Archive December 2025

A competition to prepare the application dossier for placing the Xeros and Diarizos river valleys on the Unesco list of biosphere reserves was announced on Tuesday by the commissioner for ...

European transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas on Tuesday said he considers himself to be a second Cypriot commissioner, alongside his “good friend”, fisheries commissioner Costas Kadis. “For me, Cyprus has two ...

Police in Paphos have arrested a man in connection with a vehicle arson case in a village in the district. Officers confirmed that a 44-year-old suspect was detained early today ...

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the investigation into last Thursday’s disorder at the Apollon club in Limassol. Officers detained a 24-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon. Police said ...

President Donald Trump, who has cast himself as a relentless foe of illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, freeing him from a 45-year sentence for conspiring to ...

The e-kalathi online tool, launched in June, has largely failed to achieve its goals, the Cyprus consumers association said on Tuesday. The tool was introduced to help consumers compare prices ...

President Vladimir Putin warned European powers on Tuesday that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis has revived a shelved bid to legalise the police use of tasers, ordering an updated study on the stun weapons five years after the proposal was ...

Civil servants should only be allowed to work from home for four days a month, MPs said on Tuesday during a discussion at the House finance committee on the issue. ...

The company operating traffic cameras across Cyprus gets paid a fixed, pre-agreed rate that does not depend on the number of recorded traffic violations, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, ...

Cyprus’ close relations with most of its neighbours can aid the European Union’s fight against illegal and unregulated fishing when it takes over the Council of the European Union’...

Members of the House energy committee on Tuesday called for an extension of plans supporting renewable energy systems and related measures. Following the meeting, committee chairman Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis said the ...

December is here and so are new art exhibitions. In the mad rush before the end of the year, artists are busy presenting their latest works. Opening at Diatopos Art ...

The police’s efforts to procure anti-drone systems turned into a fiasco dragging on for seven years, until finally the endeavour was dropped altogether, the Audit Office said in a ...

Students from around the EU raised concerns about future employment, political representation, and housing during a discussion with President Nikos Christodoulides and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola on Tuesday. The ...

Investors are revisiting early-stage crypto assets to identify long-term growth opportunities. Affordable tokens with strong utility and structured adoption pathways are capturing attention. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is a standout in ...

Beekeepers on Tuesday welcomed a new law that bans use of the term ‘filtered honey’, mandates clear labelling of country-of-origin percentages and redefines confectionery honey to prevent consumer confusion. The ...

Choosing where to live in Cyprus is one of the most important decisions for anyone considering relocating to the island—whether for lifestyle, retirement, remote work, or investment. Each major ...

Police have caught more than 4,500 drivers either drunk, under the influence of drugs or both, while 43 people have died in fatal accidents compared to 41 last year, local news media reported ...

Belgian police have raided the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS) in Brussels and a training college, the College of Europe in Bruges, as part of a probe into suspected fraud, ...

After having spent months fighting for the 100 per cent restoration of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA), Peo union’s general secretary Sotiroula Charalambous said on Tuesday it will now ...

Larnaca is being reshaped into a service centre for airlines in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the gradual reuse of the old airport bringing clear benefits to the city. Speaking at ...

In September 2024, China launched a highly ambitious economic stimulus program that sought to stabilize stock and real estate markets, support consumption, and ease local financial stress while supporting further investment ...

Introduction — 2025 is the first true year of mobile-first Crypto Cloud Mining Until recently, crypto cloud mining felt like something that required dashboards, spreadsheets, and desktop-level tools.2025 marks the turning point: ...