Archive 2025

Mervat Hijazi and her nine children didn’t eat at all on Thursday – save her underweight baby who had a sachet of peanut paste. “I’m so ashamed of myself ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being developed to monitor the vast amount of data recorded in Cyprus’ national health scheme (Gesy), aiming to expose potential fraud, misuse, or ...

A new exhibition recently opened at XeniArtSpace sees visual artists present a shared field of inspiration – Cyprus. The Cyprus Orbits exhibition, an initiative of the gallery’s founder, Xenia Kulbachevskaya, ...

Long before chickpeas gained global stardom, it was the fava bean – broad, earthy and ancient – that fed empires! From the fields of the eastern Mediterranean to the souks of Cairo, ...

The international credit ratings agency Fitch confirmed on Saturday Cyprus’ long-term rating at ‘A-’ with a stable outlook, citing strong public finances, falling debt levels and steady economic growth. The ...

“In Limassol, at my cousin’s wedding, my mum had like six mojitos!” exclaims Maria Spyrou. “And she has wine most days. My dad is the same,” she adds, “but ...

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early on Saturday with drones and missiles, triggering fires, strewing debris in districts throughout the city and injuring at least eight people, the city’...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country’s southeastafter floods killed five people and inundated more than 10,000 properties. “We’re continuing to ...

UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, who has returned to Cyprus following her reappointment, will be received on Saturday at 1030(local time) by President Nikos Christodoulides. ...

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) on Friday ratified the suspension of trading in the shares of Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd, following a recent meeting of the CSE Council. The ...

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) has announced that registrations for Robotex MRC Cyprus 2025 will close on May 29. The major educational robotics event will take place on June 28-29, 2025, at the ...

Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg station on Friday evening, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported, and local police confirmed they had arrested the suspected assailant. Four ...

In a report entitled “Europe’s waters: key challenges and EU solutions”, published on May 7, the European Parliament (EP) draws attention to the key issues concerning Europe’s scarcity, pollution ...

Asking prices for homes put up for sale in Britain have risen by the least for the late spring period since 2016, according to data published this week that added to ...

State-owned Qatar Airways posted an annual net profit of a record 7.8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) for the 2024 financial year ended March 31, up 28 per cent from a year earlier, the company announced, ...

The forestry department called on the public to “honour” European parks day with “care and respect”. European parks day is held every year on May 24, with the department saying the ...

In principle, it’s hard to disagree with the slew of green taxes coming our way, at least in theory. After all it would be difficult for anyone to defend ...

US President Donald Trump ordered the nation’s independent nuclear regulatory commission to cut down on regulations and fast-track new licenses for reactors and power plants on Friday, seeking to ...

A French court on Friday convicted the jewel thieves who in 2016 tied up US reality TV star Kim Kardashian at gun point before making off with her $4 million engagement ring ...

Elam MEP Geadis Geadi testified on Friday in court in the trial within a trial of the German real estate agent accused of usurping Greek Cypriot property in the north. ...

Well-known Venezuela opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, is under arrest for allegedly leading a terrorist plot, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said ...

US singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel said on Friday he is cancelling all his scheduled concerts after he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder. The 76-year-old ...

Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the ...

Iranian and US negotiators wrapped up a fifth round of talks on Friday, with mediator Oman saying there was some limited progress in negotiations aimed at resolving a decades-long dispute ...