Archive 2025

Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones early on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including four children in the capital in a sweeping attack President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was Moscow’...

Nicosia should be “a model of equality, inclusion, and universal accessibility”, Cyprus confederation of disability organisations (Kysoa) chairwoman Themis Anthopoulou said. Speaking after a meeting with the capital’s mayor ...

Unemployment in Cyprus stood at 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, down from 4.6 per cent a year earlier, according to a report published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos was on Thursday called upon by the Cyprus agency of quality assurance and accreditation in higher education (Dipae) to name the universities he accuses of “selling ...

Get ready for two charming evenings in Cyprus villages, filled with images, melodies and rural scenes. The communities of Tochni and Mazotos are hosting cultural evenings in September inviting musicians ...

More than three quarters of people in Cyprus used internet-connected devices in 2024, outpacing the EU average, official data showed on Thursday. Eurostat said 76.9 per cent of Cypriots aged 16–74 used such ...

Testy exchange in row over party at protected turtle beach By Tom Cleaver The audit office is awaiting a response from the interior and agriculture ministries over a private party ...

An 80-year-old man was killed in a road collision which took place at the Kalo Chorio highway to Larnaca airport, police said on Thursday. The road has since reopened, after ...

Cyprus’ authorities and Greek Orthodox church have remained silent after the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrios church in Gaza City was ordered to evacuate by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The ...

Cyprus has moved to strengthen its role as a regional innovation hub with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides and Invest Cyprus chief ...

The main man at Kalamos Winery, Thanasis Ignatiou has been around wines since his teens in his beloved village of Amargeti in Paphos, and he says, it has been a ...

The damage to the water supply network has been repaired by the water development department (WDD), the Nicosia district government organisation (EOA) said on Thursday. “The water tanks were filled ...

Faced with acute labour shortages but also a growing economy, Cyprus is stepping up efforts to turn brain drain into brain gain, rolling out new tax breaks, family support schemes ...

The UN human rights council is set to discuss the report of its working group on the use of mercenaries – privately hired professional combatants – in Cyprus in their upcoming September ...

With a sense of responsibility towards local communities affected by the recent devastating wildfires in Limassol, Mall of Cyprus and Mall of Engomi are offering help to those who need ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and PARKSIDE – this truly is a perfect match. The Hollywood star and DIY brand are reinventing their partnership, and ringing in the next round of the “YOU GOT ...

President Donald Trump presided over a policy meeting on Israel’s war in Gaza and post-war plans for the Palestinian territory on Wednesday with input from former British Prime Minister ...

Ruben Amorim apologised to Manchester United supporters after his reign reached a new low with a humiliating elimination from the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday. United appeared ...

Carlos Alcaraz demolished Mattia Bellucci to banish memories of last year’s shock early exit, while Novak Djokovic shook off a sluggish start to reach the third round on Wednesday ...

Payment fraud in Cyprus rose sharply in the second half of 2024, though the island still recorded fewer incidents than the eurozone average, according to the report of the Central Bank ...

A total of 70 bales of hay were burned in a fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon at a property in Aradippou. According to police, the fire broke out around 2.45 ...

Plans for a new physiotherapy centre managed by the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (Cing) were approved on Wednesday. The centre is set to be built next to the ...

A 25-year-old foreign student and delivery driver was robbed by a group of men in Nicosia early on Wednesday, adding yet another case to the ongoing series of violent attacks ...

Police and the fire department are investigating the causes of a fire that broke out on Wednesday night in a car owned by a 48-year-old woman in the Famagusta district. ...