Archive October 2025

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament on Thursday, winning crucial backing from the Socialist Party thanks to his pledge to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

Greek parliament on Thursday approved a government bill allowing the extension of working hours in the private sector despite protests by workers who say the reform undermines their rights amid ...

Britain’s economy returned to growth in August when it expanded by a marginal 0.1 per cent from July, official data showed on Thursday, offering a little bit of relief to ...

Scientific and technical chamber (Etek) chairman Constantinos Constanti on Thursday said an Audit Office report which found that over 40 per cent of money spent on public works had gone to ...

Cyprus and Egypt have taken a decisive step toward deepening maritime cooperation, following the first meeting of the Joint Maritime Committee (JMC) held in Limassol, October 15-16. The meeting marked ...

With only three exceptional units remaining, Shinko Residences presents a rare opportunity to own a modern home just 300 metres from the beach in one of Limassol’s most sought-after neighbourhoods. ...

Cyprus spent €213.6 million on research and development (R&D) in 2023, equivalent to 0.68 per cent of GDP, according to data released by the Statistical Service (Cystat) on Thursday. This marks ...

Lawyer Christos Triantafyllides, representing former prisons director Anna Aristotelous, has renewed calls for an independent investigator to take over the probe into missing prison documents, arguing the police cannot handle ...

The City of Dreams Mediterranean marked the first anniversary of the Marcos Baghdatis Tennis Academy with a special evening of world-class tennis that celebrated the sport and its community spirit. ...

A fire broke out in the chimney of a fast-food restaurant in Larnaca’s Agios Lazaros area on Thursday, injuring a staff member. The employee was hurt while trying to ...

Invest Cyprus on Thursday welcomed US-based technology company TKI to Cyprus following the merger between Hybrid ConsulTech, now renamed TKI EMEA, and TKI, a leading provider of enterprise-grade artificial intelligence ...

The Tax Department has issued a new circular clarifying when VAT should be charged on entry to concerts, performances, exhibitions and other cultural events, particularly when admission is combined with ...

Separate meetings on Thursday of the trade unions and employers’ organisations with the ministers of labour and finance on the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) dispute failed to break the deadlock, even ...

Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Thursday said he had created a political party, which he has called ‘Direct Democracy’. “This is the biggest announcement of my ...

Parents, students and teachers at a primary school in Limassol held a protest on Thursday over the burglary and vandalism which took place over the weekend in one of the ...

A man arrested at Nice airport on Monday owns a large construction firm in northern Cyprus, with his arrest having been confirmed to the Cyprus Mail by diplomatic sources on ...

Group CEO of payabl. Ugne Buraciene has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus’ leading research and innovation hub for interactive ...

On Cyprus’s southern shore, Larnaca greets the Mediterranean with an easy grace — neither boastful nor hurried, just quietly radiant. It’s a city that doesn’t need to shout ...

Freedom Holding Corp., a global financial services and technology group and the parent company of Freedom24, is celebrating six years since its listing on the Nasdaq exchange. “Since 2019, the company ...

At the age of 55, I still feel as if I’m running a race I cannot finish. My calendar is full, my responsibilities heavy, and my heart often restless. Time, ...

The average interest rates for household deposits in Cyprus remained unchanged in August, compared with the previous month, while rates for business deposits decreased, according to the Central Bank of ...

Sections of the Athalassa Park and the Pedagogical Academy Forest Park in Nicosia will be closed for maintenance works throughout October and November, the forestry department announced on Thursday. The ...

The Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) has announced the launch of applications for its affordable housing scheme, covering the districts of Nicosia, Limassol, and Larnaca.  The application period began on ...

Succession remains the biggest challenge for family businesses in Cyprus and around the world, according to Renos Ioannides, managing director and head of the family business group at KPMG Cyprus. ...