Archive 2025

The military court where the five Greek Cypriots who were arrested in the north are standing trial will hand down its verdict next week, after the final defence witness was ...

Elena Perikleous has been appointed commissioner for the protection of children’s rights, replacing Despo Michaelidou. The appointment, which will come into force on October 15 after she has resigned from ...

The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained and then deported by Israel, which prevented the flotilla he ...

The European Commission gave Cyprus two months on Wednesday to correctly transpose the provisions of the EU Firearms Directive, sending a letter of formal notice. The notice was sent to ...

Russia will shoot down Tomahawk cruise missiles and bomb their launch sites if the United States decides to supply them to Ukraine and find a way to retaliate against Washington ...

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel chemistry prize for developing a new form of molecular architecture, yielding materials that can help tackle challenges such as ...

Marios Charalambides was appointed on Wednesday by the cabinet as the first patients’ ombudsman. In statements after the meeting, Health Minister Michalis Damianos spoke of a historic day for the ...

Germany will grant police the power to shoot down rogue drones like those that have disrupted airports across Europe and that some European leaders have attributed to a hybrid war ...

Cyprus’ current account deficit narrowed to €257.3 million in Q2 2025, down from €341.7 million in the same period last year, according to provisional data from the statistics department of the Central Bank ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has said he would apply for Nato membership right away if he knew he would get a positive answer, but in the meantime preparations are being made ...

The inaugural ceremony and first lessons of the Academy of Mathematical Excellence and Innovation (AMAK) took place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in the presence of students and parents. AMAK is the ...

Cyprus remained among the least affected EU countries by ICT security incidents, according to Eurostat data.   In 2024, only 12.91 per cent of Cypriot enterprises reported incidents resulting in consequences such as ...

A bundle of bills with amendments concerning political parties and the election of MPs, aiming at enhancing transparency and accountability, has been opened to public consultation. Any comments on the ...

Women in Tech Cyprus, together with TechIsland, will co-organise the second Women in STEM Cyprus Summit, titled “Voices of Change,” on November 21,  2025 at The Loft Bar & Restaurant (UNIC Rooftop) ...

The Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday rejected crucial evidence in the case of a German real estate agent accused of seizing Greek Cypriot properties in the north. The court ruled ...

Demetra Holdings Plc has announced the repurchase of 5,000 of its own shares through the Cyprus Investment and Securities Corporation Ltd (CISCO). The company said the buyback took place during a ...

Opening this week, this Nicosia exhibition Intertwined Connectionsis presented simultaneously in two different venues — the Diatopos Art Centre and the ARTos Cultural and Research House — creating a bridge between them ...

Two people involved in a traffic accident on the Limassol-Nicosia highway were taken to Larnaca general hospital to undergo precautionary examinations, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at ...

The construction sector in Cyprus continued to expand in the second quarter of 2025, with both production and output prices recording robust annual increases, according to new data from the Cyprus ...

Allegations of on-call specialists at state hospitals being paid for not being at work are not what they seem, state health services organisation (Okypy) spokesman Charalambos Charilaou said on Wednesday. ...

The Cyprus hospitality venues association (Pasika) has expressed its strong opposition to a new draft law proposed by the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, warning that it will not hesitate to ...

Professor Kypros Nicolaides, internationally recognised as an expert in foetal medicine and parental surgery, was elected an external member in the medical sciences department of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences ...

Themis Portfolio Management, in collaboration with CIM – Cyprus Business School, is pleased to announce that this year’s “Themis Scholarship” for the MBA programme has been awarded to Ioustini Panagidou. ...

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Wednesday and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue “complete victory” over ...