Archive 2025

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery in Limassol, police confirmed on Thursday. The incident happened on the night of April 1. According to the complaint, ...

A second 21-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia in connection with a six kilogram drug seizure, police said on Thursday. Officers from the drug law enforcement unit (Ykan) carried out ...

Members of the US Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have arrived in Cyprus to assist in investigating the recent devastating fires in the mountainous area of ...

An explosion damaged a car showroom in Engomi, Nicosia, early on Thursday morning. Police said the blast happened at about 3.25am. Officers rushed to the scene and found the glass ...

A former chief fire officer has backed the current fire chief’s efforts during the recent devastating wildfire, saying he did his best with the personnel available, and instead blamed ...

Kritharaki with Drunken Prawns A quick and easy weeknight supper made with simple ingredients. If you have orzo and prawns, please make it! It’s very delicious, a marriage of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a ...

Cyprus recorded the highest annual increase in retail trade volume among all EU member states for the second consecutive month, according to figures published by Eurostat. The rise in retail ...

Cyprus is set to bake under intense heat over the weekend, as a seasonal low-pressure system combines with a hot air mass moving in from the south. Weather experts warn ...

President Donald Trump said he may use the National Guard to police the streets of Washington, D.C., and a White House official said federal law enforcement would increase its ...

Turkey’s aggressive and multi-faceted energy strategy is posing increasing challenges for Cyprus and the broader Eastern Mediterranean region, according to Andreas Poullikkas, professor of energy systems and former chairman ...

Cyprus airports reached an all-time record in July, with a total of 1,653,880 passengers passing through Larnaca and Paphos airports, surpassing even last year’s August peak, according to Hermes Airports. ...

Festivals, both rural and in towns, are happening this weekend alongside beachside parties, outdoor screenings and live music concerts in unique open-air locations. Here is a selection of some of ...

JP Morgan has placed Greece firmly on its radar, describing the country as one of the top destinations for investors looking to reposition in emerging markets. In its latest earnings ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange this week announced a change in the composition of its emerging companies market index. According to the CSE, the shares of EFA Holdings PLC will soon ...

The Cyprus Institute has developed an innovative pilot system for detecting fires, based on satellite data and the processing power of a super-computer, which can be made available to the ...

Many were surprised to hear that President Christodoulides had asked the United States government to send a team of experts to conduct investigations on how the recent fires started, evaluate ...

As US tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50 per cent on Wednesday, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview that he saw no room ...

Birmingham Airport reopened its only runway on Wednesday, more than six hours after a small aircraft made an emergency landing due to landing gear failure, leaving one person with minor ...

A dinner for senior administration officials at Vice President JD Vance’s residence to discuss topics including the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has been cancelled ...

The US Open announced $90 million in prize money will be on offer at this year’s final major, marking the largest purse in tennis history, up 20 per cent from 2024. Top ...

The man suspected of shooting and wounding five US soldiers on Wednesday at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia is also a US soldier, a US official ...

A plan to support the technological and digital upgrading of cultural institutions was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. The plan was prepared by the deputy ministry of culture with ...

The annual celestial phenomenon of shooting stars, the Perseid meteor shower, will be at its highest density on August 12 and 13. The Perseid meteor shower, which takes its name from the ...