Archive January 2025

Another weekend is on its way. Here are some of the most entertaining ways to fill your Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are a comedy lover or looking for ...

Thursday will be mainly cloudy with localised rain and isolated storms on the coast in the afternoon. On the highest peaks of Troodos there will be sleet or snow. Temperatures ...

Paris St Germain clawed back from two goals down to stun Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday while holders Real Madrid hit five past Salzburg. Goals from ...

Ships not linked to Israel could begin returning to the Red Sea in as little as two weeks, DP World’s deputy chief executive said, adding that could see freight ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has directed US prosecutors to criminally probe local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took ...

The latest target prices for shares of Greece’s major banks from leading international investment firms indicate a promising outlook for investors, according to a report from Stockwatch. Despite significant ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation ...

Eurobank Holdings has successfully completed the issuance of Tier 2 subordinated bonds worth €400 million, attracting robust demand that reached €2 billion, according to an announcement released on Wednesday. Alongside the bond issue, ...

Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off purchase of military homes, according to official data that underlined the fiscal pressure faced ...

Launching the ‘pay as you throw’ scheme at present is unrealistic and the project must be postponed until all necessary research has been carried out – including how the collected waste ...

The cinema owners’ association has appealed to the government and the political parties to exclude cinemas from the venues at which a price cap on bottled water would be imposed. ...

The north has averted a looming energy crisis after a boat carrying fuel oil to power its power stations, which had initially been seized by the Turkish authorities, was allowed ...

A 40-year-old Turkish Cypriot man was arrested at Larnaca airport after being found to be in possession of large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco he had brought with him from ...

Faculty and other staff at the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak)’s Paphos campus are to strike on Thursday over unpaid travel expenses. The workers said an agreement had been ...

Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides on Wednesday proposed that Cyprus legalise falconry and hunting using other birds of prey, with the aim of stemming the growth in the Paphos district’s ...

A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting ...

Members of the House ethics committee on Wednesday called on the competition commission to be harsher on companies and more vigilant in its efforts to ensure healthy competition in Cyprus’ ...

The electricity authority of Cyprus (EAC) has taken precautionary measures to evacuate its oldest building in the heart of Nicosia. The move follows inspections revealing that the structure does not ...

When we think of traditional businesses, the images that come to mind often involve desks, long working hours and an endless grind. For many women, especially in Cyprus, this has ...

Social media owners should be held responsible for “poisoning society” and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. ...

February will be an exciting month for Cyprus’ photography lovers, particularly in Limassol, as two new exhibitions open. Life stories, untold narratives and corners of the world will be displayed ...

Iran delivered a conciliatory message to Western leaders in Davos on Wednesday, with a top official denying it wants nuclear weapons and offering talks about opportunities, days after its arch ...

Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc ...

The government is on the right track to be able to solve problems faced by Cyprus’ estimated 9,497 “trapped buyers”, interior ministry permanent secretary Elikkos Elia said on Wednesday. Speaking after ...