Archive 2025

Cyprus saw a continued rise in business activity in 2023, with the number of enterprises climbing by 4.5 per cent to 125,152 compared with 119,816 in 2022, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat). This increase ...

Cyprus has a higher life expectancy at birth than the EU average, Eurostat data showed on Thursday. In 2024, the average life expectancy at birth in the euro area was 81.7 years, ...

Total government employment in Cyprus reached 52,661 persons in August 2025, marking an increase of 209 individuals or 0.4 per cent compared with August 2024, according to the Statistical Service (Cystat).  Employment in the civil ...

Approximately 90 Nepalese residents of Paphos gathered peacefully on Wednesday at the city’s town hall square to honour the victims of the recent mass anti-government protests in Nepal. Holding candles, ...

Greece’s maritime employees’ pension fund, (NAT) presented its first study on ‘International good practices for the promotion of women’s maritime employment’ last week during the 89th Thessaloniki International ...

Clip News is celebrating three years of a successful Cyprus presence, providing innovative media monitoring and publicity analysis solutions, and marking the occasion with a special offer for all new ...

Remaining committed to quality and taste, Lidl Cyprus stood out with its products at the Superior Taste Award. This is an important international recognition that confirms that the shopping experience ...

Peter Mandelson, Britain’s urbane ambassador to the U.S., was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties ...

Poland has banned drone flights and introduced restrictions affecting mostly small, non-commercial air traffic along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine following this week’s drone incursions into its ...

According to the Oxford dictionary, Mystes is the one initiated in a mystery, as in the Dionysian mysteries. The mysteries were celebrated throughout ancient Greece, revolving around Dionysus, the god ...

Each December, Dutch children wait in excited anticipation for a beloved guest to arrive—not Santa Claus, but Sinterklaas, a centuries-old figure whose traditions are deeply woven into Dutch family ...

In an evening bringing together vision and innovation, sustainability and aesthetics, and technology with respect for the planet, the Pilakoutas Group marked World EV Day recently by presenting the complete ...

In a major boost for the Cypriot startup ecosystem, Svelta Ltd. has successfully closed its latest funding round, securing €850,000 from a group of experienced angel investors. The investment reflects the ...

Defence lawyer Kostis Efstathiou told the criminal court on Thursday that he would be asking for changes to the bail terms of two monks from the Avakoum monastery, who are ...

The Bank of Cyprus (BoC) on Thursday announced that on September 10, 2025, it successfully launched and priced an issue of €300 million unsecured and subordinated Tier 2 Capital Notes under its €4 billion Euro ...

Jamie Vardy says he feels as fit as ever and is keen to prove the doubters wrong as the 38-year-old begins a new chapter in his career at Serie A ...

For thousands of students arriving in Cyprus, mastering Greek is about more than just learning a language. It’s about belonging. Since 1998, the School of Modern Greek at the University ...

Tyrrell Hatton’s euphoria at making the European Ryder Cup team turned into a messy nightmare that left the golfer waking up covered in his own vomit after a boozy ...

English second-tier club Watford will wear a special Elton John-inspired kit for Saturday’s Championship home game against Blackburn Rovers to mark the approaching 50th anniversary of the global pop ...

UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin arrives in Cyprus on Thursday night for separate meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, ahead of a planned trilateral meeting ...

Another success has been recorded for KEO and the Mallias Winery, this time at the highest level of competition. At the Berliner Wine Trophy 2025, the largest wine competition in the ...

Spain’s lower house has shelved a bill that would have shortened the work week by 2-1/2 hours, dealing yet another blow to the fragile Socialist-led minority government which is ...

A three-hour nationwide strike on Thursday is affecting airports, schools and public services amid a dispute over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA). Hermes Airports confirmed on Wednesday that more than 50 flights ...

Two goats roamed onto the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia motorway on Thursday morning and motorists were urged to be extremely careful. According to the police, the goats entered the motorway at around 9am ...