Archive December 2025

Cyprus recorded one of the highest numbers of returns of non-EU citizens in the European Union in the third quarter of 2025, according to new EU data. Across the bloc, 115,440 non-EU ...

Cyprus is no longer a quiet player in innovation. It is now ranked among the top 25 countries in the Global Innovation Index and sits within the world’s top 40 startup ...

The anti-corruption authority has flagged possible criminal liability for former agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis and two former department heads over the irregular approval of water extraction from the Kouris river ...

AI chatbots and AI text generators have quietly taken over more than just curiosity corners of the internet. They are becoming little companions for thinking, creating, and even procrastinating in ...

President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on Friday on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine and accused the European Union of attempting “daylight robbery” of Russian assets. As ...

Winter Spiced Apple Oat BarsThese wholesome oat bars – a naturally sweet, high-fibre snack – are sweetened with apples and warm spices, making them a perfect winter snack. They are soft, aromatic, ...

Local media on Friday reported that authorities were looking for two people suspected of being involved in the attack on the house of artist Giorgos Gavriel on Thursday night. The ...

The defence ministry declined to confirm or deny whether proposals for a joint rapid task force were discussed, following reports made in the Israeli and Greek press suggesting that such ...

Limassol businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to operate as labour shortages, administrative bottlenecks and mounting payment delays begin to reinforce one another, according to the Limassol Chamber of Commerce ...

The state statistical service (Cystat) has announced a revision of Cyprus’ quarterly house price index to improve accuracy and better reflect real estate market trends, releasing an accompanying analytical report ...

Cyprus’ Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has unanimously approved, subject to binding conditions, the acquisition of ExxonMobil Cyprus Limited by Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited through Med Energywise Ltd, ...

By Michael Ioannou The most devastating burglaries today don’t require a crowbar; they require patience. We often imagine hackers as frantic typists in dark hoodies, but the modern financial ...

Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua will bring another year of seismic shifts in boxing to an end in Miami on Friday night in a mismatch that illustrates how much the ...

The suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with investigators certain he also killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor ...

Rory McIlroy was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday night after completing the career Grand Slam with a long-awaited Masters triumph. England rugby union standout Ellie Kildunne ...

Precautionary disinfection measures have been introduced at the Pergamos and Strovilia crossing points to reduce the risk of a potential outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease after cases were reported in ...

Travis Head proved England’s nemesis once again as he scored his second century of the Ashes to carry Australia toward a seemingly inevitable series triumph on day three at ...

Postcards of the past are now on display at Larnaca airport, from a rare collection by the late Antonis Hadjipanayis. As Cyprus prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports, which is technically an act of war. How seriously ...

Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme following the mass shooting in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, as hundreds of surfers and swimmers paddled out at ...

The government will be utilising all references in the European Council conclusions on Cyprus, as well as regarding Turkey’s role and its obligations towards the Republic of Cyprus, President ...

Forty-four containers carrying 950 tons of humanitarian aid made available in a joint initiative by Cyprus, France, Slovakia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will be shipped via the Amalthea humanitarian ...

The winter of 1950 remains the benchmark against which all island snowfall is still measured! Who wants a white Christmas in Cyprus?! Our summer visitors would be shocked to see the ...

Electricity tariffs remain a growing concern across Europe, with the European Commission now outlining seven targeted actions aimed at easing costs for households and businesses while strengthening the competitiveness of ...