Archive April 2025

A question of illegal processing of personal data was raised on Friday at the Nicosia criminal court, during a trial within a trial in the case of a 49-year-old German ...

Municipalities are struggling to survive, president of their union Andreas Vyras said on Friday, highlighting that Cyprus has the lowest state funding for local authorities in the EU. “It is ...

Crypto investors are placing their attention on new coinings during the month of April after leaving behind established large-scale coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Cardano (ADA). Mutuum Finance (MUTM) has gathered ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday refused to be drawn into a position on the “headscarf crisis” which has engulfed the Turkish Cypriot political agenda in recent weeks, stressing that he ...

While the crypto market makes its biggest bets for a transformational 2025, two tokens are going against typical expectations. XRP tethered to its decade-long upward-sloping channel — is resembling its sensational 2017 surge, ...

On Thursday, the House of representatives unanimously passed a bill that reforms the regulation of the electricity sector, paving the way for cheaper and cleaner energy. In a written statement, ...

Britain’s economy returned to growth in February with its fastest expansion in 11 months, beating economists’ expectations and placing it on a slightly firmer footing as it braces for the ...

CONMEBOL officially proposed hosting the 2030 World Cup with 64 teams, allowing more countries the opportunity to join in the celebrations for the tournament’s centennial, the South American governing body said ...

Carlos Alcaraz huffed and puffed into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory against local favourite Arthur Fils, who will be ruing his missed chances on ...

The Larnaca district self-governance organisation (EOA) has donated 100 bags filled with food items to the Larnaca social grocery, as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives. According to a statement ...

Cardano (ADA) is grappling with a momentum loss after two days of not being able to keep the support of $0.60 and went to $0.585 with buying signals running out of strength. ...

“The time is now” for a solution to the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday. Addressing the annual Stelios Haji-Ioannou foundation bicommunal awards, he insisted he will “not ...

Akel on Friday said the education ministry is “pretending not to see the essence of the issue and how the far right is poisoning our schools and our youth”, in ...

By EC, Cyprus Energy Review In the heart of Limassol, I meet with Dr Arkadius Sybaris, Founder and CFO of Lighthief International, a European powerhouse IPP (independent power producer) in ...

The first-ever global carbon tax on shipping is no longer a distant ambition. Talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters in London this week propose real momentum toward binding ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday firmly defended the outcome of his recent visit to the United States, saying he is “completely satisfied” with the results and highlighting growing international interest ...

When her closest friend gets involved in a series of unfortunate events it leads to her death. Charlie Cale is a casino cocktail waitress with a special gift, where she ...

The north’s ‘education minister’ Nazim Cavusoglu on Friday distanced himself from a counterprotest organised by ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Wednesday to show “respect to the motherland” in the ...

Animal abusers in Cyprus will now face far stiffer penalties, after parliament approved a new law aimed at strengthening the island’s animal welfare framework. The bill, proposed by Disy ...

For the 15th year, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Creator and Owner of the easy family of Brands (www.easy.com & www.easyHistory.info) and Founder and President of the Stelios ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Friday announced the repurchase of 520,200 of its own ordinary shares between April 4 and April 10, 2025, as part of its ongoing share buyback programme. The transactions ...

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared before a court on Friday for the first time since his high-profile arrest last month, over ...

In a stirring speech at the Stelios Bi-Communal Business Cooperation Awards on Friday, President Nikos Christodoulides praised Cypriot entrepreneurs for showing that peace and partnership are not only possible, but ...

Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their only source of clean water in the past week after supplies from Israel’s water utility were cut by the ...