Archive February 2025

Hong Kong investor Balram Chanrai is steadily increasing his ownership of Agros Development Company ‘Proodos’ Public Ltd, which owns the Rodon hotel in Agros. Based on the announcements on the ...

The Bank of Cyprus this week presented its revamped branch network model, inaugurating its newly renovated branch on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue in Nicosia. The event, held on Wednesday afternoon, ...

More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Sunday, in what the local weather bureau called the coldest air this winter ...

Pakistan “fully supports the cause of northern Cyprus”, the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday. “Turkey has always stood by the just cause of the people of ...

Eurobank has announced that the India-Greece-Cyprus (IGC) Business & Investment Council was officially launched on Thursday at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai. The announcement mentioned that this marks “a ...

The transport ministry is examining the possibility of issuing a decree to regulate charges imposed by some companies linked to replacing defective Takata airbags. This was revealed by Energy Minister ...

The justice minister said on Thursday that three new assistant chiefs of police will be appointed by the police chief. “It is a pending issue that we will address as ...

A group of 27 cultural associations, mainly comprising Turkish nationals living in the north, on Thursday defended the Cyprus Turkish educators’ union (Kibtes)’ demand that more religion classes be taught in ...

By Harriette Richards Despite the many musical achievements celebrated at this year’s Grammy Awards, it was Bianca Censori’s red carpet appearance that won the award for most headlines. ...

A series of measures to strengthen fire protection to limit the spread of wildfires will be introduced together with mountains commissioner Charalambos Christophinis, the forestry department announced on Thursday. Both ...

The two accused Avakoum monastery monks, Nektarios and Porfyrios, did not answer to the charges they are facing on Thursday and proceedings have been postponed anew till March 18. The monks ...

Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Innovation, Nicodemos Damianou, and UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, Omar Sultan Al Olama, have signed a Memorandum of ...

Cyprus has reinforced its maritime security by adding ten new patrol vessels to the marine and port police, a move hailed by President Nikos Christodoulides as a critical step in ...

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo on Thursday afternoon met Turkish deputy foreign minister and European Union affairs director Mehmet Kemal Bozay in Ankara. The meeting was the latest ...

Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the new U.S. president’s first big ...

Bayern Munich scored either side of halftime through Michael Olise and Harry Kane but had to endure late pressure from hosts Celtic before securing a 2-1 victory in their Champions ...

Hellenic Bank has officially announced the complete exit of Demetra Holdings Plc from its shareholder structure, following the completion of the agreement for the sale of its 21.33 per cent stake. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides offered reassurances on Thursday that there was no threat to state security in the wake of an ongoing police investigation into a criminal group, known to have ...

A number of maritime and shipping organisations are becoming increasingly concerned with issues related to seafarer safety, according to a number of discussions at the recently held Capital Link Forum. ...

Police were investigating an explosion that occurred in the early hours of Thursday at a woman’s home in Strovolos. The explosion at the 65-year-old’s home happened shortly before 1...

By Yousef Saba Elon Musk said on Thursday his AI chatbot, and ChatGPT challenger, Grok 3, is in the final stages of development and will be released in about a week ...

February is an interesting month events-wise. The Christmas mayhem is long gone, new cultural productions bring a fresh air of creativity and the whole month is caught between winter and ...

Morning clouds bringing showers in the lowlands and snow or sleet in the higher mountains, are expected on Thursday after which the weather will gradually clear. Temperatures will rise to 13...

Cyprus experienced growth across a number of key economic sectors, according to the state statistical service. In its latest report, which analysed monthly economic developments from January to December 2024, the ...