Archive November 2025

Road freight transport showed an increase both within Cyprus and in traffic from and to Cyprus during the second quarter of 2025, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Specifically, the ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) this week announced that the Investors Compensation Fund (ICF) has withdrawn the ICF membership of three of its members. This follows a CySEC ...

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) announced its Gold Sponsor support for the ‘Make a heart for great leaps’ initiative, organised by Nero kai Chroma, under the ...

Thirty new constables have officially joined the British bases (SBA) police, after completing a two-year probation period marked by rigorous training and assessments, according to a statement released on Thursday. ...

As if to underline its skill at presentation and marketing, the government has repeatedly referred to its proposed reform of the tax regime as a ‘flagship project’ and as ‘emblematic ...

Cyprus recorded 35 road fatalities per million inhabitants in 2023, placing it well below the European Union average of 46 deaths per million, according to new data released by Eurostat. The figures, published ...

The United States on Thursday designated four entities in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists, accusing them of being “violent Antifa groups” as President Donald Trump takes aim at ...

Israel has received the body of what is believed to be a deceased hostage from Palestinian militants in Gaza via the Red Cross, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops near Ukraine’s southeastern front on Thursday, warning of the need to shore up the lines after losing ground in increasingly high-intensity battles far from ...

The transfer of forest firefighting duties to the interior ministry was a mistake, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday during a meeting with the forestry department union. “This decision ...

The Akel party on Thursday tabled a bill aiming to curb the granting of permits for commercial solar parks, in a stated bid to protect arable land as well as ...

Some prominent conservative influencers sought to downplay newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein in which the convicted sex offender wrote that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” arguing the messages ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday upheld the Cypriot authorities’ decision to impose salary and pension cutbacks on civil servants in the midst of the 2011-2012 financial ...

A debate took place this week in the House health committee over a new bill establishing a legal framework for the creation and operation of university clinics and hospitals in ...

People employed in the broader public sector will be able to work from home, under a law passed at the House plenum on Thursday. The government legislation provides for mixed ...

You read that right, mid-November is when the first Christmas markets appear this year and this weekend has them! It also has second-hand clothes bazaars and vintage pop-ups, offering something ...

Over the past two years tax authorities have managed to squeeze out an additional €29.9 million from businesses playing fast and loose with their VAT receipts, MPs heard on Thursday. The ...

Four suspects accused of involvement in the murder of Limassol businessman Stavros Demosthenous are set to face direct trial before the Limassol district court on January 29, it was announced on ...

As the market prepares for the next major bull cycle, investors are beginning to position themselves early in assets with strong fundamentals and high-growth potential. Cardano (ADA) and Ripple (XRP) ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to insist on a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem after his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman following the latter’s ...

Police have released a woman suspected of being involved in the daring daytime robbery at France’s Louvre Museum under judicial supervision, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. ...

Members of parliament on Thursday mulled the prospect of giving the Paphos district another parliamentary seat and, in turn, taking one away from the Nicosia district, with a final vote ...

Salih Cansec, the chief of the north’s tender commission, appeared in court on Thursday after having been arrested late on Wednesday night on suspicion of taking bribes. According to ...

To address declining birth rates, Archbishop Georgios announced on Thursday the immediate launch of a new financial support scheme for families with more than three children, amounting to around €2 million ...