Archive August 2025

Most French people want new national elections, opinion polls showed on Wednesday, after opposition parties said they would bring down the minority government in a confidence vote next month, throwing ...

In January, a team of scientists published one of the most sobering forecasts yet for Europe’s future. A study in Nature Medicine estimated that without aggressive adaptation, about 2.3 million ...

The prosecution in the military court case involving the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north last month asked for a site inspection of the Strovilia crossing point, ...

The findings of the investigative committee on defective Takata airbags will be reviewed and completed by September 10, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades confirmed on Wednesday. He said the committee, which includes ...

By the end of 2024, some 5,037 couples have registered in civil partnerships, 415 of which were same-sex couples, according to recent figures presented to the cabinet by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou.   The ...

From 2023 to August 2024, a total of 48,212 residence permits were issued for employees of foreign companies and their family members, according to figures from the deputy ministry of migration presented to ...

Arranging dinner in summer is always a little game of back and forth. Somewhere air conditioned? Somewhere by the sea? In the end, the decision was obvious. We wanted the ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Wednesday threatened to scrap his tax reform plans in their entirety if parliament makes too many amendments to the current plans. Speaking after the day’...

Remaining true to its values of social responsibility, Alpha Bank Cyprus once again took part in the nationwide campaign “School Supplies For All Children”, organised by the Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative ...

Cyprus’ public debt is expected to fall close to 50 per cent of GDP by the end of 2025, well ahead of earlier targets that foresaw a drop below 60 per cent by ...

Aivitam Ventures announces that Startup World Cup Greece 2025 will take place on September 10, 2025 at the brand-new SuiHub Europe in the centre of Athens. For the first time, Greece will host ...

The demographic issue is ‘killing’ both Greece and Cyprus and this problem is the largest they face, Greek deputy foreign minister Ioannis Loverdos said on Wednesday. “We need to change ...

What happens when Cyprus’ rich folk heritage collides with the techniques of contemporary classical music? This is the very question the TratSik String Quartet will explore in their upcoming concert, ...

Petroleum product sales in Cyprus rose by 7.7 per cent in July 2025 compared to the same month last year, reaching 144,790 tonnes, according to the statistical service (Cystat). The increase was largely ...

The use of private drones during “firefighting operations” is banned, the civil aviation department said on Wednesday. It said that drones “have been reported flying dangerously close to manned aircraft ...

To meet the needs of every customer, Genikes Insurance and Eurolife implement accessibility programmes that ensure equal access to all to their products and services. The Bank of Cyprus’ insurance ...

Cyprus’ tourism industry set a new record in 2024, surpassing four million visitors for the first time while posting revenues of more than €3.2 billion. The record came despite geopolitical instability in ...

With its summer competition still in swing, KEO, Cyprus’ favourite beer is giving away 1,000 super prizes on its 330ml and 630ml bottles. Among the highlights are a Renault Five E-Tech ...

Millions of British households already grappling with strained budgets will see higher energy bills from October after regulator Ofgem increased its price cap by 2%, even as the government has been ...

The long-awaited call for investor interest in the Paphos marina at Potima is expected to be announced in late August or early September, according to Paphos Chamber of Commerce and ...

Within the framework of the Ambition 2039 initiative, Mercedes aims to deliver a carbon-neutral vehicle fleet by 2039, contributing to the protection of the environment. At the same time, over the next ...

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner showed their championship pedigree at the U.S. Open on Tuesday with commanding displays at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, walloping their first-round opponents on the ...

The School of Engineering of Frederick University will hold the international conference CASE 25 (Conference on Advancements in Sustainable Engineering), over September 11-12, 2025 at its campus in Limassol. CASE aspires to ...

The foreign ministry condemned the Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital, which killed 20 people including health workers and journalists, in a post on X on Wednesday. “Journalists, rescuers and ...