Archive 2025

Instagram owner Meta (META.O) and other social media firms said this week that they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will ...

Greek Paralympic champion Charalambos Taiganidis has embarked on a remarkable endurance challenge to break the world record for continuous open-sea swimming. Starting from Paphos harbour at 6am on Friday, his ...

Many will have been surprised reading the report that Power Energy Cyprus (PEC), which is building a power station in Vassiliko, and Greece energy company Energean signed a letter of ...

Ukraine landed special forces in embattled parts of the eastern city of Pokrovsk earlier this week just as Russia claimed it had surrounded Kyiv’s forces in the area, two ...

The United Nations Security Council on Friday said genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty “could constitute a most feasible solution” to the 50-year-long conflict. The U.N. Security ...

Customs officers have seized untaxed tobacco products in two separate operations carried out in Latsia and at the Deryneia crossing point, the department of customs said on Friday. The first ...

Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become the ...

Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in ...

The budget of the deputy ministry of research for 2026 will rise by €5.4 million to a total of €172,864,636, Deputy Minister Nicodemos Damianou told the House finance committee on Friday. The increase ...

Police and the game and fauna service have confiscated several poached animals, including the head of a wild mouflon, during coordinated searches in homes, premises and vehicles across the Morphou ...

Tempers flared among members of parliament over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector on Friday as the House finance committee discussed the energy ministry’s budget. The flashpoint came ...

Social partners failed to reach a final agreement during lengthy negotiations on Friday at the ministry of labour, despite signs of progress in discussions over a new framework for the ...

New traffic arrangements outside Paphos International Airport’s arrivals area will take effect from Monday, November 3, until December 8, as part of the second phase of expansion works, Hermes Airports announced ...

The crypto world has changed fast. People no longer chase hype alone. Today, the top crypto projects are the ones that build real value and generate actual revenue. Among these ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will attend the 21st Manama Dialogue Conference, a strategic event, held in Bahrain between Friday and Sunday, to take part in discussions and strengthen bilateral contacts ...

The education ministry reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on school violence and racism on Friday, highlighting its ongoing efforts to promote respect, inclusion and democratic dialogue in education. Speaking at an ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday penned a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, declaring that he looks forward to “working closely and resolutely” with him “to achieve ...

The government plans to cover Cyprus’ entire drinking water supply with desalinated water, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday. Addressing the House finance committee with her ministry’s budget ...

Solar energy plays a central role in the global transition to sustainable power sources. With installations increasing in both residential and commercial sectors, the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems is ...

Luciano Spalletti believes Juventus can still mount a Serie A title challenge despite sitting seventh in the standings, as the former Italy boss explained on Friday why he accepted a ...

Poland said on Friday that its jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea for the third time this week. The aircraft did not violate Polish airspace, the ...

Various foreign ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and next steps there, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday, adding that Turkey was concerned over ...

A second “trial within a trial” began on Friday in the case against the 49-year-old German woman who stands accused of having sold Greek Cypriot-owned property in the north, this ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Development Association welcomed the unanimous approval by the House of Representatives of the new law establishing a framework for the control of foreign direct investments (FDI), ...