Archive 2025

The military court case against the five Greek Cypriots arrested in the north was on Wednesday adjourned until November 7. It had initially expected that a verdict would be handed down ...

Deals were signed on Monday for the commercial development of the Kronos gas reservoir located within offshore Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. The agreements were inked on the sidelines ...

Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps – ...

The British government launched on Monday a club of 20 of the country’s largest pension funds to try to drum up coordinated backing for local infrastructure, as major pension funds ...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rejected an offer of renewed talks from U.S. President Donald Trump and denied his assertion that the United States has destroyed ...

Israeli fire killed three people near a ceasefire line in Gaza on Monday, medics said, with U.S. envoys expected in Israel to try to push forward the fragile truce ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from ...

I step into Lara Sophie Benjamin’s studio on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. It had been raining earlier, so the earth still smells wet, and there is a kind of ...

Ukraine is preparing a contract to buy 25 Patriot air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in what would be a huge boost to Kyiv’s abilities to defend against Russia’...

The Great Sea Interconnector is “a priority” for the government, Energy Minister George Papanastasiou said on Monday. “It will definitively end our country’s energy isolation, enhancing the security of ...

Walking through the old town of Larnaca, with its narrow streets, bustling seafront and echoes of centuries of trade, it is easy to forget that this city once produced one ...

Cyprus artist Della has been nominated for the Music Moves Europe (MME) awards 2026, the EU’s most important prize for upcoming artists, it was announced on Monday, as the public ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leaders Mehmet Ali Talat and Mustafa Akinci on Monday congratulated Turkish Cypriot leader-elect Tufan Erhurman on his landslide victory in Sunday’s election. “Conflict, alienation, polarisation, and ...

Construction material prices in Cyprus rose by 1.44 per cent in September 2025, compared with the same month last year, even as costs remained largely stable from August. Specifically, the Cyprus Statistical ...

Sixty five untaxed boxes of cigarettes, each with 200 cigarettes, were seized from a 48-year-old Turkish Cypriot woman at Larnaca airport on Sunday. The tobacco products, found in her luggage as ...

Cyprus is stepping into the global spotlight as a new centre for Earth observation, driven by a €38 million European research project that combines cutting-edge satellite technology with scientific expertise.   Based ...

The Lexus Cycling Dream Team, a group of executives from the Cypriot business community who share a common passion for cycling and giving back, returns this year with the charitable “...

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev ended an 882-day wait for his 21st ATP Tour title on the ATP tour when he beat Corentin Moutet 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the ...

The Cyprus Property Developers Association is promoting the establishment and registration of the profession of Land Development Entrepreneur, having already submitted a formal proposal to the Ministry of Interior.  The ...

A jewellery heist at Paris’ Louvre museum has cast France in a “deplorable” light, Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday as opposition politicians criticised the government for what they ...

A search and rescue operation was launched on Sunday afternoon to locate a missing kitesurfer off the coast of Maroni, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said. According to the ...

Two major investment-focused events are coming up in December and January, both organised by IMH, aiming to attract investment and high net worth individuals (HNWIs) to Cyprus.  The first, the ...

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced on Monday that it will launch a new direct route between Larnaca and Bratislava, beginning on January 12, 2026. The airline said flights will operate three times ...

More than 2,000 vehicles in Cyprus have been recalled due to defective driver-side airbags, the road transport department (TOM) said on Monday. According to a notice from the vehicle distributor, the ...