Archive August 2025

A downturn in British retail sales extended into its 10th month in July as rising prices weighed on consumers, although the pace of the fall was less severe than in ...

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, may hike crude oil prices for Asian buyers for the second month in a row, with September prices set to hit five-month ...

Dr Pantinos Mavrogenis, member of the Gynaecological Society of Cyprus, has openly criticised the health insurance organisation (HIO) over its proposed system of financial penalties for doctors performing high rates ...

The main reason there had been no Public Warning System (PWS) in operation during last week’s wildfires, to issue people in the middle of the blaze with much-needed information, ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month in the early hours of Saturday morning learned that they will remain in custody ...

This summer all fashion-conscious eyes will be fixed on the luxurious Retail Village of Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Limassol. The most vibrant season of the year has ...

Six people, including a former minister, were arrested on Friday over their involvement in reconstruction of a railway station, whose roof collapsed last November killing 16 and triggering Serbia’s biggest ...

Roadworks will be carried out in Nicosia and Paphos in August, specifically on the Aglandjia-Yeri road and the Paphos-Limassol motorway. Repair works on the Aglandjia-Yeri road (E119) will be carried ...

A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: UN reports are not widely read. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefed countries on Friday on the ...

An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida on Friday aboard a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a routine Nasa mission that could be the ...

President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the appropriate regions” in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about ...

Brighton & Hove Albion’s James Milner will don the number 20 shirt this season as a tribute to former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash in ...

The United Kingdom’s top court on Friday overturned a landmark ruling on car finance commissions in a decision that is likely to ease fears among banks about a redress ...

Formula One stewards reprimanded Red Bull on Friday for a bizarre incident involving Max Verstappen throwing a face towel out of his car and onto the track during Hungarian Grand ...

Cyprus’ population continued its upward trend in 2023, reaching a total of 966,400 by the end of the year, an increase of 17,300 compared to 949,100 in 2022, according to official figures released by the ...

Reports prepared by the fire service, the forestry department, the civil defence and the police, regarding the wildfire that swept through Limassol last week, were handed over to President Nikos ...

The five Greek Cypriots who were arrested on suspicion of espionage in the north last month spent more than ten hours in a military court in northern Nicosia on Friday. ...

Palestinian ambassador Abdallah Attari stressed the urgent need for support from friendly countries, such as Cyprus, during a meeting on Friday with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos. In a written statement, ...

Farmers in the Aradippou municipality have begun collecting hay bales and animal feed to support their colleagues in villages affected by the recent wildfires. “Within two days, a large quantity ...

The police issued a warning on Friday about a new scam with text messages purportedly from banks. Already, several complaints have been made to the police regarding the text messages ...

August is all about traditional festivals and they are happening in every corner of the country. From nuts and fruits festivals in the mountains to potato festivals near the sea, ...

Etek, Cyprus’ scientific and technical chamber, will be delivering is first report as early as Monday on the assessment of damage caused by last week’s wildfire that swept through ...

Despite a staggering $55 billion pouring into Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, crypto investors are turning their attention to an under-the-radar project that’s quietly gaining serious momentum. Mutuum Finance (MUTM), still in ...

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is providing humanitarian assistance to the five Greek Cypriots who remain in custody after having been arrested in the north on suspicion ...