Archive May 2025

Summer temperatures will sweep the island on Saturday as the weather is influenced by a very warm air mass, causing temperatures to rise around five to nine degrees above normal ...

One of the most important dance and performance festivals in Cyprus is back again for another edition. From May 22 to 25, Dance House Lefkosia presents the On Bodies festival 2025 taking place ...

A 42-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on Friday evening after police discovered a large quantity of duty-free tobacco in his vehicle. The arrest took place at around 7:30pm on ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia on Friday afternoon after pushing a police officer who asked for his personal details off his motorcycle. The incident occurred when an officer ...

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was arrested driving without a licence, insurance or registration plates and in possession of 2.8g of methamphetamine after a chase by police in Limassol on Friday evening. ...

A fire broke out at 5:30am on Saturday morning in a parked vehicle in Lakatamia, police said. The scene has been sealed off and is being guarded by police officers ...

A growing number of Cypriot families are turning to real estate as a way of securing long-term value and stability, fuelling a strong wave of demand for homes in established ...

The flames came faster, hotter, higher than anyone expected. By the time Graham sent out the emergency WhatsApp alert, the sky above Avdimou was the colour of blood. Ash was ...

The EU is perhaps facing the most critical challenges since its creation. Certainly, it has to make major choices which will eventually determine its future path. These include vital economic, ...

As Cyprus steps up its efforts to attract international talent and long-term investment, the country’s private education system is facing growing scrutiny, with capacity constraints emerging as a major ...

A new chapter in trilateral economic relations between India, Greece, and Cyprus was officially opened on Friday with the launch of the India-Greece-Cyprus Business and Investment Council (IGC) in Limassol. ...

By Miranda Xafa In 1944 the victorious countries of World War II were invited to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to decide the postwar world economic order and the architecture of the ...

Smartphone shipments to the US surged 30 per cent in March as manufacturers Apple (AAPL.O), Samsung (005930.KS) and Motorola rushed to bring more devices into the country in anticipation of ...

Britain’s jobs market cooled again last month, according to data that showed the impact of a tax hike on employers and Donald Trump’s trade tariffs but is likely ...

The north’s ruling coalition on Friday changed its legislation regarding the purchase of real estate by non-Turkish Cypriots, allowing them to buy more properties. Foreign nationals are now allowed ...

Allegations about shady dealings and corruption at the interior ministry’s service administering properties owned by Turkish Cypriot are nothing new. We have been hearing them for years. Administration of ...

Moody’s on Friday downgraded its credit rating of the United States by a notch to “Aa1” from “Aaa”, citing rising debt and interest “that are significantly higher than similarly ...

US senators renewed calls on Friday for Congress to pass sanctions on Russia after Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks showed little progress, but no votes were scheduled on bills introduced six weeks ...

Israel struck Yemen’s Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif on Friday, continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning that the group’s top leader could ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Friday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was unacceptable, and said he hoped to discuss the matter soon with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to lift a federal judge’s order to halt large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part ...

The Forestry Department is further upgrading recreation areas in forests to secure access and mobility for disabled people, it was announced on Friday. The department said the works are being ...

A lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs in the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial sought on Friday to undercut the claim of the prosecution’s star witness that Combs raped ...

The sea turtle nesting season has begun in Cyprus and the first nests for this year have been identified on the beaches of Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on Friday. ...