Archive January 2025

By David J Galbreath The new US president, Donald Trump, has only been in office for a few days, but he has already changed his tune on the war in ...

A ceremony was heled in Limassol on Sunday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the death of George Grivas, the leader of Eoka between 1955 and 1959 and the founder of Eoka ...

The Cyprus patients’ federation (Osak) has urged the health ministry to scrap plans for separate laws regulating public and private hospitals. Instead, they are calling for a unified legal framework ...

A tree was planted in London on Saturday as a memorial to the 24 Cypriot children and 11 Cypriot adults who died when the hotel in which they were staying in Turkey ...

One EU-funded project in the 1990s turned the medical world on its head by introducing 3D printing to healthcare. This led to much better outcomes for complicated surgeries, improving the ...

Shots were fired in the direction of a house in Limassol in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 5am in the neighbourhood of ...

Two British nationals were arrested at Larnaca airport after having been found attempting to smuggle 148 boxes of cigarettes from the north to their home country. The pair, a 65-year-old man ...

A 24-year-old man has been arrested as part of the police’s investigations into an attempted murder which occurred in the Larnaca district village of Kornos, the police said on ...

Under the leadership of CEO Liudmila Marochkina and supporting her team of professionals, the company has built a reputation for delivering end-to-end digital solutions tailored to meet complex challenges. Beyond ...

Sunday’s weather will be largely cloudy for most of the day across most of the island, with isolated showers and even the odd storm possible in the afternoon. The ...

When devising the executive branch of government in 1789 the founding fathers of the American constitution were anxious to avoid creating an all-powerful monarch like the English king from whom they ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting January 20: Limassol has the highest rental prices in Cyprus, averaging €4,492 for houses, while Famagusta has the lowest, with ...

WHAT a joker Prezniktwo is turning out to be. His best prank so far, which he has been staging for more than a year, had the Cyprob at its centre ...

When Finance Minister Makis Keravnos announced the scandalous plan by which the state would raise the betting tax and use the extra revenue to pay off the tax debts of ...

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that the kingdom wants to put $600 billion into expanded investment and trade with the United States over the next ...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund announced this week that it has bought a 25 per cent stake in a mixed-use property portfolio located in London’s Mayfair district for 305.7 million pounds ($376.53 ...

Britain’s decision to force out the chair of its antitrust regulator after he failed to prioritise the Labour government’s growth agenda indicates the country’s attempt to rein ...

Cyprus has no means whatsoever of handling its waste stream, even if its collection was to be financed, experts and municipal officers admitted this week. Their statements come in the ...

Manchester City bounced back after conceding an early goal to beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday, sparing the blushes of their debutant defender Abdukodir Khusanov whose error gifted the visitors the ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner will look to seal back-to-back Australian Open titles and deny second seed Alexander Zverev a maiden Grand Slam crown in the men’s final on Sunday. ...

Cyprus is rich in festivals of all types, there is no doubt about it. Some have been happening for years, decades even, while others are new, bringing emerging artforms and ...

Liverpool striker Cody Gakpo scored twice and created another goal as Liverpool cruised to a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town at Anfield on Saturday to remain top of the Premier ...

Wearing a respirator, goggles, gloves and white protective booties, Shaun Kearney gazed at his house in Sunset Mesa, a coastal community next to Pacific Palisades. It survived the fires destroying ...

Donald Trump’s verbal threats towards Canada are paying off for one entrepreneur, after the new U.S. president’s belligerent approach gave him an idea. Liam Mooney, founder of ...