Archive October 2025

Revenue from tourism in Cyprus reached €581.8 million in August 2025, according to figures released by the Cyprus Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat) on Thursday. This marks a 13.8 per cent increase when ...

The Nicosia regional tourism board (Etap) recently participated in the kick-off meeting for the European project “Hands Across Generations – Preserving Intangible Heritage through Intergenerational Craft Exchange”, which focuses on transferring ...

Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) chair Bruna Szego, visited Cyprus on Thursday, as part of her tour across European Union member states to enhance coordination between AMLA and National Competent Authorities (...

Cyprus’ Industrial Production Index reached 91.1 units in August 2025, using 2021 as the base year set at 100 units, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). This represented an increase of 0.8 per cent compared ...

An agreement has been reached regarding the state’s financing of local authorities, with the MPs from the House interior committee saying the central government and local authorities have found ...

The period of zero VAT on certain basic consumer goods – baby milk, nappies, female hygiene products and frozen fruit and veg – that was due to expire at the end of ...

King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, seeking to distance the ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons after a halt of 33 years, a move that appeared to be ...

Parliament on Thursday doubled down on a law it had passed earlier this month compelling the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) to spend a specified amount as compensation to residents ...

Concerns over risks to customers, staff, and public health have been raised due to the absence of effective laws for tattoo artists and piercers, said the Commissioner for Administration and ...

The House on Thursday passed a law aiming to tighten up screening of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) where such investments are deemed to possibly impact national security. The controls will ...

Trade unions on Thursday appeared to signal that a deal with employers is feasible over the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) dispute, ahead of a crunch meeting between the sides ...

Limassol is about to fill with (even) more art as this weekend the Limassol Art Walks events take place. Happening within its framework, The Edit Gallery presents Cypriot artist Mariandrie’...

A “fiscal nuclear bomb” looms over Cyprus due to the risks attached to the LNG import project at Vasiliko as well as the Great Sea Interconnector, an opposition MP said ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Thursday expressed strong concerns over the indefinite strike announced by the Cyprus transport workers’ union, which is expected to begin on ...

Cardano has faltered amid broader market tremors. ADA has shed nearly 20% from recent peaks before clawing back to the $0.65 mark. Whales scooped up almost $90 million in net buys during the ...

Cenk Tosunoglu, the son of Turkish Cypriot independent ‘MP’ Hasan Tosunoglu, was on Thursday arrested, standing accused of crimes related to the possession and circulation of child sexual abuse material, ...

A new proposal allowing Cypriot courts to deport foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes was submitted to the House of representatives on Thursday, following a request by Disy parliamentary spokesman ...

The coastline dominates postcards and itineraries alike — but inland, north of the mountains, lies another Croatia entirely. This is a land of rolling vineyards, baroque towns, and slow rivers; a ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure. Three ...

Palestinian militant group Hamas said it will hand over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of ...

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2 per cent for the third meeting in a row on Thursday and offered no hints about future moves as it enjoys ...

The Davila municipal parking lot in Nicosia will be closed from November 3, 2025 until February 2, 2026, the Nicosia municipality announced on Thursday. The closure will take place during the Christmas holiday season ...

A memorandum of understanding for the promotion of gender equality at work, was signed on Thursday between Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou and the employers’ federation (OEV), with First Lady ...