Archive 2025

“The 35th Tomato Dance is here,” say organisers of the upcoming festival in anticipation of the 2025 event. “The beloved tradition, warmly embraced by our fellow villagers and beyond for many ...

The environment department said on Tuesday it has green-lit the recommencement of road works within the Akamas national forest park, having found compliance with all the environmental conditions set out. ...

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached “unimaginable levels”, Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies said on Tuesday, calling on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into the ...

The police will be closing Larnaca Avenue in Nicosia to continue investigations into the fatal accident of July 29. Both lanes of the avenue will be closed from 10pm from ‘Maro’ ...

Town centres, rural villages and suburban municipalities are bursting with life during the summer months, spreading cultural life to every corner of Cyprus. Soon, Aradippou will party as well as ...

A red weather warning has been issued for Wednesday and Thursday, valid from 11am till 5pm. The Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday that temperatures on Wednesday are expected to peak ...

Meeting electricity demands will be tough and power cuts started at 6.41pm, the Transmission System Operator said on Tuesday. It said power cuts were necessary to maintain the safe operation ...

Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be an attempt to increase the pressure on Kyiv ...

Employees of the north’s Koop Bank and its subsidiaries who went on strike after not being paid their salaries for the month of July on Tuesday broke into the ...

The buzz around a potential Dogecoin ETF approval, with institutional investors assigning odds as high as 80%, is reigniting excitement across the crypto landscape. While many chase the meme coin’s ...

Residents and local authorities said on Tuesday they are making efforts to adapt to their new reality after a wildfire swept through villages in mountainous Limassol last month. With the ...

Chainlink (LINK)’s recent 36% surge to $22 has reignited interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects that promise real-world utility combined with strong growth potential. While Chainlink (LINK) has earned its reputation ...

The 13-year-old boy who disappeared from a shelter in Nicosia six days ago has been found safe in the north, police said on Tuesday. Efforts are now underway through the ...

Doctors of national health scheme (Gesy) who are on holiday outside Cyprus and Greece cannot currently access the Gesy website or portals, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which manages implementation ...

Additional policing measures will be taken on the highways over the August bank holiday, police on Tuesday. In addition to monitoring traffic, police checks will focus on road violations and ...

A silent protest for the journalists killed while covering developments in Gaza will be held on Thursday in Nicosia. “Their silence is forced – ours is a choice,” a poster calling ...

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is witnessing a robust revival as liquidity surges back into the market, sparking fresh interest among traders ranging from conservative investors to high-risk seekers. Mutuum ...

Louis plc, a group active in cruises, hospitality, and travel services, on Tuesday announced that it is exploring a possible reorganisation of its structure and confirmed that trading of its ...

Iranian police arrested as many as 21,000 ‘suspects’ during the country’s 12-day war with Israel in June, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to state media. Following Israeli ...

Cyprus hotels will be at their busiest from the following weekend until August 18, with occupancy rates between 90 and 95 per cent, according to Thanos Michaelides, president of the hoteliers association (Pasyxe). ...

Costas Themistocleous, who served as agriculture minister between 1998 and 2003 under former president Glafcos Clerides, on Tuesday criticised former president Nicos Anastasiades’ recent intervention on the Cyprus problem, accusing him of ...

Lockers are to be placed in eight locations on two beaches in Paralimni and Deryneia, the municipality said on Tuesday. The lockers will be installed at six locations on Vrisi ...

Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday with another heatwave pushing temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe. Global warming ...

Fines for wasting water will be increased from €51 to €85 with immediate effect due to the “serious reduction in available water reserves”, the Larnaca district organisation (EOA) said on Tuesday. “According ...