Archive 2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of murder and trying to destabilise the West by testing its limits and sabotage, speaking at a parliamentary debate ...

The fire service’s report on the deadly July 23 mountain fire does not rule out malicious intent, the service’s spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Wednesday. The report, prepared by ...

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said two foreign laboratories had carried out tests on biological samples obtained from her husband that showed he was ...

The annual Consumer Price Index in Cyprus remained stable compared to August 2024, the state statistical service CyStat said on Wednesday. While on an annual basis, a 0 per cent change was ...

Cyprus has been ranked among the top countries worldwide for innovation in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The island climbed two places ...

Efforts to arrange further meetings to discuss the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA) with trade union and employer representatives are underway and will likely take place by the end of the week, ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades has not ruled out an extension to the deadline for replacing defective Takata airbags. The deadline is set for October 2, but about 35,000 vehicles are still subject ...

Oil prices eased on Wednesday, after rising more than 1 per cent in the previous session, though ongoing geopolitical jitters provided a floor for the market, with traders eyeing an expected ...

Shell Cyprus has given three lucky consumers the opportunity to live the ultimate dream of every Formula 1 fan, travelling to the historic Grand Prix of Monza and watching the Scuderia ...

The Golden Age: a dance-party With a dazzling existential party performance presented by the Greek National Opera, the curtain rises on the Nicosia International Festival 2025. On Thursday and Friday, the ...

Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) director general Theodoros Loukaidis described the European Researchers’ Night, returning for the 19th year in Cyprus under the title “Mission Possible: The Sequel”, as an ...

Ministry renamed to Interior and Civil Protection All crisis management services in Cyprus will be brought under the interior ministry, which will be renamed the interior and civil protection ministry, ...

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus reached 602,026 in August 2025, marking an increase of 8.5 per cent compared with 554,923 in August 2024, the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) reported on Wednesday. For the period from January ...

Pafos FC will face Greek side Olympiacos in their historic Champions League debut tonight in Piraeus, with kick-of at 7.45pm. The match will be broadcast by Cytavision. The Cyprus champions ...

A five-day remand order was issued against a 46-year-old man on Wednesday, in connection to stolen property discovered on Tuesday in an abandoned building in Limassol. The man was arrested ...

Liverpool’s British record signing Alexander Isak will be in the squad when they kick off their Champions League campaign against Atletico Madrid, manager Arne Slot said on Tuesday. While ...

Both the justice ministry and police have been accused of not taking an alleged rape in the central prison seriously enough, it appeared on Wednesday. The incident came to light ...

German champions Bayern Munich are not desperate to slap a favourites or underdog tag on their Champions League title chances this season but are going into their league-phase opener against ...

Arsenal began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, with Gabriel Martinelli making an immediate impact from the bench to open the scoring ...

A Walking Bus pilot programme has been launched by the transport ministry and Nicosia municipality at a primary school in Aglandjia, encouraging children to walk to class. This initiative sees ...

A joint operation involving police, municipal health services, the tax department, the fire service and Nicosia district government officials was carried out on Tuesday to enhance security in the old ...

This year must be a week of solutions, not impressions, United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said overnight speaking at the UN headquarters in New York ahead of the high-level week ...

Hermes Airports executives met with the Paphos regional tourism board (Etap) on Monday, in order to review the operation and future development of Paphos International Airport. Discussions ranged from infrastructure ...

The QUBE project by INEX is moving forward. This is the first business-class mixed-use complex of its kind in Paphos – combining residential, office and commercial spaces in one well-connected environment. ...