Archive 2025

It is now official. The commercial operation of Cyprus’ Competitive Electricity Market commences on September 15, with the first trading day on October 1. It took an inordinate length of time to ...

George Russell took Mercedes’ first win of the Formula One season in Canada on Sunday while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri stretched his lead to 22 points after a late collision with ...

United States President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday. “Have the ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Sunday night said the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East “does not allow for frivolous statements”. Her words come after the Iranian government ...

During the past two weeks US President Donald Trump exhibited everything one would expect of him. Unfortunately, expecting things to happen cannot prepare you for the feelings of utter dismay ...

At the age of 99, the documentary film-maker David Attenborough has achieved his greatest triumph. With a single film clip, he has signed the death warrant for one of the world’...

Bitcoin (BTC) has long reigned as the king of crypto. But even its most loyal holders are starting to look for fresh opportunities ahead of the next market rally. While ...

Economics might not be considered the most inspiring subject for the theatre, but Cypriot economist Dimis Michaelides has defied convention with his English-language one-act, one-man play, Epic Economics, which he ...

The clock is ticking, and the crypto markets are heating up as June races toward its finale. While Avalanche (AVAX) has shown signs of slowing down in both price movement ...

By Crispian Balmer, Maayan Lubell, Michael Martina and Matt Spetalnick Israel’s surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran’s nuclear programme and lengthening the ...

Opioid addiction led to most of the 17 overdose deaths reported in Cyprus in 2023, according to according to the national findings presented by the Cypriot National Addictions Authority (NAAC). The increased ...

In last week’s Tales from the Coffeeshop, Patroclos asked rhetorically: is everyone who publicly repeats some wild allegation about the courts investigated for contempt? To which the answer is ...

The agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, effective from February 1, 2020, left a strong political and economic imprint on the EU and, an even deeper ...

Iran’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Sunday denied that his country had asked Cyprus to convey a message to Israel. Baghaei was quoted by news agency Reuters ...

A Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ who had been in Iran when Israeli missile strikes on the country began has made it safely into Turkey after travelling over land into the country. ...

Cardano (ADA) has long been hailed as a “sleeping giant” in the crypto world. Known for its methodical development and academic rigor, it has built a loyal following. But that ...

Group of Seven leaders gather in the Canadian Rockies starting on Sunday amid growing splits with the United States over foreign policy and trade, with host Canada striving to avoid ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos on Sunday said that while there are “certainly problems” with Gesy, it “will not collapse”. Speaking at an event in the Paphos district village of Panayia, ...

By Emilios Charalambous and Maria Aristidou In February 2025, the European Commission presented the Omnibus Simplification Packages, a new bundle of legislative proposals aimed at easing the sustainability-related compliance obligations imposed ...

One of the greatest living Cuban writers Leonardo Padura is travelling to Cyprus this summer for the first time to take part in a series of events about the art ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, commencing a two-day official visit to the island. He was welcomed at Larnaca airport by President Nikos Christodoulides and ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday told leaders of countries in the region of an “immediate need for de-escalation”, amid a deepening conflict between Iran and Israel. He had spoken about ...

Israel’s El Al Airlines has cancelled flights to and from many European cities as well as Tokyo and Moscow until June 23 owing to the conflict between Israel and Iran, ...

The United Kingdom could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to protect British ...