Archive 2025

Turkey’s parliament launched a commission on Tuesday to oversee the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for ...

Now would be a good time to watch a Netflix documentary series called Chimp Empire. It’s about one year of an ongoing war between two bands of chimpanzees, shot ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday creating a White House Olympics task force to handle security and other issues related to the 2028 summer Olympic ...

Back in the early days of crypto, when Ripple (XRP) was still trading in cents, few could have predicted how big it would become. But those who trusted their instincts ...

A 20-year-old motorcyclist died on Tuesday after being seriously injured in traffic accident on Friday in Nicosia. Indian national Yashapreet Singh was driving a motorcycle at around 6.20pm on Strovolos ...

Outgoing United Nations special representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday said a solution to the Cyprus problem is “not for the United Nations to impose”. Speaking after a farewell ...

Electricity Authority (EAC) unions on Tuesday called on the board to “rise to the occasion and meet their obligations” over implementing decisions to solve energy sector problems, pointing out that ...

MPs raising concerns over the government’s handling of fire coordination, on Tuesday questioned the operational role of Andreas Gregoriou, appointed last year as the national coordinator for fire prevention ...

The number of registered unemployed persons in Cyprus stood at 11,088 at the end of July 2025, according to data released on Tuesday by the Statistical Service (Cystat).  On a seasonally adjusted ...

At exactly 10am on a warm Saturday morning, I boarded the Doremi, part of the Larnaca Napa Sea Cruises fleet. The sky was cloudless, the sea crystalline, and the wind ...

The Cyprus Broadcasting Authority (CBA) on Tuesday denied that one of its representatives made an offensive remark about people with hearing disabilities, following allegations made in local media by the ...

It’s not every day you meet someone blending neuroscience, AI, and empathy into a tool designed to change women’s lives, not just their routines. That’s the calm, ...

More than €1.1 million has been paid to 142 people affected by late July’s deadly wildfire in the mountain villages of Limassol, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday. Speaking before ...

The Bank of Cyprus on Tuesday released its results for the second quarter, reporting post-tax profits of €118 million, maintaining the same level as the previous quarter. For the first half ...

A 71-year-old man was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 months in prison for causing a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Limassol last year. The Limassol ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating ...

There is “a significant reluctance on the part of the state to adopt drastic and immediate remedial measures” for environmental violations or illegalities, the audit office said on Tuesday in ...

It took just minutes for a new Greek-made anti-drone system to show what it is capable of. On its first test run with a European Union patrol in the Red ...

The Bank of Cyprus has announced a comprehensive package of relief measures to support residents and businesses in the mountainous areas of Limassol affected by the recent wildfires. The measures ...

The trial of German real estate agent Eva Isabella Kunzel, accused of unlawfully exploiting Greek Cypriot properties in the north, was on Tuesday postponed until September 5. The Nicosia criminal court ...

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Tuesday announced that it will be participating Eastern Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition (EMC) 2025 as an official partner. The event, set to ...

At SPORTSOFT, speed isn’t just a nice-to-have.  It’s a necessity.  In just a few years, the Cyprus-based tech company has grown into a strategic partner for organisations navigating ...

In the peak of summer we have been spoiled by artists entertaining us. One of them is beloved Cypriot singer Alkinoos Ioannides, who is getting ready to wrap up his ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favours a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, and was to meet senior security officials on Tuesday ...