. At the same time, he ...

Paphos police on Monday confirmed that the damage at the local road transport department (TOM) was caused by an airgun, following forensic examinations. Assistant Paphos operations director Michalis Nikolaou stated ...

Greek stars just cannot get enough of their Cyprus fans. Whatever the case, it is exciting to see the music scene fill up with more and more concerts. Though we ...

Over 100,000 parents and guardians have signed up to the government’s new digital school platform eDEA, the education ministry said on Monday. The ministry said 58,100 student profiles had already been ...

In a market where meme coins dominate headlines, serious investors are tracking on-chain activity—and they’ve noticed something compelling happening with Mutuum Finance (MUTM). The number of wallet holders ...

Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior ...

While meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) continue to steal headlines in August with short-term rallies, the blockchain’s quiet giants—the whales—are showing signs of ...

Britain’s manufacturers – hit in recent months by trade wars and higher taxes – moved closer to a return to growth in July and executives were their most optimistic in five ...

The government on Monday sought to tamper down talk of a pending cabinet reshuffle, saying only that President Nikos Christodoulides has taken no such decision for the moment. Speaking to ...

Over 100 families affected by July’s wildfire in the mountains of Limassol have already received immediate financial assistance, mountains commissioner Costas Christofinas said on Monday. Speaking from Ayios Amvrosios after ...