Archive December 2025

The success of a plan to increase the birth rate, the removal of the bishop of Paphos from his post and the danger of believing what are presented as miracles ...

On December 16, two contrasting articles appeared in the Financial Times that spoke volumes about the very different approaches to world trade currently at play. One was written by Peter Navarro, ...

A total of 45,214 cattle in 403 units were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease between December 19 and 27, the ‘veterinary services’ in the north said on Sunday. According to Turkish Cypriot media, vaccinations have ...

Our general strategy is to substantially upgrade the Republic of Cyprus to face internal and external challenges, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding that all government actions serve the ...

One of the rarest and emblematic trees of the Mediterranean, the Cyprus Cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) is a living witness to the natural and cultural history of the island, the forestry ...

Rebekah Gregoriades For once, I didn’t start the year off with a list of resolutions. This, I must say, took the guilt factor out of the equation and I ...

Actress Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the mambo barefoot in And God Created Woman, her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism rarely before seen in ...

It is December 28, which means many of us are deep into the Season of Delusion, a magical period when grown adults behave like weird Elfies drunk on mulled wine. The ...

Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday, with nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party seeking a majority to end a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed ...

Of all the various stories I wrote in 2025, the one about the dam in Solea – ‘A dam full of water going to waste’, to quote the headline – wasn’t necessarily ...

It was a Thursday before dawn in Silicon Valley when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself under attack by the president of the United States. “The CEO of INTEL is ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump will meet in Florida on Sunday to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but face differences over major ...

Four arrests were made over Saturday night as police carried out 760 checks as part of ongoing measures to fight crime and safeguard public order. Managers of nightspots were also reported ...

Following the investigation of a tip off and a coordinated operation in Larnaca by members of the police drug squad Ykan, two people, aged 44 and 26, were arrested, police said on ...

This is the colour our island needs more of Modern Cyprus homes tend to err on the side of beige: bright but a bit bland in their sameness. White walls, ...

The weather will clear on Sunday, with the chance of rain dropping to zero in all areas. However, as night falls clouds are expected to develop, which could lead to ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting December 22: The government’s decision to raise the national minimum wage to €1,088 per month, has drawn strong and ...

A review of the year and predicting the shape of things to come in 2026 and beyond must begin with events at home. The Cyprus Mail is of course a Cypriot ...

The global semiconductor market delivered a record-breaking performance in the third quarter of 2025, according to market intelligence firm Omdia, with industry revenue reaching $216.3 billion to mark the first time the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by ...

The furore over photos of teenagers signalling Nazi salutes and their swastika handiwork around school property at Larnaca’s Vergina high school ten days ago died down over Christmas week ...

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached a record $102.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to new research from Omdia, as enterprises shifted their focus from early AI experimentation ...

The loose ends left in the energy sector this year will inevitably get rolled into 2026, experts tell the Cyprus Mail. In practice, this means that persistent high electricity prices and ...

Two goals from substitute Ollie Watkins stunned Chelsea on Saturday, as Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, earning an 11th successive ...