Archive October 2025

The police force recently received its first EU-funded armoured vehicle, capable of withstanding high-powered rifle bullets. It’s an impressive, if extremely intimidating, piece of kit. Fully funded at €755,000, the ...

Five people were arrested for various offences during coordinated police operations in Larnaca on Saturday night and early Sunday, police said. The checks were carried out as part of ongoing ...

Gesy recently launched a campaign to annoy the pants off even the most tolerant of us. This advert doesn’t just appear as a TV spot or on your social ...

Health Minister Michalis Damianos will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Omani counterpart, Dr Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti, covering cooperation in healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical sciences, and ...

Archbishop Georgios on Sunday said that the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision regarding former Paphos Bishop Tychikos is accepted by the Church of Cyprus, expressing hope that ...

A new community playground in Farmakas was officially inaugurated on Saturday by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, marking what he described as “a meaningful investment in our children and in the ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key driver of economic growth, technological advancement, productivity increase and international competitiveness. For small countries like Cyprus, it offers essential capital, specialised knowledge and ...

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing ...

Police arrested a 19-year-old man in the early hours of Sunday after he was caught driving at 190km/h on the Limassol–Nicosia highway while under the influence of alcohol. ...

Police on Saturday night arrested a 44-year-old former footballer in connection with the murder of 49-year-old Stavros Demosthenous, which was committed on Friday morning in Limassol. The suspect was later ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, both sides said on Sunday, after a week of fierce border clashes, the worst violence between the South ...

There are compelling reasons why the property sector in Cyprus should be subject to greater taxation and, moreover, should be a key part of the forthcoming tax reform. Firstly, in ...

The financial world is undergoing a “radical transformation” driven by new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), open finance, and Big Data analytics, according to Panikkos Vakkou, Vice Chairman of the ...

Abandoning a criminal prosecution is as controversial in England as it has been in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) where there is a proposal to transfer the prosecutorial function of ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting October 13: Cyprus’ property market is calmer this year, with foreign demand still providing momentum even as higher borrowing ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said he hopes the result of Sunday’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election will “be beneficial for the Turkish Cypriot people and for the entire island”. “...

TWO WEEKS ago the audited accounts of the Independent Agency of Social Support for 2023 and 2024 were released, advertising the ability of the first lady, Philippa Karsera Christodoulidou (PKC) to use ...

Liverpool will try to halt a three-match losing streak in all competitions on Sunday when they host a Manchester United side that finally might be growing in confidence under manager ...

We do not believe attorney-general George Savvides wants to curtail free speech, the most fundamental principle of a democracy, but the idea he put forward on Tuesday about legislation restricting ...

From Dutch dairy farms to Spanish forests, women are showing how rural Europe can thrive when their ideas and leadership are recognised. By Maria Vlastara What if the biggest untapped ...

Tufan Erhurman has been elected Turkish Cypriot leader in a landslide victory on Sunday. The pro-reunification candidate won a record number of votes as he swept aside his soon-to-be predecessor, ...

Trade unions have made “significant concessions” in the ongoing negotiations on the restoration of the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), but rejected the government’s proposals, which they say would lead to ...

The Strovolos Municipal Cultural Centre will host the exhibition Sound of Silence by artist Christos Nicolaou, from October 25. Beyond just displaying the artist’s creations, the exhibition will be dedicated ...

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland kept up his torrid scoring pace with two goals in five second-half minutes on Saturday to lift City provisionally top of the table with a 2...