Archive 2025

As Cyprus positions itself as a rising fintech hub in Europe, few companies embody this transformation as vividly as Freedom24. A subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp., Freedom24 has quickly emerged ...

The agriculture ministry on Wednesday said it has already granted almost €3 million worth of financial assistance to farmers and livestock breeders who were impacted by the wildfire which tore through ...

A sense of very cautious optimism is returning to Cyprus as authorities move swiftly to strengthen the island’s wildfire response mechanisms. Following a deadly blaze that swept through a ...

Turkey has arrested an LGBTQ+ youth activist over criticism he made abroad at Europe’s main rights body about the repression of opponents by President Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Enes ...

Greek retail group Jumbo reported a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in sales in July 2025 across all markets, with Cyprus and Greece driving growth. Over the first seven months of the ...

Public bus services in Larnaca remained at a standstill for an eighth consecutive day on Wednesday, as drivers employed by Larnaca Public Transport continue their strike during the peak of ...

Italy’s government was set on Wednesday to give the final approval to the multi-billion-euro project to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, paving the way for works ...

Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city’s mayor warned ...

The response so far to the affordable housing schemes has been encouraging, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou. He also said that the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (Koag) is planning ...

The cabinet has approved a new bill that sets strict rules for how scanning centres operate in Cyprus. The new draft law aims to ensure that all imaging services, including ...

STAROIL is ushering in a new standard for diesel with the launch of Powerstar Double Filtered Diesel – a fuel engineered to deliver maximum performance, enhanced engine protection and improved efficiency, ...

Cyprus remains dangerously unprepared for wildfires, Charalambos Theopemptou, chair of the House environment committee warned on Wednesday. Speaking after Tuesday’s high-level parliamentary session, Theopemptou said the country had failed ...

Two atmospheric concerts – one at the Medieval Castle of Paphos and another in Eleftheria Square, Nicosia – will bring together composer, pianist and performer Stefanos Korkolis with the remarkable vocalist Sofia ...

Aristo Developers, one of Cyprus’ leading real-estate development companies, is pleased to announce the official launch of Blocks 2, 9, 10, and 11 at the acclaimed Pearl Park Residences in Paphos. This launch follows ...

Telethon Cyprus is amplifying its wave of support with a new and dynamic partnership with the Cyprus Basketball Federation (CBF). This collaboration aims to strengthen TELETHON’s charitable mission further ...

With a construction cost of approximately €6 million, one of the most iconic buildings within the walled city of Nicosia – the Old Municipal Market – has entered a new era. Now repurposed ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an application by Monk Nectarios to cancel a court order that allowed authorities to seize evidence from the Monastery of Saint Abvakoum. The order, ...

Limassol continued to dominate Cyprus’ high-end property market in the first half of 2025, accounting for six of the ten most expensive transactions nationwide, with a combined value of €105.7 million, according ...

Formula One’s August break will be a welcome getaway for Lewis Hamilton after he triggered fresh speculation about his Ferrari future with self-critical and cryptic comments in Hungary at ...

Former Porto captain Jorge Costa died on Tuesday at the age of 53 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club’s training centre, the Portuguese side said. The former defender, ...

The “Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center is proud to announce the successful completion of its 2025 summer school, implemented for the third consecutive year. The programme provided adolescents from diverse ...

Former world number three Elina Svitolina said she was flooded with online abuse, including death threats, after her Canadian Open defeat on Tuesday and blamed the “shameful” behaviour on disgruntled ...

By Eleni Philippou The much-anticipated new law on the operation of swimming pools – the Swimming Pools Law of 2025 – was passed in July 2025 with the aim of making swimming pools safer, ...

Two key challenges stand in the way of introducing a new scheme to address non-performing loans (NPLs), according to Finance Minister Makis Keravnos. Kervanos responded to a question from MP ...