Archive February 2025

While we are all consumed with the carnival, summer will soon come hot on the heels of spring, bringing with it highly-anticipated festivals and events. Returning for the 12th year ...

The launch of the newly introduced electronic identity (eID) at the end of January was expected to be a significant leap forward in digital access. However, take-up has been sluggish, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday two agreements signed with Egypt on exploitation of the Cronos and Aphrodite fields are important and open new horizons for strategic partnerships. In an ...

The fact that the roadworks on Trikoupi street in old Nicosia have been delayed is probably the least remarkable thing about them. Trikoupi – heading north from Ochi square, right at ...

A man was mugged in Larnaca, with culprits getting away with €4,500, police said on Sunday. According to the police, based on a complaint “made by a 68-year-old man, around 8pm ...

The performance of the Cypriot economy is currently rather noteworthy: satisfactory growth, low unemployment, modest inflation and surpluses in public finances. However, over time, it has also illustrated excessive deficits ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Sunday assured that the electricity interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus will continue as planned. In an interview with “Kathimerini”, he said that the ...

The government is encouraging everyone to go and buy electric cars for the sake of the environment but: Firstly, is there enough electricity available to charge these vehicles. At present ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou is paying an official visit to Egypt from Sunday until Wednesday, following an invitation by her Egyptian counterpart Hanafi Jebali, with whom she will sign an ...

No electricity cuts are expected despite elevated levels of demand for power as the weather system Coral hits Cyprus, the spokeswoman of the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO), Chara Koussiappa ...

I am writing to you today to complain about the practices of mukhtari regarding the fees charged for official stamps. I am concerned about the lack of transparency and consistency ...

Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a ...

Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz’s conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ...

As Cyprus opens its doors to more foreign universities, local institutions brace for increased competition. But is this a threat to their dominance or an opportunity to elevate academic standards? ...

Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a “tranquil” night, was alert and had rested after a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Sunday. The ...

The met office on Sunday issued a new orange weather warning for extremely low temperatures as the weather system ‘Coral’ continues to affect the island.  According to the met office, ...

China notched a record 9.02 billion domestic trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel rush, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, surpassing the 8.4 billion trips taken in the ...

The right to self-determination is the right of peoples to a state and the right of territorial integrity is the right of a state to its territory. Both are accepted ...

Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting February 17: Kicking off the week, access to high-performance computing has long been a barrier for creative professionals, engineers, ...

Before Wednesday’s council of ministers’ meeting, President Nikos Christodoulides said the growth of the economy was creating new jobs and increased needs in the labour market in which the ...

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance of the new US administration have recently levelled pointed criticisms on the policies and democratic values of Europe. They have criticised European ...

British businesses are cutting staff at the fastest pace in more than four years ahead of a tax increase ordered by finance minister Rachel Reeves which has already prompted suppliers ...

The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week after inflation spiked in January, although analysts believe a rate cut is ...

When Andy, a repatriated Cypriot, awoke from a coma after a car rammed into his motorcycle and then drove over him, he found he was disabled and could no longer ...