Archive April 2025

Metaplanet’s $13 million bond purchase is a signal of Bitcoin Treasury 2.0 – How does SAVVY turn this into a structural opportunity for mining assets? On March 31, 2025, Metaplanet Inc., a Japanese listed ...

Persian artist Elham Razani, who has made Paphos her home, presents a unique, solo art exhibition this April in Paphos. Titled The Mystery of Persia, it invites viewers to discover ...

Electricity tariffs in the north increased by almost 12 per cent on Tuesday, with people in the north now paying more for their electricity than people living in the Republic. For ...

At least 63 people were being treated in hospitals in Malaysia on Tuesday after a major blaze at a gas pipeline operated by state energy firm Petronas, authorities said, with efforts ...

Aid groups arriving in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after last week’s devastating quake which killed more than 2,000 ...

At least three people were killed and seven wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, further testing a shaky ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a string of seven burglaries which were carried out in Ayia Napa, the police said on Tuesday. The police said the boy ...

A car was “extensively damaged” after catching fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said. In a social media post, he said the fire ...

Tuesday’s weather is expected to be mainly cloudy, with the possibility of isolated rain at times. Temperatures will rise to 23 degrees Celsius inland, 24 degrees Celsius on the coasts, and 14 ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday night demanded that legal action be taken against teachers who “disturbed our peace” while protesting against the legalisation of the wearing of hijabs ...

An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred near Paphos on Tuesday morning. According to the Euro-mediterranean seismological centre, the quake’s epicentre was 18 kilometres southeast of Paphos and 56km ...

The Cyprus Composite Leading Economic Index (CCLEI), compiled by the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus, recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.9 per cent in February 2025. This follows ...

Cyprus’ Producer Price Index (PPI) in industry for February 2025 fell by 0.5 per cent year-on-year in February, according a report released this week by the state statistical service. Specifically, the index ...

The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) at 1.5 per cent, with the measure set to take effect from January 14, 2026. In an official ...

The Industrial Production Index in Cyprus recorded a significant increase of 4.3 per cent in January 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, according to the state statistical service. This increase pushed ...

The European Commission has identified 47 strategic projects which it hopes will kick-start the region’s critical minerals sector and reduce its dependence on imports. But even as European policy-makers work ...

The year is still young, but Asia has already built up a considerable lead over several European countries and the United States in terms of energy transition progress so far ...

British business confidence held steady this month, matching February’s six-month high and adding to tentative signs of an uptick in the economy in early 2025, a survey showed this week. ...

April 1, 2025 marks 70 years since the commencement of the Eoka struggle against British colonial rule, from 1955 to 1959, “a glorious, revolutionary four-year period, which is acknowledged as the top historical milestone in ...

Police bowed to political pressure and announced on Monday a month’s extension to the deadline for the payment of traffic camera fines. The payment period for pending traffic fines ...