Archive August 2025

Birmingham Airport reopened its only runway on Wednesday, more than six hours after a small aircraft made an emergency landing due to landing gear failure, leaving one person with minor ...

A dinner for senior administration officials at Vice President JD Vance’s residence to discuss topics including the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has been cancelled ...

The US Open announced $90 million in prize money will be on offer at this year’s final major, marking the largest purse in tennis history, up 20 per cent from 2024. Top ...

The man suspected of shooting and wounding five US soldiers on Wednesday at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia is also a US soldier, a US official ...

A plan to support the technological and digital upgrading of cultural institutions was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The plan was prepared by the deputy ministry of culture with ...

The annual celestial phenomenon of shooting stars, the Perseid meteor shower, will be at its highest density on August 12 and 13. The Perseid meteor shower, which takes its name from the ...

President Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. continued preparations to impose secondary sanctions, including ...

Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire that completely destroyed a car at 5am on Wednesday in Polemidia, Limassol. Investigations led to two suspects, aged 38 and 22, who ...

Right in the heart of summer, a favourite party makes its comeback, this time in Paphos. This August, the popular Nostalgia Parties are heading to Polis Chrysochous for the first ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil, sharply escalating tensions ...

A woman who had fallen from rocks and injured herself in the Ayia Napa sea cave area was rescued on Wednesday, after the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) set Nearchos ...

Israel’s military chief has pushed back against Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to seize areas of Gaza it doesn’t already control, three Israeli officials said, as the prime minister ...

Long-term crypto investors remember Litecoin (LTC) as one of the earliest altcoins to prove that Bitcoin (BTC) wasn’t alone. It launched quietly, grew steadily, and then took off as ...

In a move that has caught the attention of crypto markets worldwide, Bitcoin whales have transferred a staggering $1 billion worth of BTC to Binance. Such large-scale transfers often indicate strategic ...

Former volunteer commissioner Yiannakis Yiannaki was on Wednesday acquitted of five of the eight charges he faced regarding the forgery of a high school diploma, a university degree and a ...

The electricity authority (EAC) on Wednesday called on trade unions to act responsibly after facing criticism the previous day regarding its plans to upgrade Cyprus’ electricity network. Unions had said ...

Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis reaffirmed Cyprus’ commitment to development approaches that are inclusive and human-centred during her address at the third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in ...

Despite past efforts to close landfills, new illegal rubbish dumps have emerged, with Paphos now recording around 540 sites, deputy district officer Emily Dionysiou said on Wednesday. These dumps, located in ...

The Larnaca municipality has expressed deep regret and outrage following an act of vandalism that led to the destruction of trees in a green space adjacent to Vergina gymnasium. According ...

The average interest rate on new loans to Cypriot households is now almost aligned with the eurozone median, while for businesses the margin stands at 0.24 per cent, according to the ...

Officials from the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia municipality will visit the historic Saint Phanourios cave to examine its state after photographs which appear to depict acts of vandalism had circulated in ...

XRP’s early journey was marked by quiet accumulation from investors who recognized its unique use case in cross-border payments. Its utility and partnerships eventually propelled it into explosive growth, ...

Residents of the Nicosia district are to pay a new rainwater tax, district governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis said on Wednesday, describing the tax as “necessary”. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed the cabinet on Wednesday over progress in implementing compensation measures under his ministry’s control to support those affected by the Limassol fire. In a ...