Archive December 2025

Hometown hero Alex Carey rode his luck to a first Ashes century to rescue Australia as England’s bowlers toiled in an Adelaide Oval cauldron on a scorching opening day ...

OG Anunoby made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the New York Knicks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 and win the NBA Cup ...

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said he is happy at the club after they booked a spot in the League Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win at Cardiff City on Tuesday, ...

Cyprus has moved to streamline the way businesses interact with the state through the operation of a new Business Support Centre (BSC), a one-stop shop designed to serve both local ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) has signed a strategic partnership with Avenga for the co-development of a new digital platform leveraging Agentic AI and the full suite of Microsoft Azure ...

With the Bank of Cyprus (BoC) Nicosia Marathon just around the corner, scheduled for January 18, 2026, the capital is getting ready to welcome runners and visitors to the city’s big ...

School buses for primary and secondary school students will not be operated on Thursday, due to the planned strike by teachers, the transport ministry said on Wednesday. The strike will ...

A total of €10.2 million has been paid to farmers this year as compensation for severe drought, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. It said a total of 2,516 applications were approved ...

Over €57,000 in financial support was approved for professional fishermen by the Council of Ministers, the agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday. The aid is part of three targeted measures to mitigate ...

XM, in collaboration with the private student residence UC Hall and the University of Cyprus (UCY) Housing Office, has implemented a social action aimed at supporting undergrads facing financial difficulties. ...

The Great Sea Interconnector project will not “collapse”, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Wednesday, stressing that “there is no question” of such a thing happening. Speaking to CyBC radio, ...

Skroutz, the most popular Greek marketplace in Cyprus, presents the Black Friday 2025 Report, a review of this year’s consumer purchasing activity and the product categories that stood out during ...

An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in the town of Tuqu’ on Tuesday after the funeral of another teenager, the town’s mayor said. Violence has escalated in ...

Columbia Beach announces the launch of Columbia Beach Wonderland, a festive experience taking place from December 19, 2025 to January 1, 2026. The beachfront garden will be transformed into an elegant Christmas destination for ...

If there is one thing besides markets that December brings, it is live performances. All kinds are on the cultural calendar this time of year, ballets, plays and readings but ...

Petrolina, as a Strategic Partner of Larnaca 2030, has consistently stood alongside the Municipality of Larnaca, supporting initiatives that strengthen culture, society and sustainable development. The company warmly congratulates Dinos Lefkaritis, ...

Huseyin Mavideniz, the 29-year-old British national who was killed after a fight outside a bar in Trikomo in 2023, “might have had a chance to survive” if he had received medical ...

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles revealed internal tensions in the Trump administration over issues from immigration enforcement to government downsizing in comments published by Vanity Fair on Tuesday ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu on Tuesday night reiterated his demand for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem to the Turkish Cypriot legislature as it deliberated his ‘...

Cyprus job vacancy rate stood at 3 per cent in third quarter Cyprus recorded one of the highest job vacancy rates in the European Union in the third quarter of 2025, despite ...

President Donald Trump ordered a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s government, targeting its ...

More snow is expected to fall in the Troodos mountains on Wednesday, with lower ground inland and in the southeast of the island set to see rain during the morning ...

Cyprus’ shipping community has increasingly been drawn into global efforts to tackle harassment at sea, as the island’s maritime cluster aligns with international campaigns, regulatory changes and growing expectations ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a new strategic agreement between Cyprus and France. In its announcement, the chamber said that the ...